
May 23, 2025
At the start of the 2024-25 school year, a heartwarming new tradition emerged at JFK and Madill Elementary Schools. This initiative, called “Little Devils Meet Big Devils,” brings...

May 22, 2025
The OFA esports team wrapped up its season with an in-house Mario Kart tournament, where Liam Reynolds claimed first place. Reynolds earned an EliteGamingLive jersey for his vi...

May 21, 2025
The proposed 2025-26 Ogdensburg City School District budget was passed with 279 votes to 175 on Tuesday, May 20. The approved $56,092,979 budget represents a $831,774, or 1.51% ...

May 19, 2025
The OFA esports team hosted a Super Smash Bros. tournament on Tuesday, May 13 where students competed in brackets before facing off against other schools. Owen Jackson advanced t...

May 12, 2025
As part of its ongoing capital project work, the Ogdensburg City School District is auctioning off hockey boards that were used inside the Edgar A. Newell II Memorial Golden Dome....

May 2, 2025
Dismissal times for students in Universal Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 6 at John F. Kennedy and Grant C. Madill schools are as follows: Date Dismissal Time Thursday, June 19, ...

April 11, 2025
Ms. Lisa Beldock’s Living Environment students have had an eventful winter and spring, actively participating in various events at Clarkson University. They discovered the excit...

April 1, 2025
The Ogdensburg Free Academy Key Club won 10 awards, including six first place awards, and tied for top honors for having one of the best school and community service programs in t...

March 21, 2025
Former OFA Basketball Coach, Mark Henry, will be inducted as a 2025 Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) Hall of Fame honoree. Coach Henry will be honored at the B...

March 18, 2025
OGDENSBURG -- The Hockey Coaches Association of New York (HCANY) announced their Division I and Division II boys ice hockey all-state teams, player of the year, and coach of the y...

March 13, 2025
In November 2024, the Ed Tech/Audio Visual class at Ogdensburg Free Academy showcased their work at the annual New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Educat...

February 26, 2025
Dear caregivers, We're excited to share with you that, due to a change in dome renovation dates, we are now able to hold our 2025 Commencement Exercises in the Edward A. Newell I...

February 14, 2025
Our students performed extremely well in all three committees during the Parishville Hopkinton Model UN competition today. Jordyn Dobbs received an honorable mention and in Gene...

January 17, 2025
The principals from JFK Elementary are thrilled to announce their new attendance initiative aimed at tackling chronic absenteeism. Consistent attendance leads to better learning o...

December 20, 2024
Grant C. Madill Elementary staff have ensured that students who attend school everyday will always have something exciting waiting around every corner. The Gift of Kindness and...

December 12, 2024
The next edition of the Madill Scoop is fresh off the press! To view it, click this link: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGXChEsH4Y/z2sb71QXs9GYaofNb5MnJA/view?utm_content=DAGXChE...

December 3, 2024
Ogdensburg Free Academy hired Scott Sargent for the role of student support coordinator to focus on improving attendance rates in the school. The district realized that about 29% ...

November 27, 2024
During the 2023-24 school year, second grade students in Mrs. Smith’s class were the first to develop their green thumbs in the debut of a year-long project titled “Our Pumpkin Ja...

November 8, 2024
The debut of the student ran newspaper from JFK Elementary is now available! To view the paper, click this link for the PDF file: https://5il.co/30t57

November 6, 2024
The first edition of this year's Madill Scoop, a student ran newspaper from Madill Elementary, is now available! To view it, click this link: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGTwrr...