The Milton Lions are Roaring into Middle School

(Note: This story was corrected to reflect the event was held in the Milton auditorium, not at Rye High School as originally reported.)

On Wednesday night, Milton Elementary celebrated its 56 graduating fifth graders as they finished their journey at Milton. Held at the Milton auditorium, the Lions were able to celebrate not only their accomplishments in the years they have spent at Milton, but also their enrollment into middle school in September. 

Milton principal Annemarie Piekarski opened up the ceremony with a greeting towards family and friends, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, read by fifth grader Charles Schaupp. Jane Anderson, president of the Board of Education, addressed the graduates, and was succeeded by a student speaker, Sascha Paul, who remarked on her time at Milton. 

As they received their certificates, the fifth graders were met with the four fifth grade teachers Thomas Bailey, Jacquelyne Benfari, Christa Agostino and Tara Taddeo. 

Following the presentation of certificates, a student poem was read by Luke Scarperi and Parker McGill. The evening ended with a performance of the Milton Song, “The Blue and Gold.”

Here are the Milton Lions who are headed into middle school this fall:

Alyssa Anastasian

Ava Apostolatos

Luke Bell

Katherine Bjornson

Jack Bush

Isabel Calvin

Nigel Cerda

Cooper Dannan

Valerie Fadden

Sofia Ferreira

Micah Golub

Avery Guszack

Thomas Kashou

Ormond Keighery

Eva Kelder

Rory Marino

Kelley Phy

Charles Schaupp

Lily Welburn

Jacqueline Alder

Sara Alfalahi

Cara Cast

Emma Coombs

Philippe Crane

Massimo Fontana

Dylan Harrigan

Charles Hurd

Caroline Korian

Elena McGlynn

Jackson Olivo

Sascha Paul

Sebastian Pirone

Brendan Proulx

Sloane Radford

Anna Ratner 

Luke Scarperi

Connor Schuch

Christina Bancroft

Adler Boisseau

Jane Cavanaugh

Beatrice Curran

Taylor Doherty

Madeleine Kennedy

Justin Kessner

Olivia King

Ava Lawrence

Kevin Longo

Alexandra Brand

Parker McGill

Scarlett Page

Adeline Polisi

Charlie Ross

Charles Van Maanen

Thomas Walsh

Russell Wildes

Christopher Woods