Cornwall Middle School principal Kate Polumbo was given the Middle School Principal of the Year title by the School Administrators Association of New York State last week.

News 12 is told principals from statewide districts are considered and chosen for the annual award based on their commitment to excellence, school programs and connections to parents and the community.

Polumbo says she’s very excited and humbled to have been chosen this year.

“There’s a lot of people at my job, especially the middle school, that are working so hard, so I don’t feel like I’m the best,” says Polumbo. “We work really hard here to make a great school.” 

The Anti-Defamation League named Cornwall Middle School a Gold Star school in 2019 and 2020 for its No Place for Hate initiative under Polumbo’s administration.