KiloWatch Program Helps SCSD Students Learn About Energy Savings: (4/30/18)
This year, students at Ed Smith, ELMS, Frazer, HW Smith, McKinley-Brighton and Roberts have had the opportunity to help their teachers, classmates and custodians save energy and money in their respective buildings, thanks to the KiloWatch program.
“To me, KiloWatch is a chance to do ...
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SCSD Partnership with NYU Helps Promote Excellent Teaching: (5/7/18)
With the goal of creating a pipeline of committed urban educators, 15 future SCSD teachers are currently earning their Master’s degree while working in our schools. The embedded Master of Arts Teacher Residency Program (EMAT) program, in partnership with New York University, is currently in year ...
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SCSD Students Attend NSBE National Convention: (4/5/18)
Students from Clary, Corcoran, Ed Smith, ELMS, Grant, Henninger, Huntington, HW Smith, ITC, Nottingham, PSLA and Roberts recently attended the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) National Convention in Pittsburgh, PA. There, they had the opportunity to compete in hands-on engineering and science ...
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Board of Education to Host Community Engagement Forum (4/9): (3/29/18)
The Board of Education of the Syracuse City School District will hold a Community Engagement Forum on Monday, April 9, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Corcoran High School, 919 Glenwood Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13207 . The public is invited to attend.
There will be a brief presentation, ...
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SCSD to Host School Safety Forum March 27th: (3/22/18)
The Syracuse City School District and Syracuse Police Department invite you to join a forum on the topic of safety and security in all of our schools. The forum will be facilitated by District staff and Syracuse Police. We hope you will join us for a discussion on this important topic.
The forum ...
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Ski Club Creates Special Sense of Community at Ed Smith: (3/19/18)
For six weeks every winter, a group of more than 40 Ed Smith students boards a bus and settles in for a ride to Toggenburg Mountain.
The Ed Smith Ski Club, open to fourth through eighth graders, has been in operation for more than 26 years. Retired social worker Linda Kraemer took over advising ...
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Classroom Energy Challenge Expands to Three New SCSD Schools: (3/5/18)
By Nate Kennedy, Sustainability Programs Associate for Energy Training Solutions
The Classroom Energy Challenge, a program intended to help students learn about reducing energy consumption, has expanded to reach new students! Created in 2014 by the Central New York Regional Planning ...
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You're Invited; Kindergarten Information Sessions: (1/22/18)
The Syracuse City School District is pleased to host a series of Kindergarten Information Sessions! If you are a city resident with a child who will be five years old by 12/1/18 (born between 12/2/12 and 12/1/13), you are invited to attend.
Information Sessions are an opportunity to meet the principal ...
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SCSD Schools Host Fundraisers for Paige’s Butterfly Run: (9/27/17)
Students at Bellevue, Ed Smith and Dr. King enjoyed wearing their pajamas to school one day this fall, and they did it for a good cause. In support of Paige’s Butterfly Run, students raised money to earn the ability to wear pajamas in school, in solidarity with children in the hospital who have ...
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Scientist in Residence Program Provides Unique STEM Learning Opportunities: (6/27/17)
Fifth grade students at Dr. Weeks, Westside Academy at Blodgett and Ed Smith experienced unique science experiments thanks to a Scientist in Residence program through the New York Academy of Sciences and instruction from SUNY-ESF students.
The program was launched this year in the SCSD as ...
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Danforth & Ed Smith Students Become ‘Teen Book Fanatics’: (3/28/17)
“Sometimes, reading makes me emotional,” a Danforth student shared.
“Oh, me too! I laugh… I cry,” an Ed Smith student responded.
“I cry all the time when I read,” another added.
Seventh and eighth graders at Danforth and Ed ...
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Students Learn Emergency Preparedness through Red Cross Pillowcase Project: (1/26/17)
Fifth grade students across the SCSD learned about disaster preparedness in a fun way, thanks to the American Red Cross Pillowcase Project!
Students at Bellevue, Dr. King, Dr. Weeks, Delaware, Ed Smith, Franklin, Huntington and Van Duyn heard about what the American Red Cross does to help ...
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Ed Smith Mini Academy Helps Students Become Filmmakers: (1/17/17)
“Quiet on set!”
“I need a set decorator over here!”
As part of a four-week mini academy, third through fifth grade students at Ed Smith learned the basics of filmmaking, from script writing and camera work to production roles, editing and even using a green ...
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SCSD Students Learn Strategy through Chess Clubs: (8/11/16)
For many students, the end of the school day means a chance to let loose—to be loud, to get outside and to run around. But at Ed Smith, HW Smith, ITC and Nottingham, students from kindergarten through high school spend the first of their after school hours sitting quietly in classrooms or libraries, ...
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SCSD Students Were On a Roll in Syracuse Soap Box Derby: (6/24/16)
SCSD students from Danforth, Lincoln, Henninger, Roberts, ITC and Ed Smith took part in the annual Syracuse Soap Box Derby. Congratulations to Danforth student Saleem Febus, sponsored by Carrier, who took first place in the Stock Division, as well as Henninger student Tyler Bonferraro, sponsored ...
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Ed Smith Science Fair Shows K-8 STEM Knowledge: (5/27/16)
Who is faster—boys or girls? Which gender has better memory? Do video games impact your heart rate? Ed Smith students in kindergarten through eighth grade studied these questions and more for the school’s science fair, where more than 100 student projects were on display.
Kindergarten ...
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SCSD Students Benefit from College Mentor Visits: (5/17/16)
Across the SCSD, students in elementary and middle school are benefitting from visits with college students. At HW Smith, Ed Smith and Grant, about 40 Syracuse University students rotate through seventh and eighth grade classrooms, talking with students about peer pressure, drugs, alcohol and making ...
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SRC, Inc. Donates $11,000 in Equipment to SCSD Schools: (4/6/16)
Students at HW Smith, Ed Smith, Westside Academy at Blodgett and the Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection now have many new science projects to execute, thanks to more than $11,000 in equipment donations from SRC, Inc.
In support of the Engineering Ambassadors Program at Syracuse University, ...
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SCSD Schools Celebrate Black History Month in Exciting, Unique Ways: (3/1/16)
Each day for a week, Roberts students got a unique look at notable African Americans from the past through a Living History activity. After selecting an individual to research at home, teachers selected a few students to get in character and visit other classrooms throughout the school to talk about ...
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