001[Music] don't today okay [Music] Oh [Music] my [Music] from the Firefly darkness to hear your stories again I have wandered through this land from and to and when I come home through the Firefly darkness to sing with you sing songs of wonder singer my god fireflies and foes three sing songs of children a song like the white mule in these are the spring [Music] we'll be out in the snow heard the silence of the queries and watch the one press group on me invoices clear [Music] my path will be lit by five lives so now I will go and in the sweetness of the night I will say sing songs of water sing a bloody big ah the fireflies info [Music] children like the wild new lilies the spring [Music] hok course [Applause] [Music] we
002will have a photographer up here [Music] [Applause] [Music] ahead time to schedule and put together and have people here pretty much all day setting this up so it takes a lot of time and effort and expertise to ensure their academic success around with claws for the teachers [Music] [Applause] [Music] sites of how the world works passions and have lofty goals and dreams the arts sports dance because [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] good evening staff students and parents welcome to the eighth grade moving up ceremony for the whisky near middle school class of 2019 we would first like to begin with congratulating our peers on ending their middle school careers and embarking on a new journey into high school each and every one of you have worked extremely hard and put countless hours into your education which
003has taken you to great places and helped you achieve goals that once may have seemed impossible you have all set out on the adventure that middle school is and have now come out equipped with the knowledge and confidence you need to take on high school during our time at whiskey near one of the many life lessons we learned was to be grateful therefore we would like to express our gratitude to all those sitting here today for attending and to everyone working behind the scenes to enhance our learning experiences throughout our time in middle school first and foremost thank you to all of our remarkable teachers for challenging us to reach for the stars and pushing us to succeed in all aspects of our lives we wouldn't be here today without your guidance wisdom and of
004course the knowledge that you have shared with us we would have never been able to persevere through the hardships of middle school without you we would also like to thank all parents and guardians at home for never giving up on us no matter how irritable or stressed we may have been you have all instilled us with good behavior and habits that will take us far in life you have also been incredible role models that we know that we can count on for anything that we need last but certainly not least we would like to express our appreciation for the WM s class of 2019 for being phenomenal classmates hard-working students and above all exceptional friends we feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to get to know each and every one of you on
005behalf of all of our classmates we would like to say that we are so incredibly grateful to ever in this room for encouraging us students when we needed it most and helping us to overcome whatever bumps in the road we may encounter thank you for also reminding us that mistakes are just learning opportunities that can help us to go even further in the future because of you we have successfully concluded this chapter of our educational careers looking back it does not seem as if four years of middle school have gone by for all of us there were definitely times when we felt as though this stage of our lives had been beyond the bounds of possibility however through this phase we have matured a great amount both academically and socially not only did we acquire
006a useful educational knowledge but we learned multiple social skills that we will practice in our years to come our time at whiskey near has allowed us to learn to accept appreciate and encourage others along with learning to become Testaments to the WM s mission statement everyone in this room can all agree that at times middle school wasn't easy nevertheless it is a pivotal milestone in one's life during our four years here we have laughed cried and created unforgettable memories that will last a lifetime the best part of it all was that we stuck together through thick and thin and with the help of each other we have finally reached the finish line as we all know following the end of middle school comes the beginning of high school very soon we will all have new
007territory to explore in this next chapter of our lives as we move on to high school we will all take a piece of whiskey NER with us as we continue to grow and discover who we are throughout our lives things will always progress and change with this we will meet new people discover new passions travel to new locations and learn tons of new information but no matter how far apart we grow we will all forever cherish the precious memories better middle school years have granted us once again we would like to congratulate all of the dedicated hard-working students who have made it to the very end of middle school as you continue along your own paths we are positive that you will achieve unbelievable things as the extraordinary individuals that you are in your lives
