Welcome, Mr. Fox!
Please say hello again to Mr. Adam Fox in his new role as Cook Manager/Bus Driver at McGraw Schools. Mr. Fox has an associate’s degree from TC3 and has worked in restaurants since he was 15. He was self-employed for nearly 13 years before coming to McGraw. He has been the cook at McGraw High School since 2016 and a substitute bus driver.
Mr. Fox resides ...
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Welcome, Miss Duma!
Welcome Miss Alexandra Duma to McGraw Elementary! She will be teaching 4 th grade this year. Miss Duma is a recent graduate of St. John Fisher University in Rochester. She has worked with fourth graders through her student teaching experience. She says, “I am very excited to start this new school year! Fourth grade has been a dream grade for me to teach ...
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Welcome, Mr. Cruz!
Welcome Señor José Cruz to McGraw High School as the new Spanish teacher. Mr. Cruz began his teaching career in Nicaragua teaching Spanish with a focus on speaking and listening. He then began training new Spanish teachers and collaborating on curriculum. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in English Linguistics. He also taught Spanish in while living ...
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Welcome, Mrs. Owen!
Welcome Mrs. Karin Owen to the High School. Mrs. Owen is the School Counseling Secretary/Registrar who joined the staff in January after beginning the year as a substitute. She and her husband live in Solon with their three children; Parker who is 9, Emilee who is 7, and Jameson who is 5 years old. Mr. Owen owns and operates Owen’s Automotive. She says, “My ...
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Welcome, Mr. Thorick!
Mr. Christian Thorick joined the Transportation Department last winter. He is the garage attendant and a bus driver. Mr. Thorick has a background in automotive and attends any and all trainings offered through Matthews Buses or other schools.
Mr. Thorick is from DeRuyter. His father works at DeRuyter School District and his mother is a daycare provider. His ...
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Kathy Rutan Addresses Athletes
McGraw legend, Kathy Rutan, came to speak to the varsity boys and girls soccer teams about bringing the pride back to McGraw athletics. The message was great and hopefully a great kickoff for the fall season. While Mrs. Rutan was speaking, the student athletes enjoyed a great breakfast prepared by Mr. Adam Fox and his staff. Mrs. Rutan brought some of her famous cookies ...
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Athletics Improvement
It was an outstanding night for McGraw Athletics on Monday. Twenty-four student athletes made the choice to get a little better by participating in improvement opportunities. They ran a mile, performed a shuttle run, and did sit-ups, push-ups, and burpees! Before that, they were educated by Coach Jocelin Wright from TC3 on being ...
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DEC Officer Visit
Officer Kostuk spoke to students about his career as an Enviromental Conservation Officer, his background, education, and what his current job working for NYS Department of Environmental Conservation entails. He specifically spoke about local fish species and the types of rules he enforces in our society. Students loved it and had amazing ...
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Trip to Fish Hatchery
Students in the Grades 5-8 Summer Enrichment classes visited the South Otselic Fish Hatchery.
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Enjoying the Outdoors
Mrs. Bassett, Mrs. Dimorier, and Mrs. Frink ventured to Dwyer Park at Little York with their students for some fun! The morning was spent enjoying the outdoors while hunting for crayfish, shells, and the unique insect: the walking stick or "stick bug".
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Candy Makers
Mrs. Frink’s summer enrichment class became candy investigators in the first week of summer school. They explored the various ways to make candy from sour patch kids to chocolate. They researched, wrote about, and created candy dispensers for their favorite candy. Finally, every Friday their candy store, “Sweet Treats”, opens for the summer enrichment ...
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Classes visit Tinker Falls
Mrs. Bassett and Mrs. Dimorier took their summer STEM classes on a nature hike at Tinker Falls and Labrador Hollow Unique Area to find fossils and explore some of our local geology.
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Solar Farm Visit
Summer Enrichment students in grades 5-8 visited the Christofferson's Solar Farm.
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Using Solar Power
Representatives from Pall Corporation visited Ms. Coombs's Summer Enrichment Class. They helped students in grades 5 - 8 build solar ovens to melt ice cubes and solar powered race cars.
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