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!

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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!

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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.”

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Tuesday, March 28th, 2023: Syracuse Academy of Science Elementary School held a ceremony in honor of our 4th graders that achieved a level 3 or 4 on last year's ELA and Math state tests as part of Terra Science and Education's Junior Scholars Awards. The Junior Scholars Award is just one of several scholarship opportunities provided to SANY students by Terra. 4th-grade scholars received a $25 gift card for achieving a 3 or 4 on either the ELA or Math (up to $50 for a 3 or 4 on both), with another $25 awarded to students that achieved a four on both! These awards challenge students to do their best and prepare for future high-stakes tests. This year's third graders joined the celebration and cheered on the 4th graders for their incredible achievements while gaining extra motivation to do their best on the upcoming state tests.

We are incredibly proud of the effort put forth by all of our 4th graders, and we can't wait to see what the 3rd and 4th grades can do this year!

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Friday, April 14th, 2023: Syracuse Academy of Science first graders enjoyed the gorgeous afternoon learning about plants and flowers at Crazy Daisies! Atoms went on a scavenger hunt in the greenhouse, bravely tasted edible flowers, and even potted their own plant to take home!

Thank you, Crazy Daisies, for hosting us!

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Tuesday, April 11th, 2023: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) members have teamed up with The H. Lee White Maritime Museum in Oswego to create The Proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary. This proposal would protect the underwater world and preserve the historical shipwrecks and aircraft beneath the surface. This partnership creates opportunities for educating our communities and youth.

NOAA and The Oswego Maritime Museum members visited Syracuse Academy of Science High School together. Students participated in a workshop to learn STEM career opportunities through NOAA, discover the proposed Sanctuary at Lake Ontario, and use the design and engineering process to create their own Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV.) Students spent two hours of the workshop designing and building an ROV, which concluded with testing their ROV for Neutral Buoyancy. 

In May, students will visit the shores of Lake Ontario to test their ROVs in a friendly competition. If mother nature cooperates, we're hoping for a boat ride on the Great Lake to the Lake Ontario Lighthouse.

Tuesday, April 11th, 2023: Congressman Brandon Williams visited Syracuse Academy of Science Elementary School after 2nd graders wrote two letters to his office inviting him to speak to our students. We were honored that he chose to accept our offer! The Congressman not only spent some time reading to Atoms, but he also told them about why he chose a job in the government and how his desire to make changes to our country and serve the citizens was his driving force. He told us that he hasn't been part of the government for very long, only about 100 days, and shared what he did for a living before entering the government. Congressman Williams was in the Navy and spent most of his time on a submarine off the coast of San Francisco. He shared details with students about how long he was on the submarine, what he ate, how large it was, and how the submarine could descend and then return to the water's surface. Students could also ask questions about the hardest and best parts of his job as a Congressman!

SANY Superintendent Dr. Hayali took the Congressman and his wife on a tour of our school. What a wonderful experience for our 2nd-grade Atoms! Thank you, Congressman Williams!

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Wednesday, March 29th, 2023: The Syracuse Academy of Science High School Robotics team visited Citizenship & Science Academy Charter School to promote robotics, engineering, and STEM events in our community. Team members demonstrated their robot atom and discussed building, designing, and programming a robot. 

At the end of the presentation, 6th and 7th graders had the chance to drive the robot! We hope the Robotics Team’s outreach sessions were very informative to the 43 students who attended!

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Friday, March 17, 2023: Syracuse Academy of Science 7th graders kicked it over to The Ultimate Goal in Marcellus. Atoms had a great time participating in team-building activities and games. It was a great field trip, and scholars had fun playing on the green field on the green day (St. Patrick's Day!)

Monday, March 10th, 2023: We would like to give a huge shoutout to William Wristley for donating a 3D printer and equipment to Syracuse Academy of Science High School. We are so grateful for your generosity and can’t wait to utilize this with our robotics program!