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![A group of smiling children hold up red, white, and blue popsicles in front of a table, with a teacher and more children visible in the background of a classroom.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1786652719/watervillecsdorg/bqly98zly341439plcr7/MPSWildAboutLearningSummerCamp_Icon.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1786652719/watervillecsdorg/bqly98zly341439plcr7/MPSWildAboutLearningSummerCamp_Icon.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1786652719/watervillecsdorg/bqly98zly341439plcr7/MPSWildAboutLearningSummerCamp_Icon.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1786652719/watervillecsdorg/bqly98zly341439plcr7/MPSWildAboutLearningSummerCamp_Icon.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1786652719/watervillecsdorg/bqly98zly341439plcr7/MPSWildAboutLearningSummerCamp_Icon.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1786652719/watervillecsdorg/bqly98zly341439plcr7/MPSWildAboutLearningSummerCamp_Icon.jpg","width":2200}]){kind=icon}
From July 6 through 31, Memorial Park Elementary School (MPS) hosted its Wild About Learning summer camp for incoming kindergarten through fifth grade students.
![Two smiling children, a girl with a pink backpack holding a juice bottle and a boy with a yellow backpack holding a lunch tray with a muffin, apple, and juice, stand in front of a blurred background that appears to be a school cafeteria.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1786045471/watervillecsdorg/eepzg0cfdibww03gptvn/2026-27FreeSchoolMeals_Icon.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1786045471/watervillecsdorg/eepzg0cfdibww03gptvn/2026-27FreeSchoolMeals_Icon.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1786045471/watervillecsdorg/eepzg0cfdibww03gptvn/2026-27FreeSchoolMeals_Icon.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1786045471/watervillecsdorg/eepzg0cfdibww03gptvn/2026-27FreeSchoolMeals_Icon.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1786045471/watervillecsdorg/eepzg0cfdibww03gptvn/2026-27FreeSchoolMeals_Icon.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1786045471/watervillecsdorg/eepzg0cfdibww03gptvn/2026-27FreeSchoolMeals_Icon.jpg","width":2200}]){kind=icon}
Meals for all students will once again be provided at no cost for the 2026-27 school year.
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The Waterville Central School District is proud to reveal an updated secondary logo featuring its Eagle mascot.
![A young girl climbs a wooden wall with colorful holds, while another person is visible on the left, against a bright sky.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1785338628/watervillecsdorg/a62j7dbyayykjlvilsuo/2026MPSSummerCampRootFarmVisit_Icon.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1785338628/watervillecsdorg/a62j7dbyayykjlvilsuo/2026MPSSummerCampRootFarmVisit_Icon.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1785338628/watervillecsdorg/a62j7dbyayykjlvilsuo/2026MPSSummerCampRootFarmVisit_Icon.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1785338628/watervillecsdorg/a62j7dbyayykjlvilsuo/2026MPSSummerCampRootFarmVisit_Icon.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1785338628/watervillecsdorg/a62j7dbyayykjlvilsuo/2026MPSSummerCampRootFarmVisit_Icon.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1785338628/watervillecsdorg/a62j7dbyayykjlvilsuo/2026MPSSummerCampRootFarmVisit_Icon.jpg","width":2200}]){kind=icon}
On July 20, incoming fourth and fifth grade students at Memorial Park Elementary School (MPS) visited The Root Farm during the school’s Wild About Learning summer camp.
![Three smiling women hold a "Happy Retirement" cake in the foreground, with a festive banner and balloons decorating the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782849933/watervillecsdorg/h2e3bddtnnq9vqhiifum/WCS2026Retirees_Icon.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1782849933/watervillecsdorg/h2e3bddtnnq9vqhiifum/WCS2026Retirees_Icon.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1782849933/watervillecsdorg/h2e3bddtnnq9vqhiifum/WCS2026Retirees_Icon.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1782849933/watervillecsdorg/h2e3bddtnnq9vqhiifum/WCS2026Retirees_Icon.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1782849933/watervillecsdorg/h2e3bddtnnq9vqhiifum/WCS2026Retirees_Icon.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1782849933/watervillecsdorg/h2e3bddtnnq9vqhiifum/WCS2026Retirees_Icon.jpg","width":2200}]){kind=icon}
As the 2025–26 school year draws to a close, the Waterville Central School District is proudly recognizing and honoring six dedicated staff members who are entering retirement.
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On June 26, Memorial Park Elementary School celebrated the end of another successful school year with its annual bus send-off!
![A group of children sit on a colorful rug in the foreground, holding stuffed animals and papers, with bookshelves filled with books in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782413993/watervillecsdorg/dtltwzhztd0z9mcl9qpq/MPSKindergartenLibraryPets_Icon.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1782413993/watervillecsdorg/dtltwzhztd0z9mcl9qpq/MPSKindergartenLibraryPets_Icon.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1782413993/watervillecsdorg/dtltwzhztd0z9mcl9qpq/MPSKindergartenLibraryPets_Icon.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1782413993/watervillecsdorg/dtltwzhztd0z9mcl9qpq/MPSKindergartenLibraryPets_Icon.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1782413993/watervillecsdorg/dtltwzhztd0z9mcl9qpq/MPSKindergartenLibraryPets_Icon.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1782413993/watervillecsdorg/dtltwzhztd0z9mcl9qpq/MPSKindergartenLibraryPets_Icon.jpg","width":2200}]){kind=icon}
Kindergarten students in Mrs. Neff's class at Memorial Park Elementary School recently welcomed some unique new classmates into their learning routine: their very own "library pets."
![A group of children gather around a race car with a "Community Memorial Center for Orthopedics" logo, while pickup trucks and a building are visible in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782161096/watervillecsdorg/u4e9xv93yxlwzbdqygf3/StockCarRacingLesson_Icon.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1782161096/watervillecsdorg/u4e9xv93yxlwzbdqygf3/StockCarRacingLesson_Icon.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1782161096/watervillecsdorg/u4e9xv93yxlwzbdqygf3/StockCarRacingLesson_Icon.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1782161096/watervillecsdorg/u4e9xv93yxlwzbdqygf3/StockCarRacingLesson_Icon.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1782161096/watervillecsdorg/u4e9xv93yxlwzbdqygf3/StockCarRacingLesson_Icon.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1782161096/watervillecsdorg/u4e9xv93yxlwzbdqygf3/StockCarRacingLesson_Icon.jpg","width":2200}]){kind=icon}
Fifth grade students at Memorial Park Elementary School recently got an inside look at the exciting world of stock car racing during a special presentation led by Waterville Jr./Sr. High School student Dylan McConnell.
![Two smiling children in the foreground hold up mugs of hot chocolate, while a classroom bookshelf filled with books and supplies forms the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781623825/watervillecsdorg/whs9ob7c2dnyvkrdvdjy/OzWritingContest_Icon.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1781623825/watervillecsdorg/whs9ob7c2dnyvkrdvdjy/OzWritingContest_Icon.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1781623825/watervillecsdorg/whs9ob7c2dnyvkrdvdjy/OzWritingContest_Icon.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1781623825/watervillecsdorg/whs9ob7c2dnyvkrdvdjy/OzWritingContest_Icon.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1781623825/watervillecsdorg/whs9ob7c2dnyvkrdvdjy/OzWritingContest_Icon.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1781623825/watervillecsdorg/whs9ob7c2dnyvkrdvdjy/OzWritingContest_Icon.jpg","width":2200}]){kind=icon}
On June 7, Memorial Park Elementary third graders John Mack and Summer Dubach took top spots at the annual Royal Historian of Oz Writing Contest awards ceremony in Chittenango!