YOUR SCHOOLS Graduation Edition NEWSLETTER OF THE ROCKVILLE CENTRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Volume 36 • Number 5 July 2015

Congratulations to the

Class of 2015!

We wish you much success on the

road ahead.

Elementary School Fifth graders throughout the District participated in moving-up ceremonies on June 24th

and 25th. During these ceremonies students bid farewell to the elementary schools that had

been their homes for the past 6 years and readied themselves for their transition to South Side

Middle School.

In many of the ceremonies, memories were shared and songs were sung that expressed

students’ emotions and excitement. We wish all incoming 6th graders good luck and great

success as they start their first year at South Side Middle School this Fall.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

At the South Side Middle School Final Assembly on June 26th, 274 students were

joined by friends, family and faculty as they celebrated their last milestone as Middle School

students and prepared to enter South Side High School. The ceremony was opened by 8th

grader, Joseph Quirk, who greeted all the guests, followed by a speech from South Side Middle

School Principal Shelagh McGinn.

The final student speech was a farewell address given by classmate Lauren Thomas.

Students were then called onto the stage to accept their certificates, concluding the ceremony.

HIGH SCHOOL

On June 26th South Side High School Seniors bid the Rockville Centre School District a fond

farewell during their graduation at Hofstra University. Clad in blue caps and gowns, eager students

entered the arena to “Pomp and Circumstance” performed by the SSHS Wind Ensemble, conducted by

Mr. Barry LeBron.

Students heard speeches from Salutatorian Mark Behar, Valedictorian Alexander Boss, Board of

Education Trustee John O’Shea, Senator Chuck Schumer and 2015 Class President Sarah Mullooly.

Incoming South Side Principal, John Murphy, presented Dr. Carol Burris with an honorary South Side

Diploma for her excellent years of service to the District. Once speeches were concluded, Dr. Burris

presented the class of 2015. Following receipt of their diplomas, students viewed a video showcasing

events throughout their senior year, which was presented as a gift from the Alumni Association. Class

President Sarah Mullooly gave a speech congratulating the Class of 2015, and instructed them to move

their tassels from the right to the left symbolizing their transition to graduates.

Rockville Centre Public Schools 128 Shepherd Street Rockville Centre, NY 11570

(516)255-8957 LIZ DION, President

MAYDA KRAMER , Vice President GREGG SPAULDING, Secretary

MARK MASIN, Trustee JOHN O’SHEA, Trustee

WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, Ed.D., Supt. of Schools ROBERT A. BARTELS, Asst. Supt. of Schools

CHRISTOPHER J. PELLETTIERI, Asst. Supt. of Schools NOREEN LEAHY, Ed.D., Asst. Supt. of Schools

To All Rockville Centre School District Residents

If you believe that your school-age or preschool child may have a disability, please contact Dr. Noreen Leahy,

Assistant Superintendent of Schools for Pupil Personnel Services and Special Education, at (516)255-8928, or

Dr. Orly Gadon, Chairperson of the Committee on Special Education /Preschool Education at (516) 255-8942.

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