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Students from LeMoyne School showed off their intellectual gifts and talents at the school’s semi-annual Say Yes to Education (SYTE) Student Showcase. 

Students from Nottingham High School took the top prize at the Central New York VEX Robotics competition at the Museum of Science and Technology in Syracuse.

Team “Chico-Bot’’ won the Excellence Award and earned the right to compete in April with teams from all over the world at the VEX Robotics Competition Worldwide Championship in Anaheim, Calif.  Bryan English, a technology teacher at Nottingham, won the Volunteer of the Year Award.

Students from Nottingham High School who participated in Mrs. Benedetto’s Cultural Voices class spent some time with their pen pals at Ed Smith – who are third-graders in Mrs. Fiacchi’s class.

Students on the Syracuse City School District’s combined Boys Volleyball and Syracuse West Boys and Girls Cross Country teams have earned New York State Scholar Athlete Team Awards for their excellent academic work.

A team must have a minimum average of 90 percent to apply for the award. The New York State Public High School Athletic Association uses the top eight averages to determine the team average for the scholastic honor.

Students from the Syracuse City School District were recognized for their excellent artistic talents at the 2013 Scholastic Art Awards. The competition is open to junior and senior high school artists from throughout Central New York. More than 4,500 works of art were submitted for this year’s competition. A team of artists and teachers judged the work and local winners will go on to the National Scholastic Art Awards.

Students from the Syracuse City School District were recognized for their excellent artistic talents at the 2013 Scholastic Art Awards. The competition is open to junior and senior high school artists from throughout Central New York. More than 4,500 works of art were submitted for this year’s competition. A team of artists and teachers judged the work and local winners will go on to the National Scholastic Art Awards.

Students on the Syracuse City School District’s combined Boys Volleyball team have earned a New York State Scholar Athlete Team Award for their excellent academic work.  This is the first time in SCSD program history that the team has been given this honor.

Members of the team come from the SCSD’s high schools. The team is coached by Beth Rourke. Bob Piraino is the junior varsity coach. 

Regents exams will be given, beginning Jan. 22, 2013, at all Syracuse City School District high schools. Students who are not scheduled to take an exam do not need to report to school. Please click here to see the exam schedule

The Say Yes Collegiate Preparatory Academy (SYCPA) has partnered with 100 Black Men of Syracuse and Syracuse University to deliver a comprehensive college access course called Collegiate Saturdays to area high school students six times per year. This four-hour course offers three tracks; SAT prep, Regents exam prep and AP exam prep. Students enrolled in either track will be offered, test-taking strategies, proctored practice tests, individualized assessments, and one-on-one tutoring for the core competencies measured on the exams.

Students who returned to Sandy Hook Elementary School this week were treated to a winter wonderland of handmade snowflakes, some of which were crafted by students at Grant Middle School.

The Connecticut PTA, in conjunction with the Newtown Arts and Cultural Commission put out the call for students around the country to make snowflakes that would be used to decorate Chalk Hill School, the new home for the Sandy Hook Elementary students.