Thursday, May 27, 2004

Students Honored at 8th Grade Certification Ceremony


"Top Cat" Richard Mendoza is presented his Honor Roll certificate.

Students graduating from 8th grade, on their way to entering high school, were honored in a special ceremony Thursday, May 27th. Junior High Principal Fred Maldonada was joined on stage by newly appointed High School Principal Patty Holubec, Superintendant Dr. Brett Belmarez, and the entire S-T ISD Board of Trustees. Together they congratulated the students on their accomplishments and welcomed them into the High School program.

Richard Mendoza and Nicholas Gentry received "Top Cat Academic Excellence Awards." This award appears to have been offered in place of the more traditional Valedictorian and Salutatorian awards. Richard Mendoza led the Invocation and Pledge to begin the ceremony and Nicholas Gentry presented the Benediction. Six others were recognized as Honor Students including Quint Butler, Erica Hall, Jacob Perez, Maria Perez, Joshua Petrus, and Charles Schindler.

Assisting in the ceremonies were Robin Thomas, Tressa Rix, and S-T ISD Trustees Rick Olivares, Minnie McGee, Ysrael Salinas, Daniel Naranjo, Jr., Daniel Gonzales, Alice Gonzales, and David Torres, Sr.

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