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59 students inducted into RFA Honor Society

With flowers and other flourishes, 59 students have been inducted into the Rome Free Academy National Honor Society. Welcomed with flags by the JROTC students, and with music by the Select Choi... [more...]

Published: 11/20/2009

School hopes for taste of savings from ‘soft freeze’

"Soft freeze" is "kind of a strange term," acknowledges Rome school Superintendent Jeffrey P. Simons, but it could mean about $800,000 in savings for the school district. Si... [more...]

Published: 11/20/2009

Comedy and cons on Westmoreland stage

WESTMORELAND — The comedy "Switching Principals" will be presented by the Westmoreland High School Drama Club at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the high school auditorium. Tickets... [more...]

Published: 11/19/2009

Students practice ‘Go Home Drill’ Tuesday

NEW HARTFORD — Several area school districts will carry out the emergency "Go Home Drill" on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The drill fulfills a state requirement that each school district a... [more...]

Published: 11/19/2009

Students, moms in ‘5th Grader Challenge’

Students from Rome and Camden schools along with their mothers were among the final nine contestants for Mohawk Valley Community College’s "5th Grader Challenge" TV game show, follo... [more...]

Published: 11/19/2009

Now there are two school board vacancies

Board of Education member Frank Anderson will not try to remain on the volunteer board when his newly elected paid seat on the Common Council takes effect Jan. 1. Anderson, who had considered c... [more...]

Published: 11/19/2009

Rome spends $19,653 for every pupil

The Rome school district’s total per-pupil spending was fourth-highest among county districts in the 2007-08 year, according to a new online database of statewide figures. The district&rs... [more...]

Published: 11/18/2009

How Rome school spending compares

This chart shows some of the Rome school district financial benchmarks per pupil for 2007-08, with rankings in comparison to other districts in the Mohawk Valley region and the state. The Mohawk Va... [more...]

Published: 11/18/2009

What school districts spend per pupil

This chart shows total per-pupil spending for public school districts in Oneida County for 2007-08, listed in the order of their rankings in the 51-district Mohawk Valley region that includes Fulto... [more...]

Published: 11/18/2009

Students, moms in ‘5th Grader Challenge’

Students from Rome and Camden schools along with their mothers were among the final nine contestants for Mohawk Valley Community College’s "5th Grader Challenge" TV game show, follo... [more...]

Published: 11/18/2009

Two finalists named for new superintendent in Oriskany

ORISKANY — The school district has narrowed its search to two candidates for a new superintendent to replace Michael S. Deuel. Community members will also get an opportunity to meet the c... [more...]

Published: 11/17/2009

Money and memory before school board

Naming a newly refurbished gymnasium after a local coach, and authorizing a public vote on $30 million more in school repairs, are on the Board of Education’s agenda Wednesday night. A pu... [more...]

Published: 11/17/2009

SU will give tuition break to veterans

Syracuse University is now offering higher education benefits to post-9/11 servicemen and women and their dependents, through the Yellow Ribbon Education Enhancement Program. It is a provision ... [more...]

Published: 11/16/2009

What game can help students do better on
state exams? Jeopardy!

What is fun and educational at the same time? The answer: Jeopardy. This week, fifth grade students from the Camden school district’s North Bay Elementary School and Vernon-Verona-She... [more...]

Published: 11/14/2009

74 students receive $96,790 in scholarships from area foundation

The cost of college will be eased for 74 students, including two from Rome, with the help of $96,790 in scholarships from The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties. Students from R... [more...]

Published: 11/14/2009

RCS, Bishop Grimes share classes via video-conferencing

Rome Catholic and Bishop Grimes High School made history in September with their first distance learning class via video-conferencing. RCS high school science teacher Sarah Gates instructed AP Biol... [more...]

Published: 11/13/2009

Savings cited in hire of school bus manager

The Rome school district has filled a new transportation manager job aiming to boost "customer service" for busing, but finding a new assistant principal at Staley Upper Elementary School... [more...]

Published: 11/13/2009

MVCC hosts Open House Saturday

Mohawk Valley Community College will hold its fall Open House Saturday. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Alumni College Center in Utica. MVCC will welcome anyone who is intereste... [more...]

Published: 11/13/2009

SUNYIT welcomes students, families

SUNYIT will welcome hundreds of prospective students and their families to campus Saturday for an open house. Held twice a year, the event is intended for prospective students and their familie... [more...]

Published: 11/13/2009

4 area colleges far from $1M
in compensation; Utica won’t say

While a national study showed that 23 college or university presidents each had over $1 million in total compensation in 2008, the highest reported locally among such officials was $380,000. Th... [more...]

Published: 11/12/2009
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