As the Fayetteville-Manlius School District nears the second quarter of the 2020-21 school year, some families have been asking the district to return to a 5-day in-person instructional model. “While we would love to have all students in school at the same time each school day, we do not have enough classroom space for entire …
Influenza, or flu, cases are being diagnosed across New York state as flu season has officially started. Flu spreads easily and can make people very sick, especially children. Flu symptoms include: Fever or chills Body aches Cough Sore throat Headache Runny or stuffy nose Fatigue Some people, especially children, may have stomach problems and diarrhea. …
Fayetteville-Manlius School District officials recently learned that a student who has been attending school remotely has tested positive for COVID-19. On Saturday, Oct. 24, F-M officials learned that a Fayetteville-Manlius High School student who has been attending school remotely since Oct. 6 has tested positive for the virus. Onondaga County Department of Health officials believe …
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The Fayetteville-Manlius School District Girls Varsity Soccer Team has been recognized for excellence both on and off the field. United Soccer Coaches, the world’s largest soccer coaches’ organization, named the F-M team as one of 23 high school teams and nine college programs as recipients of the United Soccer Coaches Team Pinnacle Award for the …
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Fayetteville-Manlius parents and guardians will have several upcoming opportunities to learn about, and provide feedback on, the school district’s initiative to investigate changing its schools’ start times. In spring 2019, the F-M Board of Education tasked Daniel Lewin of the Children’s National Health System, which specializes in a range of pediatric services and research, including …
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On Friday, Oct. 16, the Onondaga County Health Department notified the Fayetteville-Manlius School District that a Mott Road Elementary School teacher tested positive for COVID-19. Based on contact tracing, the district has determined that Mott Road can remain open for in-person instruction. At this time, the teacher who tested positive is in isolation and another …
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Six Fayetteville-Manlius High School students are semifinalists in the 66th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The F-M students are among 16,000 students—a select group that represents less than 1% of high school seniors nationwide—who qualified for the scholarship program by scoring among the highest in their respective states on the Preliminary Standardized Achievement Test (PSAT). …
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To protect the health and safety of students and staff, the number of spectators permitted at Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s athletic events remains limited. Reducing spectator capacity helps ensure the district is adhering to local and state health guidelines that are designed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, according to F-M Director of Physical Education and …
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Three Fayetteville-Manlius High School seniors were selected to participate in the 2020 All-National Honor Ensembles as part of the National Association for Music Education’s (NAfME) annual conference. F-M seniors Sadie Fridley, Lindsay Hebert and Gerard McCrohan were among 50 New York state students chosen to participate. The All-National Honor Ensembles represent the top performing high …
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Updated Oct. 13, 2020: USDA recently announced the free school meals program has been extended to include the duration of the 2020-21 school year. The story below, which was originally posted in September, has been updated to reflect the deadline extension. Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s Food Service Department is making sure the district’s most vulnerable students …
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