Month: February 2021

On May 18, Fayetteville-Manlius voters will choose three district residents to serve on the F-M Board of Education from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024.  Residents must collect 25 signatures* from qualified school district voters to be placed on the ballot. Petitions will be available for pickup on March 1 and must be filed …

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Do you know a former student-athlete, coach, team or athletics program supporter whose accomplishments raised the bar on high school athletics at Fayetteville-Manlius School District? If so, now’s the time to submit a nomination to the Fayetteville-Manlius Athletic Hall of Fame. Established in 2016, the F-M Athletic Hall of Fame recognizes and honors the many …

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On Saturday, Feb. 20, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District was notified that an F-M High School student recently tested positive for COVID-19. Because the student is participating in the district’s remote instructional model and has not been on school grounds, there were no exposures related to this case at school. F-M High School will remain open …

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Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s Parent Council plans to meet 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 2 via video conference. Parent Council is a forum where F-M parents and community members informally meet with the superintendent and other district staff. At each meeting, presentations and discussions take place regarding relevant and timely issues facing the school district and its …

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Six Fayetteville-Manlius High School students were recently named finalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. Seniors Zoe Costanza, Aletheia Ieta, Emma Kronenberg, Joshua Ovadia, Kyuhyun Shim and Alexis Smith were named National Merit Semifinalists in the fall and are each now competing for one of 7,500 National Merit Scholarships. The F-M seniors are among …

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Throughout February, which is nationally recognized as Black History Month, Fayetteville-Manlius School District students are learning about notable Black Americans, including poets, abolitionists and political activists. At the district’s three elementary and two middle schools, a different Black American is highlighted during the schools’ morning announcements. Some schools are sharing quotes from those individuals and …

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On Feb. 16, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District was notified that two students tested positive for COVID-19. A Wellwood Middle School cohort B student who was last in school on Feb. 5 tested positive. Since the student is participating in interscholastic athletics, contact tracing is being finalized but determined up to 10 students and staff total …

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