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We’re thrilled to celebrate and support the Gorillabots, a robotics team made up largely of ASMS alumni, who have officially qualified for the FIRST World Championship in Houston this April! This is an incredible honor—only 3% of over 8,400 FTC teams around the world reach this level of competition.
Over the past two years, the Gorillabots have been an invaluable source of mentorship and inspiration for our 7th and 8th grade LEGO robotics teams. Their guidance has helped shape our students’ experience, not only in building and coding, but also in teamwork, problem-solving, and passion for STEM. It’s especially meaningful that 8 of the 14 current team members are ASMS graduates who credit their love of learning and innovation to their time at our school. Their dedication to mentoring younger students is a full-circle moment that speaks volumes about their character and commitment to giving back.
This season alone, the Gorillabots have dedicated 3,500+ hours to their engineering work and over 850 hours to community outreach—including the time they've spent with our students. We’re proud of their hard work, grateful for their support, and excited to cheer them on as they represent the Corning area and NY Excelsior region on a global stage.
If you’d like to support their journey to Worlds, please consider donating and sharing their GoFundMe page:
Thank you, Gorillabots, for all you’ve done for our school community—and best of luck in Houston!
We are thrilled to recognize the incredible accomplishments of our talented student musicians who recently participated in the Steuben County Music Festivals, representing our school with excellence and enthusiasm!
These festivals bring together top-performing students from music programs across the county. Participation is a tremendous honor—students are either selected by audition (band) or nominated and chosen based on vocal range and school program size (chorus). Once selected, students prepare an entire concert program independently, then come together for two intensive days of rehearsal. They rehearse Friday afternoon, return early Saturday, and perform a full concert that same afternoon—an inspiring display of teamwork, dedication, and musical growth.
We are so proud of our student musicians for their hard work, courage, and commitment to their learning. Congratulations on a job well done—you represented our school beautifully!
Festival B @ CPP High School (Feb 28 – Mar 1)
Featuring 6th Grade Band & 7/8th Grade Chorus
Total Students: 19
6th Grade Band
Seoyeon Choi, Ibaad Chowdhry, Isla Durfee, Allyson Galinski, Emmaline Nickerson, Chinny Okoro, Henry Schaut, Quinley Terry, Levon Willette, Leo Yuan
7/8th Grade Chorus
Kai Bronfenbrenner, Ava McGroarty, Rua Chahal, Bella Vazquez, Cecilia He, Lizzie Squires, Maura Wing, Savannah Elliott, Zak Chornyy
Festival A @ Arkport Central School (March 7–8)
Featuring 6th Grade Chorus & 7/8th Grade Band
Total Students: 33
6th Grade Chorus
Luke Robinson, Kaeden Merchant, Jessie Stanke, Adam Zhou, Clara Harris, Chinny Okoro, Henry Schaut, Annabelle Sun, Jenny Liu, Emmaline Nickerson
7/8th Grade Band
Ava McGroarty, Joie Li, Kai Bronfenbrenner, Cecilia He, Beth Magaziner, Rua Chahal, Piper Brown, Daniel Han, Jessica Fu, Trevor Thomas, Luke Chung, Hazel Fuchs, Oskar Sauer, Michael Jin, Charlotte Anderson, Remy Seymour, Lia Kunigonis, Johanna Yu, Lyla Terry, Savannah Elliott, Jackson Kosik Williams, Sebastian Hartley, Maura Wing