Thursday, April 13th, 2023: Syracuse Academy of Science second-grade students spent the day touring and learning about the SUNY Oswego campus. They saw a residence hall and took a trip to the theater, where they did a color-sorting activity learning about how the cones in your eyes absorb colors. Students also saw the miniature Zamboni named "Mini" and watched it shoot out a t-shirt. They had to estimate the distance it traveled and then measure it (17 meters in case anyone was wondering!) This tour was organized and run by the Education Department at SUNY Oswego, where future teachers could plan their daily activities. 

It was a wonderful experience for our young Atoms. Not many 2nd graders can say they’ve toured a college before!

Click here to see more photos from the excursion! 

Monday, March 6th, 2023: Black History Month may be officially over, but we’re still highlighting a project Syracuse Academy of Science 5th graders worked hard on! ELA students read books and researched change makers to learn more about their impact on our community. They finished the project by overcoming public speaking fears to present to their classmates and a few community members!

Click on this link to view more photos. 

Tuesday, March 28th, 2023: Mr. Stowe took Syracuse Academy of Science students to visit D'Youville and Daemen Universities in Buffalo, NY. It was an excellent opportunity for seniors to experience campus life. For the Juniors, it was an eye-opening experience, and some ended up adding an unexpected school to their application list. All got treated to a delicious lunch at D'Youville and saw Daemen's student residence hall. Sadly, Mr. Stowe couldn't get the students to try Tim Hortons. He was informed that most college campuses have Starbucks, which would be more authentic to the experience. See, even Mr. Stowe learned something!

Click here to view more pictures. 

Saturday, April 1st, 2023: Syracuse Academy of Science High School students attended the Central New York Science And Engineering Fair. Atoms won several national and international awards and will represent our state at the Science Congress this year. Syracuse Academy of Science and Science Department Chair Dr. Ay were awarded the Peter Plumley Engaged Participation Award for the school whose students submitted the highest number of high-quality science fair projects in any division. All participants received a one-year membership to the MOST.

Please congratulate the following students for their outstanding achievements: 

Office of Naval Research – Naval Science Award:

Grace O’Neill & Migual Mathis 

Stockholm Junior Water Prize:

Makayla McMullen & Jenell Virgilio 

Kathie Almonte Memorial Design Award: 

Arden Goodyear

ASCE Syracuse Section Awards in Civil Engineering: 

Zee Harper 

Lockheed Martin Awards:

Andre Mcclain 

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Best Environmental Science Project:

Grace O’Neill & Migual Mathis 

Terra Science and Education Award (Given to 10 outstanding STEM projects):

Ellery Beck, Micari Jackson & Adrianna Losurdo 

Grace O’Neill & Migual Mathis

Syracuse Pulp and Paper Foundation at SUNY ESF – $4,000 Scholarship:

Tarik Muhovic & Emad Alomeri

Junior-Honor Medals:

Jayda James, Araceli Goodyear, McKenzie Miller, Harmony West & Qua-tice Williams 

Junior-High Honor Medals:

Abdulmajid Abdirahman, Aguto Jok

Senior-Honor Medals:

Kerra Carmichael, Ale’la Gillard

Zee Harper

Andre Mcclain 

Yakina Sika-Amoah 

Makayla McMullen & Jenell Virgilio

Grace O’Neill & Migual Mathis

Grace O’Neill & Migual Mathis were chosen to attend the New York State Science Congress on June 11th. Grace, Miguel & Ale’la Gillard were selected for The RIT Genius Olympiad Awards, which recognizes achievement in promoting environmental issues and finding solutions to global environmental problems through scientific research, experimentation, and presentation. The winner will advance to the Genius Olympiad. Andre Mcclain was selected to attend the 19th Annual Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century, “Creating Resiliency for the Future with Cleaner, More Affordable Renewable Energy.”

Click here to view more photos.