2019 Middle School Moving-Up to High School
On the March from Middle School to High School
Excitement was just beneath the calm and collective surface of the Eighth graders who were dressed up for the June 24th afternoon Middle School Moving-Up program and Eighth-Grade Dance that would immediately follow.
While the auditorium filled with family and guests, the Middle School orchestra struck up the processional march and the Moving-Up Class of 2019 filed in from the side doors to their seats. When the two-hundred and forty-one students had assembled, they rose for the Pledge of Allegiance led by Sara Jaklitsch and the National Anthem marvelously sung a capella by Dominic Lewis.
Principal Thomas Murray opened the Middle School program with a welcome, citing key individuals from the Sayville Administration and Board of Education (including members of the NYC Police Department to honor the memory of one student's father who succumbed to 9-11 related illness) before beginning his address.
“My name is Mr. Murray, and I have the honor of being your child’s principal. It is a great privilege to be here today to celebrate the accomplishments of your children, the future graduating class of 2023. They have exhibited outstanding academic discipline and personal integrity.”
Comparing the Middle School years to a journey, Mr. Murray acknowledged that the students had arrived as uncertain children in Sixth-grade but were leaving as confident young men and women in Eighth-grade. As he does every year, Mr. Murray compiled statistics about the class to share with the assembly (see insert in right column).
“You have an impressive resume of accomplishments,” Mr. Murray continued. “Wherever you have traveled as a class, you have always have made people feel welcomed and loved. You have shown compassion, courage, shared your joy, and have exhibited integrity.”
Reminding the students how rapidly things have changed not just within the last century, but how technology has accelerated in the last few decades, Mr. Murray said, “As Eighth-graders you have more opportunities at your fingertips then I could ever dream of. With great opportunities come great responsibilities…. I have the utmost confidence based on what I have seen and heard over the last three years, you will choose to raise people up. You will choose to make people's lives brighter.”
His remarks were followed by the presentation of certificates to the students who were each called one-by-one to the stage.
“Your actions have and will continue to inspire others to dream more, learn more, and become more,” Mr. Murray said in his closing statements. “The staff at Sayville Middle School has been so proud and humbled to have had the opportunity to be your teachers. Thank you for three wonderful years.” Mr. Murray called seventeen select students to the stage to pick up placards and asked the remaining students in the auditorium to turn and face their parents. On cue, as he asked the Moving-Up Class of 2019 to thank their parents, the students held up the seventeen placards, which spelled out: Thank You. We Love you!
Amid cheers, applause, and laughter, the Moving-Up class of 2019 and the future graduating class of 2023 marched out of the auditorium.
To see all the photos from the Moving Up, click on the Photo Album link
CLASS OF 2023 8TH GRADE MOVING UP CEREMONY
4:30 p.m. - Graduate Procession and Musical Performance
5:00 p.m. - Mr. Murray’s Address to the Class of 2023
5:15-6:00 p.m. - Announcement of Graduates
6:00-8:30 p.m. - 8th Grade Dinner/Dance
Class of 2019 Statistics
- Academically
- 99 students have taken the Algebra Regents and passed and 95 students have taken the Living Environment Regents and passed. Of those who took both regents’ exams, there was a 100% pass rate.
- 100 students have taken and passed the High School Studio and Art Class.
- 98 % of the class is leaving with one high school credit
- 48 % of the class is leaving with two high school credits
- 43 % of the class is leaving with 3 high school credits
- Athletic teams have competed hard and have enjoyed success. There have been many undefeated seasons as well as Section XI Sportsmanship Award winners. You learned what it means to work together for the good of a common goal!
- Our Music Program has competed around the country. NYSSMA students performed solos receiving top honors . Four students were selected to be part of the SCMEA All-County band/chorus/orchestra groups. Five students achieved the highest rating, for their NYSSMA solo. Three musicians received SMBA grants. The music department participated in a Practice-A-Thon raising a little over $1000.00 for the Harry Chapin Food Bank.
- Service to the community in the Past Three Years: We have had over 200 community service winners – serving over 8,000 hours of community service. You came together to help raise money to beat cancer, to feed and clothe the needy, to fight ALS. Many of you have sought out opportunities on your own and quietly went about making the world a better place.
