Woodside Elementary School’s amphitheater will be the setting for the eighth-grade graduation, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 15.
The Woodside School Band, directed by Amanda Negrete, will play Edward Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstances” for the processional as the eighth-graders enter the amphitheater.
Students Brooks Kelly and Graeson Topper will lead their classmates, families and friends in the salute to the flag and the singing of the national anthem.
Dr. Daniel Vinson, superintendent/principal, will give the welcome. Students Hannah Norman and Lili Pike will present “Small Town Charm.”
The class of 2007 has chosen “Little Wonders,” composed by Rob Thomas, as its class song.
Student speeches will begin with Chandler Johnson talking about “What Lies Ahead”; Laura Fracchia, “Today’s Good-bye, Tomorrow’s Hello”; and Devon McNaughton, “What Do You See?”
Earlier at the eighth-grade luncheon, hosted by the seventh-grade parents, eighth-graders will give these speeches: Brigitte Losey, “Webster’s New World”; Cassidy and Cheyenne Robinson, “The Entrance to Our Future”; Sam Kelly, “Reach for the Stars”; and Kaycee Nerhan, “An Unbreakable Bond.”
Awards will be presented to students by teachers and trustees. Hardin Hansen, director of educational technology, will present the academic award; Karen Arimoto-Peterson, community service; Amanda Negrete, music; and Kimberly McMorrow, president of the Woodside district school board, the trustees award.
Trustee Ellen Ablow will give the commencement address.
Bob Sherman, assistant principal, will present the class of 2007 to Superintendent/Principal Vinson and Trustee Bettina Pike, who will award the diplomas.
A reception for the graduates, their families and guests will begin immediately after the ceremony.
Woodside Elementary graduates
A-G Pheniley Alvarez, Ana Alicia Arriaga-Lemus, Holden Thomas Bamford, Cassandra Marie Boris, Monette Cherice Clemons, John Patrick Daly, Nicole Kathrin Dancer, Katelynn Nicole Degnan, Laura Jacqueline Fracchia, Gerelyn Kataryne Gilbert-Soto, Jesus Gomez, Kristina Georgene GuerraH-N Nathaniel Boynton Hinman, Laura Armineh Jalalian, Chandler Elisabeth Johnson, Samuel Levi Kelley, Brooks Michael Kelly, Antonia Nicole Kowtko, Brigitte Claire Francesca Losey, Taylor Caitlin McCarthy, Devon Jeanelle McNaughton, Kaycee Jade Nerhan, Hannah Ablow Norman, Ryan James Nowicki
P-Y Connor Kenzo Burt Patrick, LeeAnn Akiko Patrick, Elizabeth Watson Pike, Alexandra Maria Quinby, Maxime Davis Rappaport, Alejandra Rebuelta-Salazar, Jake E.L. Rickard, Cassidy Wells Robinson, Cheyenne Leigh Robinson, Nancy Marie Rossi, Aaron Graeson T. Topper, Stephanie Nathalie Yakupitriyage
