F-M’s McCarty to retire; board appoints next facilities director

Starting this spring, Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s buildings and grounds team will have a new leader for the first time in nearly 40 years. At its Jan. 23 meeting, the F-M Board of Education appointed Geoffrey Brown as the district’s next director of facilities, effective March 6, 2023. Brown’s previous career experience fully encompasses serving school …

Children’s author visits Eagle Hill

The sixth-grade students at Eagle Hill Middle School recently wrapped-up their nonfiction unit with a visit from children’s author Alicia Klepeis. Klepeis has written approximately 190 nonfiction and fiction books for children about animals, countries, ecosystems, famous people, outer space, science and history. In addition to authoring books, she writes articles for various outlets including …

F-M students recognized in regional art competition

Fayetteville-Manlius School District art students received more than 130 awards in the 2023 Central New York Scholastic Art Awards. Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards were launched in 1923 to encourage and recognize student achievement in the creative arts. Entries are evaluated on originality, technical skill and personal vision and are …

Toy drive grants wishes for dozens of local students

A group of Fayetteville-Manlius High School students made it their mission again this year to help local families in-need by making children’s wishes come true. During the month of December, F-M High School Spanish Club hosted its annual Wish Tree Toy Drive. The event, which has been hosted by the club for more than two …

Spanish Honor Society inducts new members

Fifty-four Fayetteville-Manlius High School students were recently inducted into the Joaquín Sorolla Chapter of the Fayetteville-Manlius Spanish Honor Society. The F-M chapter celebrates students’ interest in the Spanish language and commitment to high academic achievement. Members pledge to: Remain enrolled in a world language course through their senior year; Maintain an overall GPA of 85% …

Community invited to Dance Marathon kick-off event on Jan. 20

Join Fayetteville-Manlius High School students at the community-wide Dance Marathon kick-off event during halftime of the boys varsity basketball game on Friday, Jan. 20. The matchup between F-M and Liverpool is set to begin at 7 p.m. in the House I gymnasium at F-M High School, located at 8201 East Seneca Turnpike, Manlius. All students, …

F-M students host CNY Model United Nations Conference

Earlier this month, the Fayetteville-Manlius United Nations Club hosted the 40th​​ ​Annual​ ​Central​ ​New​ ​York​ ​Model​ ​United​ ​Nations​ ​(CNYMUN)​ ​Conference at Syracuse University, bringing together over 600 students and more than 25 school districts state-wide. CNYMUN ​is​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​largest​ ​Model​ ​United​ ​Nations​ ​conferences​ run​ ​by​ ​a​ ​public​ ​high​ ​school ​in​ ​the​ ​country. ​During …

Post navigation