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WCS Moves To Ban Phone Use By Students
A survey of teachers at Waterville Junior-Senior High School showed the top impediment to education in their classrooms comes from students distracted by using their cell phones. The Waterville Teachers Association asked teachers their thoughts as the District moves to eliminate student cell phone use in the building. Out of...
Student Heads To The Capital
This summer, Annalise Steinmetz from West Winfield will join outstanding students from across the nation to take part in an academic and career oriented development experience. Steinmetz, who will be in seventh grade at Mount Markham Middle School in the fall, will participate this month in the Junior National Young...
Sherburne parent wants home schooled kids to be able to play on public school teams
Home schooled kids are not allowed to play on public school teams, but that wasn't always the case. Now, one Sherburne parent is trying to change state law. "It's just something that should be open to all children," Clarissa Berg told Fox 40. She just wants her kids to keep...
Graduation Ceremony Celebrates ‘Real Life Rosies™’ and Efforts to Support Women Pursuing Careers in Advanced Manufacturing
Yesterday, MACNY, The Manufacturers Association and Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) hosted a ceremony celebrating the graduates of the Real Life Rosies™ program. The graduating cohort was comprised of Thomas R. Proctor High School seniors that completed the Real Life Rosies program. The graduates were offered summer employment at Indium Corporation, Square 1 Coating Systems, and Semikron Danfoss, some of which were funded through Oneida County’s Summer Youth Employment Program.
Utica School District Universal Pre-K Free Enrollment
UTICA, N.Y. -- The Neighborhood Center and Utica City School District will provide free enrollment for Universal Pre-Kindergarten for four-year-old children in the district for the 2024-25 school year. "The qualifications for enrollment are children must be four years old by December 1st and live within the district," a release...
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