Grade 8 students in King now look ahead to high school years

The Grade 8 class from King City Public School were full of grins and laughter outside the school after last week's graduation ceremony.

The end of another school year is a big event in any kid's life, but it's particularly important for those who are starting a new phase of their schooling.

Grade 8 students in King last week passed from their elementary years and are now looking at the advent of high school in the fall. The schools around the township held their graduation ceremonies last week.

The following is a list of graduates from the various schools, along with the names of those who earned special awards.

St. Patrick Catholic

School

Graduates

Josh Alexandriw; Alex Alonzi; Josh Baird; Erika Beiforte; Andrijko Bilak; Joey Borsa; Rebecca Canzio; Samantha Capobianco; Zackary Carbone; Brian Carroll; Connor Casciato; Zach Colalillo; Daniel Correia; Brandon D'Amato; Andre Davis; Danielle Fava; Adrian Furlano; Megan Gagnon; Jessica Gauci; Cristina Gillis; Jen Gleason; Mary Gleason; Jordan Grossi; Shawn Hanlon; Charlotte Hengeveld; Warren Jackson; Nick Johnston; Richard Kettlewell; Holly Lecours; Nichandra Lowe; Jessica Mannara; Pauline McCabe; Daniela Meli; Meghan Morrison; Michael Notte; Haley O'Hara-Johns; Marshall Perone; Nicole Phillips; Emily Stabile; Steven Tarantino; Rae Ann Teixeira; Nicholas Thomas; Remi Zoccolante and Christina Zorzit.

The graduating class of 08 from St. Mary Catholic School enjoyed an elegant night out at the Imperial Ballroom, last Tuesday.

Award winners

Christian Commitment Award - Meghan Morrison; Tom Tittel Award - Jen Gleason; OECTA Award - Daniel Correia; French Award - Charlotte Hengeveld; Female Athletes of the Year - Holly Lecours and Nichandra Lowe; Male Athletes of the Year - Josh Baird and Joey Borsa; Most Improved Student - Alex Alonzi; Male Academic Award - Connor Casciato; Female Academic Award - Rae Ann Teixeira; and Valedictorians - Jessica Gauci and Connor Casciato.

Holy Name Catholic

School

Grade 8 students of St. Patrick Catholic School in Schomberg were at last week's graduation ceremonies at Glenway Country Club.

Graduates

Natalina Baccilieri; Madison Cantin; Alexis Castricone; Daniel DiBiase; Anthony DiNardo; Andrew Frenette; Nicola Grittani; Lauren Kybartas; Jenna Lozzi; Antonio Notarianni; Carmine Notarianni; Nicholas Notarianni; Brittany Piasentin; Alessandro Rumeo Michele Scivolettto; Daniel Velocci; Alexander Virasami; and Shelia Williams.

Award winners

Atheletic Award - Natalie Baccilieri and Antonio Notarianni; Fine Arts Award - Alexis Castricone; Math and Science Award - Shelia Williams; Christian Leadership Award - Brittany Piasentin; French Award - Madison Cantin; English Award - Nicola Grittani; OECTA Award - Andrew Frenette; Valedictorian Award - Madison Cantin and Alessandro Rumeo; Academic Award - Alexander Virasami.

St. Mary Catholic School

Graduates

Vanessa Agostino; Peter Angelopoulos; Jackie Bantini; Julian Carnevale; Stephanie Christe; Daniel DelZotto; Emily DeNicola; Maggie Faggiani; Anthony Garofalo; Michelle Giammarco; Steven Gianfrancesco; Anthony Gileppo; Samantha Grecchi; Sara Jans; Thomas Martin; Daniel Masino; Victor Mifsud; Ariana Mussato; Marco Mussato; Jacinda Orton-Goulding; Brenda Ottaway; Matthew Perruzza; Angelica Piccininni; Carmen Romano; Robert Romano; Amanda Sala; Angelina Saraceni; Christina Shortill; Vince Traina; Gerhard Trillus; Nicole Unterlander; and Michael Zuccato.

Award winners

Valedictory Award - Maggie Faggiani; Catholic Christian Leadership Award - Sara Jans; French Language Award - Maggie Faggiani; Female Athlete of the Year - Michelle Giammarco; Male Athlete of the Year - Matthew Perruzza; Academic Award - Matthew Perruza; and OECTA Award - Ariana Mussato.

King City Public School

Graduates

Zara Ahmad; Kirisa Alexander; Leona Balsdon; Mary Balsdon; Alessandro Beninati; Kassandra Burtt; Tyler Burtt; Julia Chiovitti; Katherine Church; Nadria Datt; Nathan Davis; Luke DiMarco; Rachel Dunford; Benjamin Eapen; Karen Edmunds; Jessie Elder; Caitlin Flannery; Thomas Fortin; Elise Granton; Shannon Klaming; Dylan Love; Austin Maggiacomo; Adriano Mercuri; Jenipher Nevin; Philip Nimmons; Kaitlyn O'Neill; Cameron Outhwaite; Sal Perri; Robert Pizzicarola; Nick Pugliese; George Ratchis; Aidan Romeril; Amelia Seodore- Guthrie; Lindsay Sganga; Liana Sondonis; Bryan Tari; Elisa Tibollo; James Vandervelde; Jessica Walcot; and Johnathon Younker.