008to come we are certain that you will never fail to prove your outstanding capabilities to the world as the great dr. Seuss once said oh the places you'll go and we know that you will go far because with your intelligence creativity and passion you will be able to achieve anything you put your minds to thank you Thank You girls that was fantastic to be eligible for the President's Award for educational excellence students must meet the following requirements their final grade point average must be an 87 or above in grades 6 7 and through the 3rd marking period of eighth grade as well as at or above benchmark for smarter balanced assessment and star reading and writing as well as teacher recommendations of outstanding achievement supported by exemplary student work the recipients of this award receive
009a certificate a written letter in signed by President Trump a Presidential Award pin and the letter from the Secretary of Education Betsy Davos I will now read a message from President Trump mrs. Trump and I are pleased to congratulate you on receiving the 2019 president's Education Award it is a privilege to join your family friends school and community and celebrating your wonderful achievement the success and education of our youth are vitally important to the future of America and the entire world your distinguished commitment to learning gives us great hope our nation is strengthened by your hard work leadership and academic excellence we encourage you to continue to believe in yourself strive toward even greater accomplishments and pursue your dreams no matter the obstacle may God bless you and may he continue to bless the United
010States of America signed by the president now we would like to recognize these Presidential Award recipients by low ranked 10 student names at a time students as your name is Cora please rise when you hear your name when welcome applause Esther after each group of 10 students the recipients of the 2019 President's Award for educational excellence are and if you could rise when I read your name Shannon Ackerley James Allie Hannah Halsey Allison Bozek Ella baling Joseph Bernardo Ryan Burnett Wonka case William candia Robbie Cassie for each 10 I'm going to help you sit back down and then at the end we'll bring everybody back up at once okay the next ten Trisha Chandru Jenny Hannah Caracas Maori CLO man and Darwish Kyle bat nur Jake the Pheo chance dieter Sabrina Vincenzo ELISA Eddie handy
011Elwell [Applause] the next done Matthew ethanol while in Evans way in Ferrara Stefan if Olivia in a phrase grace she silho Aisha Henner Natalia gainer grace Goodsell Charles he a treatise [Applause] Isabella heeeh treat us Logan Hobbs this dead Kathleen Jackson Rama Joshi Alexander young Patrick King Jonathan cooing Cassie cats Aiden Kennedy in game-con [Applause] next set down the Clarence Jessica kunuk Alexander Krause Jenny lawyer Margaret Leopold Gabriela poor Emmeline along with also and the Lanigan an estimator ha [Applause] any power know anavar lamb Marciniak Skyler Matisse mimosa calimary in McAllen wiskus [Applause] kill O'Connor enjoy Farrell kissy prop Madison Preston bow look for tohsaka Ethan eroding Kendall ready look whoo-hoo are you shocked the mood in Ryan Sanborn next group Nathan Schmidt Evangel Sebastian addy Thea Shanker payin shovelin Sophia cinta Alexander Smith Calvin
012Swenson Aston Sylvester Luke tobacco and Rachel tang next group on kik donkey the boss to tell oh nana Tremonti michael offer 10010 it Williamson Julia your cousin in Katelyn Zaza [Applause] well the recipient recipients of the president's Education Award please stand [Applause] as you're standing up i'ma lead a letter from Betsy DeVos the Secretary of Education congratulations on being selected as a 2019 president's Education Award recipient the president's education awards program was founded in 1983 ever since then the program has provided our nation's elementary middle and high schools with the opportunity to recognize graduating students who meet high standards of academic excellence they also have given the best effort often overcoming obstacles to the learning the president and I are honored to celebrate your accomplishments and join your family and community in honoring you by
013setting your goals for education for your education and working hard to reach them you are building a bright future for yourself and inspiring others to follow their own paths to success I also encourage you to make the most of your studies and become a lifelong learner you can discover new ideas and I believe your community and our country President Donald J Trump and I believe in you as a 2019 Award recipient you remind us of the power of education in the lives of our students across the nation congratulations and best wishes for your continued success Betsy DeVos [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] a life-changing idea obstacles how to overcome our fears how to make this isn't decisions for ourselves and we became more independent and gained more autonomy we were apprehensive about the
