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Weekly Bulletin – April 2, 2026

on April 2, 2026
Weekly Bulletin – April 2, 2026

One Team, All In! Weekly Bulletin – April 2, 2026 PDF Printable Version – April 2, 2026 District Calendar Sports Schedule Updates     PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE As we approach Spring Break and the close of the third quarter, this is an important time in the school year to pause, reflect, and refocus with goals in […]

Third Graders Study the World Through Salt Dough Maps

on April 2, 2026
Third Graders Study the World Through Salt Dough Maps

SSCS third graders in Brittany Pitonza’s class learned recently about the world’s geography by creating salt dough maps featuring the continents and the oceans. Salt dough maps are a hands-on, 3D geography project created by mixing flour, salt, and warm water, then forming it over cardboard maps to create physical features. This proved to be an […]

Second Graders Celebrate Alaska’s Iditarod Dog Sled Race

on April 1, 2026
Second Graders Celebrate Alaska’s Iditarod Dog Sled Race

SSCS second graders studied this year’s world famous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in March. The 2026 race began on March 7 with a ceremonial start in Anchorage, Alaska and saw 29 finishers compete for a $650,000 prize purse on the 1,000-mile northern route which ended in Nome. Students picked a musher they liked, learned […]

Congratulations to Our K-2 Students of the Month For March

on March 27, 2026
Congratulations to Our K-2 Students of the Month For March

Congratulations to our SSCS K-5 Students of the Month for March. Students are selected for this honor for making positive choices, working hard, and helping others. March honorees, left to right, are Aiden Shults (Grade 5), Holly Simpson (Grade 1), Piper Eick (Grade 5), Sailor Saunders (Grade 1), Maria Messias (Grade 4), Harrison Carpenter (Kindergarten), […]

SSCS Kicks Off Ag Literacy Week

on March 24, 2026
SSCS Kicks Off Ag Literacy Week

SSCS kicked off Ag Literacy Week on March 23 with an inter-grade learning project between secondary students and second graders. Every year, New York Agriculture in the Classroom organizes this weeklong effort to educate students statewide about the importance of agriculture and opportunities for careers in the industry. SSCS FFA members Alivia Smith, Madison Lynk […]

Meet Officer Joe Kenyon, a Welcome Part of the Spartan Family

on March 23, 2026
Meet Officer Joe Kenyon, a Welcome Part of the Spartan Family

There’s a new face at SSCS this school year who has quickly become a welcome member of the Spartan family. Meet Officer Joseph Kenyon. Whether it’s a “high-five” in the hall, a laugh at recess or shooting hoops in the gym, Joe is an important adult role model and mentor to our young people as […]

Happy Birthday From the SSCS FFA

on March 14, 2026
Happy Birthday From the SSCS FFA

Members of the SSCS FFA prepared and donated 20 birthday cake kits to the Sharon Springs Food Pantry this month to help families in need. This project was done in cooperation with the New York State FFA and State Grange to ensure families and senior citizens can celebrate with ingredients no longer covered as part […]

Baby Chicks Add Egg-Citement to Elementary Science

on March 14, 2026
Baby Chicks Add Egg-Citement to Elementary Science

SSCS elementary kids learned firsthand about the lifecycle of chickens this month from the egg development and hatching process to holding a baby chick in their own little hands. The lesson started two weeks ago when students visited teacher Dan Cornwell’s class to view fertilized eggs growing in an incubator in the high school wing. […]

SSCS Showcases Maker Faire and Cardboard Challenge

on March 13, 2026
SSCS Showcases Maker Faire and Cardboard Challenge

SSCS held a very successful Maker Faire and Cardboard Challenge for grades K-12 on March 12 in the school gym. Similar to the STEAM Expo, a Maker Faire is a celebration of invention, creativity, curiosity, and hands-on learning. Students showcased their experiments and displays for family and the community in the subject areas of Science, […]

SSCS Student-Athletes Attend Cooperstown Leadership Conference

on March 6, 2026
SSCS Student-Athletes Attend Cooperstown Leadership Conference

Four SSCS student-athletes joined 400 of their peers from 64 area school districts at the 11th Annual Student-Athlete Leadership Conference in Cooperstown on March 5. The daylong conference entitled “Motivate From Within: Sportsmanship, Initiative and Determination” was hosted by the Cooperstown CSD at the Clark Sports Center. Attending were SSCS student-athletes Kaylee Crewell, Evani Patel, […]