Approximately 40 students were honored on June 24 for completing the first chapter of their educational careers.
Students in Chelsea Passaro, Pooja Gosai, Brianna McGlauflin and Erica Foley’s classes at the Menands School were celebrated by faculty, staff, family and friends during a ceremony at the school.
With family and friends cheering vociferously, the graduates received a diploma and a medal while reciting what their future career goals are.
Numerous students chose careers like firefighter, police officer, nurse, dancer
and chef, but there were more than a few career paths that were drawn from less-traditional categories.
“I want to be a Domino’s pizza maker,” said Gideon Posey.
“I want to be a scientist,” said classmate Aman Attoh.
The young scholars also demonstrated the skills they learned this year, reciting the alphabet while also saying it with American Sign Language.
Principal Kathleen Wylie thanked the young students for their work throughout the year and their families for “trusting us with your children and partnering with us to provide love and support.
The kindergarten Class of 2025 from Menands School is as follows:
Chelsea Passaro’s class:
- Sofia Ahmed
- Matthew Auguste
- Jayden Babot
- Abdalla Elfakki
- Maliyah (Reign) Kittle
- Warren Leibach
- Theresa Nakanwagi
- Rithanya Niakash
- Ivan Paul
- Gideon Posey
- Ja’tay Reid-Pitts
- Ayushi Sharma
- Kenajhe Shaw
- Naviyiah Wall-Navarro
- Elias Williams-Hauser
Pooja Gosai’s class:
- Erahaf Ahmed
- Dana Ahmed
- Layan Ali
- Aman Attoh
- Michael Auguste
- Jashwin Ganta
- Mohamed Hussein
- Alexandria Jordan
- Akrish Kalisetti
- Dhuruva Kannan
- Anisha Khaira
- Kamari Kizer
- Desire Maye
- Parmida Mucheli
- Phillip Plessas
- Muhammad Shaikh
- Owen Sloboda
- Nicholas Treffiletti
Brianna McGlauflin’s class
- Riley Fernandez
- Alexander Link
- Kaleb Ostrander
- Nathan Rosario Santana
- Emerson Von Krusze
Erica Foley’s class
- Daniel J. Feldmans
- William K Gangemi
- Jwan Mohamed-Elhadi