News Archives - Page #39

Top speller in Sandy Creek Spelling Bee advances to next level

Three students from the Sandy Creek Central School District were the top spellers in a grade 4-8 spelling bee held recently at the school. Students earned a spot in the oral bee after taking a written test earlier in the month. The local bee, coordinated by teacher Jodi Whitney, featured fifteen students vying for the top spots by spelling progressively more difficult words. The top three were...
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OCAY League take challenge to the moon and back

“Houston, we have a problem.” It is with those words that the second Oswego County Academic Youth (OCAY) League began their second competition of the season titled: Lunacy. The event featured challenges to test knowledge about the moon – scientific as well as the moon’s role in literature, history, and culture.   In addition, the competition tested engineers and...
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Sandy Creek Elementary School students enjoy Thanksgiving feast

A decades-long tradition continued at Sandy Creek Elementary School recently, as students sat down for a Thanksgiving feast. The school cafeteria was bustling with excitement as family members welcomed Pilgrims (second-graders) and Native Americans (first-graders) to the table. The students’ creativity was on display as they showed off their hand-crafted outfits, complete with paper hats...
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Sandy Creek Middle School Holds National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony

Sandy Creek Middle School’s Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) held a new member induction ceremony on Sunday, November 23rd. Despite two previous weather cancellations which forced the weekend date, a large number of family and friends were on hand to welcome the new members into the chapter. Thirteen members join the 17 current members, in the prestigious group which...
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Sandy Creek National Honor Society Inducts Twelve New Members

The Sandy Creek Carpe Diem Chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed twelve new members into their chapter in a special induction ceremony held at the high school. The   Followed by a welcome and congratulation by Superintendent of Schools Stewart Amell, Cassandra Vallance, NHS adviser, shared the chapter’s history and the importance of the National Honor Society in recognizing...
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Voice of Democracy Contestants from Sandy Creek High School

The Voice of Democracy program, the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ (VFW) scholarship program has awarded millions of dollars of scholarship monies to students each year through their audio essay contest. Students write and record an essay on an annual patriotic theme. This year’s theme: “Why Veterans are Important to our Nation’s History and Future” inspired five students...
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EV D68 Information for Parents/Guardians

EV-D68 is causing cases of severe respiratory (breathing) illness among children and other individuals. Such illness has sometimes resulted in hospitalization, especially among children with asthma. The New York State Department of Health is advising parents and health care providers to be aware of the signs and symptoms of enterovirus EV-D68, a serious respiratory illness which has now been...
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