The approximately 60 students in John Lawler’s living environment class at Weedsport Jr.-Sr. High School have been getting hands-on experience through various scientific investigations since the first week of school. Lawler separated students into groups where they’re planning and implementing an investigation that culminates with a scientific paper due in February. The topics include the …

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A recent inspection of the Weedsport Central School district buses by the New York State Department of Transportation resulted in a 100 percent passing rating. A total of 19 vehicles were inspected, and the inspections (a total of 42) were performed between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019. According to the DOT, the statewide …

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Weedsport Jr.-Sr. High School has announced its student-athletes of the month. They are as follows and include quotes from his/her coach Boys’ varsity cross country team: Landon Kepple “Landon was the top performer throughout the beginning of the season highlighted by finishing 52nd out of 345 runners at the McQuaid Invitational.” Girls’ varsity cross country …

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The members of the Weedsport varsity and JV field hockey teams combined to raise $7,522 for the 10th Annual Drive Away Cancer game on Oct. 3 at Weedsport. The total raises Weedsport’s 10-year donation to $34,121. The teams set a goal of having each player collect $50 in donations to benefit the Upstate Foundation, which …

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A total of 14 students from Weedsport were selected to participate in the Sr. High chorus at the Cayuga County Music Educators Association Fall All-County Music Festival from Nov. 22-23 in Auburn. The students include: Maddie Christopher, Olivia Rudick, Jenna Strong, Emma Grieco, Bridget Hickey, Sydney Manchester, Aaron Brown, Noah Hickok, Forrest Nguyen, Garrett Sevier, …

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A total of 13 students from Weedsport were selected to participate in the Jr. High Band at the Cayuga County Music Educators Association Fall All-County Music Festival from Nov. 22-23 in Auburn. The students include: Keegan Montreal – Flute Jasmine Nguyen – Flute Evan Growney – Clarinet Adrihanna Collins – Clarinet Kylie Hill – Alto …

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For the second year in a row, Weedsport will be participating in an 8-man football league. District leaders made the decision to switch from 11-man last year because the team did not have enough players to safely compete at the varsity level. Student safety was the primary consideration in the decision to participate in the …

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“There is no paper.” That is how Weedsport Jr.-Sr. High School teacher Tricia Austin describes her virtual classrooms of English language arts (ELA) 10 and college English. Her virtual classrooms utilize a Chromebook and the Buzz learning management system. Chromebooks resemble traditional laptops, but instead of using a Windows operating system, they run on a …

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Four Weedsport students will perform in the 2019 Greater Syracuse Honors Youth Wind Ensembles at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, at the Setnor Auditorium at Syracuse University. It is free and open to the public. The students selected to the youth symphonic band include Reilly Montreal and Forrest Nguyen, and the wind ensemble members include …

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