Fairport’s four elementary schools – Brooks Hill, Dudley, Jefferson Avenue and Northside – came together to raise awareness and funds to support Golisano Children’s Hospital in this year’s Fall Crawl on October 22.
This year, students from all four schools collected a total of $16,046.80. Over the past eight years the annual event has raised more than $55,000.
The Fairport High School Drama Club invites the community to attend a special presentation of “Clue” this November 4, 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Fairport High School!
Tickets are on sale for $10 at the door and online here. Seats are general admission and masks are required for attendees.
The Fairport Central School District is pleased to announce John Kidd as the District’s new Director of Transportation, who was Board of Education approved for his new position at the October Board of Education business meeting. He was most recently Head Bus Driver for the department and will now replace Dr.
The Diversity Council is a collaboration between the Fairport Central School District and parents/community members. It acts as an advisory group to the Superintendent on topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The Council may address topics such as:
• District policies and procedures
• Systemic movement toward culturally responsive practices in areas such as curriculum,
The Fairport CSD has obtained several “Point of Care” PCR systems that can provide families with COVID results in 30 minutes. This test will give families the needed results to return to school after students are sent home for a COVID symptom. Our hope is that this opportunity for free and fast PCR testing offers another option for families to get students back to school quickly.
The Fairport Central School District will honor its new members in the Education Wall of Distinction Induction Ceremony, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. at Fairport High School room 512. The entire community is invited to attend the event (all COVID-19 protocols are in place and masks are required indoors).
The inductees,
The Fairport Central School District recognized five newly tenure-granted staff members during the October 19 Board of Education meeting.
Congratulations to the newly-tenured staff members:
Students at Minerva DeLand School are learning how to be positive online citizens in the days leading up to October 20, when they will celebrate and strive for a world without bullying!
October 20 is Unity Day, a day created by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. Students and staff are invited to wear orange on that day to declare their commitment to a world without bullying.
Fairport athletes are supporting the fight against breast cancer by raising funds and awareness for a local treatment center. The Fairport Varsity boys and girls volleyball teams went all in to raise funds for Pluta Cancer Center for October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The two teams collected $1,000 to donate to Pluta by selling pink shirts recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Four Fairport High School students have been selected for the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (RPYO), with three performances scheduled over the next season. FHS students Paul Besch-Turner (violin), May Fastais (violin), Noor Rouhana (violin) and Sammy Stringer (oboe) were selected in the Spring 2021 for the Youth Orchestra. Representatives from the RPYO say that the season’s tagline is “No More Distancing From Our Music!” The Fairport Central School District congratulates these talented musicians on their achievements!