Nine young people completed their education at Botelle Elementary School Wednesday night, advancing to middle school at Northwestern Regional School #7.
The Class of 2025 included Parker Bracken, Wyatt Crawford, Brion Dillard, Luke Dubrule, Elana Hunt, Christian Jalbert, Andrew Porter, Blake Porter and Michael Prisco.
In a joyous ceremony, the students heard addresses from Board of Education Chairman Virginia Coleman-Prisco, Superintendent Mary Beth Iacobelli and Principal Lauren Valentino.
Teacher Sarah Ward presented an Achievement Award to Wyatt Crawford and a Scholastic Award to Luke Dubrule. Achievement awards go to student who have shown the most improvement through hard work and determination, while scholastic awards are presented to a student who excels academically.
The ceremony ended with a slide presentation of student photographs from infancy through to today that was received with raucous cheers and laughter from the sixth graders.