News Archives - Page #8

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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Sandy Creek Elementary Students Visit the Salmon River Fish Hatchery

Second graders from Sandy Creek Elementary School recently attended a field trip to the Salmon River Fish Hatchery in Altmar, NY. The hatchery supplies fish for more than 100 public waters including Lake Ontario and stocks approximately 3.5 million trout and salmon each year. Students spent their time walking the hatchery grounds, observing the retrieval of salmon eggs in the Spawn House and...
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Local Fire Departments Help Sandy Creek Elementary Students Participate in Fire Prevention Week

Sandy Creek Elementary Students recently participated in Fire Prevention Week, a national week of observance where children, adults and teachers learn how to stay safe in case of a fire. With the help of Sandy Creek, Lacona, Orwell and Redfield Fire Departments, students were able to tour fire trucks, handle equipment, try on gear, watch demonstrations, and listen to presentations about fire...
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Sandy Creek Students Participate in Manufacturing Day Expo, Hosted at CiTi

Middle and high school students from Sandy Creek recently attended the Manufacturing Day Expo held at the CiTi BOCES Mexico campus. Students were able to learn about the industry and its diverse career paths by engaging with 32 different local manufacturers who were present for the event. One of the manufacturers in attendance was Felix Schoeller out of Pulaski. Their HR Manager Jessica Kolenda...
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Fifth Graders at Sandy Creek Participated in The Hovercraft Project

Sandy Creeks gymnasium was filled with enthusiastic fifth graders as they teamed up to build and race on a hovercraft. The first half of the day focused on creativity and problem solving, while the second half was spent executing plans and putting the students hard work to the test through a series of races. The fifth graders utilized communication, teamwork, and collaboration to build, problem...
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Sandy Creek Senior Receives Commendation for National Merit Scholarship

Trevor McDougal, a senior at Sandy Creek Central School, was recently named a commended student in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. He was recognized for his exceptional academic promise based on his 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test scores. Sandy Creek High School Principal Steven Newcombe offered his congratulations to Trevor and stated that his work...
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Sandy Creek Middle School Students Decorate Sidewalk to Cast Light on Suicide Prevention

If you have walked on the sidewalks behind the Sandy Creek Junior/Senior High School recently, you may have noticed encouraging phrases such as You Matter, Be Kind, Love Yourself, and Smile Today. This chalk artwork was created by Sara McNitts sixth-grade class to raise awareness about suicide prevention, which was part of their Creeker Character curriculum. Creeker Character is a character...
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