Author: Courtney.Stagnitti
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F-M High School students inducted into National Technical Honor Society
Nine Fayetteville-Manlius High School students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) for their outstanding achievements in OCM BOCES’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) and New Vision programs. NTHS recognizes students who excel in career and technical education, which emphasizes hands-on learning experiences, real-world applications and career-specific training, according to the honor society’s
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Join us for Parent Council May 1 to discuss school budget
Fayetteville-Manlius School District parents, guardians and caregivers are invited to attend the last Parent Council meeting of the school year on Thursday, May 1. Parent Council meetings serve as community focus groups in which attendees are asked to share their opinions on predetermined topics. The May 1 meeting will focus on providing an update on
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Reroofing to begin at F-M District Office during spring break; Office will remain open
The F-M District Office will undergo a partial roof replacement during the week of spring break, April 14 to April 18. The District Office will remain open during the construction, which is expected to be complete before school resumes on April 21. The work is part of the $15.4 million capital project approved by voters
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District earns statewide school safety recognition award
The Fayetteville-Manlius School District earned Utica National Insurance Group’s top safety award for the district’s work to keep students, staff and visitors safe. On April 2, the district received the Utica National Insurance Group’s “School Safety Excellence Award” for 2025 at the Titanium with Honors level. The award program has three levels – titanium, platinum
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UPDATE: Eagle Hill and Wellwood teams win CNY Battle of the Books SuperRegionals
Update posted April 11: Wellwood Middle School’s Battle of the Books team, “Process of Elimination,” was named the CNY SuperRegional Battle of the Books champions at the grade 7/8 level. The team competed in the final battle of the competition on April 10. The team, which includes student members Jim O’Brien, Mary O’Brien, Isaac Jung
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F-M conducts trial runs with electric buses; Performance falls short of expectations
In February, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District put an electric school bus to the test to see how it would perform on F-M’s bus routes in response to New York State’s mandate that requires all school bus purchases be electric starting July 1, 2027, and all diesel-fueled school buses be replaced with electric buses by July
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District shares community survey results, outlines action steps
In fall 2024, Fayetteville-Manlius School District parents, caregivers, students, staff and community members were invited to complete the district’s annual community survey. The survey prompted participants to share their feedback with district leaders on topics such as F-M’s academic rigor, leadership, student support, priority areas, and student cell phone use. The survey received 545 responses.
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District details emergency closure protocol for the rest of the 2024-25 school year
The Board of Education, at its recent March meeting, approved a memorandum that outlines the district’s protocols in the event that the designated emergency closure days are exhausted. The district set aside four emergency closure days for the 2024-25 school year, and has since used three of those designated days. As a reminder, emergency closure
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District to launch parent/guardian climate survey; Seeks input on cell phones and school start times
Parents/guardians of Fayetteville-Manlius students will be invited to participate in a confidential and anonymous survey at the end of March. The survey, aimed at evaluating the school environment, will also include custom questions related to student cell phone use and school start times. Governor Hochul has recommended, as a part of her executive budget proposal,
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Forgotten time capsule discovered at Eagle Hill; Teacher looks to reunite F-M alumni with items, memories
A 24-year-old time capsule was recently discovered at Eagle Hill Middle School and one teacher has made it her mission to reunite the capsule’s contents with the alumni who helped assemble it. Eagle Hill Middle School teacher and Fayetteville-Manlius alum Meaghan Bedigian is coordinating the effort to return the contents of the time capsule to
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