Next >>       Viewing 1 - 20 of 151 stories

Community Input Requested in Strategic Planning Digital Survey: As many of you are aware, our Strategic Planning process is underway and we have been holding interviews with F-P school district employees, administrators and Board of Education members to get their feedback on the areas in which we excel and areas in which we might want to prioritize for improvement in our strategic plan. The time has come for more voices to be included across the community! This digital survey  is a way to hear from all stakeholders (students, parents/families, community members, district employees and recent graduates). We encourage you to take part as your thoughts, ideas and suggestions are incredibly valuable in this process. The survey hyperlinked above (click "digital survey") can be completed in as short as 3-5 minutes. Fabius-Pompey ... Seniors Julia DaRin and Marisa Trommel Receive Honors: Congratulations to seniors Julia DaRin and Marisa Trommel, who were recently honored by the Greater Syracuse Area Society of Women Engineers (SWE) as two of this year’s four SWE scholarship recipients! To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be women pursuing a college degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM). Julia and Marisa were part of a selective application process with applicants from eleven different school districts in the region. Julia will attend Le Moyne College and major in Biology. Marisa plans to attend St. Lawrence University and major in Neuroscience. Congratulations!   Darien Lake Chorus Results: Our middle and high school choirs performed at Darien Lake on Saturday, June 8th. They sang very well and received excellent feedback from their judges. Both groups received the highest possible rating: “Outstanding with Distinction.” They had a great time and are proud of their creative work!   Darien Lake Results:  The Middle School band took first place for their performance at Darien Lake. The festival had 86 performing ensembles. There were 14 in our class category. The band also received the Grand Judge's Award for the highest scoring ensemble in our performance area. The band scored a 99.5.  If you see a MS Band kid today, be sure to congratulate them!   F-P Awarded UPK Grant by NYSED: Dear Fabius-Pompey Community, At the beginning of the 2024 calendar year, the District applied for a New York State grant to expand Full-Day Universal Prekindergarten (UPK).  The grant application requested additional funding to expand from two sections/classrooms in the 2023-24 school year to three sections/classrooms in the 2024-25 school year.  This request was supported by the anticipated increase in UPK students from 31 to potentially upward of 50 UPK students during the 2024-25 school year.  (The District uses live birth data to forecast enrollment.) The District is excited to report that New York State has tentatively awarded Fabius-Pompey $180,000 to support the addition of one section/classroom to accommodate 18 more UPK students!  While the final ... FFA Members Travel to the 99th State FFA Convention: Last week ten of our very own F-P FFA members traveled to Buffalo to the 99th State FFA Convention. Students attended tours, visited Niagara Falls, participated in workshops, contests, and gathered with roughly 2,100 fellow FFA members and guests.  We are excited to share the following accolades:  - Bella Esposito placed first in the state for her SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience) in Agriculture Education. The process began in February with Bella's work completing an extensive application explaining her experiences related to educating the public and students about Agriculture Education as well as linking her project to state and national learning standards. She received a scholarship and will be submitting her project on the national level in late Fall!   ... New York State Leadership Conference & Skills Championships: Syracuse, N.Y. — More than 2,600 students from 83 trade and technical schools from around New York converged on the state Fairgrounds last week for the NYS Leadership Conference and Skills Championships. The statewide event, which featured 88 trade and leadership contests, was hosted by the New York Association of SkillsUSA from Wednesday through Friday. Over $250,000 in scholarships and tools were awarded to student winners at a ceremony on Friday. Nine of the 48 competitors from 17 school districts represented by OCM BOCES placed in the top three of their respective events. The events were geared toward the areas of automotive technology, carpentry, cosmetology, culinary arts, electronics repair, health care and more. Local medalists included Emma Kadlubowski who took ... Fabius-Pompey Honored for Excellence in Safety: Fabius Pompey Author Series: Tim Carter: The Fabius Pompey visiting author series wrapped for the