Copenhagen Central School class leaders
COPENHAGEN â The 2021 class leaders at Copenhagen Central School are Peyton Nicole Walker, valedictorian; Ariana Nicole Rivera-Corona, salutatorian; and Anna Raelyn Spaulding, vocational leader.
Miss Walker, daughter of Michele Macaluso and Lyle Walker, has an academic average of 96.5. She is a member of the George S. OâBrien National Honor Society; has served as class president, class treasurer and as a representative for Lewis County Youth Bureau. She is a member of Students Against Destructive Decisions; a peer leader for Sources of Strength Club; and was a member of prom committee and Common Grounds Volunteer Club. Miss Walker was a member of the varsity tennis team; participated in school musicals; is a member of the school drill team; and performed in a New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) solo.
In observance of Memorial Day, a parade was held in Copenhagen. Led by members of the American Legion Floyd Lyng Post 0723, the parade included a couple of tractor-pulled floats,
CARTHAGE — For his life saving effort, Hunter Booth, 12, of Copenhagen, received the National Youth Hero Award Tuesday through the Basset-Baxter American Legion Auxiliary Unit 789.
COPENHAGEN â A 6-kilometer (3.7 miles) walk or run would tire anyone out.
Thatâs the average distance people in developing countries have to walk every day to collect water that is often unsafe to drink. To raise money to help fund water projects, a local World Vision Global 6K for Water was held Saturday, starting at Copenhagen Central School.
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organizaton with a focus on helping children around the world, including the United States. These runs help fund its efforts of providing water to communities that lack easy access to clean water.
Copenhagen has been hosting a 6K for five years.
A small opening ceremony was held at the Route 12 center Tuesday afternoon.
Julie L. Emery, FNP, who grew up in Lewis County and graduated from Beaver River Central School, embraced the opportunity to come back to the north country to practice.
Prior to her return, she was working in family practice in South Carolina after receiving her masterâs degree in nursing, family nurse practitioner, from the University of South Carolina in May 2018. She was working as a registered nurse for five years prior to her advanced schooling.
âThereâs just something about home and every time Iâd come to visit I would just be reminded how much I love it here,â Ms. Emery said about her decision to return. âI really like the small-town community feel of this.â