Elementary teachers from the Fairport and Penfield Central School Districts collaborated on Mystery Science, an engaging K-5 science resource that combines information with hands-on projects, in July. This project was made possible by a $23,000 grant from Bosch Community Fund that Fairport applied for collaboratively with Penfield. The grant covers the cost of Mystery Science (online) access for both districts for the 2019-20 school year,
Fairport earns NYSPHSAA School of Excellence award
Fairport has earned the NYSPHSAA School of Excellence award for the 2018-19 school year. This year, 35 schools earned School of Distinction and 135 earned School of Excellence.
Congratulations to all these schools and what a tremendous honor for our student athletes, coaches, teachers and families! Read more »
Forsgren & Buffum re-elected Board of Education leadership, Slisz sworn in for new term
At the Board of Education’s reorganizational meeting on July 9, Peter Forsgren and Damon Buffum were re-elected as president and vice president, respectively, for the 2019-20 school year. Buffum was sworn in for his third three-year year term on July 3 and Timothy Slisz was sworn in for his first three-year term on July 1.
End-of-Year Celebration honors 2018-19 retirees
Fairport CSD held its annual End-of-Year Celebration for faculty and staff on June 26 featuring the Fairport High School Asset Leaders, a recap of the Make a Difference campaign, recognition of Principal Dave Dunn, our talented high school musicians and a retiree celebration.
Congratulations again to Dave Dunn who was named SAANYS/NAESP 2019 New York State Middle School Principal of the Year.
Fairport High School launches “Raider Talk” podcast
Fairport High School launched its official podcast, “Raider Talk,” in June 2019. The series shares the individual stories of FHS students and staff anonymously one podcast at a time.
“The goal of ‘Raider Talk’ is to meet students where they are by making FHS feel small through shared and diverse stories of struggle,
Graduation Walk: Class of 2019 visits former schools
Donning their caps and gowns and nametags declaring their post-graduate plans, Fairport High School’s Class of 2019 took a stroll down memory lane by returning to their former schools as part of the school’s first-ever Graduation Walk.
The graduating seniors boarded buses and traveled to their first stop,
Fairport High School Awards Ceremony
Congratulations to members of Fairport High School’s Class of 2019 who received awards at the school’s annual Awards Ceremony on June 5, 2019. Awards were presented as follows:
Fairport Lions Club Pete McGuirk Scholarship: Jack Fortner
Ambassador Award Scholarship (Class of 1964): Molly Hill, Maya Pazmino
Fairport Administrators Association Award: Jordan O’Connor,
Fairport High School MasterMinds team finishes second in regional playoffs, wins Rochester League 10
The Fairport High School MasterMinds Team finished second in the Rochester Regional Playoffs. The team went 8-2 in the playoffs, losing only to Brighton (twice). Henry Stringer was named to the All Tournament Team and Henry and Connor Quimby were named League 10 all stars.
MasterMinds is a quiz bowl-style academic competition for high school students.
‘Red Raider Day’ athletic awards presented
Fairport High School and the Athletics Department held its annual ‘Red Raider Day’ awards on June 3, 2019 at the Burgundy Basin Inn. Congratulations to all of our student athletes!
Senior Scholar Athlete Award Winners
Female – Julia Allen – Girls Cross-Country/Nordic Ski
Male –
Fairport Boys Lacrosse wins Section V Class A Championship
Fairport’s boys lacrosse team defeated Hilton, 9-4, to win the Section V Class A title on May 28 at St. John Fisher College. Congratulations, Raiders!
Roster (name, grade):
Name Grade
Mahar, Rory 11
Peers, Colin 11
Hadley, Matt 12
Knicley, Travis 11
Giggie,