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Kindergarten Moving Up Ceremony

Three children stand on a stage with a blue curtain in the background, the middle child waving.

On June 22, the hallways of New York Mills Elementary School were filled with an extra dose of excitement, pride and maybe a few happy tears. The school held their annual Kindergarten Moving Up ceremony, celebrating the bright and resilient young learners of the Class of 2038.

The auditorium was packed with proud parents and loved ones as well as teachers and staff, all gathering to cheer on the District's youngest scholars. The ceremony was a beautiful reflection of the school year. The students took to the stage one by one; they proudly walked across the stage to receive their official certificates, marking their successful completion of kindergarten. Throughout the event, teachers and administrators shared heartfelt words, reflecting on how much the children have grown, not just academically but socially and emotionally, since September.

With certificates proudly in hand and a year of foundational learning behind them, these young Marauders have officially marked the end of a fantastic first chapter. They are now ready to take on their next big adventure: first grade! Congratulations to the Class of 2038!

  • New York Mills Elementary News
A group of smiling children in the foreground wave as they walk past an adult in the background.
A young boy in a white t-shirt holds hands with an adult in a floral dress, while an audience watches from a blurred background.
A smiling young girl in a light-colored dress shakes hands with an adult in a floral dress, with an audience visible in the blurred background.
A young girl in a blue dress accepts an award on a stage with a dark blue curtain in the background.
A young girl in a floral dress holds hands with an adult in a patterned dress, with a blue draped table and blurred audience in the background.
A young boy in a peach shirt receives a certificate from an adult on a stage with a blue curtain and orange chairs in the background.
A woman with long brown hair stands behind a young girl with a pink flower in her hair as they both lean towards a microphone at a wooden podium, with a purple curtain in the background.
A young girl speaks into a microphone at a wooden podium, with a woman in a polka-dot shirt standing behind her against a blurred purple backdrop.
Two young girls in pastel dresses smile and wave on a stage with a purple curtain in the background.
Three smiling children stand on a stage with a colorful backdrop.
Three children stand in front of a dark blue curtain, with the boy on the left wearing glasses and a dark blue shirt, the middle girl in a light pink dress waving, and the girl on the right with blonde hair in a denim jacket.
Three young girls in denim jackets and dresses wave from a stage with a dark blue curtain in the background.
Three children with their arms raised in a performance stand in front of a blurred purple curtain.
Three children with their arms raised stand on a stage with a blurred purple curtain in the background.
A young girl with a light purple bow in her hair stands at a wooden podium, speaking into a microphone, with a woman in a polka-dot dress and a blue curtain in the background.
A young boy in a striped shirt speaks at a wooden podium with a woman behind him, against a blurred purple curtain backdrop.
A group of young children in colorful outfits stand on a stage in front of a blue curtain.
A young boy in a striped shirt receives a certificate from a woman on a stage with a blue curtain in the background.
A young girl in a pink dress receives a certificate from an adult in front of a blue stage curtain.
A young girl in a pink dress reaches out to receive a certificate from an adult in front of a blue curtain.
A young girl in a plaid dress receives a certificate from a woman, while another woman applauds in the background.
A young boy in a light-colored shirt receives a certificate from a woman in a green sweater, with a blue curtain in the background.
A smiling young girl in a denim jacket accepts a certificate from an adult in front of a blue curtain backdrop.
A young boy in a striped shirt receives a certificate from a woman in front of a blue curtain and blurred audience.
A young boy in a dark t-shirt smiles as he receives a certificate from an adult in front of a blue curtain backdrop.
A young girl in a light purple dress receives an award from an adult in front of a blue curtain.
A young girl in a floral dress receives a certificate from a woman in a green top, with a blue curtain and stage lights in the background.
A young boy in a blue shirt receives a certificate from a woman in front of a blue curtain.
A young girl in a yellow dress shakes hands with an adult in front of a blue curtain and blurred audience.
A young child with curly hair smiles as they receive a certificate and shake hands with an adult in front of a blue curtain.
A young boy in glasses receives a certificate from a woman in a floral dress, with a blue curtain and audience seating in the background.
A young girl in a pink dress shakes hands with an adult in a floral dress on a stage with blue curtains and orange chairs in the background.
A young girl in a denim jacket receives a certificate from a woman in a floral dress on a stage with blue drapes in the background.
A young girl in a denim jacket and a colorful dress receives an award from an adult in front of a blue curtain.
A young boy in a striped shirt receives a certificate from a woman in a floral dress on a stage with blue curtains in the background.
A young girl in a white cardigan and floral dress receives a certificate from an adult in a patterned dress, with a dark blue curtain in the background.