Issue date: June 16, 1999
Eighth-graders at La Entrada School in Menlo Park received their diplomas during outdoor ceremonies June 9 on the school's blacktop.
Keeping a La Entrada tradition, the program featured the students, who gave speeches, sang "Show Me The Way," rang handbells and played a piano solo.
Corinne Salera, student body secretary opened the program by leading the class and audience in the flag salute. Superintendent Mary Ann Somerville of the Las Lomitas School District welcomed the students, parents and their friends. Principal Patty Boettcher and Vice Principal Lesley Crane presented the student awards.
Lauren Blears, student body treasurer, introduced students selected as graduation speakers. They were Katie Hemmerling, Jeannie Urban, Alice Pencavel, David Forrest and Noga Shaanan. As a class assignment, all eighth-graders had written an essay on significant things in their lives; the speakers were chosen by teachers after they read the essays without knowing who wrote them.
Meghan Plunkett played Scott Joplin s "Maple Leaf Rag" on the piano and then, as class president, gave a speech about La Entrada.
Principal Boettcher presented the graduating class to Elyce Haskell, president of the Las Lomitas district school board, who awarded the diplomas.
Singing together as the Eighth Grade Choraliers were: Noelle, Alyassini, Lauren Blears, Caroline Coolidge, Danielle Cuisinot, Kate Doherty, Atlee Hubbard, Marissa Jacobus, Noga Shaanan, Mina Yazdi, Cassie Kosofsky, Dana Maynard, Lindsey Merendino, Katie Mosher, Meghan Plunkett, Valeria Romo, Sally Schwartz and Marivsha Ware.
Eighth Grade Carillons ringing the handballs were: Noelle Alyassini, Nadia Barhoum, Lauren Blears, Amelia Drace, Jessica Gibbs, Katie Hemmerling, Nathan Kermit, Anna Moorman, Adrianna Navarro, Alice Pencavel, Meghan Plunkett, Corinne Salera, Jennifer Schwarz, Angela Smith, Jessica Stoller, Jeannie Urban, Leah Wachtel, and Jessica Woods.
The graduates, their families and friends celebrated at a reception in the amphitheater, hosted by the seventh grade and the PTA.
Graduating from La Entrada and the Las Lomitas School District and on to high school are:
A-B: Noelle Alyassini, Brady Badger, Nadia Barhoum, David Bellumori, Sam Black, Lauren Blears, John Bones, Chase Boone, James Brandon, Deirdre Burns.
C-F: Andrew Call, Phillip Cartsonas, Ben Cooper, Edward Couch, Danielle Cusinot, Gregory Curry, Kate Doherty, Amelia Drace, Emily Enomoto, Omid Faghiri, David Forrest, Geoffrey Friedman.
G-K: Jessica Gibbs, Richard Hammer, Jake Heinzelman, Katie Hemmerling, Christopher Hennessy, Alex Hogue, Atlee Hubbard, Sarah Hutchinson, Marissa Jacobus, Phillip Javitz, Nathan Kermit, Cassie Kosofsky.
L-M: David Light, Tim Lyakhovetskiy, Marc MacDonald, Erik Madden, Stefano Mangano, Dana Maynard, Lindsey Merendino, Robert Moltzen, Anna Moorman, Katie Mosher, Ansel Muennemann, Adam Mullin.
N-P: Yuka Nakagawara, Adrianna Navarro, Aslan Noghre-Kar, David Novosolov, Casey O'Shea, Jacob Orenberg, Alice Pencavel, Jeremiah Perry, Mark Peterson, Nicolas Pitre, Kevin Platshon, Meghan Plunkett, Andrew Prober.
R-S: Saana Rapakko, Garrett Reeves, Ryan Roberts, Valeria Romo, Michael Ross, Corinne Salera, Sally Schwartz, Jennifer Schwarz, Noga Shaanan, Pedrom Sioshansi, Angela Smith, Megan So, Josh Steinhart, Jessica Stoller.
U-Z: Jeannie Urban, Leah Wachtel, Marvisha Ware, Bishoy Wassef, Mark Wegner, Jessica Woods, Ryan Yates, Mina Yazdi, and Jeff Zechnich.
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