10 Week Honor Roll
McGraw High School
High Honor & Honor Roll
Grade 6 Honor
Arounsavath, Thea
Card, Tayte
Darrow, Elaina
Garrow, Brennen
Hewitt, Damien
Johnson, Noah
Jolly, Bailey
Kwakye-Talbot, Nhyira
Magee, Makayla
Nowalk, Chevelle
Okaru, Donovan
Perkins, Gage
Rowe, Haidyn ...
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Ringing the Bell
Students and staff enjoyed ringing the bell and spreading holiday cheer at Grand Union in Cortland.
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Motion Energy
In 4th grade Science, students have been learning about what happens to motion energy during a collision. After collecting evidence in previous lessons, they learned to be engineers and design a model of a bicycle helmet that will stop an egg from cracking during a collision. They ...
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Careers in the NFL
Fifth graders did an interactive lesson with the educator at the National Football Hall of Fame. Students learned about all the different careers in the NFL including ground crew, security, player chefs, doctors, and many more. Students were surprised with a special delivery of footballs, flag football equipment, and more!
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Youth Basketball Kickoff
McGraw youth basketball had a kickoff event to start the season. Coach Wilson got the kids going with good skills and drills. It was a great turnout and all had a great time! Looking forward to a fun season!
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Child Development Class
Ms. Law and her Child Development Class took a walking field trip to the McGraw Elementary School to visit Ms. Vianos and her Pre-K Class. They set out to observe the children in their classroom setting and identify evidence of the various ways students are enhancing their learning in the 5 areas of child development. ...
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Show Choir at Halloween Carnival
The McGraw Show Choir performed a selection of spooky songs at the annual Student Council Halloween Carnival on October 26th. Show Choir meets every Tuesday after school from 2:50pm-4:00pm and is open to students in Junior Chorus and Senior Chorus. There are over 40 students involved this year, and the students work hard to prepare for concerts and community events!
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Investigating Lunar Phases
Sixth grade students were carrying out an investigation where they worked on modeling the lunar phases.
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Fire & Chemical Reactions
Mr. D'Antonio's Friday project based learning activity revolved around FIRE! Students in grades 3-5 held small group discussions and researched about what a chemical reaction is. Then students went outside and created small flames which were extinguished when vinegar and baking soda surrounded the flame. ...
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Pickleball
McGraw Jr/Sr High School is enjoying the new craze of Pickleball! Students and teachers are getting involved in this fun lifelong fitness activity
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Challenge Island at McGraw Elementary
McGraw Elementary was excited to welcome Challenge Island on Oct 19th and 20th. Our students participated in HallowSTEAM, the creation of a Haunted Train Ride at an Amusement Park. Grades 1-5 brainstormed the problem, attempted their creations, ran tests, then improved and tested again. ...
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Illustrated Cells
Seventh grade science students are finishing up their "Cells" unit. They have created metaphorical cell posters, where each organelle is represented by a real-world object based on the organelle's function. Their creativity and attention to detail has been very obvious throughout this ...
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"Masterpiece" Challenge
Students in 5th and 6th grades are enthusiastically taking part in the First Lego League Challenge, with this year's theme being "MASTERPIECE." The challenge encourages teams to envision and invent novel methods for producing and sharing art on a global scale. Participants have begun assembling Mission Model kits, ...
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Igloo
A huge thank you goes to Mr. D'Antonio and his enrichment crew for constructing one of the igloos for the elementary school outdoor winter learning environment. Come rain or snow McGraw Eagles are ready to learn!
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Manufacturing Day
This year Juniors and Seniors had the opportunity to attend TC3's Manufacturing Day. The event brought together many different local businesses in the area who wanted to explain what their companies are about, as well as open opportunities to students who are looking for jobs in trade skills after high school. The event ...
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Space Systems Exploration
Sixth graders recently worked through their Space Systems Exploration Unit. In this investigation, students worked in collaborative groups to model winter and summer shadows, and compare the Sun's apparent position in the sky during each season.
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FFA State Officer Tour
Five members of the McGraw FFA Chapter had the opportunity to attend the District 7 State Officer Tour at Tully High School. The members rotated through stations to learn about communication skills, teamwork, and how to set goals. In communication skills the members learned various skills to improve their public speaking. In the teamwork session the members learned the importance ...
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Soccer Clinic
Recently the Girls Varsity Soccer Team and both modified teams put on a clinic for youth soccer players in McGraw. The older kids were great coaches while the younger kids learned a lot. ALL the kids had a great day and then walked over to the Varsity field to watch the Boys Varsity game. Thanks to all the coaches for ...
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