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Sandy Creek Central Schools Unite Community for Holiday Gift Drive

In a heartwarming display of community spirit, over one hundred Sandy Creek Central School (SCCS) students and their families received thoughtfully donated Christmas gifts this past holiday season. School social worker Buffy Peterson organized the gift drive, which aimed to bring joy and support to families facing extra challenges around the holidays. According to Peterson, We had more families...
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Sandy Creek Senior Receives Distinguished Local Award

Hannah White, a senior at Sandy Creek High School, joined an exclusive group of students from Central New York as a Syracuse.com 2023 Best and Brightest Award recipient. All of the applicants for Syracuse.com's 2023 Best and Brightest award had admirable academic credentials that placed them at or near the top of their senior classes. The winners of the contest, which was sponsored by Upstate...
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Award-Winning Graphic Novelist Hosts Workshops at Sandy Creek Central Schools

Published graphic novelist Ira Marcks recently returned to his alma mater of Sandy Creek Central School to host creative workshops for students of all ages. Marcks graduated from Sandy Creek in 1999 and has gone onto become an award-winning graphic novelist. According to the New York Times, Ira Marcks has accomplished an unusual feat with this cinematic homage: He has produced a meta-graphic...
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Sandy Creek Students Selected to Perform at Prestigious Music Festivals

Exceptional band and chorus students from Sandy Creek Central School District recently performed at the Oswego All County Elementary Music Festival and the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Area All State Music Festival. The two-day All County festival was held at G. Ray Bodley High School in Fulton and comprised of sixth grade musicians from every Oswego County School District....
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Sandy Creek’s Backpack Project Partners with Connextcare to Feed Families for Thanksgiving

Thirty-four Sandy Creek Central School District families received free Thanksgiving dinners thanks to Connextcare of Pulaski, the Sandy Creek United Methodist Church Backpack Program, SCCS staff and the Elementary Student Council. Connextcare generously delivered five complete dinner baskets to the school filled with turkey, corn, green beans, chicken broth, cranberry sauce, applesauce, stuffing...
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Sandy Creek High School Honors Veterans with Voices of Democracy Essay Contest

During a Veterans Day assembly, three Sandy Creek High School students read their Voices of Democracy (VOD) essays in front of the student body, staff and members of the local Cable Trail VFW Post 8535. VOD is a program created by the national Veterans of Foreign War organization, providing high school students with the unique opportunity to express themselves in regard to democratic and...
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Sandy Creek High School Students Win First Place in OCAY League Competition

A team of high school students from Sandy Creek won first place against eight other school districts at the recent Oswego County Academic Youth (OCAY) League competition. Skylar Clark, Hannah White, Perle Convey, Sophie Harris, Daltyn Landas, Mason Ennist, Maddox Palmer, Trevor McDougal, Alex Caufield and Simon Preston were selected by their advisor Christina Hunt to represent the school...
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