Eighth-Graders Say Goodbye To Middle School

The Class of 2023 graduated from Manchester Middle School June 21. (Photo courtesy Manchester Township School District)
The Class of 2023 graduated from Manchester Middle School June 21. (Photo courtesy Manchester Township School District)

  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.