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Lima High Alumni Reminisce At Reunion
Good times, good friends and good food were all found at the annual Lima High School Alumni Banquet on July 13 at Lima Country Club. The 2024 Alumni Reunion banquet was attended by around 75 people, 49 of them who graduated from the school which was open from 1919 to 1969. Lima merged with Honeoye Falls during the summer of 1969 to form Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District. Until 2019, the banquet celebrated the 50th anniversary class. This third banquet post-COVID celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Class of 1949, the 70th anniversary of the Class of 1954 and the 65th anniversary of the Class of 1959.
Rochester's Renaissance Academy hosts kindergarten signing day event
Rochester, N.Y. — It was signing day for kindergarteners at the Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts on Thursday. The event aims to promote readiness and excitement. Families with incoming kindergarteners had the opportunity to attend a mock "signing day" similar to a college sports commitment. "The most...
Rochester students explore their identities through ‘ROC Explorers’ summer program
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A different kind of summer learning is happening at School 54 in the Rochester City School District. For the second summer in a row, kids are participating in “ROC Explorers.” The goal of the program is for students to learn about themselves, who they are, and where they come from. Teachers say it’s a big hit with the little scholars.
SU scholarship memorializes fallen police officer from Webster
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Syracuse University is honoring fallen Ohio police officer Jamieson Ritter, a native of Webster, with a new scholarship. Ritter was shot and killed while responding to a call as an officer with the Cleveland Police Department in Ohio. Before his days as a police officer, Ritter graduated from McQuaid Jesuit High School, […]
School board vice president accused of threatening county legislator appears in court
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester School Board Vice President Beatriz LeBron was in Rochester City Court Thursday morning. She’s accused of verbally threatening the Vice President of the Monroe County Legislature, Mercedes Vasquez Simmons, at a county legislature meeting. Simmons claims LeBron told her, “I will break your face.”...
Generation ROC: RCSD introduces sports, art to summer learning
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Kids running around the green and tossing a ball or two may seem like the typical summer vacation hangout, but the middle school kids at Monroe High are actually taking a unique approach at summer school. “I like that I get to learn new things...
City council approves plan for officers in Rochester schools, amended school year
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Rochester City Council officially voted in favor of a proposal to allow officers at select RCSD schools during arrival and dismissal times through the summer and into the next school year. The approved proposal has a new price tag of $861,000 — up from the initial $90,000 plan to cover only […]
Team and 10 Student-Athletes Honored for Academic Success
NORTHBORO, MA – Ten members of the Nazareth University Women's Lacrosse team have been honored with Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Academic Honor Roll recognition. In addition, the combined grade point average for the team earned the Golden Flyers a spot on the Academic Honor Squad list. Graduate...
The Golisano Institute’s first-year lessons
Paychex founder and philanthropist Tom Golisano’s vision when creating a business school was to transform the entrepreneurial landscape and provide a better, more affordable path for student success. That vision is now more clearly in focus. A year ago, nearly half of the Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship...
Rochester Education Foundation seeking Career Models for Future Fair
On October, 11 from 9:00 - 1:30 at St. John Fisher University, career models will meet with students in small groups to share their career experiences and the path needed to get there. This event will provide HOPE, INSPIRATION and EXCITEMENT as students are able to imagine their own bright future because of YOU!
Meet the MBA Class of 2025: Lee Ana Hess, Notre Dame (Mendoza)
“Energetic and community-focused student dedicated to making a difference through ethical leadership, service, and sustainable business practices.”. Fun Fact About Yourself: Every year as a child, I spent all summer breaks in Bogotá, Colombia. Undergraduate School and Major: Roberts Wesleyan University, International Business, and Hispanic Literature. Most Recent Employer...
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