Departmental Awards
- English - Emily Langhan
- Social Studies - Samantha Hmelovsky
- Mathematics - Erin Reilly
- Regents Algebra I - Gavin Noone
- Science - Abigail Noack
- Regents Biology - Jordan Carpentieri
- Regents Spanish I - Michael Pitre
- Regents French I - Emma Haas
- Band - Michael Pitre
- Orchestra - Asher DeVerna
- Chorus - Grace McCavanagh
- Studio in Art - Ava Gustafson
- Art 8 - Alexandra Gagnon
- Technology - Taylor Totevski
- Family & Consumer Science - April Gidden
- Physical Education - Natalie Jones, Michael Milo
LOCAL & STATE AWARDS
- PTA Scholarship Awards - Brianna Adams, Emily Andersen, Samantha Hmelovsky, Abigail Noack, Michael Pitre
- Bright Futures Scholarship Awards - Giulietta Imperato, Luca Maron, Shane Sukow
- Cameron Riccomini Scholarship - Gavin Noone
- David A. Roben Scholarship - Sarah Blaskiewicz
- Suffolk County Executive’s Service Award - Adam Burgardt
- NYS Comptroller’s Achievement Award - Riley Lapine
- NYS Attorney General’s Triple-C Award - Emma Haas, Robert Zane
Student Names in Middle School Moving-Up Class of 2019
** Distinguished Scholar Award (90 average or above for 6th, 7th & 8th grade); * Scholar Award (90 average or above for 8th grade); # Honor Society; ^ Board of Education Community Service Recognition (50+ hours)
Stars and Stripes 2019
Brianna Adams** |
Martino Albanese**# |
Ethan Alcantara**# |
Andrew Alexopoulos |
Alison Almeida |
Alexander Altkin**# |
Emily Andersen**#^ |
Amanda Anderson**# |
Madison Anderson**#^ |
Kalani Antoine |
Julia Arato |
Shane Aylward |
Daniel Ayrovainen**# |
Gabrielle Basil |
Annaliese Behnke |
Maggie Bennett** |
Sophia Bertsch**#^ |
Tyler Bickerton**# |
Morgan Bissell^ |
Nicholas Blanco |
Sarah Blaskiewicz**#^ |
Vincent Bonfanti** |
Eric Bossert |
Jeremy Brett |
Margaret Brown**#^ |
Serena Buono**# |
Adam Burgardt**# |
Owen Burke |
Hannah Burton |
Joseph Byrne |
Mia Calderon |
Giovanna Calicchio**# |
Brendan Cameron**# |
Christopher Cannetti** |
Evan Carman# |
Joshua Carpenter**# |
Jordan Carpentieri**# |
Javanie Cespedes |
David Christiansen# |
Rajan Coleman |
Daniel Connestro |
Sean Connolly** |
Sophia Connor |
Nicholas Corace |
Kylie Corrao |
Madison Cremen**# |
Ryan Cunningham |
Christopher Czajkowski** |
Ethan D'Ambrosio |
Justin Delaney* |
Olivia Desiderio**# |
Robert Desjardins** |
Julia Desrosiers |
Asher DeVerna**#^ |
Ava Dexter**^ |
Noa DiNapoli**^ |
Kaylee Divinsky |
Reilly Diwby |
Daniel Donlan |
Erica Dookram* |
Thomas DuTot** |
Isabel Egan** |
Jake Engel |
Kyla Fanning |
Shannon Feather**# |
Scarlett Ferraioli |
Sam Fiore |
Ronan Fitzpatrick |
Benjamin Flaumenhaft**# |
Andrew Flynn |
Arya Flynn-Fisco |
Niyah-Marie Fortunato |
Jason Frontino** |
Alexandra Gagnon**#^ |
Madeline Gibbons**# |
April Gidden** |
Molly Giordano |
Morgan Giordano |
Thomas Golio**# |
Lauren Gosse**# |
Maya Guacci**# |
Madalyn Guida |
Ava Gustafson**# |
Emma Haas**# |
Joseph Handler**# |
Kylie Hanna**# |
Olivia Henke**# |
Ryan Hess |
Liam Higgins**# |
Patrick Hill** |
Ryan Hillery**# |
