MANCHESTER – The Class of 2023 graduated from Manchester Middle School June 21. Their ceremony was held where their school careers will continue, at Manchester Township High School.
Awards presented include:
- Manchester Board of Education Academic Excellence Award, Isabella Funaro and Julianna Griffith
- Carrie-Anne Carter Academic Achievement Award, Isabella Funaro and Connor Hughes
- Carrie-Anne Carter Character Achievement Award, Adeposi Aderogba and Julianna Griffith
- Manchester Township Education Association Award, Abigail Peluso and Qian Li
- Student of the Year Award, Nicole Collinson and Antonio Szczech
- Scholar Athlete Award, Julianna Griffith and Evan Weiner
- Athletes of the Year, Devyn Quigley and William Freeman
- Christie Pearce Sportsmanship Award, Abigail Peluso and Diego Martinez
- School/Community Service Award, Cheyenne Lowe
- Ocean County Professional Guidance Assoc. Caring Award, Allison Gilbert
- Manchester PTA Arts Awards, Ava Rosenberg (Chorus), Kaye Huet (Art), Madalynn O’Neill (Band), Nicole Collinson (Spanish)
- Drama Club Leadership Award, Maya Bachonski, Andrew Perez, Gabriella Edwards, Alexis Cerenak, Siobhan Estelle, Kevin Craddox
- Musicianship Award, Andrew Perez
- Administrative Unit Award, Nicole Collinson
- Presidential Academic Fitness Award, Adeposi Aderogba, Nicole Collinson, Isabella Funaro, Allison Gilbert, Juliana Griffith, Connor Hughes, Qian Li, Brielle Murray, Madalynn O’Neill, Abigail Peluso, Hannah Repuyan, Avery Ruocchio
- Manchester Middle School Achievement Award, Sarah Coffman and Callie Rommel
- Manchester’s Future Engineer STEM Award, Nicole Collinson, Qian Li, Olise Okose, Patrick David Pagdatoon.