Wednesday, October 27th, 2021—At Syracuse Academy of Science Charter Schools we pride ourselves in believing that college is for everyone! One of the key components of college guidance at SASCS is to expose students to the college environment through various college visits and guest speakers. College visits, hosting individual college representatives and guest speakers help our students expand their knowledge about necessary skills, requirements and available programs at local, regional and national colleges.
Just last week, Syracuse Academy of Science high school welcomed a representative from the United States Navy, a member of the United States Armed Forces, and the National Guard. During their information sessions, Juniors and Seniors had an opportunity to listen, learn and ask questions about careers in the United States Armed Forces and the National Guard.
We want to thank each representative for taking time out of their schedule to come and speak with the students, as well as, thank them for their service.
Tuesday, October 26th, 2021—Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life. Throughout the month of October, Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school 4th grade students have been busy at work participating in the Kindness Challenge.
For this challenge Atoms were tasked with recognizing and giving 20 compliments to fellow classmates over the course of the month. Upon completion, two grade level representatives proposed their celebration ideas to the Dean of Elementary, Mrs. Miller. Their celebration idea that was approved was, shaving cream slime!
We all know that kindness goes a long way, keep up the great work, Atoms!
Wednesday, October 27th, 2021—Syracuse Academy of Science middle school Project Based Learning (PBL) students welcomed guest speaker Cheryl Welles from Empower Federal Credit Union who spoke to the students about the importance of having a budget. Cheryl led the students in a breakout session where they worked in groups of three to create their own budget through a budget simulation experience.
Thank you Cheryl for taking the time to speak with the Atoms not only about the importance of having a budget, but also how to create one. Students will be able to use this information in their upcoming project (and beyond) where they will be teaching younger students about the importance of understanding spending, sharing and savings.
Friday, October 29th, 2021—For this post, we are following Mr. Yaman and Mr. Serkan's Congressional Award students to Boston, Massachusetts! Syracuse Academy of Science high school Congressional Award students had an opportunity to explore one of the United States most historically rich cities, Boston, which was founded in 1630. During their visit, the Atoms explored the New England Aquarium, the historical Quincy Market - designed by famous architect Alexander Parris in August 1826, and of course downtown Boston.
We also can't forget there are a couple of well known and prestigious universities that just so happen to be located near Boston in Cambridge, Massachusetts - Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). For this visit, the students had an opportunity to visit the prestigious MIT campus.
Welcome home Atoms, we hope you had a great time on your trip and were able to learn, and explore many of the historical attributes of Boston!
Friday, October 29th, 2021—To get into the spirit of all things Halloween, Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school held its annual Fall Festival. For this school event, Atoms had an opportunity to dress in their Halloween costumes for the classroom parade, in which their families were invited to join via Zoom.
In addition to the costume parade, various classrooms also celebrated Halloween by having their students participate in a handful of fall themed activities like pumpkin decorating.
We hope all of our students had a happy and safe Halloween! Please click here to visit our Facebook page to view more pictures from Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school's Fall Festival.
Wednesday, October 21st, 2021—Earlier this month, Syracuse Academy of Science elementary students in Mrs. Bloss' class learned about the Ancient Asian Civilization and the significance of The Great Wall of China, and why it's considered a symbol of the Chinese Nation.
For their assignment, Atoms were tasked with using their imagination to go back in time and explore The Great Wall of China and to of course write about it. This exercise allowed for the students to practice the writing process which included: drafting, and editing their writing for a final copy. Much like The Great Wall of China, the Atoms written work was turned into masterpieces and will be preserved to stand the test of time as their published work is currently on display in the hallway of Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school.
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 7th, 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 7th 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 27th, and Utica College on Thursday, October 28th. 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.
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