This year, Hornell will hold its annual Title I meetings virtually to provide families of participating children a chance to understand programs and their right to be involved in their child’s education. This will include a description of the school’s curriculum, information on academic assessments used to measure student progress and the proficiency levels students …
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For the 2022-23 school year, the district will provide school supplies for students in Pre-K through Grade 8. These supplies have been purchased and will be waiting for students on the first day of school. High school supply lists (organized by course) are available now on the district website and should be purchased by families …
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In September, the Hornell CSD was awarded a $3 million literacy grant from the U.S. Department of Education to be distributed over the next five years at the Intermediate School. During the 2021-22 school year these funds were used for book giveaways. In total, students in grades 4-6 added 40 books to their at home …
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The 2021-22 school year has come to a close. We are proud of our students, who have had a great year, achieving success in the classroom, as well as in academic and athletic competitions. Students show off their skills The Hornell Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) team participated in the club’s Regional Competition in …
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The Hornell Intermediate School hosted a Moving Up ceremony for the 6th grade class. The 99 students and their families listened to speeches by Principal Julie Smith, Superintendent Jeremy Palotti, the 6th grade choir and student representatives from each class. In her speech representing Mrs. Aini’s class, Ashlynne Voss recognized the support from teachers, friends …
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The Hornell City School District encourages students in their literacy journey. The Intermediate and North Hornell Schools have had book giveaways to add to our families’ home libraries and have more planned for the remainder of the school year. In addition, the High School Library hosted a November novel writing challenge and encourages students to …
In the over 2.5 million square miles of the Amazon Rainforest lives 427 mammal species, 1,300 bird species, 378 species of reptiles, and more than 400 species of amphibians, with new species discovered each year. When Jayson Dinger did a unit on the animals found in the rainforest, his second-grade class became fascinated by how …
Hornell City School District students in grades 2-6 can now take part in a new after school program, called After S’cool, from 3-5 p,m, every Monday-Thursday. The focus of this program is for academic recovery in the areas of ELA, math and social-emotional learning. Students also receive a healthy snack and participate in library with …
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Kate Bowie’s special education class with students from second through fourth grade were selected as one of 50 schools across the country to participate in Project FeederWatch through The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The FeederWatch program was started in 2016, to collect a survey of birds visiting various locations from November to April. The students …
There was a lot of activity at the Intermediate School on October 25, 2021 . Students from one of Jacey Hanson’s fifth-grade ELA classes launched a rescue mission for a toad stuck in a grate outside of the school. Students Angel Mota, Xzavier Raycroft and Zach Mullen, who call themselves the “Nature Bros,” wrote a …
