The January 10, 2022 Fairport Board of Education workshop has been moved from the Transportation Center to the LGI Room at Minerva DeLand. There are no Public Comments at workshop meetings. The workshop meeting begins at 5 p.m.
For more information on Board workshops, click here: Board of Education Meetings and Workshops
A Fairport High School senior has earned a chance to compete for one of the country’s top academic honors. Lucia Cardona (‘22) was nominated by New York State’s Education Commissioner Betty Rosa for the national Presidential Scholars Program. Rosa nominated 25 students from across the state in late December to compete for the national honor.
A classroom of Fairport High School (FHS) students had a chance to show off their engineering and coding skills and pick the brain of a NASA representative this week as they continue their work on projects for the NASA HUNCH class.
Stacy Hale worked on both the shuttle and space station programs at NASA,
Students at Northside Elementary School are practicing gratitude and the spirit of giving back this week as part of the school’s “Gratitude Week”. The Northside Student Council brainstormed a list of people who students are thankful for and assigned each group a day of the week. During the week, students at lunch are encouraged to write letters to the people in their lives in each group.
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 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 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.