"The Great Parade." In 2007, two teams (Divisions II and III, in the problem "The Large and Small of It") went to the World Finals competition at Michigan State University, receiving 1st and 4th place, respectively. At the competition, the division II team also received a Renatra Fusca, an honor awarded to teams that exhibit commendable creativity in their problem solution. Between the late 1990s and the present, Sherburne-Earlville teams advancing to World Finals has gone from being a very rare occurrence to the norm. Notable alumni Notable alumni of Sherburne-Earlville include Svante Myrick, the City of Ithaca, New York's first mayor of African-American heritage and youngest mayor, renowned chef Charlie Palmer (chef), Shamus Award-winning crime novelist Andy Straka, cartoonist Randy Glasbergen, and actor, writer, and veteran, Benjamin Busch, who portrayed Anthony Colicchio on the HBO original series The Wire.<ref>http://www.secsd.org/community/wall/#2013/ref> References External links School's site Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing Public elementary schools in New York (state) Public high schools in New York (state) Public middle schools in New York (state) Schools in Chenango County, New York