August Knodt Elementary School enjoyed an affair to remember on May 28 with a drive-thru promotion parade for the eighth-grade class.

Members of the Class of 2021 received their certificate of promotion – next stop for many is Weston Ranch High – sharing the special moment with family.

Principal Jillian Friend, Vice Principal Melanie Smith, Manteca Unified school board President Eric Duncan and Senior Director of Secondary Education Clara Schmiedt, to name a few, greeted and congratulated the classmates at the front of campus.

Members of the class included:

Jeremiah Aguirre,  Saleh Ali Asaad, Celia Andres-Pascual, Alexis Arroyo, Marielle Angela Aumentado, Ruben Avalos-Mendez,  Angel Barajas-Elizondo, Esmeralda Castellanos Martinez, Nataly Cazares, De Vine Chambers, Jason Chavez, Jazmin Chavez Barajas, Michael Christen, Jaylen Dacus, Khali Davis-Hardware, Michael Dayritm, Mason Dunne, Nicky Duong, Kyla Francesca Gonzalez Ferrer, Samaria Frazier, Samuel Frazier, Kyle Zander Fregoso, Diego Garcia-Gomez, Jesus Gascon Casillas, Janaysha Green, Dominique Henry, Calder Isherwood, Jazmine Jacobo, Peter Paul Jaramillo, Lynzy Johnson, Napoleone Lata, Heavven Leapaga, Malik Lewis, Jeren Liu, Emiliano Luna, Jacob Ly,  Miguel Maldonado, Saila-Marie Marriott, Omar Martinez, Erik Mehringer.

Kimberley Mendoza, Omar Mendoza, Samuel Mendoza-Silva, Brian Minor, Graciela Monreal-Perez, Esmeralda Moreno, Giselle Moreno, Daniel Nieto Ivn Oino, Cesar Jesus Ontiveros Magana, Malia Padilla, Jayson Palanca, Jordan Paris, Saniya Patterson, Richard Peraza, Arista Jeremy Pleitez, Stephanie Rangel, Anaia Reese, Robert Richard, Milia Rideout Allegra Rios, Barbara Robles Camacho, Jayden Scarver, Elizabeth Serrano, Harmeet Sidhu, Hossana Silva, Sarah Silva, Jugraj Singh, Noah Singharath, Jada Smith, Arieli Soberanis Moran, Katie Sosa Pena, Yair Trujillo Salinas, Shyla Valdez, Jose Valencia, Allan Vang, Elijah Watson, Daveion Watson-Harbin.