(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
