December 2024

School Notes

I’m not sure how it arrived so quickly, but we are at the end of the first semester of the school year and entering in to the most wonderful, yet the most hectic time of the year. Although the year seems to have flown by, it has truly been a great semester. Our football team won the State Championship! Our students have thrived and have been very active in various community projects. They have volunteered at various events, shown their support to our veterans, and provided families of NICU babies all kinds of goodies, gas cards, and other needed items through their penny drives and donations. I hope we at Corning Schools can continue to teach our students the importance of giving and helping others through more opportunities to volunteer and participate in philanthropic events throughout the spring semester.

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Get a head start on New Year’s resolutions

After the rush of the holiday season has largely ended, and the excess of the season starts to weigh on celebrants’ minds, it is customary for many people to start thinking about the changes they want to implement in the new year. According to a Pew Research Center survey of United States adults conducted in January 2024, 30 percent of people reported making at least one resolution, with half of this group making more than one. The survey also found that young adults are the most likely to make New Year’s resolutions, with 49 percent of those between the ages 18 and 29 saying they have made a resolution.

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