Year: 2021

Fayetteville-Manlius High School was again named a New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete School of Distinction. Schools can apply for School of Distinction status by having 100% of its varsity teams qualify for and receive the Scholar-Athlete team award during their respective sports seasons. Winners will be presented a certificate and a …

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A Fayetteville-Manlius High School student recently qualified to compete in the Junior Gold Championships, an annual national tournament for the top male and female young bowlers in the United States. Junior Adam Koss is one of 75 New York state students who qualified to compete in the boys national competition. Bowlers qualify for the tournament …

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During its July 6 meeting, Fayetteville-Manlius School District Board of Education entertained public comment as it relates to the continued discussions on embedding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) tenets throughout the district. In April, New York State Board of Regents launched an initiative to advance diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in New York state schools. …

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The Fayetteville-Manlius School District Board of Education has elected a new president and vice president for the 2021-22 school year. During the board’s annual re-organizational meeting, which took place July 6, board members elected Marissa Joy Mims to serve as board president and Sharon Lindars as vice president. The positions are one-year terms. Also during …

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Wellwood Middle School students took on a schoolwide collaborative art project to create a hallway mural made up of more than 3,000 miniature paintings.  More than 350 students from all grade levels participated in the project, including developing the design, choosing the font and color scheme and assembling the individual pieces in the hallway. The …

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A Fayetteville-Manlius High School rising-senior qualified to compete at the recent National History Day 2021 National Contest where she earned two significant awards. PeiLin Lu, a member of F-M High School’s National History Day Club, was a top 10 finalist in the Senior Exhibit category for her project entitled, “Anna May Wong: Advancing Asian-American Representation …

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Fayetteville-Manlius High School Class of 2021 members finally got to turn their tassels. On June 25, Fayetteville-Manlius School District held its 68th annual graduation ceremony at St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse. The event was originally scheduled to take place at F-M’s outdoor athletic stadium, but was recently changed to the outdoor music …

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