On Tuesday, November 1st, 2016, the students of the SAS Middle School participated in our mock election for the President of the United States. Each student viewed selected pieces of each candidate presenting his and her position on various issues. Students not only voted for their preferred choice to run our great nation, but they wrote constructed responses on what why they choose that candidate to be the leader of the free world. At SAS, it is our mission to prepare students to be capable responsible citizens. This activity brings one of our civic responsibilities to light. Our voices need to be heard through our votes and we want our students to be capable and knowedgeable voters when they exercise this right!

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On Monday, October 31st, 2016 the staff of all three Syracuse Academy of Science buildings attending the AMF Strike 'N Spare Lanes in Mattydale for a team building afternoon. Teachers, administration, and support staff enjoyed the atmosphere and two games of bowling at the lanes. The fun and competition was the highlight of the afternoon!  A quick break with our colleagues and back to our buildings!

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On Monday, October 31st, 2016, 6th grade students in Miss Bittel's social studies class participated in a cultural lesson on the art of Salsa dancing. The presentation was given by one of our 6th grade student's parents, Odalas and Alberto Gaskins. The couple showed the students some video clips of professional salsa dancers before performing a couple's dance for the students. After their demonstration, students were taught 2 main salsa dance steps and then spent the remainder of the time dancing the Salsa in the gym!

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On Friday, October 28th, 2016 the Student Leadership Club hosted their first dance of the school year! Students danced the night away to music provided by Mr. Anthony Williams who has been the club's go to DJ for all the dances! Students enjoyed pizza, socializing and, of course, dancing!

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On Friday, October 28, 2016, two students from Syracuse Academy of Science's High School attended the Women in Engineering Day presented by Lockheed Martin. Ninth graders, Justine Bell and Priscilla Jones-Johnson were selected to attend the 16th Annual event at the site in Liverpool. The program included a morning engineering challenge which asked teams of students to design an apparatus that would move a ping pong ball down an inclined piece of cardboard at the slowest speed. The SAS students, working in a team with the students attending from Fayetteville-Manlius, won the contest with a time of 8 seconds, a full 3/4 of a second longer than the second place team! After the challenge, students got the chance to meet with engineers from Lockheed Martin that work in various fields from mechanical and electrical engineering to ceramic and software engineering, including having lunch with several of these women engineers. After lunch, the students were given a tour of parts of the facility and attended a career fair with hands on demonstrations of various forms of engineering so they could try their hand at becoming an engineer for part of the day. Many thanks to Lockheed Martin for putting on a great day at their facility and great job to our students on their engineering contest win! 

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On Thursday, October 27th, 2016 the 5th grade students of the SAS Middle School attended a field trip at the Ultimate Goal in Marcellus. While there, they practiced a variety of soccer skills including dribbling, scoring, and passing. In addition, students enjoyed a spirited game of dodge ball and tug of war with teachers and the staff of the facility. Thank you to all of the staff and we will see you again in the spring!

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On Wednesday, October 26, 2016 the 6th grade students of the SAS Middle School attended a field trip at the Ultimate Goal in Marcellus. While there, they practiced a variety of soccer skills including dribbling, scoring, and passing. In addition, students enjoyed a spirited game of dodge ball and tug of war with teachers and the staff of the facility. Thank you to all of the staff and we will see you again in the spring!

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On Tuesday, October 25th, 2016, the 7th grade students of the SAS Middle School attended a field trip at the Ultimate Goal in Marcellus.  While there, they practiced a variety of soccer skills including dribbling, scoring, and passing.  In addition, students enjoyed a spirited game of dodge ball and tug of war with teachers and the staff of the facility.  Thank you to all of the staff and we will see you again in the spring!

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On November 4th and 5th, at 6:00pm at the SAS High School Cafeteria the SAS Drama Club Presents:

Jack the Ripper:
Monster of Whitechapel 

An interactive murder mystery dinner

Join us for an evening of mystery, murder, and mayhem! And dinner too of course!

See if you can solve the case. Who is the real Jack? Prizes will be given for the best answers!

• Where: SAS High School Cafeteria 
• When: Nov. 4th and 5th at 6:00pm  (Friday and Saturday)

Presale tickets:

• $8.00 for students 
• $12.00 for adults

Tickets at the door:

• $10.00 for students 
• $14.00 for adults

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On Saturday, October 15th, 2016, Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School took first place in the senior division of the second annual CNY Steamboat Challenge, which was held at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology. 

A total of 54 students comprising 35 teams participated in the design, build, and compete STEM event. Students built a boat out of recycled materials, including a metal engine that produces stem to propel the boat when heated by a tea light candle. Teams of between one and four students in grades four through 12 raced their boats on 3 inches of water inside 10-foot-long inflatable tracks. 

The student STEM competition was divided into two levels: junior for students in grades four through eight and senior for students in grades nine through 12. 

Winners received a medal and the winners' schools received a plaque. 

After the final heats, the top teams in each level raced against each other to see who would take home the Admiral's Trophy. The winner was the senior team of Yovanis Garcia and Lalita Dahal, from the Syracuse Academy of Science. 

CNY Steamboat Challenge is organized by the Central New York Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and sponsored by the MOST and OBG. Support is provided by Lockheed Martin, NASA, Syracuse University's College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY), and Carrier.

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