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Investigators to present findings of Victor haiku book to D.A.’s Office

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Investigators to present findings of Victor haiku book to D.A.’s Office
Investigators with the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Friday they are looking into a book of haikus written by students at Victor High School. This comes as an update to the story 13WHAM first reported in May. The book, which contains material considered to be racist, homophobic and insensitive, was published in print and made available on Amazon for purchase.... more

Helming honors Mark Gearan with Liberty Medal

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Helming honors Mark Gearan with Liberty Medal
The honors for Mark Gearan keeping growing, even after he has left his post as president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. State Sen. Pam Helming, R-54, Canandaigua, presented Gearan with the Liberty Medal, the highest civilian honor that a state senator can bestow on an individual. Gearan received the award at a Geneva Red Wings baseball game at McDonough... more

McCole: Auburn district continues fighting for full funding

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McCole: Auburn district continues fighting for full funding
Year after year, the Auburn Enlarged City School District has faced significant budget shortfalls due to issues with New York state’s foundation aid formula. Foundation aid is underfunded, it is not distributed equitably to school districts based on need, and it uses data from 2003 to determine what level of state aid each school district needs in order to operate.... more

Auburn’s Holland Stadium project on track for mid-September finish

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Auburn’s Holland Stadium project on track for mid-September finish
Auburn Enlarged City School District athletes may not have to wait much longer to play at Holland Stadium. In an update on the stadium renovation project's progress given to the district's school board Tuesday by C&S Companies — which is overseeing the undertaking at the stadium behind Auburn Junior High School — officials said the new synthetic turf for the... more

Cayuga Community College gets $10,000 grant to help recruiting

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Cayuga Community College gets ,000 grant to help recruiting
Cayuga Community College was recently given $10,000 to further its recruiting efforts. Jeffrey Rosenthal, vice president of student affairs, said at a board of trustees meeting Wednesday, that the money, which came from the SUNY system, will be directed at CCC's instant admission days. That's a program in which potential students can arrive at the Auburn or Fulton campus and... more

Victor Schools take action after controversial book

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Victor Schools take action after controversial book
The superintendent of the Victor Central School District says administrators are working on a plan to involve training and new curriculum following a book of poems published by high school students. “We need to ingrain in or students as part of being a productive citizen that you have a responsibility to society,” said Superintendent Dawn Santiago-Marullo. Many considered the book... more

Cato-Meridian school board picks Lees for president, Bratt for vice president

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Cato-Meridian school board picks Lees for president, Bratt for vice president
The Cato-Meridian Central School District Board of Education appointed its leadership going into the upcoming school year at a board re-organizational meeting at the district conference room Monday night. Michael Lees was re-elected as board president, while Kathleen Bratt was made the new vice president following the board resignation of L. Lee Epprecht — who previously held the position —... more

Syracuse University gets $4M to help recruit STEM students

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Syracuse University gets M to help recruit STEM students
Syracuse University is getting $4 million in federal money to help recruit minority students interested in science and math. U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced the National Science Foundation funding on Monday. It will be used to attract and retain students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math — subject areas commonly known as STEM. Read more from... more

Cuomo signs bill at Cornell to boost industrial hemp

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Cuomo signs bill at Cornell to boost industrial hemp
The race to become the United States’ leader in industrial hemp is underway, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday took steps to aid New York in the race. Cuomo visited the biotechnology building at Cornell University to sign a bill categorizing industrial hemp as an agricultural commodity, which gives it the same protections as any other crop. “One of our... more

State steps up efforts to make colleges more responsive to sexual assault allegations

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State steps up efforts to make colleges more responsive to sexual assault allegations
Trauma can affect a person in many ways — including how a victim of sexual assault remembers what happened. That issue will be explored at a training session — held Tuesday and Wednesday at Monroe Community College — for professionals who respond to those kinds of cases. “Changing the approach and understanding that just because the victim doesn’t remember all... more

Now-closed St. Mary’s School in Waterloo seeks takers for old trophies

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Now-closed St. Mary’s School in Waterloo seeks takers for old trophies
Nearly 100 trophies earned by boys and girls basketball teams over the years at the now-closed St. Mary’s School are looking for a new home. Kathy Peters, an active member of St. Frances-St. Clare Parish in Waterloo and Seneca Falls, has set up the trophies on folding tables in the hallway of the former school, which closed in 2004. “We... more

TST BOCES auto body class students restoring 1946 Chevy truck

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TST BOCES auto body class students restoring 1946 Chevy truck
Career and Technical Education students in the Auto Body class at TST BOCES have been given the exciting opportunity to take part in the restoration of a vintage 1946 Chevy pickup truck. The truck belongs to Buzz and Linda Padgett. Linda was a member of the board at TST BOCES from 1993-2003 and served as board president for 16 years... more

Cayuga Heights teacher sentenced for endangering

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Cayuga Heights teacher sentenced for endangering
Former Cayuga Heights Elementary School teacher Ryan Harrington was sentenced after being convicted of inappropriate criminal behavior with a child for several months in 2015. Harrington pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child on Jan. 25. He was sentenced on April 14 to three years of probation and a full stay-away order bars him from contacting the child... more

FLCC names Robinson professor emeritus

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FLCC names Robinson professor emeritus
The Finger Lakes Community College Board of Trustees has named Gorham resident and retired professor Ann P. Robinson professor emeritus, a honor for longtime college employees who have achieved distinction during their tenure. Robinson was professor of nursing and coordinator of academic assessment when she retired in June 2013 following a 26-year career at FLCC. At FLCC, she led the... more

SF Board of Education to elect officers, make appointments

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SF Board of Education to elect officers, make appointments
The Board of Education will conduct its annual organizational meeting and a regular meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Middle School library. The organizational meeting will be conducted first and will see the nine-member board elect two of their members as president and vice president for the 2017-18 school year. That will be followed by a host of annual... more

Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES enters summer with unclear leadership future

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Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES enters summer with unclear leadership future
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES’ chief operating officer said the institution is looking ahead to the coming school year despite not being sure what comes next for the district after the departure of its superintendent last spring. In an interview last week, Mark Vivacqua said a survey that is part of the state Education Department’s process in determining if a BOCES needs to... more
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