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TEACHER OF THE YEAR: Seventh-grade math teacher Sandy Sadler took home the Teacher of the Year award. She was congratulated by Principal Kimberly Gibbs.

FIFTH GRADE: The CMS highest average award in fifth grade went to Caleb Dixon.

SIXTH GRADE: The CMS highest average award in sixth grade went to Patrick Tyler.

SEVENTH GRADE: The CMS highest average award in seventh grade went to Sarah Petty.

EIGHTH GRADE: The CMS highest average award in eighth grade went to Adriana DeMercurio.

Chocowinity Middle School held its Awards Day and Moving Up programs on June 8 to recognize achievements of its students. The Awards Day ceremony was held to award students in fifth through eighth grades for their accomplishments.

Students who were recognized at Awards Day were: Jacob Fox, Joseph King, Tashonte Ballance, Kylie Bowden, Emery Grissom, Sarah Petty, Renardo Langley, James Main, Alexis Ward, Cheyenne Wilson, Emonni Harvey, Monaya Rodman, Patrick Tyler, Destiny Ward, TNaja Davis, Haley Stepps, Aiden Turnage, Alliyah Hollis, Isak Lopez, Caleb Dixon, MacKenzie Jeter, Delaney Ayers, Jasmine Blango, Kaleb Jones Taylor, Campbell Barnes, Trey Alligood, Jack-Ryan Roark, Roman Butler, Daniela Hernandez Gomez, Brianna Nunez Flores, Katelyn Reynolds, Vernon Collins, Alexis Whitehurst, Laura Hodges, Elizabeth Gagnon, Shelton Price, Lillie Tyler, Devonia Burrus, Jayshawnna Johnson, Paisley Bland, Austin Wray, Jarrett Lohman, Courtney Boyd, Marla Cutler, Jocelyn Juarez Leyva, Jaqwan Cobb, Rory Miller, Devon Myers, Jocelin Anaya, Nicholas Crawford, DJ Pilgreen, RJ Ball, Isabella Vasconcelos, Zachary West, Andre Moore, Noah Squires, Shawn Gerard, Victor Gonzalez Rodriguez, Matthew Pursell, Walker Hill, Christine Ballance, Jody Pierce, Kevin Angeles, Omari Knight, Manvonte Deloach, Raymond Alligood, Harrison Phelps, Maya West, Carly Woody, Hailey Taylor, Adael  Hernandez, Jazmin Hernandez, Donovan McCall, William Stonebreaker, Matthew Bullock, Jorge Casiano, Zaria Cobb, Gavin Jett, Tashawna Warren, Gabe Matthews, Mya Cherry, Destiny Ward, Takera Whitley, Shanya McCall, Emiloy Beacham, Roman Butler, Miranda Carawan, Jasper Clark, Amber Dickinson, Josh Dixon, Kirmyah Edmondson, Daviann Godley, Laniyah Grady, Madison Grimsley, Xavier Ham, Benjamin Janes, Megan Jensen, Jay Lohman, Kyle McSweeney, Makayla Moore, Aaron Perkins, Kaleb Tripp, Jordyn Turner, Peyton Twitty, LaQuisha Woolard, Yasmin Woolard, Xavier Casiano, Charlie Daniels, Jada Gaynor, Emery Grissom, Amelia Sundeen, Deanna Adams, Levi Moore, Kevin Angeles, Alyssa Ballance, JaeNiyah Bonner, Kaleigh Crisp, Jasmine Davis, Jordan Dixon, Kaitlyn Frank, Ryan Griffin, Darian Hale,  Joshua Langley, Mariyah Midgette, Mojaya Moore, Morgan Morris, Octavio Romero-Corona, Taje Speller, Jasmine Spencer, Tniq Tucker, Joshua Wells, Christian Woolard, Kendall Alligood, Christian Agustin, ShaDajiah Brown, Toby Carter, Kenjray Coffield, Dontavious Deloach, Miya Godley, Sincere Harris-Yarrell, Emiliano Hernandez, Nicole Lilley, Crisitian Luis Hernandez, Heather Mayo, Hezekiah Moorer, Jacob Rowe, Kayla West, Dylan Wilkins, Talia Askew, Kinzie Alexander, Rosa Pichardo, Hunter Rowe, Dakoda Sutton, Yoselin Lugo-Reyes, Jaylen Oden, Hayden Arbogast, Marah Gottwalt, Kaitlin Lewis, Anija Moore, Dillon Alford, Tristen Akey and Tyshana Purdue.

The Little Washington Sailing School presented a special award. The school held an essay contest for students to earn a scholarship to the summer sailing classes. The two students chosen to receive the award were Hunter Leary and Joanna Harris.

The student awards ended with plaques being given to the students with the highest overall average in each grade. Those students were Caleb Dixon, fifth grade; Patrick Tyler, sixth grade; and Sarah Petty, seventh grade.

The final event of the afternoon was the presentation of the Teacher of the Year award to Sandy Sadler, seventh-grade math teacher.

The Moving Up ceremony was that evening to celebrate the achievements of the eighth-graders at CMS. Chocowinity Middle School promoted 106 eighth-graders to ninth grade. Awards and recognitions were given to: Micah Guion, Katie Harris, Shantel Cannon, Michelle Rocha Padilla, Kalynn Toler, Shyre Barnes, Steffon Grice, Haley Finch, Adriana DeMercurio, Jennifer Flores Chavez, Jonathan Hernandez, Chloe Lassiter, Jaime Guzman Valdez, Haley Finch, Iyari Mondragon, Briana Baker, Jonathan Galland, Mallory Nobles, Jordan Hartley, Zach Green, Sindy Pullman, Jairo Juarez, Chase Conway, Jacob Pounds, Hailey Hite-Wilson, Allie Dickinson, Morgan Dixon, Cheyanne Gettys, Lennon Condrey, Abby Pate, Kaila Lietz, Myia Guion, Dedan Wilkins, Saybreon Epps, Jacob Cannon, Juan Casiano, Aaron Crisp, Bobby Deal, Xavien Fennell, D’Angelo Gracy, Daveion McCraw, Ivory Moore, Janya O’Neal, Bryce Rich, Michelle Rocha Padilla, George Satterthwaite, Xavier Simmons, Iverson Speller, Angelina Sprouse, Daisy Syner, Bryant Gachuz, Victoria Hannah, Daniesha Whitley, Katijia Riddick, Tia Bryant, Iyari Mondragon and Yesenia Hernandez, along with certificates to those students who were on the Principal’s List or Honor Roll for the first three grading periods.

The Woodmen of the World award was presented to the student with the highest average in eighth-grade social studies: Tanner Rouse.

The final award presented before the Moving Up certificates was the highest average plaque presented to Adrianna DeMercurio.

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