Samantha Hmelovsky**#^ |
Taylor Hoss** |
Theodore Hynes** |
Giulietta Imperato |
Timari Jackson |
Sara Jaklitsch*#^ |
Aydan Jantz |
Lauren Jones**# |
Natalie Jones**# |
Ryan Karman**# |
Mia Kassman |
Michael Keenan |
Jack Keil |
Kristian Kent |
Logan King |
Amanda Kleinman**# |
Frances Kloska** |
Kyle Knussman |
Calla Kolar |
Daniel Kranz |
Nicholas Kranz |
Emily Kroll**#^ |
Gianna LaFata |
Angelina LaFroscia |
Mason Laino |
Emily Langhan**# |
Riley Lapine**#^ |
Emma Law**#^ |
Ava Leach |
Ryan Leniec |
Alexander Lepping**# |
Dominick Lettieri |
Emma Levine |
Dominic Lewis |
Brianna Linss**# |
Patrick Lipari |
Justine Loaisiga* |
Cody Lopresti |
Kenneth Lopresti** |
Justina Lowe**# |
Luke Lundquist** |
Julia Lynch**# |
Cavan Mahler* |
Ian Maksimiak#^ |
Luca Maron |
Erin Marshall** |
Kevan McCann |
Grace McCavanagh**# |
Kieran McCullough |
Jacqueline McDonnell |
Molly McGinnis**# |
Evan McGlinchey |
Braden McNamara |
Anna Meserve**# |
Austin Meyer**# |
James Miller** |
Michael Milo |
Aidan Minasian* |
Lauren Minasian**# |
Joshua Minerva |
Gianna Mirro |
Noorma Mokarram** |
Anthony Morrione |
Emma Muller**# |
Christopher Mulligan**#^ |
Ryan Murphy |
Ava Catherine Niggemeier **#^ |
Abigail Noack**#^ |
Gavin Noone**# |
Abigail O'Connell |
Chloe O'Connell**#^ |
Evyn O'Donnell |
Jack Owenburg |
Kyle Panasuk** |
Owen Parrott |
Olivia Paschetta |
Karishma Patel**# |
Marina Pattilio* |
Brianna Pepe |
Griffin Perez**# |
Jayliani Perez** |
Michael Tyler Peterson |
Devyn Petruzzelli |
Benjamin Pierce |
Michael Pitre**#^ |
Gavin Powers**# |
Nicholas Rampulla** |
Olivia Redden |
Arthur Redmond |
Paul Reeves |
Erin Reilly**# |
Kelsey Restivo**#^ |
Jeyson Reyes |
Coragan Richter |
Alec Rieppel |
Griffin Riggins* |
Green Risner |
Jack Rubino** |
Aidan Rueb**# |
Kaylin Rutherig^ |
Noah Ryan |
Benjamin Sands* |
Mia Santana**#^ |
Gracelyn Sarni** |
Adriana Savino* |
Olivia Schait |
John Schuster |
Michela Scoleri |
Robert Sinacori**# |
Clare Smith**#^ |
Madison Smith |
Reid Smith** |
Nicholas Spiotto |
Andrew Spitzfaden |
Kendall Squicciarini |
Colin Stagg |
Christian Stepalovitch |
Charlize Strittmatter**# |
Shane Sukow |
Molly Sullivan |
Benjamin Suskawicz |
Kristin Suydam |
Kristen Tellier**#^ |
Olivia Tersigni |
Madison Timoney |
Noah Tloczkowski |
Jackson Tomforde |
Taylor Totevski**# |
Dylan Treco**# |
Juliet Tunney |
Camden Twaite**# |
Ella Utterback |
George Vadyak |
Hailee Vander Borgh |
Benjamin Verdone# |
Robert Walker |
Jackson Wall |
Paige Weber**#^ |
Thomas Weik |
Julie Weisenberger**#^ |
Amelia Wells |
George Wessels**# |
Jacqueline Wetzel |
Benjamin Wilbert |
Emma Yasinski |
Zachary Yovino* |
Robert Zane** |
Michael Zeh** |
Zachary Zehner |
Timothy Zelinski**# |
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On the March from Middle School to High School
Excitement was just beneath the calm and collective surface of the Eighth graders who were dressed up for the June 24th afternoon Middle School Moving-Up program and Eighth-Grade Dance that would immediately follow.
