The Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment where all members feel included, respected, valued, and connected by affirming individual identities, fostering relationships, and recognizing diversity as an asset for teaching and learning. The district uses a centralized registration process that begins at the F-M District Office. Eligible families may …
This fall, building upgrades to enhance security measures and improve ventilation were completed at two Fayetteville-Manlius School District elementary schools. At Fayetteville Elementary School, the ventilation system was upgraded, including the installation of an air conditioning system to create more comfortable, learner-friendly spaces and improve indoor air quality. A new “storefront” security entrance was added …
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Fayetteville-Manlius senior Katrina Hutz is being celebrated by the Red Cross for her extraordinary fundraising and awareness efforts. Katrina will be awarded during the Red Cross’ Real Heroes Event on Wednesday, Dec. 6th, where she will receive the Youth Good Samaritan Hero Award. “I am honored to be receiving this award and I am so …
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Everybody learns differently. That’s the message behind Fayetteville Elementary School’s WALDO event, which fourth graders experienced in early November. The “We All Learn Differently Olympics” encompassed two days. The first included a panel of speakers who spoke with students about their own experiences, shared videos, and answered questions. “The videos provided our students with real …
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The Fayetteville-Manlius School District is being commended for the safety and security improvements it’s implemented in recent years. In spring 2023, two safety and security audits were conducted to evaluate the district’s physical security, as well as policies and practices related to safety, security and emergency preparedness. Security firms True Security Design in Suffolk County …
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The annual Fayetteville-Manlius Oral Spelling Bee came down to a nearly 15 minute head-to-head battle between Sven Chiroiu-Gozman and Avya Mangla. The final word: horticulture, which Avya spelled to take first place. Sven, Adalyn Thibodeaux, and Madeline Howes Hanlin rounded out the top four contestants. In total, 25 students from both Eagle Hill and Wellwood …
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Two Fayetteville-Manlius students are celebrating a major musical accomplishment. Mia Sakonju and Shreya Bhattacharya are members of the 2023-24 Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra, the highest-level youth orchestra in The Hochstein School’s four-tier youth orchestra program. Students compete annually for a seat in the orchestra. Once accepted, they perform professional pieces in at least three concerts …
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To promote the importance of literacy, more than 450 Fayetteville-Manlius School District students and staff members participated in the world’s largest shared reading experience, Jumpstart’s Read for the Record. On Oct. 26, 5th grade Literacy Lab students at Wellwood Middle School read With Lots of Love, a book about fostering relationships and connectedness, by Jenny …
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The F-M JV football team planned a special play during their final home game of the season. They practiced prior to game day, and looped in their opponents, Baldwinsville. The goal: get Noah Dickinson into the game, and hand him the ball. Noah has down syndrome, and this is his second year on the JV …
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Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District hosted an Electric School Bus Town Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 18 to provide district stakeholders with the most up-to-date information on the purchase of electric school buses. Meeting recap New York State law requires school districts to purchase at least one electric bus in 2027 and have the entire fleet be …
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