Thursday, October 28th, 2021—In the month of October, Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school students were honored and celebrated for demonstrating great levels of the character trait trustworthiness. In addition to the Atoms, teachers Ms. Georgiadis and Ms. Murdie were also recognized as Teachers of the Month! 

Congratulations to all of our Atoms and teachers. Keep up the great work and remember to tune in each month as we share, and celebrate the students selected for our monthly Student on the Month celebration. Each month, students will be recognized for their demonstration of that month's character trait. Please click here to visit our Facebook page to view more pictures from the October Student of the Month celebration.

Friday, October 29th, 2021—On Thursday, October 7^th, 2021 Syracuse City School District (SCSD) held a public hearing where parents, students, teachers, faculty and staff met to share their support for Syracuse Academy of Science Charter Schools to renew its charter school term. As per the New York State Education Department (NYSED), all charter schools are required to apply to renew their charter to continue their operation every 5-years. Syracuse Academy of Science Charter Schools are going through the renewal process after receiving its last 5-year term in 2017.

As part of NYSED’s charter school renewal process, home districts, like SCSD, are required to hold public hearing meetings for the public to express their views for charter schools. The comments made during the public hearing meetings are then sent to NYSED by the home district.

During the public board meeting held on October 7^th at 6:00 PM, all 19 people spoke in favor of Syracuse Academy of Science Charter Schools renewing its charter school contract. Below is the breakdown of the number of people who spoke during the public board meeting.

• 10 Parents
• 8 Staff members
• 1 Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School Student

At this time we would like to thank you for your continued support of Syracuse Academy of Science Charter Schools. Please stay tuned for any future public board meetings held by our home district Syracuse City School District.

Friday, October 22nd, 2021—Syracuse Academy of Science High school students had an opportunity to attend Onondaga Community College (OCC)’s annual Fall Open House. During this event, students learned about the college’s extensive degree programs and opportunities, its Laker Athletic program, campus life, student accounts, importance of FAFSA (and its deadline), EOP/TRIO programs, and of course toured the campus including one of its residence halls.

As a college preparatory school, this marks the beginning of the college visit season, and students will have an opportunity to meet with the National Guard on Wednesday, October 27^th, and Utica College on Thursday, October 28^th. Members from their recruiting or admissions team will be at Syracuse Academy of Science high school, and will be able to answer any questions students may have about their program or college.

Saturday, October 23rd, 2021—Syracuse Academy of Science Atoms took home the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in the annual CNY Steamboat Challenge presented by the MOST.

On Saturday, October 23rd Syracuse Academy of Science elementary, middle and high school students took to the sea in the STEM competition in 'pop-pop' or 'putt-putt' boat engineering. For this competition students could work in teams of 2-3 or individually, and were tasked with designing and constructing a miniature working steamboat powered by a single tealight candle. Teams would then present their design to the judges and are scored in 5 categories, as well as, their boat's best race time in 2 attempts.

Scoring for the CNY Steamboat Competition was based on the following criteria:

• Boat Specification
• Race Time
• Student Presentation

Awards are given in three categories: Divisions I (grades 4-6), II (grades 7-8), and III (grades 9-12).

Congratulations to the following Syracuse Academy of Science High School students for placing in this year's Division III CNY Steamboat Competition.

• First Place: Eva Acheampong and Janell Virgilio
• Second Place: Yakina Sika Amoah and Grace ONeil
• Third Place: Theodore Simon and Migual Mathis

Congratulations to the following Syracuse Academy of Science middle school students for placing in this year's Division II CNY Steamboat Competition

• Fourth Place: Samara Hurtado and Arna Amoah

Congratulations to all of our Atoms who participated in this year's STEM competition. We are very proud of you, your hard work and all that you have accomplished! Please click here to visit our Facebook page to view more pictures from the 2021 CNY Steamboat Competition.