STUDENT RECOGNITION - please click on the links below to view news about students in the related school.
Student Recognition : Rogers Middle School
Lillian Margolis and Caitlin Sugrue, students at John W. Rogers Middle School in Rockland, MA were honored at the Eleventh Annual Middle Level Scholar Leader Awards Banquet, held a the DCU Center in Worcester, MA, on May 27, 2010.
Lillian Margolis, Mr. Paul Standish, and Caitlin Sugrue
The Middle Level Scholar Leaders Award is organized annually by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middle Level Educators (COMMLE) and the New England League of Middle Schools (NELMS), with supporting sponsorship from Lifetouch National School Studios.
Each student was presented with an award recognizing his or her achievements. The criteria for being chosen to receive the Middle Level Scholar Leader Award include demonstrating academic initiative and scholarship, providing service to classmates and school, exemplifying positive attitudes, and demonstrating leadership in the classroom and school activities. Lilly and Caitlin were elected by the staff and teachers at the John W. Rogers Middle School for this prestigious award.
Nearly five hundred guests, including students, educators, and parents, attended this year’s banquet, which celebrated the achievements of middle level students who are representative of the many outstanding young adolescents in middle level schools in Massachusetts. The guests included ninety, eighth-grade students from forty-six schools from all over the state.
Robert C. Spear, Acting Executive Director of the New England League of Middle Schools, praised the students for their willingness to help others and for choosing to aspire to excellence in their personal and school lives. He also acknowledged the many contributions of parents and their efforts to create environments that promote good citizenship and scholarship. The Keynote Speaker was President Dana Mohler-Faria of Bridgewater State College.
Lillian & Caitlin
Lillian and Caitlin were accompanied at the dinner with their parents, Scott & Julie Margolis, Paul & Patricia Sugrue, John W. Rogers Middle School staff members, Mr. Paul Standish, Principal, Ms. Beth Bohn, Assistant Principal, Mrs. Julie Minahan, 8th grade teacher and Mrs. Ellese Ryan, Computer Studies teacher. Mr. Standish announced to the young ladies once they had received their awards that with this honor came the responsibility to make a brief 5-10 minute speech at the 8th Grade Stepping Up Ceremony on June 16th.
Most of the content of this press release was provided by NELMS. For further information contact: Kimberly O’Hare at NELMS 978-887-6263
Student Recognition: Esten Elementary School
STAR STUDENT ASSEMBLY
DATE: JUNE 16, 2010
Mr. Brown Steals the Show at Esten’s Star Student Celebration
The Esten School recently held its end of the year Star Student celebration. Mr. Fred Brown, the retired Physical Education teacher, presented the annual Frederick D. Brown Spirit Award to six students who had demonstrated good sportsmanship, kindness to their peers, and school spirit throughout the year. This year’s winners were Meghan Dion, Kyle Shiner, Delaney Leahy, Sean Sugrue, Michael McPeck, Alison Sammon.
Mrs. McGrath, the principal of the Esten School, then thanked Mr. Brown for the gift of $5,800.00 that he had donated to the school last June. The students from all seventeen classrooms presented Mr. Brown with cards of appreciation and unveiled a display of Document Cameras, LCD projectors, and educational DVDs representing the purchases that had been made with Mr. Brown’s donation.
Mr. Brown then took everyone by surprise by donating an additional $10,000 to the Esten School! Mr. Brown’s only stipulation was that “the gift be used for the Esten School in a manner that reflects the students’ best interests.”
As the celebration continued, Mrs. McGrath, Mrs. Hayes, and Mrs. Pelissier presented certificates of award to the students in Grades 1-5 who were recognized for their academic achievements, their demonstration of effort toward reaching goals, and their values of citizenship. In addition, the students who had been chosen as Authors of the Week were recognized for the quality of their written compositions that had been placed in the hallway display cases for all to see throughout the year.
The entire student body was presented with a plaque and certificate of appreciation for their community service and support to the APWU Support Our Troops and Veterans’ Program from the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO. This was in response to the hundreds of toiletries, books, and food items that were collected by the students and sent to our soldiers overseas.
