SEE ALL THE PHOTOS FROM THE RMS GRADUATION HERE.
SEE ALL THE HEADSHOTS FROM THE RMS GRADUATION HERE. (We did our best to get a photo of each student.)
WEST ORANGE, NJ - Roosevelt Middle School graduated 278 students on June 20 in an outdoor ceremony at West Orange High School. Following performances by the band and choir, the ceremony began.
Principal Lionel Hush addressed students and welcomed parents, recognizing their growth over the past two years and encouraging them to make the most of high school, make good choices, and become the young people he knew they could be.
Several students received Roosevelt's annual awards.
MAYOR’S CITIZENSHIP AWARD
Kyan Bashkoff and Orli Zucker
JACK RAMSAY MEMORIAL AWARD FOR ART
Angel Ike-Egolum and Ash Cayetano
BETTY LOU HARDY MEMORIAL AWARD FOR CREATIVE WRITING
Samantha Pean and Aden Hatcher
Carol Sadler Memorial KINDNESS OF HEART AWARD
Wagley Auguste and Justin Rodriguez
STUDENT TO WATCH AWARD
Razz Smith and Grace Moran
ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Mia Sinha and Timothy Koch
"The President’s Education Award for educational achievement is given to students who have earned all As and Bs in every subject and every marking period for their two years at Roosevelt Middle School. And the President’s Education Award for educational excellence is given to students who have earned all As in every subject and every marking period throughout their two years at Roosevelt Middle School," stated Hush. A large number of students achieved both.
President's Achievement Award
Ajay Anand
Justin Anderton
Agustin Arrieta
Elisha Ayim
Kyan Bashkoff
Annabel Bennett
Gabriel Bock
Moyinoluwa Browne
Kori Bryant
Hannah Cabanban
David Cabrera
Valeria Cervantes
Alexander Chelstowski
Chelsea Claude
Haley Condor Robalino
Alexander Cureton
Stecy Delva
Ramoy Dennis
Liam Dodson
Amarachukwu Emmanuel
Alana Everett
Aiden Grandal
Talia Gurkan
Flash Hamilton
Kamal Harte
Aden Hatcher
Mirna Hercules Lazo
Nmachukwu Ike-Egolum
Micah Johnson
Timothy Koch
Daniel Kriegsman
Abigail Kurien
Evan Lacy
Natalie Louis
George Makriannis
Zadie Malik
Lewis McAbee
Owen McCree
Darius Millington
Megan Moran
Daniel Moreno
Akira Mura
Olivia Olson
William Palaguachi-Mendez
Tatiana Pilet
Dominic Pulmano
Tobias Raabe
Rhia Randolph
Jillian Rayos
Jake Rea
Rinoa Rodriguez
Camila Ronceros
Jacob Salinas
Kyla Sanner
Coleman Simmons
Olive Singleton
Jack Smith
Mya Smith
Razz Smith
Landon Stoabs
Gabriella Sulit
Maria TorresLopez
Miles Tranquada
Paige Ullrich
Erick Valle Cruz
Theodore Wickham
Caia Williams
Madeleine Williams
Orli Zucker
President's Award for Excellence
Kaylan Balmir
Melina Constantine
Connor Der
Benjamin Fox
Aishwarya Jacob
Joshua Montague
Grace Moran
Brianna Nathan
Andrea Ochoa
Isabella Rodriguez
Madison Simao
Mia Sinha
Diplomas were then distributed to students as parents, families, and friends cheered on their graduates.
