F-M students celebrate African Americans’ aspirations, achievements

Fayetteville-Manlius High School students recently gathered together to honor African American heritage, celebrate culture and promote racial equality. On Feb. 3, F-M High School held its annual performing arts assembly to celebrate Black History Month, which is nationally recognized each year during the month of February. This year’s show at F-M, “Legacies of the Diaspora: …

Board approves Wellwood construction bids; project continues to move forward

The Fayetteville-Manlius School District Board of Education has given the final stage of the 2017 voter-approved capital project the green light to move forward.  On Feb. 24, the board approved bids in the amount of $25.6 million for the largest portion of the $45.2 million total project, which will take place at Wellwood Middle School.  …

Reenactor connects Eagle Hill students to American history

A living history experience recently took Eagle Hill Middle School students back in time. On Jan. 16, Fayetteville-Manlius School District Board of Education member and Revolutionary War soldier reenactor Timothy Crisafulli presented to seventh-graders about being an 18th century American solider. Crisafulli, who formerly taught middle school at F-M and now practices law, arrived to …

Students raise money for Australia’s wildlife

Australia is in the grips of a brush fire crisis and Fayetteville Elementary School third-graders are doing what they can to help the country’s injured, orphaned and homeless animals. During the month of January, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District students raised more than $400 for Taronga Conservation Society, which as part of its Australian Wildlife Appeal …

Wellwood student unveils his new book to peers

For nearly a year, Wellwood Middle School student Eisen Brower spent most of his free time immersed in video gaming. The seventh-grader himself wasn’t clutching a controller for countless hours while navigating digital terrain, battling avatars and foregoing homework, but he was writing about a teen who was. In December, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District student …

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