001e do e e e [Music] back [Music] for e [Music] smile I'll [Music] smile govern see [Music] okay [Music] h [Music] for for [Music] this [Music] that's oh we got to [Music] wait for [Music] okay [Music] what [Music] all [Music] right for [Music] w [Music] inter for [Music] last w [Music] [Applause] [Music] good morning everyone please be seated welcome to the eth grade promotion ceremony my name is Don Miller and it is a pleasure to be your child's principal at Columbia Middle School I am excited and proud to have you all in attendance to help us recognize the young men and women sitting here today before we begin I would like to recognize a group of dedicated individuals who spend countless hours working with your kids attend workshops to help better their craft take college
002classes watch webinars attend countless meetings spend nights and weekends grading assignments and take care of your children as though they are their own if you are a cusd4 teacher staff member or administrator in the gymnasium please stand to be recognized [Music] [Applause] thank you all in four short years these eighth graders almost freshman sitting here today will be graduating seniors before we know it parents think about that between now and then your child will have his or her driver's license make new friends attend homecoming and prom possibly find a part-time job and start making decisions about their future today marks somewhat of a passage for your son or daughter from middle school to high school each and every student and staff member sitting before me has shown unimaginable resilience and strength over the last several
003years and you should all be proud of yourselves because you did it eighth graders you can now go into high school with your heads held high knowing you have made history is one of the few classes to be promoted in the midst of a global pandemic you did it through struggles disappointment setbacks and maybe even some heartache My Hope for you is that when you look back on your chapter of on this chapter of your lives you focus on the memories with your peers your accomplishments the things that made you smile and the goals you were able to reach in spite of the chaos that surrounded you when you started Middle School I am proud to have gotten to know the gifted Scholars talented athletes incredible artists hard workers and Unforgettable personalities that make up
004this amazing group of students as a female principal of CMS I would like to quote a few other leading ladies and the advice they have to share Barbara Bush once said never lose sight of the fact that the most important yard stick of your success will be how you treat other people your family your friends your co-workers and even strangers you meet along the way your character is beyond important stud students I'd like to ask you a question who are you going to be I'm not asking you about what you are going to eventually do but who are you going to be when interviewing for a job they aren't going to ask you to explain a test score or a grade you got in class they are going to ask you who you are are
005you a person who gives up when times get tough or are you a person who keeps going even when you are the last the Finish Line West Point Cadets who scored high on things like grit and determination were more likely to complete basic training than those who ranked high on things like class rank SAT scores and physical fitness Michelle Obama once said if you're willing to dig deep if you're willing to pick yourself up when you fall if you're willing to work hard and work until your weaknesses become your strengths then you'll develop a set of skills that you can mold and apply to any situation you ENC C any job you might have any crisis you might confront but you got to make that choice I always say to my students show me your
006friends and I will show you your future again show me your friends and I will show you your future this is a simple quote that simply speaks truth think about the top five people you like to surround yourself with on a weekly basis are they helping you become the person you want to be or are they holding you back find like-minded individuals who are going to empower you to do better and be the best version of yourself you can be and then do the same for them as you go into high school I hope you remain true to yourself and your values this is not the end it's only the beginning and that's truly exciting congratulations Eagles [Music] [Applause] before we hand out promotion certificates we would like to recognize students earning different academic Awards
