On Thursday, March 30th, 2017, members of the SASCS-ES 4-H Club had the unique opportunity to implement the skills taught in 4-H club into real-world scenarios. This included the tapping of maple trees in the Elementary School’s very own front yard!  Students handled tools, tapped the trees, and were able to taste the natural sap from the maple trees themselves.  This provided students with firsthand experience with one of New York’s oldest traditions, and exposure to the natural world!

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On Thursday, March 2nd, 2017, SAS Elementary Dropped Everything And Read (DEAR)! To celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday, the whole school took 15 minutes out of their busy day to grab a great book and read. Students and staff all participated, spending time diving into their favorite stories! Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

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From April 14-April 20, 10 students from Syracuse Academy of Science High School, through a trip put together by Mr. Yaman and Ms. Bornot, the high school's Turkish and Spanish teachers, traveled to Europe for a cultural immersion trip.  The students, chaperoned by Ms. Rybak, high school social studies teacher, and a couple of parent volunteers, traveled to Amsterdam and Rotterdam in The Netherlands and Paris in France over spring break.  While in The Netherlands, students visited the Cubist Homes of Rotterdam (one of only 2 such structures in the world), Anne Frank House, and a working historical village where they learned about the production of clogs and cheese, 2 major products of the Netherlands, as well as the importance of wind power and windmills to the industry of the area.  The students also explored the city of Amsterdam on the city's canals.  On the first day in Paris, students got to take in the sights of the Sacre Coeur Basilica, the Artist District, and Notre Dame. On day two, visits were made to the Arc de Triomphe, Le Grand Roue (Ferris Wheel), The Louvre, Champs Elysees, and the Eiffel Tower.  Day 3 was spent at Disneyland Paris, checking out the European version of the American classic vacation spot.  Many miles were covered, both on foot and in the air, and the students had an unforgettable spring break immersing themselves in foreign culture. 

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On Thursday April 13th, 2017 The Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School held the 8th annual Liberal Arts and Tunnel Fair. The students worked hard to create boards showing their knowledge on significant individuals in history. 

The LAT fair was started at Syracuse Academy of Science in December of 2009. The goal of the fair was have students in the liberal arts display and present projects associated with an annual theme. Since this is a liberal arts fair the teachers from the Social Studies, English, and Art and Music departments collaborate with each other and students to show off their many talents. Each fair has a theme and within that theme students work with their teachers to create projects of many different subjects within the theme to display and present. Themes from the past include turning points, the theme of the 2017 fair significant individual contributions in history.

Preparation for the fair is a multifaceted task that takes many months to prepare for. Once the theme for the fair is decided upon the student will work with teachers on researching their selected topic under the banner of the theme.  Teachers will then take a great deal of time and look through the student’s initial research and choose the very best ones to transfer their information to a display board. Once those students are chosen to present and display their projects teachers work one on one with each student helping them to gain a greater understanding of their project and the best way to present it.  After weeks of research, project board displays and practicing presenting, the students set their projects up in the Gym of the school and present to judges from the community.

Project categories included the following: Significant individuals in Global History, Significant individuals in U.S History, Turning points in Global History, Turning points in U.S. History, Exploration, Encounter and Exchange of the Global and new worlds. In addition students will also presented projects about concerns in the community and their solutions to solve them.

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On Thursday, April 20th, 2017, the SAS Middle School held the 4th event in a series of Staff vs. Students competitions. Volleyball was the name of the game this time. The building staff pitted their skills against students from all three grades. Although the staff prevailed in this competition, fun was had for all participants and spectators. Look for the Staff vs. Students V in the near future! Dodgeball is coming! Go ATOMS!

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On Friday, March 24th, 2017, 27 young ladies from the High school in grades 9-12 attended The Sisters Empowering Sisters Conference in Syracuse, NY. This two day conference was full of information, empowerment and inspiration. Friday, the girls sat in workshops where the following topics dealt with women in politics, and women fighting for social justice. The highlights of this day were equally shared between the Keynote Speaker, Serena Dunn (Photo with girls) and the Sister Circle: two dynamic presentations full of powerful testimonies of strength and encouragement. On Saturday, the girls participated in workshops on depression,conflict and choices, and hair care. The highlight of this day was the Syracuse's Got Talent workshops where the girls were put into different groups and learned a variety of dance routines. This was SAS's first time attending the conference! 27 young ladies from the High School grades 9-12 were able to attend this conference! The reviews we received from the conference host on our students behaviors and contribution to the conference is simple amazing! We are proud of all of our conference attendees!

