BUCS Take Second Place at OCAY League:
Students from Oswego County school districts recently competed in the third Oswego County Academic Youth League competition of the 2022-2023 school year, and Oswego City School District took second place.
“The 315” was the theme of the day at Tailwater Lodge in Altmar, NY where students competed in a series of exercises that challenged their knowledge and creativity using their area code (3-1-5) as inspiration.
After identifying an invasive species found locally, the groups made “Least Wanted Posters” regarding their subject. But natural science wasn’t the only subject put to the test; students took inspiration from both local history and Shakespeare himself to write a 14-line iambic pentameter sonnet about an event that happened ...
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BOE Regular Meeting Set for March 21:
The Oswego City School District Board of Education will be conducting their Regular Meeting on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 5:00 PM. This meeting will be held in the high school library. The public is welcome to attend.
Meeting attendees should use the high school main office entrance. This meeting will be recorded and live streamed.
The agenda for this meeting will be available on BoardDocs ( https://go.boarddocs.com/ny/oswego/Board.nsf/Public ) after 4:00 PM Friday, March 17, 2023.
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3/13 Interim and Acting Superintendent update:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION - Interim and Acting Superintendent Announcement
March 13, 2023
Dear Oswego City School District Community,
Earlier this evening, the Board of Education approved the hire of an Interim Superintendent and Acting Superintendent. Effective April 1, 2023, Mr. Jeffrey Gordon will be the district’s Interim Superintendent of School.
Mr. Gordon has worked in education for nearly 30 years. He has been a fourth-grade classroom teacher, curriculum coordinator, director of curriculum and personnel and a building principal for the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District. To add to that, he has served as the Assistant Superintendent for Personnel for the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District.
Additionally, the district’s Assistant ...
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OHS NHS Students Campaign for St. Jude:
The Oswego High School National Honor Society chapter has continued its partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Tennessee to help treat childhood cancer, as well as to fund necessary research in hopes of finding cures. St. Jude is fully funded through donations and NHS has been helping raise funds since the club’s inception.
“The mission of St. Jude has continued to inspire chapter members to be called to service and raise funds for the hospital through a letter-writing campaign to friends and family,” NHS advisor and Oswego High School social studies teacher Kayley Morse said.
All 70 chapter members recently gathered in the school cafeteria to personally sign 25 letters each. The NHS Officers, Sean Metcalf, Quinten Denkenberger, ...
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OCSD Literacy On Display at District-wide Battle of the Books Competition:
The winning teams from each elementary school were recently put to the test in Oswego City School District’s Battle of the Books competition.
Each team was asked 16 questions from a list of books carefully selected for this year’s competition, and the answers had to include not only the full title, but also the author(s) of each book for full points to be awarded.
Up first was the primary level, consisting of grades three and four, who set the bar with a high level of confidence and energy. At the close of the primary level competition, the “Chapter Chicks” Jordyn Hollenbeck, Emma Stevenson and Shelby Wiegand from Frederick Leighton Elementary, clinched the victory.
The intermediate level competition, which consisted of grades five and six, went head-to-head ...
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BOE Meeting Announcement: 3/7:
The Oswego City School District Board of Education will be conducting an Executive Session Meeting on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 starting at 4:30 PM before their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 5:00 PM. These meetings will be held in the high school library. The public is welcome to attend.
Meeting attendees should use the high school main office entrance. These meetings will be recorded and live streamed.
The agenda for these meetings are available on BoardDocs ( https://go.boarddocs.com/ny/oswego/Board.nsf/Public ).
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BOE: Superintendent search is underway:
March 3, 2023
Dear Oswego City School District Community,
We are writing to update the community on our upcoming leadership transition process. The Board of Education has chosen to work with our Oswego County BOCES District Superintendent Christopher Todd to both find an interim superintendent and to run the search for a full-time superintendent. Mr. Todd knows our district well and has worked with us on past searches. Ideally, we will have a new superintendent in place for the next school year.