014future but now we are remembering the past cherishing all the memories anticipating many more time seems to fly by so fast and yet it drags on forever oh the places you go if you put an effort out of places you go if you just try oh the places you'll go if you learn from mistakes oh the places you go if you make good choices oh the places you'll go if you express your ideas the ideas that not only affect the present but the future the future of success the future for the generations to come the future of advancement that all comes from one simple idea this four-year journey taught us prepared us informed us into who we are they formed us to express our ideas that can impact the generations to come [Applause] many students
015excel in one special area of study we would like to recognize these students tonight by calling their names what the students stand as their name is called and what the audience please hold their applause until each group is called I'm gonna start with mathematics in math eight outstanding achievement Rachel monies most-improved Joseph Franco best effort Abigail Greco and in early Jones [Applause] in common core math eight outstanding achievement McKenzie Todd Tricia laughs our most improved Jessica Ferreira Jalen Andy best effort Elena Garcia and Cameron Friedman [Applause] and common core algebra outstanding achievement glass good cell Logan Hofstede Most Improved Shannon a curly Anushka Manohar best effort Micah offer in Jaden la Lear [Applause] in honors algebra outstanding achievement Juliana Caracas treasurer general rule most improved gracious illo Haley RL and best effort Hannah Blasi and
016Luke tobacco in honors geometry outstanding achievement rachel tang Most Improved Kyle banner and best effort Nathan Schmidt but also look to recognize the following students who have successfully completed honors algebra 2 at BHS with mrs. David said and earn high school credit on car Morocco Navarre a chancre [Applause] for academic recognition and science outstanding achievement Gabriela poor ELISA Eddie Most Improved Kevin Whalen Sophia Mangini best effort Alison Balzac and Peyton Shevlin [Applause] for academic recognition in social studies outstanding achievement Michaela viscous kissy cats why mojo she named Angela Sebastian most improved Michael also named Alec in best effort Julian Dickerson and Anna Almeida for academic recognition lossy outstanding achievement Aisha Henner Rama Joshi Most Improved Magnus Eriksson in Toronto on the door best effort sana Bonetti and ELISA Eddie [Applause] in world language Spanish outstanding
017achievement not us no Alexa tariffs Most Improved oil in us our power back best effort Kelsey gun and Tanner wall [Applause] for Spanish to honors outstanding achievement Nathan Schmidt Most Improved 9 bearish and best effort rubba Casey [Applause] in French outstanding achievement Kathleen Jackson Most Improved all a bowling on Kip flunky best effort Stephanie for Olivia and some more merchants [Applause] inhale inhale full recognition James alley Shannon acrylate Christopher Johnny Amina Tremonti [Applause] for the mission in art item purse samaya merchant Katelyn feely and grace good cell [Applause] for recognition in 21st century skills Joel Zebulon je Minetti Dan Khan and Tricia Gennaro [Applause] for recognition and technical education Joseph Bernardo Logan has the stud evangelist Sebastian joel hickerson [Applause] for recognition in band Ellen what fossil game con hang me lol and mini Mac
018[Applause] for recognition in jazz band Logan haba said cassy cats rachel10 and Madison Preston [Applause] with ignition in electronic music payin Shevlin Aiden Kennedy Juliana crack house and Joseph Bernardo [Applause] for recognition in performing arts Ethan writing I'm Kate polenka Sofia Lauria and William case [Applause] for recognition in chorus Sofia folia Emma carbons Shannon equally Juliana Chronos and Peyton shoveling [Applause] for recognition in physical education Nana Tremonti Johanna chronic OHS Sabrina dijanna Vincenzo Calvin Swenson Aston Sylvester and Alexander cross [Applause] also at this time I would like to congratulate the following eighth grade students who excel on the health standards on our four categories of the Connecticut State physical fitness assessment test while the following students pre please rise this is a little bit longer lessons [Music] Tricia Chanel Rue partner chase dieter Sabrina at
019the John Vincenzo ELISA Eddy Morgan Thorson Christopher Janie Rama Joshi Cassie cats Jayden lawyer I'm carnival scaler Matisse Casey Pratt Madison Preston Alexa chaos in the last Aditya Shanker Kalibak Kelvin Swenson Troy Silvia Rachael Terry Nichols Tortola mana Tremonti Canales Elliot Williamson Julia your Kherson and can't win Zaza [Applause] this year each team of eighth grade teachers has also selected one student who has excelled in our five academic areas literacy math science social studies and world language so in recognition of the overall academic excellence the teachers present this award to the following students for teamwork words for a a that's Rachel tang [Applause] for 18 Tigers Aditya Shankar [Applause] congratulations to all of you for your achievement in the various subject areas maybe a hand of applause for everybody [Applause] for special competitions and events
