Students at Brock Elliott Elementary School got a taste of what the next school year will be like on Wednesday evening when the promoting class of 2017 walked into the Sierra High School gymnasium and into their future as high school students in the Manteca Unified School District.
And the students themselves packed the schedule with performances and speeches to make their last evening together as eighth grade students a memorable one. Student Council President Nolan Bailey gave a special address to his classmates and the audience, and Joseph Neri took the lectern to reflect on their collective time on campus and the memories that each of the students had made. Bransen Victa also spoke to his family, his friends and his fellow students.
Emily Esparza and Jordan Hayter gave a vocal performance of Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” while Melanie Nguyen performed a solo dance to Sia’s “The Greatest.”
The class was certified and accepted by Superintendent Jason Messer, and diplomas were handed out by Principal Debbie Ruger, Vice Principal Heather Thomson, Messer and board trustee Michael Seelye.
Promoting on to high school this year are: Aileen Acosta, Jenelle Aguilar, Jacob Allen, Nolan Bagley, Antonio Barbano, Kayla Barnett, Gabriel Bernaldes, Justin Bretao, Madison Brown, Bryce Carpenter, Vanessa Castro, Lorenzo Ceja, Jesus Chavez Heredia, Sebastian Davis, Brittany DeAnda Guzman, Mekaela Mae Diaz, Alyssa Domingo, Josiah Duvernay, Emily Esparza, Cianna Fabrini, Lorenzo Fatzer, Victoria Fernandez Pena, Sofia Argentina Fiallos, Irving Figueroa, Gabriel Fox, Aaron Grady, Angel Grajeda, Mikayla Guarascio, Jordan Hayter, Trinity Heenan, Evelin Hernandez, Jose Hernandez, Kevin Hernandez Canada, Nallely Herrera, Joshua House, Laura Hughes, Maria Infante Cerda, Maria Fernanda Juarez Bucio, Anoop Kaur, Logan Kirkham, Jaqueline Knott, Brianna Larson, Lizeth Leon Berzosa, Christy Limas, Donnie Lopez, Isaac Lopez, Jacob Lopez, Madison McDonald, Ronan Meade, Rene Medina, Philip Medina, Jose Moreno, Joseph Neri, Melanie Nguyen, Chloe Nunez, Adrian Ochoa, Samantha Partida Aguilar, Caleb Perales, Bethany Perdomo, Payton Perez, Robert Perrin, Emily Preston, Kylee Quezada, Jazmin Ramirez, Charles Randolph, Cruz Richer, Keyaria Rodriguez, Dain Rodriguez, Ramon Rodriguez Perez, Liliana Romero, Nathalia Rondon, Alicia Rubash, Joseph Rugama, Cooper Ruiz, Shaynne Salcedo, Corey Scott, Manisha Singh, Keegan Thomas, Rachel Tornero, Xochil Ulloa Victor, Delilah Valdez, Romel Vargas Castaneda, Anthony Venegas, Bransen Victa, Inessa Villanueva, Mackenzie Walden, Amanda Wright and Marco Zarate.