ANSONIA – A total of 186 eighth graders from Ansonia Middle School participated in person or remotely in eighth grade promotion ceremonies on June 11.
The programs, which featured speeches from Principal Peter Colaccino, Mayor David Cassetti and Assistant Principal Steve Marchetti, were held in person in the Richard Nicolari Auditorium at AMS as well as virtually via YouTube.
There were two ceremonies held: The 9 a.m. program honored the students on the Green Team, while the 11 a.m. program honored the Red Team.
The students who led the Pledge of Allegiance at their respective ceremonies were Michelina Sardo and Mia Reyes. The Valedictorians are Maria Dominguez (Green Team) and Kyle Speck (Red Team). The following students received awards, which were announced by the eighth grade teachers:
Science: Katherine Freire and Dante Yakabowkas
Social Studies: AJ Cornish and Hailey Muzzi
ELA: Lizsandra Muniz and Joseph Barrett
Math: Julianna Xayasone and Kyle Speck
Health: Lilliana Crawford and Hailey Muzzi
Music: Eva Cibulsky and Icis Whitehurst-Parks
Art: James Perdomo Salcedo and Jeidinny Pacheco
TechTrep: Valeria Rivera and Andrew Endres
Gym: Alleyanna Figueroa and Anthony Geloso
Julian Taylor Award: Alonna Ewell and Giovanna Gardner
Ernest Grant Award: Jasmine Richards and Brianna Perrin
Thelma Komisar Reading Award: Chase Antrum and Julie-Ana Chambers
The following students were honored during the ceremony; students whose name is followed by an asterisk are members of the National Junior Honor Society:
Jocelyn Aguilar*, Amirha Al-Anizi, Delvin Allen, Sa’Ray Allen, Elijah Alston, Reynaldo Alvarez, Alexandra Amaning, Kayla Ambrocio, Isaiah Andujar, Chase Antrum, Justin Arcentales, Naomi Arnold, Ezel Arslan*, Callisto Banks*, Joseph Barrett, Zackery Barton, Eli Bordoy, Jose Bordoy, Aiden Borona, Vince Bravo, Jahmoya Brooks, Garett Bryan, Christian Bustamante, Elijah Campbell, Jett Cariolo, Wyatt Cariolo, Dontae Carter, Rafael Castro, Curtis Cenatus, Julie-Ana Chambers, Kassidy Chambers, Romeo Charles, Chloe Chonko, Adiba Chowdhury, Eva Cibulsky, Donte Cochrane, Skarleth Conde*, Anthony Cornish, Marcus Cotto, Xavier Coverson-Twyne, Lilliana Crawford, Jayden Crenshaw, Madison Crockett, Sanaii Cromwell, Alani Cuchelo, Ozias Cueva, Anthony Culmone.
Makayla D’Alessio, Giana DaSilva, Isabella Davis, Isaiah Davis, Joseph Davis, Angel Dcosta, John De Los Santos, Emmanuel Deleon Morales, Caleb Deleon, Ethan Delvalle, Asha DeProfio, Kasee Discepola, Giovanna Dojnia, Maria Dominguez*, Adrian Duchimaza, Jasmine Duffus, Jeremiah Eads, Andrew Endres*, Maya Espin, Gabriel Evans, Alonna Ewell, Jenna Fasciano*, Aaliyah Figueroa, Alleyanna Figueroa, Jazyah Flowers, Katherine Freire, Olivia Galbraith, Nya Garcia, Giovanna Gardner, Trinity Garland, Jadelynn Garrido, Kimerlyne Gaye.
Anthony Geloso*, Chloe Geoghan*, Devin Glenn, Teagan Godfrey, Fernando Gomez, Natalia Gonzales, Connor Gray, Nathaniel Griffin, Nicholas Guarna.
Lyona Hainsworth*, David Hall, Ibrahim Hanaif*, Bryce Hastings, Semair Haynes, Luz Hernandez, Yuriana Herrera*, Naziah Hodge, Lamont Hunter, Martin Jaramillo, Brooke Johnson*, Jayvon Johnson, Karisma Jones, Kyra Jones, Kaden Kimball, Zamya Knight, John Latham, Gabriella Librandi, Orlando Llera, Jermaine Maebry, Scott Makowski, Jaden Manning.
Sydney Marcinko*, Emma Marino, Eric Marowa, My-Zon Martin, Bettie Mastrantoni, Jayden McManus, Sanaa Middleton, Khadija Miller, Amaya Mills, Joseph Misenti, Alana Morell*, Lizsandra Muniz, Hailey Muzzi*, Jade Mweze, Frank Nedavaska, Eliezer Ortiz, Dariusz Osiecka-Kaszuba, Nathaniel Otero.
Jeidinny Pacheco, Mary Padin, Jayden Pagan, Anthony Pagano, Bryanni Palacios, James Perdomo Salcedo, Elmer Perez*, Elvis Perez, Jayvin Perez, Brianna Perrin, Dante Picerno, Amanda Pressley, Jose Quinones Garcia, Mia Reyes, Jasmine Richards*, Valeria Rivera*, Agapito Rodriguez, Alvin Rodriguez, Diego Rodriguez, Manny Rodriguez, Yamyah Rodriguez, Mikaela Rouse-Henry, Carlos Sanchez, Meilany Sanchez, Jaden Santamaria, Jaden Santiago, Yazmarie Santiago, Jennifer Santos, Giovanna Sardo*, Michelina Sardo, Zohra Sarwari, Olivia Scarlata*, Ermal Sela, Cherrish Smith, Bryan Soto, Kyle Speck*, Shane St. Pierre, Kendell Stroman, William Sturwold, Dennis Suggs, Cloe Tomasella*, Adrianna Torres, Jorden Torres, Jaden Tucker*, La’Mya Turner.
Talan Uhlig, Lilliana Uliano, Lilly Ullrich, Nathaniel Varecka, Aiden Villarroel, Jack Waterbury*, Kyle Welch-Evans, Icis Whitehurst-Parks, Sh’nyah Whitfield, Quintez Whittle, Nasir Williams, Julianna Xayasone, Dante Yakabowskas*.
