On Nov. 3, twenty-five Fayetteville-Manlius School District students competed in the 2022-2023 F-M Spelling Bee. In order to qualify for the spelling bee, students in grades 5 through 8 from Wellwood Middle School and Eagle Hill Middle School completed a 50 word written test. Out of the more than 130 students who took the challenging …
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In an effort to encourage kindness, Fayetteville Elementary School students are documenting their acts of kindness and adding them to the Kindness Chain, which stretches through the school’s hallways. During November, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District students are asked to write down their acts of kindness on colorful strips of paper. These strips are linked together, …
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Last month, a group of Fayetteville-Manlius School District students had the opportunity to participate in a simulation program that teaches students what it might be like to live with differences. On Oct. 14, Enders Road Elementary School third-graders took turns rotating through stations during the We All Learn Differently Olympics, also known as WALDO. Each …
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A Fayetteville-Manlius High School vocalist will soon be taking her music skills on the road. Senior Maya Perera is one of 540 high school students nationwide who has been chosen to participate in this year’s All-National Honor Ensembles as part of the National Association for Music Education’s (NAfME) annual conference, which is set to take …
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In an effort to promote the importance of literacy, a group of Fayetteville-Manlius School District students participated in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Day. On Oct. 27, 5th grade Literacy Lab students at Wellwood Middle School read Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady and illustrated by Gracey Zhang. It’s a book that honors diversity, …
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Nov. 1, 2022 – Update: Individuals who are interested in serving on the F-M Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Education can submit their request for consideration here OR by completing the community survey mentioned in the story below. If you are indicating interest via the community survey, please note that you will …
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After working in education for three decades, including 16 years in his current role at Fayetteville-Manlius School District, Assistant Superintendent for Personnel Jeffrey Gordon will officially retire in January. “Working at Fayetteville-Manlius, where my wife, children and I all graduated from, has been the pinnacle of my professional career,” Gordon said. “To serve the community …
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An Eagle Hill Middle School teacher’s lesson was recently featured in support of a new PBS documentary. The documentary, The Power of Media in Shaping Americans’ Beliefs and Actions During the Holocaust, is a collaborative work between PBS documentarian Ken Burns and eighth-grade social studies teacher Mary Kate Lonergan whose lesson was crafted to support …
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Some of Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s walkways recently became canvases where students could chalk uplifting messages and colorful illustrations for all to see. This fall, students participated in “Chalk the Walk,” a community-wide initiative that promotes normalizing conversations surrounding mental health and wellness, and raises awareness for suicide prevention. As part of the activity, participating students …
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On Friday, Sept. 30, the 8th grade students at Wellwood Middle School celebrated their hard work in completing the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. The Outsiders has been read in many classrooms across the country since its publication in 1967. The celebration, which has been dubbed Outsiders Day, gives students the opportunity to dress …
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