On Tuesday, June 10th, St. Joseph School Pre-K 4-year-old students and their families gathered in the Richard A. Nowak Gymnasium to celebrate their accomplishments and receive their diplomas. The ceremony began with a procession followed by the "Pledge of Allegiance." The morning's program also included the "The Lord's Prayer" and "The Hail Mary," as well as the songs "If I Were a Butterfly," "Thank you," "Kindergarten Here We Come," and "Tooty Ta." Following their presentation, the extremely excited students received their diplomas from St. Joseph School Principal Beth Boudreau and then settled into the audience with their parents to review an incredible slide show highlighting events and their achievements throughout the 2024-2025 school year.
Twenty students advanced to Kindergarten: Joel Anobah, Gloria Basha, Anna Berry, Zuzanna Bialik, Emy Corbin, Leonie Cyr, Lucette Cyr, Milena Deptula, Marcus DiTullio-Cedeno, Liam Doktor, Sophia Dowd, Charles Dziedzic, Emilia Dziobak, Maeve Haynes, Faustyna Kicilinski, Giovanni Laramee, Lillith Marchand, Elliette Nowicki, Aceson Wright, and Lucas Zabicki. St. Joseph School Pre-K students are instructed by Ms. Robyn Dodge and Mrs. Pier Cutler.
On Wednesday, June 11th, St. Joseph School Kindergarten students and their families also gathered in the Richard A. Nowak Gymnasium for their graduation ceremony. The kindergarten students processed into the gymnasium wearing traditional St. Joseph School red and white caps and gowns. Once on stage, they began their program by reciting "The Our Father" and "The Hail Mary," followed by the "Pledge of Allegiance." Then, each student took a turn coming forward to the microphone and telling the audience what they want to be when they grow up. Career choices included being a gymnastics teacher, nurse, astronaut, police officer, ice skater, fire fighter, fisherman, soccer player, librarian, singer, baseball player, marine biologist, veterinarian, and basketball player.
The morning culminated with the students singing and dancing to "When I Look Up," I'm Thankful,' and "We are Going to First Grade" (a parody of Queen's, "We Will Rock You.". Diplomas were also distributed to the students by St. Joseph School Principal Beth Boudreau.
Twenty-two students advanced to First Grade: Vianna Addo, Pheobe Anobah, Jaxson Blain, Jayden Chery, Clark Collins, Mila Denert, Dominic Dziminski, Reylen Garcia, Dominik Kicilinski, Adam Kielinen, Magdalena Kosiorek, Matthew Kubiak, Ruby Lee, Benjamin Maurer, Julia Mazzone, Jazlyn Montesinos, Juliette Prendergast, Sienna Rucinski, Elena Salem, Kaya Sudol, Isabella Valenti, and Zayden Vega. St. Joseph School Kindergarten students are instructed by Mrs. Alicia Maurer and Mrs. Sandi Gibson. Best wishes, students!
