On to kindergarten for 43

(Photo by MJ Pitt) - Congratulations to the newest kindergarteners in the community! These are some of the youngsters who 'moved up' during a Fort Montgomery Elementary ceremony last week.

Ceremony filled with fun was June 24

Two classes full of fun-loving four and five year olds graduated from the Fort Montgomery Elementary School’s pre-kindergarten program on Monday evening.

The students, in brightly decorated graduation caps, processed into the Highland Falls Intermediate School auditorium with their teachers, Allison Lennon and Dana Franchini; led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance; and then impressed all by singing ‘What A Wonderful World’ by Louis Armstrong.

Guest speakers at the ceremony were Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Sheboy and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Andrea Tejedor — both remarked on how much the young students learned in their first year of formal education.

The students are: Madison Aguilar, Hudson Andrade, Hunter Bilodeau, Marcus Blackwell, Gavin Duvall, Rosemary Englese, Eamon Fallon, Sarai Jarrett, Thomas Kelly, Deegan Klein, McKenna Krawcyk, Travis Mandile, Victoria Meyer, Oliver O’Dell, Carl Pfeister, RaNiyah Rhodes, Dulce Sanabria, Elijah Santiago, Isabella Sierra, Melida Villanuera, Emma Vitek, Jacob Bishop, Aya Boulagrich, Kathrine Cahill, Eric Donovan, Lily Flynn, Zion Hunter, Joziah Knight, Josiah Lampkin, Chloe Ledford, Kimberly Lerch, Leo Malave, Skylar Marreiros, Jack McMahon, Joshua Murchison, Neysa Ochoa, Karlee Paruolo, Presley Ramos, Elizabeth Sell, Troy Siemon, Jane Summers, Genesis Tiaguaro and Jurnee Whitsett.