Perry, N.Y. — Our Bright Spot shines on Rebecca Belkota. The principal at Perry Junior-Senior High School has been named the 2025 New York State Middle School Principal of the Year.

He was a Stark County High School Football Hall of Fame lineman as a player for Perry in 2000-02. Perry went 29-7 in those years, and Slates helped the Panthers reach a state semifinal in 2000 and ...