Cherry Avenue Moving Up
Welcoming everyone to the 2017 Moving-Up ceremony, Principal Dr. Lisa Ihne acknowledged parents, family, friends, and administrators present making particular mention to “thank Dr. Schartner for his thirty-nine years of service in the Sayville School District and congratulate him on his retirement and extraordinary career. He will certainly be missed. Congratulations to Dr. Stimmel who will be the next Superintendent of Sayville Public Schools.”
Dr. Ihne continued by praising the students. “Since our Fifth- graders have been in Second grade, I have enjoyed getting to know them and their families. These students, in particular, have proven to be respectful, kind, and hard working. As much as I would like to keep them longer, it is time to move on to a new building, where exciting and challenging times lie ahead.” Dr. Ihne turned to address the Moving-Up class. “Students, I am confident that you will take memories of Cherry Avenue with you and I am happy that the education you received to date has been the foundation for your learning. It is my hope that you will set goals, follow your dreams, remain positive, and persevere through the challenges ahead.”
Thanking all the parents for their trust and for being part of their children’s education, Dr. Ihne recognized those parents who were moving up as well. After, she introduced Middle School Principal Mr. Thomas Murray, who assured the incoming Sixth-graders they will enjoy the Middle School experience. This was followed by the presentation of the special awards (see below), Moving-Up Certificates, and the Annual Fifth-grade Class Gift, a “Peace Pole,” that will be installed in The McLary Garden that was newly named in honor of Cherry’s retiring green thumb and speech teacher, Patty McLary.
Before the ceremony closed, the entertainment included a charming slideshow prepared by the parents, followed by several musical numbers from Moana, beautifully paraphrased and directed by Kristi Woerner, Cherry Avenue’s Music teacher.
SPECIAL AWARDS: CA New York State Comptroller • Courtney Corcoran, Caitlyn Schutte, Avery Lazarus; CA County Legislature Presiding Officer • Jack D’Andrea; CA Triple “C” • Josiah George, Kate Leigh-Manuell; CA Executive Public Service Award • Abigail Cabrera; Kemper Awards • Tyler Sebor, Lily Coan; Cameron Riccomini Scholarship Award •Delaney Lutz; Cherry Good Choice Award • Kylie Person; Suffolk Zone Award • Eilise Marino, Luke Hansen.
ACADEMIC GOLD
AWARDS
Evan Cook
Courtney Corcoran
Lily Corcoran
Emma Dean-Stahl
Kate Leigh-Manuell
Abigail Cabrera
Avery Lazarus
Kylie Person
Kieran Rosica
Jack D’Andrea
Genevieve Frawley
Delaney Lutz
Joseph Malossi
Caitlyn Schutte
Emily Watters
SILVER AWARDS
Josiah George
Michael Laterza
Faith Cummings
FITNESS GOLD
Luca Berlingieri
Courtney Corcoran
Emma Dean- Stahl
Luke Hansen
Kate Leigh-Manuell
Michael Luce
Delaney Lutz
Eilise Marino
James Marino
Allison McDonnell
Michael McGuinness
Logan McNamara
Aislinn Parrott
Savannah Perez
Kylie Person
Matthew Reina
Keiran Roscica
Caitlyn Schutte
Danny Sullivan
SILVER
Julian Arena
Travis Behm
Molly Brady
Abigail Cabrera
Gia Caiazzo
Kyla Canterella
Rylee Chichester
Maya Christiansen
Lily Coan
Evan Cook
Lily Corcoran
Faith Cummings
Jack D’Andrea
Patrick Dolan
Sean Folks
Dominic Franzese
Genevieve Frawley
Grace Gaebarino
Giovanna Grataski
Aly Hoenes
Joseph Malossi
Devin Miller
Nicholas O’Brien
Erin Parrott
Kyla Ricevuto
Fallon Santoro
Corrinne Schick
Tyler Sebor
Emily Waters
Zachary Watson
Carter White