The following students received Star Student Awards:
ACADEMICS
Grade 1 – Jamani DeBarros, Joshua Ellis, David Ferraro
Grade 2 – Olivia Milso, Nora O’Malley, Kylee Pickering, Brandyn Trapeno
Grade 3 – Tyler Beatrice, Patrick Foley, Victoria Hurley, Meaghan McDonough
Grade 4 – Charles Garrity, Joseph Naughton, Nicholas Walker, Maya Zolnay
Grade 5 – Christopher McHugh, Kaylee Patten, Nicole Reera
CITIZENSHIP
Grade 1 – Erin Gardner, Skyla Gottlich, McKenzie Tsiantoulas
Grade 2 – Stephanie Beatrice, Paige Donnelly, Madison LoConte, Talita Smith
Grade 3 – Drew Berquist, Jenna Burns, Patrick Murphy
Grade 4 – Tahmya Cappra, Nicholas Cousin, Paul Donahue Jr., Sean Fitzgerald, Sarah Gaboriault
Grade 5 – Sophie McLellan, Adam Royle, Victoria Vega
EFFORT
Grade 1 – Nicholas Leander, Colin McKerrell, Benjamin Pumphrey
Grade 2 – Melanie Harris, Sarah McLellan, Sabrina Morgan, Julia Yeadon
Grade 3 – Michael Berio-Holmes, Emily Franovich, Brooke Jones
Grade 4 – Angelique Barrows, Cameron Lambrinos, Rachel McKim, Arianna Roosa
Grade 5 – Matthew Gemma, Bryan Johnston, Timothy Kane, Bridget Reardon
These students were selected throughout the year as “Authors of the Week”:
Grade 1
Mrs. Corbett: Nicholas Blonde, Anaysia DeBarros, Joshua Ellis, Todd Jones
Miss McDonnell: Jessie Casagrande, Joseph Furlong, Jayden Grant, Lilly Reale, McKenzie Tsiantoulas
Mrs. Russo: Jacob Moore, Ejea Nedio, James Tsiantoulas, Edwin Waters
Grade 2
Mrs. Ferry: Jad Bendarkawi, Madeline Fortes, Nora O’Malley
Mrs. Hogan: Sean Kohler, Chase MacDonald, Isabella Olivera, Madison Reardon
Mrs. Smith: Taylor Anzivino, Sean Belmonte, Melanie Harris, Kimberly Murrill
Grade 3
Mrs. Paylor: Codie Garcia, Jacob Johnson, Brooke Jones, Dylan Kirby, Meaghan McDonough, Brianna Reardon, Liam Sadek
Mrs. Scheufele: Jenna Burns, Joseph Dalia, Mary Flaherty, Lauren Fitzgerald, Michael Gervasi
Mr. Shea: Meghan Dion, Patrick Murphy, Sarah Pollard, Giovanna Zago
Grade 4
Mrs. Duffey: Brennen Kane, Brittany Keefe, Maya Zolnay
Mrs. Hayes: Harrison Hunter, Delaney Leahy, Zachary Peterson
Mrs. Learning: Julia Jacques, Lily Matson
Mr. Runci: Aiden Glennon, Sean Sugrue, Nicholas Walker
Grade 5
Mrs. Caliri: Michael Belmonte, Christopher Foster, Brian McCullough, Tayla Swanson, Lauren Zaremba
Mr. Enos: Alana Legere, Brian McLaughlin, Amanda Mui, Nicole Reera, Andrew Starkey, David Timmermann, Jr.
Mrs. Lonergan: Julia DiCienzo, Michael McPeck, Lindsay Norris, Josie Rollins, Brett Schneider
--------------------------------------
During this past spring, the Esten School students in Gr 4 & 5 participated in two essay and poster contests that were sponsored by community organizations. The students represented Rockland Public Schools quite admirably in both contests. Their accomplishments were made possible through the support and encouragement provided to them through their classroom teachers and Mrs. Harris.
On March 21, 2010 the following students were recognized for excellence at the Rockland Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Essay Contest Certificate of Merit Award Winners
Brett Schneider, Christopher Foster, Nicole Reera
Poster Contest Winners
1st Place - Sean Sugrue
2nd Place- Delaney Lahey
Certificate of Merit -Christopher Kenney and Chloe Foster
On May 3, 2010 the following students were recognized for excellence at the Hingham District Court during their Law Day Ceremony.
Poster Contest Winners
1st Place - Talia Rindone
2nd Place - Victoria Vega
Honorable Mention - Lyndsay Norris and Mitchell Ryan
