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Spectator inks awards at state conference

For the seventh year, the Fredonia High School student newspaper, The Spectator, was presented multiple awards at the New York Press Association (NYPA) conference at the Saratoga Springs Hilton on April 23 and 24. Editors Ray Dai, Katherine Fortna, Elizabeth Joy and co-adviser Lisa ...

Church spreads joy at Fredonia Place

Last month, members of Fredonia Presbyterian Church made their way to Fredonia Place. Their mission, to spread joy by sharing their musical talents. Lily Li, who is the Music Director at FPC and piano teacher, arranged a musical performance featuring not only her own remarkable talent, but ...

Making the right karate connection

I grew up watching Bruce Lee movies and Kung Fu the television series starring David Carradine. I was fascinated with the martial arts. No way my parents were going to let me study karate. When I was a senior in high school I signed up for evening karate classes at Fredonia State. They were inexpensive and taught by a SUNY student. Sensei Jim was a macho jerk but I wanted to learn karate so badly I would have taken affordable classes from anyone. Jim the sensei jerk said I had real potential but I sure didn’t like his attitude. He bragged about how he worked as a bouncer at a local ...

School 7 lists top students

Dunkirk School 7 announced its Students of the Month for March. In the front row were Javiel Lizcano, Scarlett Cody, Korra Edwards, Eddyenel Santiago Rodriguez, Thor Texidor, Legend Samuels (Board of Education Rep) and Leia Hochstine. In back are Nikael Negron Gonzalez, Antonio Corraliza ...

Wildlife finds home in city

Visiting ‘home’ has a new meaning to me. Growing up in the ‘greenest’ of the five boroughs of New York City has its own perks, including being on the cusp of forest and oceanside habitats. Working in environmental education has given me a new lens in observing the small pockets of ...