Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021—While the First Day of School is right around the corner we would be remiss to not share these incredible pictures of our Syracuse Academy of Science middle school’s Moving Up Ceremony.

This momentous occasion marks an academic milestone for our 7th grade Atoms as they get ready to leave the halls of the middle school and enter a new building as a high school student. This new chapter in their lives is one that will be as exciting and adventurous as the Atoms already are. During the moving up ceremony, students celebrated with their friends and family. Atoms received certificates, gifts and notes from their teachers. Congratulations, Atoms, we are so proud of you and look forward to hearing and seeing great things from you in high school. Please click here to view more pictures from the 7th grade Moving Up Ceremony.

Friday, July 30th, 2021—While last year was challenging for many families, teachers and students had to overcome and adapt to new styles of teaching and learning that no one would ever have anticipated.

Spectrum News caught up with Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school teachers, Aileen Figueroa and Alexandria Williams as they share how they are helping the Atoms bridge the learning gap and prepare them for the upcoming school year. This year, summer school has been lengthened to allow for students to really become immersed into the curriculum and feel they are prepared and ready to go in September.

We invite you to click here to watch the coverage of Syracuse Academy of Science and find out how the learning never stops with the Atoms!

Tuesday, July 27th, 2021—Syracuse Academy of Science middle school 7^th grade project based learning students put their creativity and business savvy skills to the test when competing in the CNY Innovation Challenge. Students in grades 6-12 had an opportunity to create and pitch their creative solution to one of the problems below for a chance to win $500.

• Create a product/service that would make your school life easier
• Develop a way for students to save time/be more efficient
• Invent a way to increase understanding of various concepts taught in class
• Design an app that will help increase communication or make teleworking easier
• Fabricate an invention that would improve leisure activities
• Conceive an alternative to standardized tests for measuring student performance
• Build a product/service that will help the environment
• Devise a way to enhance family relationships
• Think of an idea that would help students determine a career path
• Generate a product/service that the world “can’t live without”

Students were tasked with not only finding a creative solution to one of the problems listed above, but also documenting intellectual property to protect concepts that could be used in a patent application. In addition to designing and developing an idea, students would have to develop a solid go-to-market plan and a marketing pitch to “sell” their concept. Throughout this process, students learned various strategies to advance their idea and take a product/service to market.

Syracuse Academy of Science middle school is proud to share that they had two teams of 7^th grade students competing in this challenge. The first team's product was: Interchangeable Shoes. The second team's creative solution was: Fodly - a website where SANY families can find inexpensive items. While there was some fierce competition in the CNY Innovation Challenge, the Atoms tried their best and we would like to take this moment to congratulate both teams for a job well done!

Please click here to visit our Facebook page to view their project video.

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021—Syracuse Academy of Science middle school Atoms in 7D studied a classic piece in American Literature, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. Published in 1845, this poem consists of 18 stanzas and 108 lines and shows incredible symbolism about a gentleman who mourns and longs for his beloved Lenore. As part of their curriculum, students were tasked with not only learning about Poe’s incredible work, but also memorizing the 108 lines of The Raven.

Recognized by many as one of Edgar Allan Poe’s most well known pieces written, The Raven has been parodied many times over the years, especially around Halloween. From television series such as the Gilmore Girls and the Simpsons, to even magazines and comic book series such as Batman, Calvin and Hobbs and MAD Magazine. Way to go Atoms, we are very proud of you!

Friday, June 11th, 2021—On a late Friday evening, members of Syracuse Academy of Science high school's Class of 2021 dressed up for a formal event celebrating all their hard work and accomplishments not only this past year but their entire academic career.

In true 2021 form, many iconic moments looked a bit different from proms to graduation (and many moments in between) this event was no different. While  Syracuse Academy of Science high school did not host a prom for its students, they did however do something just as special for its senior class. Students had an opportunity to dress up and attend a formal dining event with their fellow classmates, followed by entertainment from award-winning mentalist, Dustin Dean, who has astounded millions of people around the world with his mind reading and intuitive abilities. Please click here to visit our Facebook page to view more pictures from this event.

We hope all of our Atoms are having a fantastic, healthy and safe summer!

Sunday, July 4th, 2021—From our family to yours, we wish all of our Atoms a very happy, healthy and safe Independence Day! Below are some fun facts about the 4th of July.

• Every July 4th, descendants of the signers of the Declaration of Independence tap the Liberty Bell 13 times in honor of the original 13 colonies.
• Americans typically eat 150 million hot dogs on Independence Day, “enough to stretch from D.C. to L.A. more than five times,” according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.
• The first July 4th celebration took place at the White House on 1801, hosted by Thomas Jefferson.
• Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is held annually on July 4th. In 2018, champion Joey Chestnut ate 74 hot dogs with buns in just 10 minutes.

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021—Throughout the school year, Syracuse Academy of Science elementary school students have been learning all about butterflies and their life cycle. Atoms had an opportunity to raise, a butterfly from a caterpillar and observe and document its natural life cycle. As the students prepared for their last day of school, they also got ready for a bittersweet moment of saying goodbye and releasing their butterflies into the wild, with hopes of seeing them sometime soon. What a fun STEM activity Atoms, we hope that you can reunite with your butterflies throughout the summer.

Thursday, June 24th, 2021—As Syracuse Academy of Science high school seniors prepared for this momentous occasion in their academic career, this moment and time will most certainly go down in history for more than one reason. Not only did these 'Pandemic Academics' exceed expectations, but throughout this year, they overcame herculean obstacles that life presented.

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021—As Syracuse Academy of Science Charter Schools put the finishing touches on another albeit historic school year, we invite you to take a look back and reflect and view how far these students have come through the incredible artwork of the Middle School Atoms.

This past school year is one that will most certainly go down in the history books. With obstacles that presented itself, the students came, saw and concurred whatever life threw at them. It was with this mentality, and attitude that allowed them to harness and channel their energy through creativity to create amazing pieces of work, thanks to help and guidance of art teacher, Ms. Brett.

We invite you to take a moment to click here to view the entire year's collection of artwork from the Syracuse Academy of Science middle school Atoms.

Thursday, June 24th, 2021-At Syracuse Academy of Science high school the Senior Video is a time-honored tradition, and one many Atoms look forward to. This video was viewed for the first time by the students at their high school graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 24th.

As the Seniors prepared for their graduation ceremony, each member of the graduating class took a moment to share a few words of wisdom as they prepared to leave behind their legacy.

For the Senior Video, students were encouraged to share their plans after graduation, and give a ‘shout out’ and thank various people in their lives who helped encourage and support them throughout their life and academic career.

Today, we share with you the Class of 2021 Senior Video. Congratulations Class of 2021, this year will most certainly go down in history, and you have shown that you are able to overcome just about any obstacle that is in your path. We wish you the best of luck with your future endeavors. Many Atoms, one Family!