LYNNFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL eighth graders listen to Student Council President Ashtyn Haney’s speech during the recent moving on ceremony. There were 168 eighth-graders who moved on from LMS last week. (Dan Tomasello Photo)
By DAN TOMASELLO
LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Middle School celebrated the accomplishments of 168 eighth graders during the recent moving on ceremony.
The middle school held the moving on ceremony in the softball field’s outfield for the second straight year, and featured a large crowd of attendees. Student Council Vice President Kayleigh Allen began the ceremony by leading attendees with reciting the “Pledge of Allegiance.”
Student Council President Ashtyn Haney welcomed families, educators and students to the LMS moving on ceremony.
“We are here because of our success throughout our four years at Lynnfield Middle School,” said Ashtyn. “We will always remember the struggles and accomplishments that have made us into the people we are today.”
Ashtyn said the 168 eighth graders’ four years attending Lynnfield Middle School has been “an experience that has hopefully made us smarter, introduced us to new friends and given us better memories.”
“Whether it was shoe basketball during WIN (What I Need) recess, the Pioneer Games being way too serious or the Freedom Trail throughout Boston, we’ve made memories we will never forget,” said Ashtyn. “After today, middle school will have given us more than just work — it has given us the abilities to learn and connect with each other, and to make an impact on each other’s lives. It’s given us the moments we shared here throughout our four years. We will always remember these moments while making new memories in high school. And though this may seem like the end to something great, high school will be the start of something new.”
After Ashtyn concluded her speech, the ceremony’s attendees gave her a round of applause.
LMS Principal Stephen Ralston welcomed students, families, educators and school officials to the LMS moving on ceremony.
“I would like to thank our dedicated teachers,” said Ralston. “I would also like to recognize and thank the Moving On Committee and all of our parent volunteers who have helped make moving on a special time for our eighth graders.”
Ralston recalled that the 168 eighth graders entered LMS as 10-year-olds and are departing as teenagers.
“Middle school can be very challenging and during your time here, you have learned more about yourself than about any subject,” said Ralston. “Yours is a class small in size, but grand in stature and positivity. As you exit Lynnfield Middle School, I thank you for being a class who has led by example and showed kindness towards one another. I wish you all the best as you enter your next four years as high school students. Seize each opportunity and challenge you face. Get involved, be yourself and know that kindness, effort and citizenship will always serve you well.”
Student Council Secretary Calleigh Reed said the class gifts will be a welcome area rug for the middle school’s front office as well as the traditional plaque containing all of the students’ signatures that will be put on display.
The ceremony concluded with Ralston, Assistant Principal Dana Courtney and eighth grade teachers Alex Cellucci and Adam Stahl presenting certificates to the students.
Moving on
The eighth graders who moved on from Lynnfield Middle School’s Mercury Team were Olivia Adams, Solomon Anderson, Alyssa Attubato, Chase Austin, Ryan Barrett, Jenna Bernabei, Corie Boccaci, Braylen Boucher, Lily Briggs, Reed Capelli, Natalie Chamberlin, Matthew Champy, Remi Chen, Isabella Clancy, Albert Covino, Michael Crowley, Audrey Curley, Michael D’Amelio, Marcella DiMaria, Chase Dixon, Brandon Doherty, Cameron Doherty, Sofia Elliott, Emma Esposito, Lyla Falzarano, Paloma Farias, Sage Francis, Mason Fusco, Justin George, Brian Goodwin, Joel Goodwin, Eric Gould, Jaylani Griffen-Springer, Delaney Howard, Nora Hutter, Samreet Kalsi, Emily Kayola, Ana Lazich and Enzo Lombardo.
The remaining eighth graders who moved on from the Mercury Team were David Lucey, Violet Luongo, Chase Lynds, Alexander Malenfant, Erica Manning, Alex Mason, Chase McEwen, Caylee Melanson, Madison Minniear, William Mitchell, Declan Monaghan, Jayden Montalto, Abigail Mueller, Avery Nickerson, Ryan O’Connor, Ella Pascucci, Connor Preston, Ayden Quilty, Catherine Ragalevsky, Marco Regitano, Coco Ren, Sienna Richardson, Benjamin Romano, Nicholas Ruocco, Gavin Service, Savannah Smallenberger, Madison Steiner, Patrick Sullivan, Evan Swales, Samuel Teixeira, Ahrielle Thomas, Jack Tortolla, Ryan Tortolla, Myles Walsh, Genevieve Wang, Zoey Westerfield, Erin Xia and Cole Yagian.
The eighth graders who moved on from Lynnfield Middle School’s Viking Team were Amelie Adreani, Kayleigh Allen, Cassandra Angilly, Olivia Asaad, Armen Avetisyan, Cookie Billings, Madison Bird, Owen Burke, Jenna Butter, James Calla, Vikram Chandra, Camryn Chiulli, Sienna Cucciniello, Michael Darwish, Kason Dasilva, Vera Davis, Elijah Deraps, Nayla Dhahib, Mayobanex Diaz Santos, Sean DiBlasi, Tiferet Donahue, Olivia Ellison, Juliana Ferrante, Kiley Flynn, Sebastian Garcia, Riley Gardner, Kevin Geary, Eliana Georges, Madison Green, William Guertin, Myra Gupta, Sanuga Guruge, Ashtyn Haney, Madison Hurton, Hala Khodr, Anna Lawler, Jayden Lin, Nate Lopes, Nathan Lopez Chavez, Nolan Luongo and Isabel Lynggaard.
The remaining eighth graders who moved on from the Viking Team were Belle Maccini, Nola Maney, Michael Mattia, Jackson McShane, Violet Moreira, Henry Morgan, Daniel Murphy, Om Nagrath, Abhir Nallewar, Hannah Ndansi, William Noumi, Domenic Oliver, Saavi Pandit, Thomas Pasquerella, Eric Penney, Ashley Plunkett, Joseph Polcari, Caileigh Reed, Christopher Ruisi, Daniel Saiyed, Evan Santasky, Leilani Serra, Jadon Singh, Ranveer Singh, Saurya Singh, Kellan Smith, Shravan Sreeram, Dylan Stella Zimmer, Brady Sweeney, Paul Tappan, Maeve Walsh, Matthew Wang, Zachary Wehle, Lucas Wilkinson, Gabriel Williams, Amelia Willoughby, Adeline Wolf, Teagan Wood, Ryan Woods and Maryam Zeyada.