New state Covid rules spell hope for CNY school proms; 1 school announces dates, venues
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
Posted Mar 10, 2021
Students of Onondaga Jr./Sr. High School celebrated at their junior-senior prom Friday, May 31, 2019. The event had “A Night Under the Stars” theme and was held at The Lodge at Welch Allyn in Skaneateles Falls. Heather AinsworthHeather Ainsworth
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Syracuse, N.Y. In a year unlike any other, high school students across Central New York - and New York state - last spring forfeited junior proms and senior balls due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
But now, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement last week of new rules for larger gatherings, there is optimism that this may open the door for schools to host their annual dances.
In memoriam: the Royals we lost in 2020
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The end of the year allows us some time to reflect and remember. Baseball lost many major figures this year, seven of them Hall of Famers - second baseman Joe Morgan, outfielder Al Kaline, Lou Brock, and pitchers Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, Phil Niekro, and Tom Seaver. The game also lost other big figures such as Dick Allen, Tony Fernandez, Jim Wynn, Jay Johnstone, Claudell Washington, Matt Keough, Ed Farmer, Roger Moret, Tony Taylor. and Ron Perranoski. We also lost some Kansas City Athletics, including Jay Hankins, Jack McMahan, Dan Pfister, Bobby Prescott, Hal Raether, Hal Smith, and most notably, Don Larsen, who is the only pitcher to ever throw a perfect game in the World Series.
One CNY school finds a creative solution to staffing shortages as Covid cases, quarantines rise
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
Posted Dec 21, 2020
CBA alumnus Tom SanGiacomo is one of a number of graduates who have stepped up to substitute teach at Christian Brother Academy to help with staffing shortages due to Covid quarantines.
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DeWitt, NY As more Central New York school districts turned to remote learning to cope with staffing shortages due to the increase in the Covid-19 cases and required quarantines, Christian Brothers Academy officials started brainstorming.
What could they do to avoid being forced to switch to remote learning if they couldn’t find enough substitute teachers? The difficulty finding subs is what forced other schools to close classrooms and go remote.