This spring, Enders Road Elementary School students are focusing on how they can help others and “be the change they wish to see in the world.” On May 6-17, students in kindergarten through fourth grade at the Fayetteville-Manlius elementary school participated in the “Enders Road Kindness Challenge” by performing at least one random act of …
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During a visit to his former stomping grounds, a broadcasting veteran and former Fayetteville-Manlius High School alumnus shared career insights, tips and knowledge with a group of aspiring student-journalists. On May 13, Miami Heat Executive Director of Broadcasting Ted Ballard (1988) presented to F-M High School’s Advanced Broadcast Journalism class about what it’s like to …
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Have you checked your child’s school meal account balance lately? As the end of 2018-19 school year quickly approaches, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District Food Service Department is reminding parents and guardians to check their children’s school meal account balances at myschoolbucks.com. For students planning to return to F-M for the 2019-20 school year, positive balances …
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Whether it’s busting a move to Cotton Eye Joe or running laps around the school, Fayetteville-Manlius elementary students are making extra efforts this month to improve their health and fitness habits. In honor of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, which is observed during the month of May, and Project All Children Exercising Simultaneously (ACES), …
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Two Fayetteville-Manlius High School students recently earned recognition for superior achievement in career and technical education fields. Earlier this spring, F-M seniors Hanna Breen and Taqaneessa Desmond were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS). Hanna and Taqaneessa are each enrolled in New Vision programs through Onondaga – Cortland – Madison Counties BOCES. New …
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When children’s author Kate Messner visited the Fayetteville-Manlius School District in April, she made sure to bring along with her at least one of her (seven) writer’s notebooks. “You just never know,” she told a group of Fayetteville Elementary School second-graders while holding up her chosen notebook for the day: a spiral bound pad wrapped …
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Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s Parent Council will meet 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, in the large conference room of the F-M District Office Building, 8199 East Seneca Turnpike, Manlius. 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 …
A best-selling author and illustrator recently visited the Fayetteville-Manlius School District to talk with some of the children and teens who read his books. On April 9, New York Times best-selling author Nathan Hale visited Wellwood Middle School where he spent the day writing, drawing, storytelling and discussing American history with students in grades five …
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Seven people. On average, that’s how many individuals will handle a portion of marijuana before it reaches the lowest end of the retail drug spectrum: a high school user, according to former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Robert Stutman. On April 9, Mr. Stutman visited Fayetteville-Manlius High School where he talked candidly to …
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Fayetteville-Manlius School District and East Area Support Network (EASN) will together host a free pasta dinner this spring as part of a community outreach event that focuses on bringing families together and raising substance abuse awareness. Local families are invited to enjoy a traditional spaghetti meal together 5:30-6:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 in the F-M …
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