Award winners Sharon D. Craigen Award - Karen Edmunds; Visual Arts Award - Amelia Sedore; Geography Award - Julia Chiovitti; Science Award and Valedictorian Award- Jessica Walcot; Academic Award - Jenipher Nevin; Citizenship Award - Lindsay Sganga and Dylan Love; French Award - Nadira Datt; Most Improved Award - Nick Pugliese; History Award - Sal Perri; Drama Award- James Vandervelde and Ben Eapen; Athletic Award - Tyler Burtt, Thomas Fortin and Jenipher Nevin; Music Award - Kirisa Alexander; Math Award - Thomas Fortin and Cameron Outhwaite; Principal's Award- Elisa Tibollo and Austin Maggiacomo; and Technology Award - Dan Bilzer.

Kettleby Public School

Graduates

Anteia Alexis; Carly Barron, Stewart Burman; Emily Cabral; Kyle Eckler; Wayne Ford; Matthew Freeborough; Sebastian Fritz; Melissa Haverlock; David Kaszab; Alexis King; Jeffrey Lean; Rachel Linale; Andrew McColl; Ashleigh Smith; Lucas Stevens; Caitlin Streun; Taylor Young; and Sarah Young- Weis.

Honour Roll

Anteia Alexis; Carly Barron; Emily Cabral; Jeffrey Lean; Rachel Linale; Ashleigh Smith; Caitlin Streun; Taylor Young; and Sarah Young-Weis.

Awards

English Award - Caitlin Streun; Math Award - Anteia Alexis; Science Award - Emily Cabral; French Award - Anteia Alexis; History/Geography Award - Emily Cabral; Art Award - Sarah Young- Weis; Music Award - Carly Barron; Male Athletic Award - Jeffrey Lean; Female Athletic Award - Alexis King; Academic Achievement Award - Anteia Alexis; Achievement Award - Alexis King; Citizenship Award - Carly Barron; Principal's Leadership Award - Emily Taylor Young; Love of Life and Learning Award - Ashleigh Smith; Tom Tittel Award - Matthew Freeborough; and Valedictorian - Rachel Linale.

Nobleton Public School

Graduates

Taylor Armstrong; Elizabeth Audino; Jordann Baker; Matthew Baker; Junior Basco; Devon Bedford; Alex Bontje; Mark Bordignon; Michael Bordignon; Victor Carrick; Darrell Copithorn; Mark Davy; Tharanee Dhanayarajan; Aidan Douglas; Owen Dubar; Sean Eason; Adam Else; Melissa Fox; Ryan Groombridge; Lukas Gross; Richard Harknettl Sarah Heffernan; Robert Hudspeth; Daniel Jubandhu; Cassandra Kobak; Katie Konstantopoulos; Brandon Korevaar; Alexandra Larcombe; Amanda Leigh; Stephen Leonard; Blake Le Von; Jordyn Lipsett; Jeffery Macpherson; Tricia MacWilliams; Kevin Marchment; Leanne McKinlay; Matthew Minotti; Olivia Mott; Alicia Neu; Maryam Nikseresht; Michael Noble-Green; Dennis Orr; Victoria Parolini; Holly Pyndiura; Rajbir Randhawa; Scott Rhind; Karleigh Richmond; Danielle Ruttle; John Salome; Kristen Schaper; Samantha Schultz; Caroline Sheardown; Keaton Siple; Georgia Sluga; Kaitlynn Staden; George Stepanis; Samir Suhail; Jason Swail; Cynthia Tauro; Jordan Upiter; and Alanna Vanderburgh-Oakley.

Honour Roll

Matthew Baker; Alex Bontje; Aidan Douglas; Ryan Groombridge; Lukas Gross; Sarah Heffernan; Cassandra Kobak; Katie Konstantopoulos; Tricia MacWilliams; Kevin Marchment; Olivia Mott; Michael Noble-Green (with Distinction); Dennis Orr; Victoria Parolini; Holly Pyndiura; John Salome; Kristen Schaper; Georgia Sluga; Jordan Upiter; and Alanna Vanderburgh-Oakley.

Award winners

Principals Leadership Award (Female) - Georgia Sluga, (Male) - Michael Noble-Green; English Award - Alannah Vanderburgh-Oakley; Writing Award - Holly Pyndiura; Reading Award - Aidan Douglas; Mathematics Award - Lukas Gross; Gauss Math Award - Kevin Marchment; Technology Award - Matt Baker and Michael Bordignon; Science Award- Tricia MacWilliams; History- Geography Award - Katie Konstantopoulos; French Award - Ryan Groombridge; Visual Arts Award - Sarah Heffernan; Drama-Dance Award - Jordann Baker and Victoria Parolini; Music Award - Karleigh Richmond; Most Improved Student Award - Kaitlynn Staden; Sportsmanship Award - Cassandra Kobak, Victoria Carrick and Dennis Orr; Boy Athlete of the Year - Alex Bontje and George Stepanis; Girl Athlete of the Year - Jordyn Lipsett; Character Award - Matt Minotti and Carolyn Sheardown; Highest Academic Achievement Award - Michael Noble- Green; and Valedictorian Award - Dennis Orr.