While the auditorium filled with family and guests, the Middle School orchestra struck up the processional march and the Moving-Up Class of 2019 filed in from the side doors to their seats. When the two-hundred and forty-one students had assembled, they rose for the Pledge of Allegiance led by Sara Jaklitsch and the National Anthem marvelously sung a capella by Dominic Lewis.
Principal Thomas Murray opened the Middle School program with a welcome, citing key individuals from the Sayville Administration and Board of Education (including members of the NYC Police Department to honor the memory of one student's father who succumbed to 9-11 related illness) before beginning his address.
“My name is Mr. Murray, and I have the honor of being your child’s principal. It is a great privilege to be here today to celebrate the accomplishments of your children, the future graduating class of 2023. They have exhibited outstanding academic discipline and personal integrity.”
Comparing the Middle School years to a journey, Mr. Murray acknowledged that the students had arrived as uncertain children in Sixth-grade but were leaving as confident young men and women in Eighth-grade. As he does every year, Mr. Murray compiled statistics about the class to share with the assembly (see insert in right column).
“You have an impressive resume of accomplishments,” Mr. Murray continued. “Wherever you have traveled as a class, you have always have made people feel welcomed and loved. You have shown compassion, courage, shared your joy, and have exhibited integrity.”
Reminding the students how rapidly things have changed not just within the last century, but how technology has accelerated in the last few decades, Mr. Murray said, “As Eighth-graders you have more opportunities at your fingertips then I could ever dream of. With great opportunities come great responsibilities…. I have the utmost confidence based on what I have seen and heard over the last three years, you will choose to raise people up. You will choose to make people's lives brighter.”
His remarks were followed by the presentation of certificates to the students who were each called one-by-one to the stage.
“Your actions have and will continue to inspire others to dream more, learn more, and become more,” Mr. Murray said in his closing statements. “The staff at Sayville Middle School has been so proud and humbled to have had the opportunity to be your teachers. Thank you for three wonderful years.” Mr. Murray called seventeen select students to the stage to pick up placards and asked the remaining students in the auditorium to turn and face their parents. On cue, as he asked the Moving-Up Class of 2019 to thank their parents, the students held up the seventeen placards, which spelled out: Thank You. We Love you!
Amid cheers, applause, and laughter, the Moving-Up class of 2019 and the future graduating class of 2023 marched out of the auditorium.
To see all the photos from the Moving Up, click on the Photo Album link
CLASS OF 2023 8TH GRADE MOVING UP CEREMONY
4:30 p.m. - Graduate Procession and Musical Performance
5:00 p.m. - Mr. Murray’s Address to the Class of 2023
5:15-6:00 p.m. - Announcement of Graduates
6:00-8:30 p.m. - 8th Grade Dinner/Dance
Class of 2019 Statistics
- Academically
- 99 students have taken the Algebra Regents and passed and 95 students have taken the Living Environment Regents and passed. Of those who took both regents’ exams, there was a 100% pass rate.
- 100 students have taken and passed the High School Studio and Art Class.
- 98 % of the class is leaving with one high school credit
- 48 % of the class is leaving with two high school credits
- 43 % of the class is leaving with 3 high school credits
- Athletic teams have competed hard and have enjoyed success. There have been many undefeated seasons as well as Section XI Sportsmanship Award winners. You learned what it means to work together for the good of a common goal!
- Our Music Program has competed around the country. NYSSMA students performed solos receiving top honors . Four students were selected to be part of the SCMEA All-County band/chorus/orchestra groups. Five students achieved the highest rating, for their NYSSMA solo. Three musicians received SMBA grants. The music department participated in a Practice-A-Thon raising a little over $1000.00 for the Harry Chapin Food Bank.
- Service to the community in the Past Three Years: We have had over 200 community service winners – serving over 8,000 hours of community service. You came together to help raise money to beat cancer, to feed and clothe the needy, to fight ALS. Many of you have sought out opportunities on your own and quietly went about making the world a better place.
