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  • “Big Read” community event rescheduled for May 5

    Update as of April 21, 2025 The Big Read finale event, “From a House of Cards to a Strong Foundation: Redefining Success in our Community,” rescheduled after inclement weather caused organizers to postpone the discussion, will now be held on Monday, May 5 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Fayetteville-Manlius High School Auditorium.  All presenters originally scheduled

  • 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

  • Update regarding incident at FMHS

    The purpose of this message is to inform you of an incident that occurred Friday, April 11 at F-M High School that may cause concern. In the afternoon, apparently after a verbal altercation was diffused, a student was in possession of a knife. We want to reassure you that the proper steps were taken to keep

  • FMHS student awarded scholarship to study in Germany this summer

    Out of 15,000 applicants, FMHS junior Hudson Brenner was one of 37 students nationwide to be awarded a scholarship to spend three weeks in Germany this summer. “I am most excited to be able to compare Germany’s school system to ours, as I will be attending school as essentially an exchange student for two weeks,”

  • FMHS students’ photo essay published in New York Times

    A photo essay created by two FMHS students is gaining national notoriety. The essay, completed by Maria “Elis” Lorga Novack and Marcus Albuquerque was recently published in the New York Times! English teacher Peg Newell created a unit in her Writing and Discourse Class inspired by the New York Times’ “Where We Are” photo essay

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • FMHS Jazz Ensemble earns top honors at Regional Jazz Festival

    The high school Jazz Ensemble hit all the right notes at this year’s Fonda-Fultonville Jazz Festival, earning top honors and impressing both judges and audiences. The regional festival, held on February 13, included performances from 22 high school jazz ensembles from across the Mohawk Valley and Capital Region. F-M students achieved perfect scores from all

  • 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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