WVMS Moving Up Ceremony 2022 celebrates 262 eighth grade students

Warwick Valley Middle School held its 2022 Moving Up Ceremony on Thursday morning at the High School. Two hundred sixty-two students walked across the auditorium stage of their soon-to-be new school to the sounds of proud applause from family, teachers, and administrators. 

Here is a list of this year’s WVMS ascending eighth grade students, including special recognitions and awards that were announced during the ceremony.

View a photo gallery from the event below this story.

• Matthew Abel
  • Wildcat Ambassador
• Roman Aguirre
• Yashveer Alagh
• Milad Alaie
  • PTA Team Recognition Award, Chinese Award
• Navid Alaie
• Jenna Alicea
  • PTA Team Recognition Award, National Junior Honor Society, Wildcat Ambassador
• Sophia Amato
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Harrison Annucci
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Naveen Anthey
  • Alexander N. Smith III Science Achievement Award, President’s Achievement Award
• Dillon Astbury
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Erik Augusta
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Willow Aurandt
• Aleah Baez
• Kathleen Baird
• Stephen Barillas
• Ryan Barnable
• Mia Battifarano
• Luke Beattie
  • Perseverance Award
• Samara Beauregard
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Rocco Beltrone
• Jayden Benoit
• Penelope Bieling
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society, Wildcat Ambassador
• Benjamin Blandino
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Kyle Bolich
• William Boller
• Isabella Boyd
• Jaylen Boyle
• Johannah Bradley
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Tyler Branch
  • President’s Education Achievement Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Abigail Broking
• Salemah Brown
  • Greydan Bruckner President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Brigid Bubenik
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Ysabella Buchanan
  • PTA Team Recognition Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Madison Buliung
  • Perseverance Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Colin Burke
  • Benjamin W. Sayer Social Studies Award, New York State Comptroller’s Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Cavan Byrne
  • President’s Achievement Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Ava Calabro
  • President’s Achievement Award
• Aaron Callender
• Cara Calone
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Alexandra Cantwell
• Maiya Cardine
• Shane Carmack
• Caralina Cassara
• Kate Castellano
  • PTA Team Recognition Award, President’s Achievement Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Annika Castillo
• Casey Catalanotto
  • President’s Achievement Award
• Keila Cedeno
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Kevin Cedeno
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Joseph Cerulli
• Joseph Cevasco-Storms
• Amiya Chatman
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society, Wildcat Ambassador
• Janiya Chatman
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society, Wildcat Ambassador
• Andy Chen
• Landon Chenoweth
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Mya Chocallo
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Stephen Wyatt Cirbus
  • American Legion School Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Logan Conley
  • Elizabeth Cook President’s Achievement Award, William Coppola President’s Excellence Award
• Lily Corcoran
• Grace Cornelius
  • New York State Comptroller’s Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Kristina Correa
  • French Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Mira Costa
  • President’s Achievement Award
• Karen Crandall
• James Curtis
  • Math Achievement Award, President’s Excellence Award
• Aidan Daly
• Jillian Daubert
• McKenzie Decker
• Benjamin Del Canto Ortega
• Michael Della Vecchia
• Clyde Demke
• Anaia Denerley
• Matthew Desrats
  • New York State Comptroller’s Award, President’s Excellence Award
• Jayden Desravines
• Liliana Donoso
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society, Raymond Eger American Legion School Award, President’s Excellence Award
• Paisley Felker
• Xavier Fernandez
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Nicholas Fiore
• Erin Foley
• Maya Fong
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Hailey Foust
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Matthew Freedman
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Aidan Galletta
  • New York State Attorney General’s Triple “C” Award
• Hannah Gardiner
  • President’s Achievement Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Priscilla Gaspari
• Michele Gatica
• Jude Gawronski
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Thomas Gentles
• Flora Gilley
  • American Legion School Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society, Wildcat Ambassador
• Reese Girardi
  • Spanish Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society, Wildcat Ambassador
• Briar Gorish
• Marco Green
  • President’s Achievement Award
• Bianka Grzesik
• Dominic Guzman
• Sofia Hafeez
  • Director’s Award for Band
• Koji Hanauer
• Lily Hennessey-Coyle
  • David Schatzberg Memorial Award
• Emely Hernandez
• Jolene Hernandez
• Lehanna Hidalgo
• Connor Holland
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Cayden Honerkamp
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Natalie Houston
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Breeia Jaeckel
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Madison Jakubek
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Jason Jaycox
• Josiah Jeudy
• Kymora Joseph
• Abigail Kane
• Jacob Kaufman
• Brooke Kelley
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Samantha Kelley
• Erin Kelly
  • American Legion School Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• James Kennedy
• Marissa King
  • Perseverance Award
• Thomas Knox
• Valentino Kron
• Sovanny Kuklis
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Carly Kunisch
• Kasandra Lashuay
