Annunciation School in Elma, a growing Catholic elementary school serving children from Pre-K3 through Grade 8, will host a seminar titled “Protecting Our Children — Internet Safety and Cyber-bullying,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 17, in the school gym. Sponsored by the Home School Guild, the event will feature Vanita Evans, community outreach specialist with the Buffalo division of the FBI. 

Annunciation School is located at 7580 Clinton St., Elma. The event is free and open to the public. 

Students participating in the new Center for Health Science at Annunciation School in Elma were given a lesson in lung function, learned some CPR training tips and were taught how to administer an injection during a field trip to Buffalo General Hospital on Thursday, October 20. This is the third health-related field trip for the student this year. Previous visits were to Rural/Metro Medical Services and Mercy Flight.

The Center for Health Science at Annunciation School is an innovative two-year curriculum that offers students hands-on opportunities in a variety of health science environments. Among the supporters of the Center are Independent Health, UNYTS, Catholic Health and Kaleida Health.

Seventh- and eighth-grade students participating in the new Center for Health Science at Annunciation School in Elma participated in their second field trip of the school year on Thursday, October 13. Students and teachers visited Mercy Flight Western New York, an independent, nonprofit provider of emergency air medical transport and supporting services.

Established in 1981, Mercy Flight has flown more than 19,000 patient missions, serving Western New York and Northwest Pennsylvania. Annunciation students toured the facility, met with Mercy Flight personnel and examined the various Mercy Flight helicopters.