007when I call a teacher's name they will present the top academic award in their class Mrs bman top Ela award goes to Josephina [Music] [Applause] Ryman Mrs K her top Ela award goes to kayn toun [Music] Mrs rep Mrs rep's top Ela award goes to Eli Kirk [Music] Mr kindall Mr Kindle's algebra award goes to Drew [Applause] [Music] Mau his top Mr Kindle's top pre-algebra award goes to Brooke Daniel [Music] [Applause] [Music] Mrs Peter her top science award goes to Mason [Music] [Applause] Jamis to stand for a picture Mr stump his top social studies award goes to Joel [Music] [Applause] [Music] spus Pro Miss Atwell Spanish award goes to Mason [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Jamis and some teachers aren't in attendance because they are also teaching at the high school so we have Mr Nickerson his
008top German award will be presented by Mr Elliot our assistant principal Eli Kirk [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and Mrs schlicking for technology goes to Drew Mau [Applause] [Music] [Applause] little excited good job you should be Mrs FY had a top Arts award and this year it goes to Addie [Music] star [Music] smile Mrs mcy has a top choir award that goes to K [Applause] [Music] T Mr hul had a top band award Benjamin [Music] [Applause] Parker all right there were two students for PE Riley [Music] [Applause] bar and Nathan Jackson [Music] [Applause] and Mr burch's biotech award goes to Sophia Donovan Mrs [Applause] langang Mrs langang would you like to come talk about Soaring Eagle Awards what that means where are my kiddos so we've had several Soaring Eagles throughout the last four years not
009quite sure actually about the year of 2020 I think I don't think we made home deliveries um the year of 2020 and 2021 but um for the past three years we have and we've had several students if eth grader if you have been a Soaring Eagle recipient where we've come to your house by bus or by car will you please stand up 6 73 and that would be in fifth grade or sixth grade or seventh grade or eighth grade there we go so these kiddos have showed and when we come to the house parents of you have have been a lucky recipient of Us coming to your house um we honk the horn we go pretty crazy and we acknowledge these kids who were selected by their teachers to for having shown awesome character all
010the time all the time all the time these kids um pretty much do the right all the time so we do have four new recipients uh for this ceremony and the first one is emiline [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] hting yeah our next one Reed [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Bailey they changed it and Connor bazinsky [Music] [Applause] and Joel spus who already has one this a multiple [Music] [Applause] [Music] win once again if you were a Soaring Eagle in fifth grade sixth grade seventh grade or eighth grade please stand for one more round of [Applause] [Music] applause okay you may be seated thank you Mr stump if you will grab the Daughters of the American Revolution Awards this award is given to one boy and one girl in the eighth grade class that has High grades
011and good character this year the award goes to Paige Kaiser and Ellis [Music] [Applause] [Music] Toton the Illinois principal Association award is given to top students in each School SCH with the highest grade GPA involved in school extracurricular activities and has exceptional character this year's students that went with me to a IPA breakfast to celebrate were Grayson Butler and Mason Jamis [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Mr John weberg will you come Stand By Me please Mr John wenberg taught and coached at Columbia Middle School from 1995 to 2019 during those years Mr wenburg turned teachers into marathon runners for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society a voluntary organization committed to fighting blood cancers worldwide he also started our haircuts for a cause he was a man who took on many causes in order to help those
012in need he turned students into young people who wanted to lend a helping hand he greatly imp impacted how our young people live their lives and contribute to the betterment of mankind the John wenburg award is given to a student who makes an effort to help other people and put others first the this year's recipient is Molly [Applause] [Music] Harris love this [Music] [Applause] [Music] Mr croan will you come Stand By Me please the Barry croan award is given in honor of Mr quisan who retired from teaching and coaching after 44 years in the columia school [Applause] [Music] dist Mr croan represented integrity and respect and still does he treated everyone equally and placed others ahead of himself he made every individual he met a better person and the school a better place to be
