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Grant Middle School Students Support Newtown Peers

Students who returned to Sandy Hook Elementary School this week were treated to a winter wonderland of handmade snowflakes, some of which were crafted by students at Grant Middle School.

The Connecticut PTA, in conjunction with the Newtown Arts and Cultural Commission put out the call for students around the country to make snowflakes that would be used to decorate Chalk Hill School, the new home for the Sandy Hook Elementary students.

SCSD Students’ Letters Win Tree Lighting Contest

The following Syracuse City School District students have been chosen by Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner to participate in the Tree Lighting Ceremony in Clinton Square on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at 6:30 p.m.

Grant Principal Discovers Keys to Math Success

Collaboration, cooperation, dedication and hard work, those are the keys used by  Principal Dean DeSantis and the staff at Grant Middle School. Principal DeSantis took those keys, instilled an expectation for high achievement in his students at Grant and used that combination to unlock the door to unprecedented success school-wide on state mathematics tests last year.

Grant Middle School saw an almost 11 percentage point improvement in mathematics scores in the 2011-2012 school year. It was a shift that took them from one of the lowest performing schools in the district to one of the most-improved schools in the district, but that shift did not happen overnight.

“First we established a number of procedures in the classroom and around school. We created a safe and positive learning environment that had structure and allowed our students to develop strong relationships with their teachers,’’ DeSantis said.

Grant Middle School Orientation

Event Date: 
Wed, 2012-08-29
Event Begins: 
12:00
Event Ends: 
3:00pm
Event Location: 
Grant Middle School

Agenda: Students will be able to receive their individual schedule for the 2012-2013 school year, receive a “what to expect in middle school” packet, outlining what programs and services are offered in middle school and where students can go for help as they transition from the elementary division to middle school. Students will be able to have questions answered from representatives from transportation and food services regarding those programs.

Grant Middle School Open House

Event Date: 
Thu, 2012-09-27
Event Begins: 
5:30pm
Event Ends: 
7:30pm
Event Location: 
Grant Middle School

Students Advocate for School Based Health Centers

Nearly 500 students, parents, health care practitioners, educators, and advocates gathered at the State Capital Building in Albany to raise awareness of the impact School Based Health Centers (SBHC’s) have on communities across New York State. Five students from the Syracuse City School District’s Westside Academy at Blodgett participated in the “Student Speakout” and listened to speeches from legislators and others who have been instrumental in bringing comprehensive health services to students on-site at schools.

Grant Spring Concert

Event Date: 
Thu, 2012-05-31
Event Begins: 
6:00 PM
Event Location: 
Grant Middle School

Grant Middle School Students Take on Service Learning Project

During the month of March, Grant Middle School will be participating in Pennies for Patients as part of a service learning project through their Community of Caring program. The students and staff will be donating pennies and other spare change to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

The mission of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is to cure leukemia and other blood cancers, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. The school goal for Grant is to raise more than $1,100.00 which is what they raised last year.

Bank of America Presents $12,500 Gift to MOST

Sixth Grade Students from Grant Middle School joined representatives from the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST), Syracuse City School District and Bank of America for a $12,500 check presentation ceremony held at the MOST.

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