Year: 2020

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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For the 10th consecutive year, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District maintained its number two ranking in academics out of 430 Upstate public school districts, according to a Buffalo-based business magazine. In the Syracuse Area, which includes 54 school districts within Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego and Tompkins counties, F-M ranked first. On Oct. 5, the magazine, …

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While some things about the 2020-21 school year are different than in previous years, the dedication of the Fayetteville-Manlius School District staff and administration remains the same. District officials and staff members worked throughout the summer to plan for what instruction for all students looks like in the COVID-19 era. They developed a reopening plan …

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Blue may be the color of choice at Mott Road Elementary School following the Fayetteville-Manlius School District school’s designation as a Blue Ribbon School, an honor reserved for public and private K-12 schools that have achieved high levels of academic success or have made significant improvement in closing achievement gaps. On Sept. 24, U.S. Secretary …

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The majority of Fayetteville-Manlius School District property owners will see their 2020 tax rate decrease 0.35% compared to the 0.50% increase projected at the annual school district budget vote in May. The Fayetteville-Manlius Board of Education adopted the 2020 tax levy – the amount of revenue to support the budget raised through school taxes – …

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After months of uncertainty, Fayetteville-Manlius High School Class of 2020 members finally got to turn their tassels. On July 25, Fayetteville-Manlius School District held its 67th annual graduation ceremony virtually and in person at the district’s outdoor athletic stadium. The event was originally scheduled to take place in June at the SRC Arena on the …

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