Tuesday, November 8th, 2022: Syracuse Academy of Science Elementary students in Ms. Peryea’s second-grade class are learning about Ancient Greece, which includes one of Athens’ most significant contributions: democracy! After reviewing their lesson, students created campaign posters to run for “mayor” of the classroom. Students had to come up with compelling reasons their classmates may want to vote for them. This activity aligned perfectly with Election Day! 

Great work showing democracy in action, second graders!

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Friday, November 4th, 2022: We’ve all heard the saying “hard work pays off.” Head soccer coach, Mr. Bility, couldn’t agree more. Since August, when Syracuse Academy of Science finally got its own soccer field, he knew it was time to get to work. The team had been anxiously waiting to step on that field since Covid-19 started. Fast forward to 2022, the SAS Atoms were able to compete in their first official season as a school team. The season had many ups and downs, but the team competed and fought in every game until the last whistle. Even coaches from other schools saw this hard work in our student-athletes and wanted to recognize them.

Four of our student-athletes were nominated by Coach Bility and other coaches to the OHSL top players of the season. Congratulations to the following recipients:

Jamal Abdirahman: First Team All Patriots League

Taha Hayali: First Team All Patriots League

Ismael Colon Arencibia: Second Team All Patriots League

Sharif Hussein: Second Team All Patriots League

We also had two honorable mentions that we have to recognize as well:

Nischal Kharel and William Capra.

Congratulations on a stellar season, Atoms.

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Wednesday, November 9th, 2022: “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies… The man who never reads lives only once.” Families from Syracuse Academy of Science came out to enjoy literacy night! Students and their families participated in carnival-themed reading and writing activities, including bowling pins, ring toss, concession stand writing, circus animal matching, and more. We also had community members, including Empower FCU, Syracuse Fire Department, Help Me Grow Onondaga, Betts Branch Public Library, and Syracuse Police Department, along with information from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. We love partnering with our community to build even stronger readers! Thank you to all who came out to support our Literacy Night event!

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Friday, November 4th, 2022: A small act of kindness goes a long way! Syracuse Academy of Science Elementary Students in Ms. Cahalan’s “Kind Kiddos” social-emotional learning Lunch Bunch group passed out roses to teachers as their weekly act of kindness. These students spent the last two weeks brainstorming various acts of kindness that they can lead throughout the school year to create an overall positive school climate. They decided to start by giving “A beautiful rose to a beautiful teacher." 

Stay tuned for more Lunch Bunch posts as Ms. Cahalan works to bring students together each day during lunch!

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