Year: 2019

Enders Road Elementary School students are hoping to bring a little cheer to patients, and their families, admitted to Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse.  The school’s five second-grade classes—about 125 students total— worked together in small groups to decorate 25 framed inspirational messages that they then donated to the hospital. The 8.5” by 11” …

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Seventh-grade students recently became crime scene investigators during an Eagle Hill Middle School social studies lesson.  Teacher Rebecca Stephens kicked up her students’ engagement in studying the 1770 Boston Massacre by enlisting the help of library media specialist Meghan Scott and School Information and Resource Officer Dan Filip.  On the first day of the lesson, …

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Thanks to the ingenuity and hard work of Fayetteville-Manlius middle school students, a local ice cream shop has a new flavor on its menu. As part of an English Language Arts project, dozens of Eagle Hill Middle School eighth-grade students recently spent time researching, developing and pitching ideas for new ice cream flavors to local …

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An innovative learning destination designed especially for Fayetteville-Manlius High School students is officially open for business. On Dec. 10, F-M School District leaders, staff members and students held a special ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the school’s newly-renovated library media center. The renovations were part of a $45.2 million facilities project that district residents approved …

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Food. School. Family. Books. Clean water. These are just a few of the things that Mott Road Elementary School students expressed gratitude for during a recent school-wide project.  As part of the Fayetteville-Manlius school’s character education program, students each month participate in activities centered around such words as creativity, self-control and forgiveness. November’s theme is gratitude, and students and …

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Wellwood Middle School is partnering through its Positivity Project with local not-for-profit In My Father’s Kitchen (IMFK). IMFK provides food and basic necessities to homeless individuals where they live on the streets until the homeless individual is comfortable accepting help and working with community agencies to secure housing.  

If you grab a coffee at Starbucks in DeWitt or Fayetteville, take a moment to look at the sleeve around your coffee cup: It may have a message from a Fayetteville-Manlius School District fourth grader.   To spread kindness throughout the community, Enders Road Elementary School fourth-grade students decorated with positive and uplifting messages 2,760 coffee …

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A former wrestling superstar on a journey to inspire youth and eliminate bullying recently spoke to Fayetteville-Manlius middle school students about making positive life choices. On Oct. 22, Marc Mero presented his program, “Champion of Choices” to Wellwood Middle School students in grades 5-8. The program focuses on combating negative behaviors and self-destructive thinking while …

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The Fayetteville-Manlius School District is committed to inspiring students and promoting personal success. There are a number of facets to its strategic plan that support that vision, including a focus on teaching and learning.  One of the district’s goals under this priority area is to expand course offerings, units of study and learning opportunities that …

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