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Winston Hom, 10, prepares to distribute 500 cookies he baked for the students and staff of Cooperstown Elementary School. (Photo provided)

CCS Elementary Student Bakes for Entire School

By WRILEY NELSONCOOPERSTOWN

Cooperstown fifth grader Winston Hom made his own solution to gloomy weather and the long stretch of school and work between the holidays. The 10-year-old student spent seven hours over a weekend to bake more than 500 cookies and distribute them to every student and staff member on Monday, December 18.

“I love to bake and always have,” Winston said. “I thought last Friday, ‘no one likes Mondays. How can I make it more fun?’ It took me seven hours and I had to do it all myself because my parents were busy.”

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