020each year whisk in our middle school sent several Odyssey of the mind teams to the Connecticut state tournament in March these teams compete against other schools throughout the state in a creative thinking problem-solving competition in one of five different long-term problems the top two teams in each division and problem are invited to the world finals in May to represent Connecticut well what to recognize the following eighth-grade students that participated in this year's World Finals at Michigan State University will the following students please stand Tricia Gennaro an ask a man over on the Winky from over 180 teams that participated in the state of Connecticut Odyssey the mine competition this was another great year for the WMS Odyssey their mind teams congratulations to all [Applause] will the following students please stand as they're a part of
021the WMS Mathcounts team isabella operatio Omkar Mahina VAR AA sac amore a dps Shanker and rachel tank [Applause] the team of the team of own car Alicia Aditya and Rachel one the Connecticut Northwest Regional Championship this year which qualified the team to compete for the state championship in Hartford against the best public private and charter school math teams in the state the WMS team ranked eighth in the state they have Ethier won the individual state title a tremendous accomplishment [Applause] in addition Aditya was one of four students on the Connecticut national team in a competed at the national math counts competition in May he finished 55th in the country a very truly outstanding accomplishment for D theá-- [Applause] in addition to the students on math counts will the following students please stand Jonathan karoon and
022Rasheeda Rashad all of these students are members of the WS math team which competes in the Fairfield County Math League the eighth grade math team members will truly be missed next year [Applause] the following three students are being recognized for the assistance with the front with front bus duty brought up the school year so if these three could stand James alley Janka for my Manzano and Jack Gramm [Applause] we would like to recognize the following accomplishments in our Unified sports program coach Rafferty for strong and rawan would like to congratulate our unit Unified sports graduating eighth graders will the following students please stand Belen a grotto Caitlin Burke will be Casey for such a new row Sabrina Javon Dijon Vincenzo Cameron Fredman Rama Joshi Lucas Nepal Maggie Leopold Jalen Minardi Ellen Mathi Madison Preston Sophia
023cinta these these students had another successful season this year and hope that all our partners will continue to build their friendships further with the players on the high school team you all have shown what teamwork sportsmanship and friendship is all about we are so proud of our eighth grade players and can't wait to see you continue to excel on the high school team one more round of applause for them also the following students could stand Michael Ellis aditya Shankar calvin Swenson Elena Wilcox all qualified for the National Spelling Bee Regional Finals in Bethel and multiple finished in the top ten Michael and Calvin qualified for the National Geography Bee [Applause] - leborgne students also stand please - of our band students KC cats and Dean Khan and two of our coral students Sofia Faria and
024Emma clavin's participated in the Western Regional Middle School music festival held at Wilton High School congratulations to them [Applause] our WMS eighth grade science team came in fourth place at the Connecticut middle school science ball at UConn the team members were a DTS Yonker dan comm Jonathan Cohn methanol and I'm Kip funky we will also like to acknowledge Juliana Krakow's her palm was selected and published online as one of the top submissions to the connecticut celebration of young writers competition [Applause] some of our students have had the outstanding achievement of attending school without absences this year of perfect attendance and if you could please also stand up for this James [Music] Jones Lipinski Turing okay Frankie nana Tremonti and Kaitlin Zaza [Applause] Ludmilla to recognize the students who participated in student leadership at whisking air
025so if you could also placed am showing in acrylate Allison Boeing trust your pops are Mary solo ELISA Eddie Matt's not Jessica Ferrara Chris you still owe Natalia gulnur Curtis good self Rama Joshi Sebastian Jean the way naginata pulled on this Camaro her Tyler Martinez Abby McCarthy some more emotion which is more rock kayla marie you are fair a deep thinker waha Siddiqui Rachel telling miniature Monte Carlos in Kaitlyn Zaza [Applause] we're gonna move on to presentation of certificates but I do want to say we had a lot of awards a lot of recognitions and I think that that is a testament to this class and and the great things are gonna do in high school so just give one hand of applause for okay at this time we would like to present each student
