Goshen eighth graders recognized at annual Moving Up Ceremony
Goshen. Next step, high school: 256 Gladiators cross the stage at the annual Eighth Grade Moving Up Ceremony.
Friends and families of the Class of 2026 gathered around C.J. Hooker’s football field for Goshen’s Eighth Grade Moving Up Ceremony on Wednesday, June 22. The ceremony commenced with Class President Angelina Celio reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. After Principal Heather Carmen delivered welcoming remarks, 256 students crossed the stage one by one as chorus teacher Pam Murphy announced their names.
The following awards were presented to select students:
President’s Excellence Award
Hannah Barhorst
Isabel Barnhorst
Kaitlyn Baumgardt
Ava Carrol
Angelina Celio
Kylie Gallo
Matthew Gonzalez
Daniel Govoruha
Jillian Healy
Nathan Hulse
Stephen Kwong
Jillian Kyrou
Catherine Langan
Briana Mahoney
Karissa Mason
Helen Mathew
Nicholas Obligado
Isabella Ok
Michael Pagliocca
Michael Papa
Oriah Perales
Fidelia Poplik
Jillian Pucci
Aaron Pun
Adelena Rodriguez
Abigail Stock
Janelle Turner
Logan Willems
Alex Zhang
President’s Achievement Award
Mary Ellen Collins
Sean Connell
Joseph Gatto
Ariana Gazolla
Eli Greico
Ava Grimaldi
James Kelly
Camryn Krauss
Ava Lane
Jackson Laviano
Nik Marku
Mary Mott
Sevdijana Parlapanova
Anee Patel
Maximilian Pogon
Brayden Ramos
George Reardon
Mateo Rodriguez
Alexa Rosario
Yahia Saleh
William Salerno
Carly Seligman
Aliyah Smirnova
Keegan Smith
Dhilan Tawil
Sean Thomas
Elizabeth Ukejianya
Charlotte Welsh
National Junior Honor Society Member
Ivanka Aldana
Briana Alfieri
Grace Allan
Hannah Barhorst
Kaitlyn Baumgardt
Juliana Bonito
Colby Bridges
Kylie Bryant
Ava Carroll
Angelina Celio
Mary Ellen Collins
Sean Connell
Isabella Corcoran
Kylah Demers-Ballard
Valentina Fini
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Dalton Fortugno-Harris
Cole Frazier
Sydney Frazier
Kylie Gallo
Ariana Gazzola
Mehri Ghezel-Ayagh
Drew Gilbert
Jake Giordano
Ryann Gomulka
Daniel Govoruha
Eli Greico
Ethan Greico
Jillian Healy
Michael Hoffman
Nathan Hulse
Jillian Kyrou
Jackson Laviano
Daniel Lorenc
Briana Mahoney
Emilee Martinez
Karissa Mason
Helen Mathew
Keara McCarty
Julianna Meyer
Kailynn Minogue
Maya Mistry
Brandon Moreno
Chloe Mosquera
Mary Mott
Grant Musson
William O’Hara
Nicholas Obligado
Isabella Ok
Adelena Rodriguez
Mateo Rodriguez
Christopher Rubiera
William Salerno
Carly Seligman
Kaylee Smith
Abigail Stock
Dhilan Tawil
Ethan Tetzlaff
Sean Thomas
Ella Tracy
Janelle Turner
Elizabeth Ukejianya
Evan Weeden
Brielle Wilkin
Francesca Zuccaro
President’s Citizenship Award
Elizabeth Archer
Kylah Demers-Ballard
Christopher DiLapi
Reese Fardella
Valentina Fini
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryann Gomulka
Kelsey Jennings
Stephen Kovacs
Luna Loyd
Caleb McCarty
Mary Ann Mitchell
Mia Nieves
James O’Brien-Bruno
Elysia Oliveras
Gabriel Pepe
Paige Raquet
Maxamillion Reichert
Nicholas Selbo
Matthew Vaughan
Evan Weeden
Brittany Zamora
Triple C Award: Courage, Character, & Commitment
Mehri Ghezel-Ayagh
Chloe Mosquera
NYS Comptroller Award
Dalton Fortugno-Harris
Brandon Moreno