Friday, March 5th, 2021—This high school senior has some serious game both in the classroom and on the court. Let us welcome to the ‘hot seat,’ Marcus Pasha. Syracuse Academy of Science had an opportunity to virtually interview Marcus, who shared with us his plans following graduation, his hidden talent, favorite memory at Syracuse Academy of Science and so much more. Check out our interview below with Marcus Pasha.

Interview with Marcus Pasha

• What is one major accomplishment you had in your senior year of high school? Being accepted into my first college!
• What are your goals for after high school? To go to college and major in Neuroscience.
• Name one person that inspires you? My older sister.
• What advice would you give to the next senior class? Don't fall behind in work.
• Where do you see yourself in five years? I see myself working as a Neuroscientist for a company in Florida.
• If you could have dinner with any person living or dead who would they be and why? Wilt Chamberlain, because I wanna know if all those myths about him were true.
• Name three traits that describe you? Annoying, funny, and friendly.
• What is your favorite hobby? Playing Basketball
• What is a hidden talent that no one or only a few people know about you? I can secretly do a 360 dunk.
• What is your favorite memory of SAS? Last year's basketball season.

Friday, February 26th, 2021—In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month the 6^th and 7^th grade Atoms at Syracuse Academy of Science middle school participated in an Art and Writing Contest. Students were tasked with creating works of art in the form of a poem, short story, essay, digital poster, drawing or painting. For their efforts, participants received certificates and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. themed t-shirts. With many great entries, we would like to congratulate the following students for their art and writing submissions.

Art Entries

• Ny'Reonna Harris
• Samara Hurtado
• Christina Say

Writing Entries

• Enas Mobara
• Iyanna Leary
• Nicole Tejeda

Thank you to all who participated in this event! Please head to our Facebook page to view more pictures from the Art and Writing Contest event.

Friday, February 26th, 2021—Throughout the month of February, Syracuse Academy of Science celebrated Black History Month. Students in elementary, middle and high school observed the month by learning about contributions African Americans have made to this country. Today, we share the work created by the high school Atoms in the Social Justice Committee. Their posters highlight a celebration of various African American achievements. These achievements include the following:

• Founder of Black History Month -Carter G. Woodson
• Achievements in Mathematics
• Achievements in Science and Exploration
• Achievements in Science and Invention
• Achievements in Civil Rights
• Achievements in Law
• Achievements in Politics
• Achievements in Music
• Achievements in Literature
• Achievements in Arts
• Achievements in Athletics

Please visit our Facebook page to view the complete collection of work from the Syracuse Academy of Science high school's Social Justice Committee.

Monday, March 1st, 2021—In honor of Women’s History Month, Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school will be honoring 22 noble women who have made a cultural and or historical impact on society. Some of the women featured include and are not limited to: Princess Diana, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anne Frank, Michelle Obama, Malala Yousafzai and many more. We invite you to join along as we celebrate these women throughout the month of March by clicking here to view Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school’s Women’s History Month presentation.

Friday, February 26th, 2021—This next Teacher Spotlight is one you certainly don’t want to scroll past! Syracuse Academy of Science high school had an opportunity to virtually interview English teacher, Ms. Boller who shares some great advice for the Atoms, along with her favorite book, biggest accomplishment and oh so much more! Check out our interview below with high school English teacher, Ms. Boller.

Interview with Ms. Boller

• What three traits define you? Determined, Caring, and Helpful.
• What is your greatest accomplishment? My greatest accomplishment is graduating Syracuse University with honors. 
• Best book you have ever read? The best book I have ever read is The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.
• What is one thing you cannot resist?(food/dessert/candy/etc.) One thing I cannot resist is chocolate chip cookies.
• If you could have dinner with one person living or dead who would they be and why? One person I would want to have dinner with would be Nic Stone because she is an excellent writer who likes to write about challenging issues for teenagers.
• What advice would you give to kids who are struggling at school? For students who are struggling I would tell them to reach out to their teachers. All your teachers are willing to help you, you just have to ask.
• Tell us, what is something that might surprise us about you? Something that might surprise you about me is that I won a writing contest while in middle school and was published in a teen writing anthology.

Friday, February 19th, 2021—In honor of Black History Month, Syracuse Academy of Science High School Choir collaborated with Christian Brothers Academy to create this virtual choir performance that will leave you in complete amazement! The students recorded André J. Thomas's "I Dream a World." The basis of this song comes from the text of world renowned poet, novelist, fiction writer and playwright,  Langston Hughes, who is influential to the students at both Syracuse Academy of Science High School and Christian Brothers Academy.

During the months of January and February students at both schools met over Zoom to rehearse with their peers and teachers, Ms. Carlson and Mrs. Moore. During their rehearsal, students would also discuss the meaning of Langston Hughes’ text and how it relates to their hopes and dreams for the world in 2021. Some of their hopes include: being more compassionate, being patient with one another, showing empathy and of course being able to sing together again (sometime soon). We are excited and thrilled to have created a recording that showcases a contemporary choral composer and the text of an important poet.

Without further ado, enjoy this virtual choir performance from Syracuse Academy of Science High School Choir and Christian Brothers Academy Select Chorus, directed by Ms. Lexi Carlson and Mrs. Erin Moore, with piano accompanist Dan Miller.

Thursday, February 4th, 2021—Syracuse Academy of Science 2^nd grade Atoms competed in some royally great math fun earlier this month. The kings and queens of math teamed up (socially distant of course) and worked together to solve various addition and regrouping equations in a fun, friendly math competition. What a great team building and educational group activity. Keep up the great work, Atoms!

Thursday, February 11th, 2021—Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school flex both their creativity and English language skills when working on this fun ‘Verbs in Action’ activity. Students were not only tasked with writing a sentence, but also had to create an action figure using pipe cleaners to act out that sentence. Atoms were also encouraged to draw and color a fun background image for their action figure. Keep up the great work, Atoms!

Thursday, February 11th, 2021—Earlier this month, the fourth grade Atoms at Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school were busy at work preparing for our annual Science Fair, which was held virtually. For the Science Fair, students were tasked with creating an experiment that would demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the scientific method, as well as their superb organization skills.

This year, we saw a variety of great experiments using or about slime, LEGOs, elephant toothpaste, rubber bands, paper airplanes, water pollution, and so much more! We even had a team of distinguished judges from SRC, Inc., Syracuse University, SUNY-ESF, The Tech Garden, News Channel 9, Syracuse.com and Syracuse Veteran Affairs.

The student who places first will receive an Amazon Kindle! The students who place second, third and fourth will receive STEM kits to create, and learn at home.

Congratulations to all of our students who participated and for our team of judges who volunteered their time to join us for this time honored event.  Words cannot describe how honored we were to have you join us for our special occasion, as well as, all the hard work, time and energy our students put into their presentation. Please, give yourselves a round of applause! Click here to view this year’s Science Fair.

Friday, February 12th, 2021—Syracuse Academy of Science hybrid learning students participate in a variety of kindness activities leading up to Valentine’s Day. Students took the time to reflect on what kindness means to them, wrote positive character traits about themselves and ultimately reminded us to not only love ourselves, but to love one another. Keep up the great work, Atoms!