  • American Legion School Award
• Chloe Lassiter
• Kellie Lassiter
• Erick Leal-Castillo
• Shilah Lewis
• Steven Lewis Jr.
  • American Legion School Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Zoe Liao
• Sienna Liggio
• Klaus Lindenau
• Nathan Link
  • Principal’s Award, New York State Comptroller’s Award, Director’s Award for Orchestra, Math Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Gianna Lodato
• Jasmine Lorentze
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Josephine Lorentzen
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Sean Luhavalja
• Alana Lynch
• Owen Machingo
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Cameron Malgieri
• Jaelah Mann
• Ashley Martinez
• Jaida Martinez
• Victoria Martinez
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Andrew Mason
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Madison Mattera
• Finn Maxcy
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Emily Maybeck
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Avery Mayer
• Hayden McCaskey
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Ryan McCormick
• Sydney McDougall
• Grace McGrogan
• Carly McLaughlin
  • President’s Achievement Award
• Madelyn McSweeney
  • ELA Achievement Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Jamison McVeigh
• Lulani Mendez
• David Meza
• Francesca Mikos
  • President’s Achievement Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Drew Moeller
  • President’s Achievement Award
• Ayana Montgomery
• Madelyn Montgomery
• Jayden Myruski
  • President’s Achievement Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Liam Natale
  • President’s Achievement Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Tierney Neavin
• Maya Neil
  • National Junior Honor Society
• Jayden Obregon
• Finbar O’Connor
• Addison O’Donnell
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society, Wildcat Ambassador
• Madison Olszewski
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society, Wildcat Ambassador
• Alexander O’Neill
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Joliana O’Neill
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Hailee Oppmann
• Arianna Ovanesian
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Daniel Page
• Mason Palardy
• Alex Paraschiv
  • President’s Achievement Award
• Cameron Perez
• Christian Perron
• Jonathan Pesante
  • Perseverance Award
• Matthew Poje
• Zachary Polsky
  • New York State Comptroller’s Award, ELA Achievement Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Riley Portka
• Yuvia Portugal
• Abril Ramires
• Aryana Ramos
• Noah Randall
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Tyler Ranger
• Colin Redpath
  • President’s Excellence Award, Wildcat Ambassador
• Paige Reichal
• Hudson Reid
• Willow Reid
  • New York State Attorney General’s Triple “C” Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Madelyn Reynolds
• Sean Reynolds
• Kendal Riat
• Conor Rieder
  • David Schatzberg Memorial Award, President’s Excellence Award
• Sabrina Rivera
• Brett Roberson
  • National Junior Honor Society
• Rebecca Robles
• Alexander Rodrigues
  • President’s Achievement Award
• Eric Rodriguez Jr
• Jocelyn Romero
• Carly Romig
• Emily Romig
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society, Wildcat Ambassador
• Thomas Ronan
  • President’s Achievement Award
• Ava Roome President’s Excellence Award
  • National Junior Honor Society
• William Roome
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Hailey Rosa
• Armani Rosado
• Jalyn Rosario
  • New York State Comptroller’s Award, President’s Excellence Award
• Lillian Rother
• Derick Ruiz
  • ELA Achievement Award, President’s Excellence Award
• Chace Salisbury
• Hannah Sansone
  • National Junior Honor Society
• Joseph Sanzone
  • Alexander N. Smith III Science Achievement Award, President’s Achievement Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Breeana Saritson
• Tristan Sasse
• Mason Scarano
• Thomas Scarpaci
  • President’s Achievement Award
• Calogero Scaturro
• Kylie Schultz
• Andrea Scott
  • Perseverance Award
• Madison Scotto
• Acadia Sealy
• Arielle Seid
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Riley Seijas
  • Spanish Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Aubrey Serrano
• Sukhmanbir Singh
• Amanda Sit
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Matthew Slaybaugh
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Casey Smith
• Reagan Smith
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society, Wildcat Ambassador
• Jay Spencer
  • New York State Attorney General’s Triple “C” Award
• Salvatore Spinelli
• Oliver Stefancik
• Maeve Sutliff
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Jake Tannar
  • President’s Achievement Award
• Marieliza Tapia
• Meghan Tennant
  • Math Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Camryn Terry
• Juliet Thomas
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Amanda Torres
• Ezequiel Torres
• Sophia Trone
• Matthew Tully
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Anastasios Tzezailidis
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Rodrigo Vales
• Zachary Vega
• Anabelle Velazquez
• Brenna Walters
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Arianna Weinberg
  • PTA Team Recognition Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Henry Wendell
  • Alexander N. Smith III Science Achievement Award, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Lucas Wensley
• Gabriella Wenz
• Ashleigh White
• Jaylen White
  • PTA Team Recognition Award, President’s Excellence Award
• Ayden Williamson
• Mark Wishnia
  • President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society
• Natalia Yacab
  • President’s Achievement Award
• Hermia Yang
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Dax Yazdani
• Jakob Yon
  • President’s Excellence Award
• Nicco Young
• Abigail Yurchuk
  • David Schatzberg Memorial Award, Director’s Award for Chorus, President’s Excellence Award, National Junior Honor Society

Congratulations to all of the members of the Class of 2026, and have fun making the most of your High School experience!