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Penfield Central School District names new Superintendent
PENFIELD, N.Y. (WROC) – Penfield Central School District has named a new Superintendent – Dr. Tasha Potter. This follows shortly after the announcement Dr. Thomas Putnam would step down to take a leadership role with Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES as Superintendent. Potter has served as Penfield CSD’s Assistant Superintendent for Equity and Access for the last […]
Scholarship established in honor of Sister Margaret Mancuso, SSJ
Sister Margaret Mancuso, SSJ is retiring as Nazareth Elementary School principal at the end of July 2024. Sister Margaret also served as the principal of Nativity School in Brockport from 1986 to the early 1990s. In Sister Margaret’s honor, Nazareth is celebrating the way she used her unique God-given gifts...
17-year-old rising sports star empowers youth with football camp
Marquan Grimes, a 17-year-old standout four-sport athlete and incoming senior, organized a youth football camp over the weekend at Edison Career & Technology High School. The camp aimed to inspire positive change in the community by highlighting student-athletes with high GPAs as role models. "My mom always taught me to...
A new program to teach and internalize American civics
If Americans of all ages are struggling to understand civics, what's the solution?. At SUNY Geneseo, a new program open to all students focuses on the cornerstones of American civics. That program culminates with students returning home over summer break to focus on their own home towns, while applying the lessons learned.
Compiling All-Greater Rochester high school teams a labor of love for our sportswriters
A big thank-you to the three sportswriters serving Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and Canandaigua Daily Messenger high school sports fans -- James Johnson, Marquel Slaughter and Justin Ritzel. Throughout the school year, they tell the stories of athletes and coaches and teams that inspire and delight their fans. Whether we...
Local student hosts football camp for kids in the community
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – One local high school student is working to make a difference in the lives of young kids in his community. Marquan Grimes is an incoming senior at Edison Career and Tech high school us hosting a youth football camp in an effort to share his passion with others. Students age 6 […]
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