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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
Owego graduate named salutatorian of Utica University
(WIVT/WBGH) – Congratulations are in order for a local scholar as he graduates at the top of his class. John 'Jack' Hrustich III maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout his time at Utica University and was recently named salutatorian of the Class of 2025. Hrustich graduated from Owego Free Academy in 2021. He then attended SUNY Broome before transferring to Utica to major in cybersecurity and minor in computer science. Hrustich plans to pursue a cybersecurity career in the private sector before eventually pursuing an advanced degree in cybersecurity. Congratulations from News 34! Owego graduate named salutatorian of Utica University Spiedie Fest announces 2025 concert lineup; Trace Adkins to headline Taco Bell prepares to break ground in Owego The rainy pattern begins today Southern Tier Land Conservancy acquires 117 acres of land in the Town of Lisle Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Science
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OFA students get up close and personal with local livestock
OWEGO, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Chickens, cows, bees, plants; students at Owego Free Academy got to see it all during today's Ag Career Day. OFA held its Agriculture Career Day on Tuesday, which featured live, interactive exhibits, including a petting zoo, and demonstrations from local farms and businesses. The school's animal science teacher, Derek Hill, says some of these students have never been up close and personal with livestock until today. Hill says ten different local ag businesses were at the school giving presentations to the students. 'We have so many businesses that need help and need to hire employees. And the only way we're going to do that, is trying to get our youth knowledgeable about the different areas. Ag's no longer that traditional pitchfork and farmer, we're talking about drones, clones,' said Hill. Hill says the career day was actually the students' idea and he was just happy to be facilitating. One business had newborn chicks in an incubator while another gave the students a free plant to take home and care for. SUNY Broome students win big at robotics competition OFA students get up close and personal with local livestock South Central New York's Hygiene Fund Drive now collecting donations Annual Dance Show rocking the stage at BHS on Thursday BPD body cam footage refutes homeless accusation Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
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OFA students use skateboards as a canvas for ‘Ascension' art exhibit
OWEGO, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Tioga Arts Council (TAC) has partnered with an internationally recognized artist to help Owego Free Academy art students tell their story through a unique approach. Thanks to funding from The Floyd Hooker Foundation, TAC has collaborated with Mark Rivard of Do Rad Things and Owego Free Academy (OFA) to present a community wide event featuring artwork by 150 students called Ascension: A Student Skateboard Art Exhibition. The exhibition opens on First Friday, March 7, in downtown Owego. Rivard will bring his program Do Rad Things to OFA this week. From March 3 through March 6, Rivard will present a motivational speech and discuss art as entrepreneurship. He will host design sessions using skateboards as a canvas with one-on-one instruction. According to TAC, Rivard's approach is student-centered. Participants will use the skateboard deck to create a work of art that tells their own story under Rivard's guidance. During the residency, students will also discover the value that their creative vision can have as a profession and as a community asset. Following Rivard's visit, TAC says it plans to match his efforts and spearhead an Artist as Entrepreneur curriculum to help artists of all ages gain the knowledge and tools needed to build a successful creative career, as well as facilitate a related Public Art Project. TAC says that over time, the program aims to be the first step toward developing a culture of art as a practical form of entrepreneurship and as an act of civic engagement in Owego. The exhibition will be open on March 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. with an Artist Talk at 6 at Tioga Arts Council, located at 179 Front Street. It will also be on display at Owego Home, located at 173 Front Street; Experience Tioga, located at 200-204 Front Street; and Lucky Hare Owego, located at 17 Lake Street. Remarkable Women in our community: Victoria Kelly JUST demands enforcement of HALT Law during Tuesday rally BCAC raises over $300k for local arts organizations UE families react to administrator's controversial Instagram post Garage Taco Bar under new ownership Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
