Magothy River Eighth Graders Say Goodbye

The gymnasium of Magothy River Middle School was packed full of eighth-graders, their family, friends, teachers and administrators on Monday evening, all celebrating the end of a job well done and the beginning of a new educational path.

In a new promotion ceremony format, staff members recognized outstanding students in various subject areas and for achievements like not missing a day of school and earning all A’s every quarter for three years.

The following students were recognized by teachers for their exceptional work in specific subject areas:

• Art: Tiffany Benincasa-Powell, Miguel Chavez-Munoz, Lydia McPherson-Shambarger, and Jacquelyn Williams; 
• AVID: Colleen Browne and Sarah Rifield;
• Foreign Language: Elizabeth  Bentley, Elizabethe Overton, Julia Poerio, and John Sundius;
• Family and Consumer Sciences: Kaitlin Byrne and Erin Dougherty;
• Language Arts: Kayla Echard, Jacob Edwards, Micaela Frye, Corey Howard, Christopher Johnston, Mark Machen, Nicole Ramos, Destiny Watts, and Sidney Wolin;
• Math: Bridget Bishop, Taylor Bjelac, Danielle Cattano, Jacob Deale, Kelcey Horn, Anastasia Jones, Jeanne Luning Prak, Lisa Marthens, and Heather Ostrowski; 
• Music: Aaron Bayne, Katherine McCarthy, and Skyler Todd;
• Physical Education: Shannon Fitzpatrick, Christopher Johnston, Kristen Lizzio, and Jonathan Schultz;
• Science: Kaitlin Byrne, Elizabeth Lowe, Beatrice Lunsford-Poe, Andrew McMenamin, Jonathan Morgan, Renee Buchet, Kathleen McElwee, Taijanique Scott, and Nolan McCue;
• Social Studies: Giulia Carbine, Ryan Jachimski, Lucie Kirby, Maria Lim, Joseph Mastros, Phoebe Meade, Stephen Morton, Skyler Todd, and Claire Woodfin;
• Techology Education: Andrew Maddox and Cassidy Sell.

Those receiving Shining Star awards for their studious habits and school success were: Jacob Chatham and Mollie Moore.

Eighth Grade Team Award Trophies were given to Morgan Chadwick and Paxton Paganelli. 

(Other awardees are named in the video.)

Eighth-grader Belle Bistany said she was ready to move on.

“I am excited about going to high school and meeting new friends,” she said. 

Allie Bragaw was a little more sentimental.

“It is sad seeing some classmates going to private school,” she said.