Please know as we are moving through this process, we are working to make sure we find the right person to lead our district and want to ensure the transition is as smooth as possible. In the meantime, we have a solid foundation and very capable staff and leaders ...
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Letter: Further Minetto update 3/3:
March 3, 2023
Dear Minetto Elementary families,
I am writing with a follow up after yesterday’s events to provide further information and an update.
In addition to the other testing I mentioned in my letter yesterday, last night the Oswego County Hazardous Materials Team and representatives from the Syracuse City Fire Department Haz Mat Unit completed additional testing at Minetto to further ensure there were no air quality concerns. These tests were completed in the impacted classroom, surrounding areas and other classrooms throughout the building.
These tests, which encompass the ability to detect over 20,000 different chemicals, did not demonstrate any air quality concerns nor the presence of any chemicals or substances that would be ...
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UPK Registration Open:
The Oswego City School District is accepting applications for the Universal Pre-K classes for the 2023-2024 school year. The Pre-K program is free to all children residing within the district and who turn 4 years old by December 1, 2023.
There are 8 half day sessions and 1 full day session. The half day sessions are offered in the Kingsford, Minetto, Fitzhugh and Riley elementary schools. Morning session is 9:00 am to 11:30 am and the afternoon session is 12:45 pm to 3:15 pm. The full day session is 9:00am to 3:20pm at Frederick.Leighton Elementary School. Busing is available by the district on their regular bus runs in the A.M. and PM. There is no busing at midday.
Registration for the half day sessions continues on thru the fall. Registration for full day session continues ...
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Dr. Calvin on Minetto events 3/2:
March 2, 2023
Dear Minetto Elementary families,
I am writing to inform you of an incident at Minetto Elementary School today, Thursday, March 2, 2023.
Throughout the course of the day, six students and one staff member developed a minor rash on their skin.
As is normal protocol with concerns such as these and to get answers as quickly as possible, specialists including the local fire department, sheriff and a hazardous materials team were called in to analyze the area. After air quality and metering tests, and learning that no drilling or chemical spray occurred during capital project work today, the team of specialist determined there was no environmental issues that caused the events.
Because the staff member and students began experiencing ...
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Students learn Irish dance at SUNY:
About 300 of our grades 3 and 4 students districtwide visited SUNY Oswego recently to learn about Irish dance including its history, costumes and traditions.
The students got to see the dancers of Darrah Carr Dance, and some even got to join them on stage to learn a dance.
This event was supported by OCSD's Arts in Education Program.
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OCSD Accepting Pre-K Applications:
The Oswego City School District is accepting applications for the Universal Pre-K classes for the 2023-24 school year. The pre-K program is free to all children residing within the district and who turn 4 years old by Dec. 1, 2023.
There are eight half-day sessions and one full-day session. The half-day sessions are offered at Kingsford, Minetto, Fitzhugh and Riley elementary schools. Morning session runs from 9-11:30 a.m., and the afternoon session is 12:45-3:15 p.m. The full-day session is 9-3:20 p.m. at Frederick.Leighton Elementary School. Busing is available by the district on regular bus runs in the morning and the afternoon. There is no busing at midday.
Registration for the half-day sessions continues through the fall. Registration for full-day sessions ...
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Senior Citizen 65+ Tax Exemption Update:
In a move aimed at providing relief to the elderly during this time of high inflation and costs, the Oswego City School District passed a measure allowing more district senior citizens to benefit from property tax exemption savings.
This senior citizen tax exemption works on a sliding scale where the lower a household’s income is the higher the percentage savings will be on the school tax bill, up to 50%.
OCSD Executive Director of Business and Finance Nancy Squairs said the exemptions generally would now apply to all OCSD homeowners aged 65 or older prior to March 1 of this year whose property is their primary residence and the combined income of all owners, and their spouses, is $37,400 gross before tax deductions.