Departmental Awards
- English - Emily Langhan
- Social Studies - Samantha Hmelovsky
- Mathematics - Erin Reilly
- Regents Algebra I - Gavin Noone
- Science - Abigail Noack
- Regents Biology - Jordan Carpentieri
- Regents Spanish I - Michael Pitre
- Regents French I - Emma Haas
- Band - Michael Pitre
- Orchestra - Asher DeVerna
- Chorus - Grace McCavanagh
- Studio in Art - Ava Gustafson
- Art 8 - Alexandra Gagnon
- Technology - Taylor Totevski
- Family & Consumer Science - April Gidden
- Physical Education - Natalie Jones, Michael Milo
LOCAL & STATE AWARDS
- PTA Scholarship Awards - Brianna Adams, Emily Andersen, Samantha Hmelovsky, Abigail Noack, Michael Pitre
- Bright Futures Scholarship Awards - Giulietta Imperato, Luca Maron, Shane Sukow
- Cameron Riccomini Scholarship - Gavin Noone
- David A. Roben Scholarship - Sarah Blaskiewicz
- Suffolk County Executive’s Service Award - Adam Burgardt
- NYS Comptroller’s Achievement Award - Riley Lapine
- NYS Attorney General’s Triple-C Award - Emma Haas, Robert Zane
Student Names in Middle School Moving-Up Class of 2019
** Distinguished Scholar Award (90 average or above for 6th, 7th & 8th grade); * Scholar Award (90 average or above for 8th grade); # Honor Society; ^ Board of Education Community Service Recognition (50+ hours)
Stars and Stripes 2019
Brianna Adams** |
Martino Albanese**# |
Ethan Alcantara**# |
Andrew Alexopoulos |
Alison Almeida |
Alexander Altkin**# |
Emily Andersen**#^ |
Amanda Anderson**# |
Madison Anderson**#^ |
Kalani Antoine |
Julia Arato |
Shane Aylward |
Daniel Ayrovainen**# |
Gabrielle Basil |
Annaliese Behnke |
Maggie Bennett** |
Sophia Bertsch**#^ |
Tyler Bickerton**# |
Morgan Bissell^ |
Nicholas Blanco |
Sarah Blaskiewicz**#^ |
Vincent Bonfanti** |
Eric Bossert |
Jeremy Brett |
Margaret Brown**#^ |
Serena Buono**# |
Adam Burgardt**# |
Owen Burke |
Hannah Burton |
Joseph Byrne |
Mia Calderon |
Giovanna Calicchio**# |
Brendan Cameron**# |
Christopher Cannetti** |
Evan Carman# |
Joshua Carpenter**# |
Jordan Carpentieri**# |
Javanie Cespedes |
David Christiansen# |
Rajan Coleman |
Daniel Connestro |
Sean Connolly** |
Sophia Connor |
Nicholas Corace |
Kylie Corrao |
Madison Cremen**# |
Ryan Cunningham |
Christopher Czajkowski** |
Ethan D'Ambrosio |
Justin Delaney* |
Olivia Desiderio**# |
Robert Desjardins** |
Julia Desrosiers |
Asher DeVerna**#^ |
Ava Dexter**^ |
Noa DiNapoli**^ |
Kaylee Divinsky |
Reilly Diwby |
Daniel Donlan |
Erica Dookram* |
Thomas DuTot** |
Isabel Egan** |
Jake Engel |
Kyla Fanning |
Shannon Feather**# |
Scarlett Ferraioli |
Sam Fiore |
Ronan Fitzpatrick |
Benjamin Flaumenhaft**# |
Andrew Flynn |
Arya Flynn-Fisco |
Niyah-Marie Fortunato |
Jason Frontino** |
Alexandra Gagnon**#^ |
Madeline Gibbons**# |
April Gidden** |
Molly Giordano |
Morgan Giordano |
Thomas Golio**# |
Lauren Gosse**# |
Maya Guacci**# |
Madalyn Guida |
Ava Gustafson**# |
Emma Haas**# |
