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Systems bring better results than goals

For many years, similar to many of my readers, I set goals to achieve. Goals for everything from grades, for lifting weights, in the gym, running six miles every morning, for success in business, for winning basketball games and championships. I succeeded at first, but failed at a lot of them. Slowly I began to realize that my results had little to do with the goals I set and everything to do with the systems I followed. Goals are about the results you want to achieve, systems are about the process that lead to those results. Coaches, especially in high school sports, are great at ...

‘Fun Day’ brings unofficial start of summer

In June, prekindergarten students and Ms.Wronski’s kindergarten class at School 3 wrapped up the school year with an exciting "Fun Day" celebration! Each class enthusiastically rotated through several engaging outreach programs, making the day truly memorable. Miss Amanda from Making ...

Citizens for a Better Cassadaga awards scholarship

CASSADAGA – Hailey Myers has been awarded a scholarship from the Citizens for a Better Cassadaga. She is a 2025 graduate of Cassadaga Valley Central School and was honored during a recent concert in the village. Each year, the CBC presents a $500 cash award to a graduating Senior of CVCS. ...

E2CCB announces 4Q honor roll list

WNY P-TECH in Dunkirk and CAM P-TECH in Springville have announced its fourth quarter high honor/honor/merit roll lists for the 2024-25 school year. Both P-TECH centers are part of Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES. WNY P-TECH HIGH HONOR ROLL Matt Abbey of Pine Valley, Parker Bohn of Dunkirk, Calem Izzo of Silver Creek, Rogan Kelley of Westfield, Aaron Macakanja of Dunkirk, Seamus Matwijow of Gowanda, and Braxton McCready of Jamestown. HONOR ROLL Myah Benjamin of Dunkirk, Tristen Brandow of Jamestown, Ethan Camus of Eden, Hernan Colon Ortiz of Dunkirk, Paul Cunningham of ...

WACS high school lists honor, merit rolls

Westfield Academy & Central School has announced its high school honor and merit rolls for the fourth marking period. MERIT ROLL: Students earning an average of 85.00-89.499% are awarded recognition by having their names placed on the Merit Roll. Ninth Grade: Ella Atkins, Christopher Bowen, Annabelle Caraballo, Madison Cettell, Micah Dye, Adisyn Jaynes, Raegan Luce, Willa Seehausen, Caleb Stoughton. Tenth Grade: Donna Cupp, Rylan Jakse, Christian Luna-Lopez, Nelson Peters, Derrick Schuster, Avery Smith, Isabella Sorrento, Noah Tuah. Eleventh Grade: Maleri Kelsey, Hunter ...

Flocks, Herds, Swarms, and More

A flock of geese, a school of fish, a swarm of bugs… all three of these things have something in common. They are all groupings of animals and the names we use for them. Some of the more common grouping names are flocks, herds, and packs. Those are terms we often use for the animals that ...