Some 123 eighth-grade students at McParland Elementary School took a stroll down memory lane on Wednesday.
They did so in front of family, friends and guests at their promotion ceremony held on the campus courtyard.
Longtime Principal Dale Borgeson welcome those in attendance – included were school board members Michael Seelye, Deborah Romero and Stephen Shuler – while Katelin Bean and Daniel Acevedo provided the class history.
Top academic students were also recognized. Included were Acevedo, Andrew Aluy, Trinity Azarvand, Katelin Bean, Taylor Campbell, Nicole Carter, Jordyn Castellanos, Jacob Douma, Ashley Graber, Ashley Gustafson, Francisco Hernandez Rojas, Alyssa Martinez, Kailey Soulier, Tianna Torrice, Eric Victoria, and Grant Wright.
The complete Class of 2016 list are as followed: Daniel Acevedo, Alec Alegre, Andrew Aluy, Angelina Anaya, Marisol Anaya Valdez, Louis Aquila, Nathaniel Armstrong, Trinity Azarvand, Alexandra Baez Mendez, Katelin Bean, Oliver Beaudrow, Angelina Bettencourt, Joseph Brown, Michael Cabida, Taylor Campbell, Kerstin Campbell, Cooper Cannon, Taylor Carmona, Alexandra Carmona, Nicole Carter, Jordyn Castellanos, Nicco Cedolini, Anthony Chapa, Jazmin Chavez, Gerry Cuevas.
Samaiya Davenport, Cole DeMoulin, Kyle Dias, Raul Doroteo, Jacob Douma, Alexander Duenas, Jesus Duenas, Salvador Elizarraras, Brandon Emens, Ashley Erickson, Isabella Gallardo, Dominic Garcia, Michael Garcia, Julion Garcia, Christian Garduno, George Gaytan, Alberto Gomez, Melanie Gonzales, Daniela Gonzalez Cabrera, Ashley Graber, Benjamin Green, Ashley Gustafson, Logan Harries, Kenneth Havens, Francisco Hernandez Rosas, Devyn Higgins, Samuel Hutchings, Bradee Jeffery, Taylor John, Kaitlyn Leal, Pearl Lee, Noemi Leon, Jacob Lill, Sierra Lively, Emily Lohmann, Vanessa Markham, Ashley Martin, Jorge Martinez, Alyssa Martinez, Geraldo Membrere, Genaro Mendoza, Lauryn Menor, Jett Moyer.
Edman Navasca, Destiny Nino, Adelaide Nobriga Anaya, Audree Nunn, Guadalupe Orozco, Monique Ortega, Ariana Pacheco, Amya Pale, Nicole Parra Mendoza, Taylor Perea, Tyler Perea, Liliana Perez, Marco Perez, Tony Rattanasack, Joseph Robertson, Monica Robison Powell, Makayla Robison Powell, Alena Roblero, Desire Rodriguez, Oscar Romero, Cynthia Romero, Autumn Roth Martin, Chloe Royster Gonzales, Sonia Ruiz, Melissa Salinas, Joshua Sanchez, Angelino Sanchez, Aryanpal Sandhu, Aarondeep Sandhu, Austin Scott, Julian Sforza, Elias Soto, Kailey Soulier, Michael Springer, Emma Stolarik, Ramiro Suarez, Elisa Tadeo Bobadilla, Emily Teresi, Dominique Torres, Cameron Torres, Tianna Torrice, Brandon Ugalino, Amanda Valentine, Dominic Valentine, Eric Victoria Zoey Visser, Aaliyah Vories, Angelique Vories, Zachary White, Mason Wilder and Grant Wright.
McParland promotes 123 8th graders during ceremony