Joseph Handler**# |
Kylie Hanna**# |
Olivia Henke**# |
Ryan Hess |
Liam Higgins**# |
Patrick Hill** |
Ryan Hillery**# |
Samantha Hmelovsky**#^ |
Taylor Hoss** |
Theodore Hynes** |
Giulietta Imperato |
Timari Jackson |
Sara Jaklitsch*#^ |
Aydan Jantz |
Lauren Jones**# |
Natalie Jones**# |
Ryan Karman**# |
Mia Kassman |
Michael Keenan |
Jack Keil |
Kristian Kent |
Logan King |
Amanda Kleinman**# |
Frances Kloska** |
Kyle Knussman |
Calla Kolar |
Daniel Kranz |
Nicholas Kranz |
Emily Kroll**#^ |
Gianna LaFata |
Angelina LaFroscia |
Mason Laino |
Emily Langhan**# |
Riley Lapine**#^ |
Emma Law**#^ |
Ava Leach |
Ryan Leniec |
Alexander Lepping**# |
Dominick Lettieri |
Emma Levine |
Dominic Lewis |
Brianna Linss**# |
Patrick Lipari |
Justine Loaisiga* |
Cody Lopresti |
Kenneth Lopresti** |
Justina Lowe**# |
Luke Lundquist** |
Julia Lynch**# |
Cavan Mahler* |
Ian Maksimiak#^ |
Luca Maron |
Erin Marshall** |
Kevan McCann |
Grace McCavanagh**# |
Kieran McCullough |
Jacqueline McDonnell |
Molly McGinnis**# |
Evan McGlinchey |
Braden McNamara |
Anna Meserve**# |
Austin Meyer**# |
James Miller** |
Michael Milo |
Aidan Minasian* |
Lauren Minasian**# |
Joshua Minerva |
Gianna Mirro |
Noorma Mokarram** |
Anthony Morrione |
Emma Muller**# |
Christopher Mulligan**#^ |
Ryan Murphy |
Ava Catherine Niggemeier **#^ |
Abigail Noack**#^ |
Gavin Noone**# |
Abigail O'Connell |
Chloe O'Connell**#^ |
Evyn O'Donnell |
Jack Owenburg |
Kyle Panasuk** |
Owen Parrott |
Olivia Paschetta |
Karishma Patel**# |
Marina Pattilio* |
Brianna Pepe |
Griffin Perez**# |
Jayliani Perez** |
Michael Tyler Peterson |
Devyn Petruzzelli |
Benjamin Pierce |
Michael Pitre**#^ |
Gavin Powers**# |
Nicholas Rampulla** |
Olivia Redden |
Arthur Redmond |
Paul Reeves |
Erin Reilly**# |
Kelsey Restivo**#^ |
Jeyson Reyes |
Coragan Richter |
Alec Rieppel |
Griffin Riggins* |
Green Risner |
Jack Rubino** |
Aidan Rueb**# |
Kaylin Rutherig^ |
Noah Ryan |
Benjamin Sands* |
Mia Santana**#^ |
Gracelyn Sarni** |
Adriana Savino* |
Olivia Schait |
John Schuster |
Michela Scoleri |
Robert Sinacori**# |
Clare Smith**#^ |
Madison Smith |
Reid Smith** |
Nicholas Spiotto |
Andrew Spitzfaden |
Kendall Squicciarini |
Colin Stagg |
Christian Stepalovitch |
Charlize Strittmatter**# |
Shane Sukow |
Molly Sullivan |
Benjamin Suskawicz |
Kristin Suydam |
Kristen Tellier**#^ |
Olivia Tersigni |
Madison Timoney |
Noah Tloczkowski |
Jackson Tomforde |
Taylor Totevski**# |
Dylan Treco**# |
Juliet Tunney |
Camden Twaite**# |
Ella Utterback |
George Vadyak |
Hailee Vander Borgh |
Benjamin Verdone# |
Robert Walker |
Jackson Wall |
Paige Weber**#^ |
Thomas Weik |
Julie Weisenberger**#^ |
Amelia Wells |
George Wessels**# |
Jacqueline Wetzel |
Benjamin Wilbert |
Emma Yasinski |
Zachary Yovino* |
Robert Zane** |
Michael Zeh** |
Zachary Zehner |
Timothy Zelinski**# |
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