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Cuba-Rushford’s Ralston named Middle School Principal of the Year BY KELLEN M. QUIGLEY
CUBA — A familiar face in both the Cuba-Rushford Central School District and the city of Olean is being recognized for her dedication to her students, school and community. Dr. Katie Ralston, lead 6-12 principal at Cuba-Rushford, has been selected the 2023 New York State Middle School Principal of the Year by the School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS). The award is given annually to a member of SAANYS who is clearly committed to excellence, has programs designed to meet the academic and social needs of all students and has firm ties to parents and the community. Ralston, an Olean native, was hired as principal for the Cuba-Rushford Middle School for the 2015-16 school year. She previously worked at the Olean City School District, her alma mater, as a middle school special education teacher, substitute teacher and STEM program coordinator. “Cuba-Rushford Middle School is committed to a culture in which positive relationships are valued, growth of the whole child is a priority, lifelong learn-
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ing and growth are cultivated and modeled and all members are consistently challenged to achieve lifetime success,” she said. Among her many accomplishments, Ralston is a dedicated leader at the state level. She has served as the NYS Middle School Association regional director, NYS Middle-Level Liasons planning committee, NYS Rural Schools Association research partner, NYS Middle School Conference presenter and the Sweethearts and Heroes Principal Presentation keynote speaker. “Dr. Ralston continues to be an innovator in education as well as someone who works hard and excels at the day-to-day tasks,” said Christopher Fee, associate principal. “She puts students first and certainly challenges
her staff by not only being an example but also someone they can talk issues through for answers.” At the regional level, Ralston has served as the Western New York EdChat co-founder and moderator, appeared as a guest on several educational podcasts, presented at the Catturaugus-Allegeny County BOCES and served as the fundraising chair for the Genesis House Homeless Shelter. She has also been honored as the recipient of multiple awards including the Genesis House of Olean Marion B. Scott Award, NYS English Council Educator of Excellence Award
the pandemic and established effective practices within the hybrid model adopted by the board of education.” Ralston received her Bachelor of Science in Elementary and Special Education from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, her Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Gannon University, her School Building/School District Leader Certification from Canisius College and her Doctor of Education in Learning and Leadership in Organizations from Vanderbilt University. Ralston and fellow 2023 award winners will be recognized at SAA-
and the ACCORD Partners and Collaboration Award. Ralston is wellknown as a leader and has been appointed as a mentor for new administrators within the district. She meets with her mentees on a bi-weekly basis and helps the administrative team meet their goals. Superintendent Carlos Gildemeister said Ralston’s impact on teachers’ professional growth is outstanding. “She has the ability to bring groups of teachers into consensus and supports each one with an individualized approach,” he said. “She managed to lead the re-opening plans during
NYS’s annual awards celebration on May 5 at the Crown Plaza Albany – the Desmond Hotel. SAANYS represents nearly 14,000 school administrators, supervisors and coordinators. As a professional association, SAANYS is committed to providing direction, service and support to the membership in their efforts to improve the quality of education and leadership in New York State schools. SAANYS is affiliated with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
Student thespians ‘get’ ‘Cinderella’ in Wellsville High production BY KATHRYN ROSS
WELLSVILLE — While one might think Cinderella started with the animated Disney film, the fable predates the Greeks and was popularized in the French Court in Charles Perrault’s ‘Histoires ou contes du temps passe’ published in 1697. Grimm’s tales included a Cinderella story, as early as 1812.
Throughout all the accounts, including the Rodgers and Hammerstein 1957 television version, the moral, the message, is the same — be hopeful, gracious, and grateful. According to the director Matt Warren and producer Diane Willard of the Wellsville High School production, the students have learned the same message.
At 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Wellsville High School auditorium a cast of 17 students will be trodding the boards, many for the first time in a musical. General admission is $10 and students and senior citizens pay $5. With detailed sets designed and constructed by STEM students under the
direction of Maranda Carman, lavish costumes from the hands of Amy Thomas and Sue Ralyea, choreography by Kate Martelle and a 13-member pit orchestra directed by Aaron Wixson, accompanying the singers, this musical promises to be not only pleasing to the eye, but also the ear. ‘Cinderella’ continued on PAGE 4
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