In the words of New Haven School Principal David O’Leary, Tuesday was the eighth graders’ “day in the sun – and wind.”But nobody was paying any attention to the Tuesday evening weather in the rural northeast Manteca area where the school is located. The standing room only gathering of the graduates’ proud family members and friends had its collective attention on the 65 students who were being recognized during the Promotion Exercise which signified their completion of their elementary education and their next academic adventure in high school.The outdoor ceremony was held in the school’s courtyard. On hand to congratulate the 2012 8th-graders for successfully completing the requirements for graduation was Manteca Unified School District Board of Trustee Michael Seelye.Shasta SchoolShasta School’s Promotion Exercise for its 8th grade class was held in the gym of Manteca High School.