026with a certificate of completion from WMS please hold your applause until our students have received their certificates as in practice today students right you'll head to mr. Renda shake hands with your right grab with your left all right and pose for a picture [Music] James alley Anna Karolina I'll murder summer Alvarez Evon elves Isabella Alves Isabella appalachia Zara a race David Villa Hina lousy Edmilson Barbosa Allison Pak Beng Sophia bento Evan Joseph Bernardo choice' I'm sorry samih vanetti Cayden gorgeous when I met Caitlin Burke Tucker bands welcome case William Candia Robbie Casey Roberson egg Leah Gennaro Desiree surely Juliana backups know Melissa Collins Nathanael crystalline D'Angela Parrish lana Borash bearish choice Nicholas G John Vincenzo Sabina DeJohn vincenzo de pollo Michaela Emma hurt ELISA Eddie camera neck Michael Haley hello Matthew s not rolling Evans
027Sophia Morgan Thorson Caitlin feeling okay for no manzano Jason front end Luis Fernandez Jessica for Lion for Olivia 4ki Fonseca Stephanie for Lumia Joseph Franco cameron Freidman Elmer price course shiso up Alicia dinner Natalia guna Casper the lab Sofia banda grace Goodsell hey Rocco Elena Garcia Jack Graham Samantha Gragas Abigail Greco Nicole Grossman Cassie Tim Tyler hand me tell him he better Charles heeeh treatise Isabel here treatise Jamie Hickey Lauren help Logan hub the stud Aiden hole Kathleen Jackson Christopher Janey Sebastian zoom away Harrison Jenkins Mayo Jones while magician Alexander Jim you Shane Cameron Patrick Kane Jonathan Corona Casey cats Dakota confess it in the Kennedy Thomas Kennedy damn home and the Clarence Jessica Koenig Alexander crafts Jaden lawyer Matthew Lennon J Kalyan Margit Leopold [Music] and Elaine on the far south Matthew laughing Emma
028Lonnegan Alex whoops dynamic lupinacci while Lulu Penske [Music] a damn again in the morning sophia Mangini an Eskimo tomorrow one of our lion Marciniak Tyler Martinez Schuyler Matisse [Music] mmm achoo Jackson McKenna Janna McManus Marin McNiff Samara motion even network Johanna mix Mannheim knock watch on the knees cameraman Sapna Moloch and in mother kill me michaela Mascis Kaleigh O'Connor [Music] Olesya Polanco Pimentel James purchase Casey Madison Kristen Ramos Dominic Ramsey woody Gianna when they know James our card baby rabbits Kate Wilmington Ashley why do I guess why in Sanborn Emily Santos no SOT nur Nathan she met you banjo Sebastian shamil chic payin shoveling well hi stinky Alessio Sierra cephalo Santa Alexander Smith Calvin Swenson Aston Sylvester trial Silvia watch your tongue I'm capsule inky the best Otello Jocelyn Thomas McKenzie Todd Camp in tarp
029a long time in right I'm Nana Tremonti [Music] Adriana was disco Danny Moylan hello question Williams I will not Williamson Kaitlyn's eyes up zaku ii fuss and Joe zoom Balin [Applause] [Music] but tonight I want to challenge you to do more I'm not sure whatever you think you know I spent trying to find my classes two years playing different sports three years getting involved in clubs and four years wondering if anything I learned in math class would actually be useful later on in life high school is a big step and it's a privilege so treat it that way here's one piece of advice get involved you'll hear it from me from teachers from your peers from your siblings even and that's because it's true high school is what you make it the more you do
030the more fun you'll have whether you consider yourself a future Olympian or a couch potato join a sport join a club before knowing what it's for ask your teacher about their lives study for your physics test because you'll need to and Bible football games I'm serious about that last part go to the football games there's so much I could say but I won't ruin the surprise who you are now probably isn't who you will be in four years and that's perfectly okay I can tell you on my own despite all the awards offered at my own 8th grade graduation I received none in the air I am today [Applause] this is a start of a new chapter of your lives pick up a pen and make the most of it thank you [Applause] I'm have
031to look back to see if that's really true okay and if speaking of what blood-filled has to produce michael was a actually very humble up here he has a full ride to Johnson & Wales so give him a round of applause without [Applause] my triple records he didn't get any awards at eighth grade graduation and look at them now great child Michael and how about for mr. Bednarik with all those names outstanding job actually did learn and right now will serve you well in high school parents families and faculty this was good for all of us if you were with us if you're going to be part of that 13 year group when you graduate from high school and you're at center school think back to those beautiful teachers for those of you I learned
032in kindergarten by Robert dr. Seuss [Music] to the world it's best to hold hands and stick together you have a wonderful summer we'll see you the class of 2023 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] yeah [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] one little turning point a fork stuck in the grabbed you by the wrist directs you where to [Music] predictable [Music] of your life [Music] The Forgotten still friends and your [Music] something I hope you have the time [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music]