013the recipient of this award demonstrates the qualities for success in life modeled by every modeled every day by Mr Kazan congratulations Drew [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Mau Mr kindall is going to announce clubs and other events for recognition and when these are called students if you participated if you participated please stand up student Spotlight nominations and teacher [Applause] shoutouts Beta Club [Applause] scholar [Applause] Bowl Southwestern Illinois College poetry contest [Applause] [Music] winners drama [Applause] club student [Applause] Council recycling [Applause] committee Art Festival [Applause] participants solo in Ensemble Bandon choir ilmea District participants and Jazz [Applause] districts young authors [Applause] winners spelling be winner [Applause] students who spoke to the school [Applause] board first [Applause] priority Dungeons and [Applause] [Music] Dragons you're book club baseball [Applause] team softball [Applause] team girls basketball [Applause] team boys basketball
014team [Applause] volleyball [Applause] cheerleading track and field [Applause] bowling students who are published and [Applause] hunted kokia conference algebra [Applause] competition and book fair [Applause] I would like to recognize a few groups of people in the audience if you attended Columbia Middle School yourself please [Applause] stand thank you if you are going to be a parent of a high school student for the first time please [Applause] stand if your last child is leaving CMS please stand [Applause] if you were a student of Mr croan Mr wenberg or Mrs kleene please [Applause] [Music] [Applause] stand thank you all Mr kindall ladies and gentlemen at this time we would like to recognize the eighth grade students earning their eighth grade promotion certificates Row one please rise Heath Adams Gavin Alberts Lucas Al Max anel Jack Arnold Mason
015[Applause] axe Amanda Bear Riley bar Reed Bailey [Applause] Jay [Applause] Barbie Conor [Applause] binski Malachi Basset Chase Becker Alex Phineas [Applause] vure Sam Bley Grant [Applause] Buller Knox Brewster Kenna Briley Kellen bronkhorst Grayson Butler Elena Calvin Kenley Camp Lydia Chambers Noah Clark Ryder [Music] [Applause] Corbin Dexter [Applause] Crawford London Cronin Lily quido [Applause] Georgia [Applause] Curtis row two please rise Veronica Curtis [Applause] Tucker daer Katie doah Brook Daniel Ellie [Applause] Davis Ella Denny Maya [Music] Dill Isabella Dylan Sophia Donovan Parker Doogie Landon Dunham Violet [Applause] e Sylvia everol Sophia Etherton Leah Flyn triplet chance Frederick Kendall friselle Gabe [Applause] gsky Mason Jamis Brendan Gibson Jameson gki Carly Grant [Applause] brenley [Applause] Grider Alex goomers shimer Lauren goomers shimer Adrien Gusman Nick halman Molly [Applause] Harris Kobe hardridge Carter Hayes Row three please rise Austin helper
016brayen heler Andrade Julia Hills Amelia hoger Malone hman Jack Hughes emiline [Applause] hting braon Ingram Nathan [Applause] Jackson Maddie James Max James Natalie Johnson Payton Jones Bren Jung Paige Kaiser [Applause] Ian Kelly Luca [Applause] Caribbean Liam Killian Eli [Applause] Kirk Parker Kish Kiera kn [Applause] Nolan [Applause] corvis Zach [Applause] Lamont Blake Lane Jackson lewall Liam Lewis [Applause] Kaylee Lish Victoria low Greg lwi David Marquez [Applause] row four please rise sad [Applause] mki Marley Matthews Evan Matson tonis Drew Mau [Applause] Mason [Applause] mccan Mason McAn Lucy Mertens Nick Meyers Cecilia m Trey [Applause] mundan Aiden [Applause] Murphy Aiden nef Howie Nelson Payton [Applause] Nelson Ben Parker Isabella [Applause] Paulie Elena Reigns Addie ramage Sam [Applause] renzzo Savannah [Applause] redar Joseph rean Ben ridel Riley [Applause] rogal Taylor Rose kayen Ross Maddie Ross [Applause] Boston Sanderson Mia
017schaer Anna [Applause] shenberg row five please rise Aaron shrub [Applause] Aiden sepich Dylan [Applause] Smith Hunter Smith Mia Smith Charlie spinger Joel racus Kaden stall Ava Stanley Kaden Stanley Addie star Reed sternau Hogan story Claire Strobel Kate [Music] Strobel Gage stump Mason th kayin tun Ellis Totton Daven Turner Ashton bulmer Hubert weary cam woodrome pton [Applause] Woods Emily Young [Applause] ladies and gentlemen the eth grade class of 2024 and the future senior class of [Applause] 2028 sorry Ro you can be seated once again congratulations students St and parents families we encourage you to take pictures outside since classes will resume in the gym shortly we also need to remind you to move your cars from the parking lot as lunch recess will start soon if you are taking CMS siblings out of the building please
018stop by the office to sign them out eighth grade students if you have art projects along the wall please make sure you take them with you students enjoy your summer and best of luck to you and say it with me for the very last time as always at CMS I can't hear you we are respectful responsible and safe have a great day the Eagle Way [Applause]