Optimist Club of New York Mills, NY

06/17/2026

As the 2025–2026 school year comes to an end, the Optimist Club of NY Mills is proud to recognize the May Optimist Students of the Month—a group of students selected by their teachers for consistently leading with character, kindness, and steady effort.

Students in grades 7–11 received a certificate and a free‑pizza coupon from Pisano’s Pizza, and our senior honoree was celebrated with a plaque and a monetary award for an outstanding year.

🌞Wishing all of our students a fun, safe, and well‑earned summer break.

05/11/2026

🌟 Celebrating our April Optimist Students of the Month! These students were selected by their teachers for showing kindness, dedication, and everyday integrity — the qualities that make NY Mills shine.

Students in grades 7–11 received a certificate and a free‑pizza coupon from Pisano’s Pizza, and our senior honoree was recognized with a plaque and a monetary award for an outstanding year.

04/16/2026

🌷🌞The season of growth is arriving, and so are our March Optimist Students of the Month! These students were selected by their teachers for their kindness, hard work, and everyday integrity.

Students in grades 7–11 earned a certificate and a free‑pizza coupon from Pisano’s Pizza, and our senior honoree received a plaque and a monetary award to mark an amazing year.

03/28/2026

One of the many programs powered by the Optimist Club of New York Mills! We’d love for you to be part of it. If you believe in giving back, building opportunities, and lifting up NYM kids, become an Optimist Club of New York Mills, NY and help us keep great things growing for our youth. 💙🧡

03/18/2026

Find out more about volunteering with a local Optimist Club by visiting https://www.optimist.org/landingpage/

03/07/2026

We’re starting to feel those early signs of spring creeping in, and it’s the perfect moment to celebrate our February Optimist Students of the Month!

These students were chosen by their teachers for all the things that don’t always show up on a report card—being kind, working hard, showing up for others, and just doing the right thing day after day.

Students in grades 7–11 earned a certificate and a free‑pizza coupon from Pisano’s Pizza, and our senior honoree received a plaque and a monetary award to mark an amazing year.

03/03/2026

Thank you, George, for all your years of dedication to the New York Mills Optimist Club

George E. Herthum, age 91, of New York Mills, passed away at the Siegenthaler Center on February 27, 2026, with his family at his side. He was...

02/03/2026

Kicking off 2026 with a celebration of the January Optimist Students of the Month — a group of hardworking, kind, and dedicated students selected by their teachers for the way they lift up our school community.

Students in grades 7–11 received a certificate and a free‑pizza coupon from Pisano’s Pizza, and our senior honoree earned a plaque and monetary award.

Here’s to a year filled with growth, gratitude, and great things ahead for all New York Mills students.