year with its 5th author, Tim Carter, a Syracuse poet and the director of the Downtown Writers' Center. Tim read from his most recent book of poems and conversed with an audience of 30+ high school students and staff in the FP library. It was a thought-provoking, interactive conversation that added a little something special to the year. "The Little Mermaid" TANYS Adjudication: On March 8th and 9th  Fabius-Pompey students entertained our community with three delightful performances of The Little Mermaid  A hard-working team of 6-12 grade technical theatre students “made the magic happen” on stage, while our performers brought this beautiful fairy tale to life. Parents, community members, and Fabius-Pompey faculty helped to build sets, create costumes and props, work backstage, play in the pit orchestra, and prepare food to support our students’ efforts. This remarkable team effort not only produced three wonderful shows, but also helped our students grow, learn, and have great fun working together. A professional adjudicator from the Theatre Association of New York State (TANYS) came to watch a rehearsal of The Little Mermaid. ... Fabius-Pompey Mock Trial Leadership Team Volunteer Work at the Samaritan Center: Mock Trial had the opportunity to participate in volunteering at the Samaritan Center.  We served breakfast, cleaned, and tried to make people's day by visiting with them, or sometimes just a smile.  The patrons really appreciate the services at the Samaritan Center and  we all learned about teamwork and what the boss was like there!  Great people there to work with and the patrons too. The members on this field trip were, Alex Widdekind, Holly Aust, Nia Lyubenova, Mr. Ralph Cognetti, Ex, Ava Lee, Ace Stevens, Mr. Jason Martin and Lola Hopseker. Holidays Added to the 2023-2024 School Year Calendar: On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the Board of Education approved two additional holidays for staff and students in the 2023-2024 school year calendar: Monday, April 8, 2024 (previously a Staff Development Day) Friday, May 24, 2024 Each year, there are additional days built into the calendar for emergency closings.  These holidays have been added as a result of unused emergency closing days reserved for inclement weather. 2023-2024 School Year Calendar Applications are Being Accepted for UPK!: 9 students receive CNY Scholastic Art Award: The Scholastic Art Awards is the nation's most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. Our region covers a very large geographic area – 13 counties and over 400 eligible schools in CNY.  Judges look for works that exemplify the Awards’ core values: originality, skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.  This year there were about 4200 entries from students in grades 7-12. Out of those 4200, 200 receive Gold Keys, 400 receive Silver Keys, and 400 receive honorable mentions.  This is an exciting and extraordinary accomplishment by our students here at F-P! If you see them throughout the day and are able to make some time, please try to congratulate them on this achievement as our students work so hard! And it is so wonderful ... Board of Education Member Retires: It is with great appreciation for his service and deep regret that we accept the resignation of Don Neugebauer from the Board of Education. The loss of his institutional knowledge on board service and governance is vast. Don has been a member of the school board for over 23 years. During his tenure, Don served as board president for 17 years. In addition to being highly respected by the community, local board members, administrators, and staff at F-P, Don also earned the respect of many educational leaders across Central New York.   His dedication to education and reach went beyond Fabius-Pompey. He was also a member of the board of directors for the Central New York School Board Association, serving as their president for 11 years.   Don epitomizes the values of inclusion, ... Change to School Year Calendar: Greetings: At the Tuesday, November 28, Board of Education meeting, the Board of Education approved a change to the Friday, March 15, 2024 Staff Development Day.   Friday, March 15, 2024 will now be a student instructional day.  The Staff Development Day has been moved to Monday, April 8, 2024. Thank you, Fabius-Pompey Administration 2023-2024 School Year Calendar Project 2026 Vote Result Updated Letter to the Community: Finding Nemo Jr.: FP High School Auditorium Friday December 15th @ 7pm Saturday December 16th @ 2pm $5 Students * $10 Adults * Family Max $30 Purchase @Door or Online: http://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/78999 Alison Miles Named Recipient of Leadership Award: Kickin' Cancer Donation:   Our boys and girls soccer teams donated funds from the Kickin' Cancer game against Tully.  We're proud of you!

Next >>       Viewing 1 - 20 of 151 stories