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November 7, 2022
Churchville-Chili CSD
Elizabeth Murray
Getting Personal with the Past

Churchville-Chili has been integrating experiential learning (learning by doing) into required middle school science curriculum for several years, offering engaging enrichment experiences. This year, the district is expanding the initiative into social studies with lessons that encourage scholars to put themselves in the places of the people they are studying.

 Getting Personal with the Past
Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Churchville-Chili CSD

Hooked on Reading at FRS

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Churchville-Chili CSD
Hooked on Reading at FRS

At Fairbanks Road School in Churchville-Chili, third and fourth grade students are learning to be lifelong learners and enthusiastic readers. Students recently focused on Women’s History and a theme based on the vocabulary word “Influential.”

Tagged: ELA

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Churchville-Chili CSD

Exploring Your Culture Day

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Churchville-Chili CSD
Exploring Your Culture Day

Every family is shaped by their own traditions, ethnicity and heritage. The first Exploring Your Culture Day at the Middle School encouraged Churchville-Chili students in grades 5-8 to talk with family members, learn about their unique backgrounds and proudly share their stories with others.

Tagged: Learning

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Churchville-Chili CSD

CES Page Turners Explore Arctic Adventures

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Churchville-Chili CSD
CES Page Turners Explore Arctic Adventures

Third grade students in Churchville Elementary School’s after school club, Page Turners, have been focusing on reading winter adventure-themed books.

Tagged: ELA

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Churchville-Chili CSD

CES Kids Heart Challenge

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Churchville-Chili CSD
CES Kids Heart Challenge

Churchville Elementary School has been supporting the American Heart Association’s events for 22 years! Last year, CES ranked #4 in NYS by raising $25,420 and has been recognized as a leader in supporting the AHA.

Tagged: Fundraiser

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES

CTE Electrical Students First in the Nation to Earn Solar Module Certification

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES
CTE Electrical Students First in the Nation to Earn Solar Module Certification

Residential and Commercial Electrical students at Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center converted their knowledge and skills into industry-aligned power to make history.

Tagged: Career & Technical Education (CTE)

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES

Previewing the Future at CTE

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES
Previewing the Future at CTE

The halls of Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center were busy with parents, students and community members exploring their options at the annual CTE Expo.

Tagged: Career & Technical Education (CTE)

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES

Up and Running at The Ridgecrest Café

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES
Up and Running at The Ridgecrest Café

For seventh and eighth graders at Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES Ridgecrest Academy, getting their first job at the Ridgecrest Café is a learning opportunity.

Tagged: Learning

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES

Becoming Part of the Community

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES
Becoming Part of the Community

It can be difficult for young people to get out and become familiar with all the resources and activities their community offers. At Westview in the Department for Exceptional Children, fieldtrips are used to help introduce students to what it means to be part of a community.

Tagged: Health & Wellness

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES

Meeting the Folks Who Keep Us Safe

Elizabeth Murray
February 27, 2023
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES
Meeting the Folks Who Keep Us Safe

Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES Hospitality and Applied Services (HaAS) and Career Skills Center (CSC) classes welcomed local first responders to the Exceptional Children Learning Center this winter.

Tagged: Health & Wellness

Elizabeth Murray
February 20, 2023
Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD

Special Area Teachers Support Classroom Work

Elizabeth Murray
February 20, 2023
Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD
Special Area Teachers Support Classroom Work

Special Area Teachers at Lima Primary School have a long history of supporting the work that is being done in the classroom by providing extra support to students throughout the school day.

Tagged: Teachers

Elizabeth Murray
February 20, 2023
Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD

Soup Making Business at Manor

Elizabeth Murray
February 20, 2023
Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD
Soup Making Business at Manor

The Language Enriched Academic Program (LEAP) is a multiage classroom of second through fifth graders. The LEAP classroom at the Manor School makes soup every week for teachers. 

Tagged: Learning

Elizabeth Murray
February 20, 2023
Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD

Student Leadership Luncheons

Elizabeth Murray
February 20, 2023
Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD
Student Leadership Luncheons

Beginning at the start of the 2022-23 school year, the Middle School has implemented Student Leadership Luncheons.

Tagged: Leadership

Elizabeth Murray
February 20, 2023
Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD

Peer Helpers Program

Elizabeth Murray
February 20, 2023
Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD
Peer Helpers Program

The Peer Helpers is a formal group at the Middle School who assist with promoting a positive, welcoming atmosphere. 

Tagged: Leadership

Elizabeth Murray
February 20, 2023
Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD

Renowned Jazz Musician Visits HF-L

Elizabeth Murray
February 20, 2023
Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD
Renowned Jazz Musician Visits HF-L

In December, the HF-L High School Jazz Ensemble was fortunate enough to be visited by renowned jazz musician, Vanessa Collier. Collier gave an hour and half masterclass on jazz where she improvised for and with multiple students on several jazz standards such as Mr. PC, Watermelon Man, and Blue Bossa.

Tagged: Music

Elizabeth Murray
January 23, 2023
West Irondequoit CSD

Growing value in employees with disabilities; inclusion at all levels

Elizabeth Murray
January 23, 2023
West Irondequoit CSD
Growing value in employees with disabilities; inclusion at all levels

Reporter Beth Adams and WXXI News featured West Irondequoit CSD staff member, Debbie Lane, in a recent story about the contributions of employees with disabilities. Lane shared her experience as a food service worker at Dake Junior High School and her love for the job.

Tagged: Careers

Elizabeth Murray
January 1, 2023
East Irondequoit CSD

Durand-Eastman fourth grade project honoring local Indigenous people

Elizabeth Murray
January 1, 2023
East Irondequoit CSD
Durand-Eastman fourth grade project honoring local Indigenous people

Fourth grade students at Durand-Eastman Intermediate School completed a research project called Honoring Irondequoit's Indigenous People that was on display at the Irondequoit Public Library.  

Tagged: STEM

Elizabeth Murray
December 22, 2022
Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD

HF-L Board of Education Swears In Student Representatives

Elizabeth Murray
December 22, 2022
Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD
HF-L Board of Education Swears In Student Representatives

During the Board of Education meeting that took place on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, HF-L seniors, Rhyan Garey, Brianna Bledsoe, and junior, Braedon Warren were sworn in by Board of Education President, Amy West, as the Student Representatives on HF-L’s Board of Education.

Tagged: Community Service

Elizabeth Murray
December 22, 2022
Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD

HF-L Student Named Semifinalist in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program

Elizabeth Murray
December 22, 2022
Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD
HF-L Student Named Semifinalist in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program

HF-L senior, Alana Khona, was selected as a semifinalist for the 68th annual National merit Scholarship Program.

Tagged: Awards

Elizabeth Murray
November 14, 2022
Gates-Chili CSD

Gates Chili is first district in WNY to launch electric school buses

Elizabeth Murray
November 14, 2022
Gates-Chili CSD
Gates Chili is first district in WNY to launch electric school buses

When the Gates Chili’s two new electric buses hit the road on the first day of school, students there made history, becoming the first students in upstate New York to ride an electric bus to school! The district was the first in upstate New York to add electric school buses to its fleet earlier this year.

Elizabeth Murray
November 7, 2022
Churchville-Chili CSD

A Treat for the Senses

Elizabeth Murray
November 7, 2022
Churchville-Chili CSD
A Treat for the Senses

Churchville Elementary School students got out into the woods at the adjoining Sprucewood Nature Center for a scavenger hunt this fall, searching for natural objects representing the five basic human senses.

Tagged: Science

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