Seventy-six students from Veritas School received their eighth-grade promotion certificates last Wednesday.

The special event held in the school’s Multipurpose Room included family, friends, teachers and staff in attendance.

They were welcomed by Principal Tracie Crawford, who had the honors of presenting the classmates for the awarding of their diplomas to Cheryl Meeker, Manteca Unified’s Senior Director of Elementary Education.

In addition, teachers Wendy Ryan and Hortencia Garcia announced the Presidential Awards – Academic Achievement and Academic Excellence.

Members of the Veritas Class of 2014 consisted of Nasreen Ali, Stephanie Amaral, Tylor Axtell, Reeha Baig, Emma Brierly, Ebony Bryan, Joyceline Carrillo Hernandez, Danielle Casante, Yesenia Chacala, Arshnik Cheema, Christopher Cortez, Suneet Dhaliwal, Joaquin Duarte, Joshua Esteban, Marie Estrella, Amanie Falol, Litzy Flores Gonzalez, Brenden Flores, Hannah Franco.

Erik Garcia, Isaias Ghezae, Ethan Goforth, Matthew Gomez, Jerome Gunzon, Serena Guzman, Pandora He, Sydney Huynh, Chinyere Igbonagwam, Robert Jackson, Fahria Salina Joshan, Elizabeth Knighton, Derwin Lopez Garcia, Casey Martin, Christal Martinez Barajas, Kylie Matteroli, Kevin Mercer, Mario Montano.

Rachel Morales Perez, Hunter Mulkey, Andrew Olivas, Sienna Olivetti, Karissa Ontai, JT Ortiz Martinez, Valysha Ouk, Oscar Prado, Dylan Payan, Caleb Petersen, Julissa Pimentel, Nathan Rabago, Raul Ramos, Sierra Ramrattan, Melina Rithy, Sophia Rodriguez, Erick Ruvalcaba Sandoval, Antonio Samson, Anthony Sauceda.

Darryl Seabrooks, Sebastian Serna, Joshua Silveira, Amber Singh, Alexander Solano, Tierra Solario, Charles Sperbeck, Tiffany Summers-Johnson, Aspasia Teran, Carolina Tiscareno, Dillon Tolentino, Gabriel Vargas, Gilbert Vazquez, Kiara Vega, Danielle Vegas, Bayleigh Walker, Kaitlyn Weems, Travis Weems, James White.