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At Phoenix’s Emerson J. Dillon Middle School, more than three dozen students were recently honored for being exemplary citizens. Throughout the school year, Citizenship Awards are given to students who exhibit positive behavioral traits and are recognized and nominated by staff members for the accolade.

Students in Kate Waite’s second grade class at Granby Elementary School recently showcased their spelling prowess during a friendly competition.

Your doctor can help you quit smoking for good. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention your doctor’s advice and assistance more than double the odds that you will quit successfully, so make an appointment and ask for help to start the New Year tobacco-free. According to an American Cancer Society estimate, 30 percent of cancers could be avoided if people stopped using tobacco.

There is a new Safety Committee at the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation comprised of students interested in upholding a Safety Conscious Work Environment. The committee includes one student from each Career and Technical Education program who will act as a Safety Advocate back in their individual classrooms.

The 14 students, who participated in the performances in Mary Alice Flynn’s primary art class, read three Greek myths and acted them out in a special theatrical performance in the same way Greek tragedies were performed in ancient Greece.

Students at Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Elementary School welcomed a guest speaker recently who shared her own personal history and Native American culture through her ancestry in the Onondaga Nation.

Students in Universal Pre-Kindergarten class at Lura M. Sharp Elementary School, with the assistance of former Principal Cathy Adams, recently constructed and decorated gingerbread houses in their class.