“Knowing how tough times are financially, ...
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OCSD BOE to meet 2/13:
The Oswego City School District Board of Education will be conducting their regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, at 5 p.m. This meeting will be held in the Oswego High School library and will be live streamed. The public is welcome to attend.
Meeting attendees should use the high school main office entrance to enter the building for the meeting. This meeting will be recorded and live streamed.
The agenda for this meeting will be available on BoardDocs at the following link on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023 after 4 p.m. https://go.boarddocs.com/ny/oswego/Board.nsf/Public ...
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KPS Student Council Makes Cards for Bishop's Commons Residents:
Amid the cold temperatures and gray skies, several Kingsford Park Elementary School students recently spearheaded an effort to make things a bit brighter for Bishop’s Commons residents.
Members of the school’s student council made dozens of cards containing uplifting messages and hand-delivered them to residents of the senior living community in Oswego. The students were thrilled to bring a smile to the faces of so many local residents.
Throughout the school year, members of the KPS Student Council participate in a variety of activities to benefit the school community and the Oswego community.
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OHS Students Earn Academic Recognition:
OHS students earn academic honors
Hundreds of Oswego High School students earned academic recognition for their achievements during the second quarter. The highest honor, high honor, and honor roll recipients are below:
9 th Grade Highest Honors
Devin Wayne Allen, Hannah Barbera, Jason Bartlett, Carter Beckwith, Kylie Margaret Beers, Addison Britt, Daniel William Buske, Allison Michael Canale, Maryann Cherchio, Caitlyn Barbara Colasurdo, Marbielynn Julianne Concepcion, Nolan Jaycob Connors, Michael J Conzone, Mike Rose Cuyler, Ella Joy Davis, Nia Denise Evans, Nathaniel William Hibbert, Yael S Hunley, Olivia Christine Kapuscinski, Michael Kaye, Leah J Kelly, Olivia Kurilovitch, Angela Lin, Leonard Lin, Lylah Brooke Lukowski, Maddox Thomas Mazzoli, Ethan Munger, Elliot Nathaniel ...
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Superintendent Letter: Arrest of School Bus Driver:
Dear OCSD Community,
I am writing to share that this afternoon, an employee of the district was arrested by local police on charges of second-degree reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child.
The arrest stems from an investigation that was launched after the district received a tip from a community member. The concerned community alleged that one of our bus drivers had been using drugs, prompting the district to immediately place the employee on leave and contact local police. Through a collaborative investigation between the district and police, it was discovered that the employee had been taking drugs in between the time that she was dropping students off between secondary and elementary school bus runs.
As a result of the investigation, the employee was ...
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Kindergarten registration set for March 6-10:
Kindergarten registration is rapidly approaching in the Oswego City School District.
This year, kindergarten registration will be held from March 6-10 for the 2023-2024 school year. Registration will take place at Central Registration (Education Center – Leighton Elementary School – Playground Entrance). Registration hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 6-9 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 10. If you would like a registration packet mailed to you and your child will turn the age of 5 on or before Dece. 1, 2023, please contact Central Registration at 315-341-2045 or visit our website at oswego.org.
To register, parents or guardians must supply the registration packet, birth certificate, proof of immunization, proof of residency and custody paperwork if applicable.
Students ...
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KPS embraces mindfulness at assemblies:
Mindfulness, self-care and general positivity were on display and talked about during assemblies at Kingsford Park Elementary School.
Brian Chevalier from Songspun Productions visited on Jan. 31, offering two assemblies which allowed every student in school to take part.
Chevalier got the students involved in the show, often calling upon them to dance or sing along with students even coming up to the microphone at different times.
Among the themes discussed was mindfulness, which Chevalier said many schools utilize to assist students with social-emotional issues they confront or might face. Acceptance and knowing what we don’t have the power to change, he told the kids, is very important to mental wellbeing.
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