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On Wednesday, April 5th, 2017, The NED Show visited the Syracuse Academy of Science Middle School. This organization brings a positive message to all students through acrobatic yo-yo demonstrations. NED stands for Never give up, Encourage others, and Do your best! The NED Show brought us a world class performer who brought a fun, engaging, and entertaining show to our students and left them with a positive message that they will continue to remember for years to come! Our students highly enjoyed this event as it was a great way to start the last quarter of the school year!

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On Friday, March 31st, 2017, the SAS Middle School held an award ceremony for the 3rd quarter marking period. This event recognizes the efforts of our amazing students over the last ten weeks. Students were recognized for awards that included Honor & High Honor Roll, Best Citizen, Best Academic, and Student of the Month. Attendees enjoyed a special performance from the Step Team led by Ms. Jones. The event concluded with the presentation of the awards for the Middle School Science Fair and special recognition of students who received awards at the CNY Science and Engineering Fair. We are very proud to recognize the amazing work of our young ATOMS!

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On Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 the SAS ATOMS Robotics team received a $500 grant check from Business Machines & Equipment (BME) Company. Steve Mitchell visited SAS robotics team today after school.

Mr. Mitchell works at BME as a vice president of Sales Department. BME company is one of the companies that works with Xerox. 

Mr. Mitchell asked robotics team members questions to learn more about our team and competitions that we join. Team members answered all questions and made a small demonstration for BME. 

SAS Robotics team will use this grant money for robot equipment (extra motors, sensors, etc.) Please Congratulate SAS ATOMS Robotics Team Members.

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On Sunday, March 26th, 2017 SASCS students participated in 38th Central New York Science and Engineering Fair (CNYSEF) today and competed against more than 40 schools and 200 projects. Students are judged by STEM professionals from local businesses and institutions such as Lockheed Martin and Syracuse University.

Our success in this science fair is unique among Syracuse schools as our school received 2 grand prize awards for the first time.  

SASCS students from grade 4-12, won 17 (seventeen) awards and scholarship. Based on their performance at CNYSEF, two students (Jamila Eatman  (11th grade) and Taha Hayali (6th grade)) won grand prize. 

We thank all our students, our teachers and our parents for this success, and we hope to increase our achievements next year. Please congratulate all these students. They had a very long Sunday and they all made us proud. 

Grade 5:
Morgan Purcell: High Honor CNYSEF Award Medallion

Grade 6:
Taha Hayali: Highest Honor CNYSEF Award Medallion
Adam Sheaffer: Honor CNYSEF Award Medallion

Grade 7:
Naomi Turner Honor CNYSEF Award Medallion

Grade 11:
Jamila Eatman: Highest Honor CNYSEF Award Medallion

SPECIAL AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
SUNY Cortland Science Leadership Scholarship ($10,000): Amela Mujak
IEEE Awards in Electrical and Computer Engineering: Sofia Fanizzi
Suny Oswego Genius Olympiad Awards: Jamila Eatman
Terra Science and Education Award: Amela Mujak, Wah Hee Dar, Amina Andelija, Sophia Sheaffer, Sofia Fanizzi, Dionne Delafe, Morgan Purcell, Taha Hayali, Adam Sheaffer, Naomi Turner.
Association for Women geoscientists award: Jamila Eatman
ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives Award: Wah Hee Dar
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award. Sophia Sheaffer
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award Sofia Fanizzi
Stockholm Junior Water Prize: Amina Andelija -eligible to compete in state competition
US Air Force: Amela Mujak, Jamila Eatman

GRAND PRIZES
Broadcom MASTERS: Taha Hayali
New York State Science Congress: Jamila Eatman 

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