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Spraying a field during planting season in at the Stateline. .

In the first school I was a teacher at, every single teacher I collaborated with and worked alongside of had an impact on me. I would observe their classes or talk to their students and was often left in wonder by their skill and brilliance. Their passion motivated me, their expertise taught me, and their endurance for the difficult work of teaching inspired me to become a better teacher.

The phrase “It Takes a Village” concerning raising children has been around for generations. Most often this proverb has been linked to Native American or African cultures where the community takes responsibility for raising every child. This term often comes to my mind when I think about our responsibilities in educating the students of Corning Schools. This week I want to express my appreciation for our “village”. Not only do we have a strong group of classroom teachers, but we also have an outstanding group of support staff including paraprofessionals, custodians, cafeteria workers, and nurses who assist our students daily while at school.

Park Elementary has named their May Students of the Month. Front row: Chevy Stewart, Jaycie Hollis, Ariel Wallace, Chloee Malone and Willow Woodard Middle row: Gabby Carpenter, Parker Hudson, Drake Arnett, Axl Chavez, and Lathan Cox Back row: Jayde Cole, Mabri Thompson, Lyman Parks, Tripp Williams and Keelin Johnson The word for May was Citizenship.

Grace and Tom Sheridan met like many couples did back in the 1930’s in Clay County, walking down a gravel road. Tom lived at Bunker Hill, where his grandmother, his mother’s mother, raised him after her daughter died when he was born. The couple met while walking to school. Tom also would walk young Grace to church. Her family lived in the Blue Community. Her father had said when his last child left home he was going to become a preacher. Grace said she was scared to ask her father if she could marry Tom. “I said, “Papa, can I get married?” He said, “I guess so.” She was 15 years old. “My dad was a Pentecostal preacher”, she said. So she and Tom walked down the railroad tracks to Corning and got married at the old courthouse. The year was 1936. She described the building as the big white courthouse. It would burn down in later years. The couple shared 41 years together raising a family. Tom passed away in 1976.