8Th Grade Recognition Ceremony Script

8th Grade Recognition Ceremony Script Interview responses

MATTEO ALAMPI / Matteo’s most memorable moment at Lake Harriet is the 5th grade ice skating snow day.
Matteo is good at skiing.
LAYLA ASSAD / Layla remembers all of the carnivals, but especially the 60s carnival where she won all the rubber duck necklaces.
Layla is good at writing scripts for YouTube movies.
STONE BALDWIN / Stone is good at reading books and wants to be remembered as “being handsome.”
LEA BART / Lea has fond memories of the two urban immersion retreats.
She is good at math and x-country skiing.
EMILY BARTON / Emily will always remember meeting lots of really fun people at Lake Harriet.
She’s good at math, science and sports.
ALLISON BATT / Allison’s memorable Lake Harriet moment is meeting new friends in 6th grade.
Allison is good at dance and talking.
ANNA BERTEL / Anna will always remember making it to state for history day.
She’d like to be remembered as a fun-loving friend who is always willing to lend a hand or listen
STEFFEN BILLUND-PHIBBS / Steffen remembers clearly his first day at Lake Harriet in 4th grade.
He is good at Japanese and spelling.
KATHERINE BOARMAN / Katherine’s favorite Lake Harriet memory is snowboarding at Hyland this year.
Katherine is good at drawing and writing.
ANDREW BORAAS / Andrew remembers a great day of skiing during snow day '07.
He is very innovative.
CECE BRODY / CeCe will always remember 6th grade when she first came to Lake Harriet.
CeCe is good at sports.
HENRY BROWN / Henry has fond memories of his classroom this year and he likes being friends with Peter C.
He is good at math and reading.
EMILY BRUNMEIER / Emily will always remember that a poem she wrote in school was published.
Emily is good at drawing
CHA'TASIA BUCHANAN / Cha’Tasia remembers having fun at Lake Harriet.
Cha’Tasia is good at dancing and math
CLAY CAMPBELL / Clay remembers Lake Harriet as a place where there was always something fun coming up, like a field trip.
He would like to be remembered as a nice guy that everyone is cool with.
FORREST CASEY / Forrest has many memorable moments, especially on the basketball team.
He wants to be remembered as a patient person, who is quiet and very nice.
MAX CAVANAUGH / Max is good at Science and Social studies.
He wants to be remembered as hardworking.
PETER CENTNER / Peter will always remember the 8th grade play because ‘it brought us closer together and gave us a common bond’.
Peter wants to be remembered as someone who is fun to be around and enjoys what he does.
KALEN CHASE / Kalen’s memorable moments are going on field trips to Hyland.
Kalen is good at snowboarding
MITCHELL CLENDENEN / Mitchell remembers 8th grade snow day.
He is good at math and science.
ALEX COOKE / Alex will always remember dressing up for the 4th grade carnival and going with her friend Abbie.
Alex is good at water sports and Spanish
JULIUS CORTEZ / Julius is good at football
and wants to be remembered as a good friend.
CHLOE CRIMMINS / Chloe is good at modern dance
She wants be remembered as a really happy person
NATHAN DINGELS / Nathan is good at being a leader
He would like to be remembered as the kid who laughed through 7th grade social studies
JACOB DOMMER-KOCH / Jacob has great memories of hanging with all his Lake Harriet friends
He’s good at science
COLE DYE / Cole will always remember coming to Lake Harriet and making lots of friends.
He wants to be remembered as being a good friend and a nice person
YASSIN ELGHORAB / Yassin will always remember being the plant in the 8th grade play.
In addition to impersonating vegetation, Yassin is good at soccer.
JASMIN ELHINDI / Jasmin’s strongest Lake Harriet memory is her 3rd grade year in Mr. Marchetti's class.
She wants to be remembered as someone who always has something to say.
KITIMER ENRIGHT / Kitimer will always remember becoming friends with the principal because of his many trips to the office.
He’s also good at math.
ABBEY FRAWLEY / Abbey enjoyed seeing everyone change throughout their years at Lake Harriet.
She would like to be remembered as a fun person.
SAM FROILAND / Sam’s favorite Lake Harriet moment is winning a $20 cake at the 7th grade carnival.
He wants to be remembered as the kid who always put smiles on people's faces.
NEWTON FULLER / Newton remembers being at Lake Harriet for his whole life and seeing the school change.
He is good at hockey.
TOM GARZON / Tom is good at sports
And wants to be remembered as a good friend.
EMILY GOTZSCHE / Emily will always remember earning a trip to the state history day competition with her friends.
She’s good at nordic skiing.
CHRISTOPHER GROTH / Christopher won’t forget one particular day in music class when he got three behavior sheets in five minutes for looking at Anders.
Snowboarding and math are Christoper’s talents.
LAUREN HAGESTAD / Lauren remembers the first day of 6th grade when she came to Lake Harriet.
Lauren would like to be remembered as someone who can be friends with lots of different people.
JOSEPH HANSON / Joe is accomplished at Japanese
and wants to be remembered as the inspiration for “Murrrrr.”
SASHA HARBERTS / Sasha is good at playing football with his neighbors, and he hopes to be remembered as a funny guy.
FRANCISCO HARDACKER / Chico’s happy he was able to come back to Lake Harriet and see everybody after a year of being gone.
His talent is hockey.
DANIEL HOLTZMAN / Daniel’s memorable Lake Harriet moment is tubing during Snow Day.
He’s good at Science.
NATHAN HUGHES / Nathan will always remember the first time he came to Lake Harriet in first grade.
Nathan would like to be remembered as the kid with a large imagination.
JOEY IVERS / Joey remembers being new in Kindergarten and meeting new people.
He’s good at debating and convincing people.
BRIANA JACOX / Briana will always remember meeting her friend Cherish when she was new at Lake Harriet and didn’t know anyone.
Briana would like to be remembered as an outspoken leader who is herself all the time and sometimes crazy.
ANDERS JECHA / Anders’ strongest Lake Harriet memory is the Hyland ski trip in 6th grade
He’s a talented hockey player
KALI JOHNSON / Kali’s talents are sports, art, socializing, and eating.
Kali wants to be remembered as a “funny outgoing girl who likes to make friends.”
SAM JOHNSON / Sam remembers the 4th grade concert when just as the girls were about to sing the fire alarm went off.
Sam wants to be remembered as the guy that doesn't cause trouble
TYRELL JOHNSON / Tyrell’s memorable Lake Harriet moment was when the football team scored their first touchdown of the season.
Tyrell is good at football and talking to people
EMMA KEISKI / Emma fondly remembers scooter city at the lower campus.
She’s good at smiling.
JOHN KELLY / John has good memories of being Seymour in the 8th grade play
John is skilled in sports and writing.
AUTUMN KIMMEL / Autumn’s Lake Harriet memory is snowboarding at Hyland.
She’s good at making friends.
EVAN KNUTSON / Evan’s most memorable moment was eating the principal in the eighth grade school play.
He wants to be remembered as a funny, considerate and nice person.
CAMILLE KOOSMANN / Camille is an accomplished tennis player.
Camille would like to be remembered as the girl that laughed her way through 7th grade social studies.
CHRIS LEE-FOSS / Chris remembers the Lake Harriet ski trips every year.
Reading and math are Chris’s top subjects.
SARAH LENNANDER / Sarah remembers being with friends during lunch and in the halls at Lake Harriet.
She’s a good dancer who is organized with her schoolwork.
DEVON LETOFSKY-PETERSON / Devon remembers 6th grade science when Ms. Weiher made him and Valerie laugh really hard. He is very skilled at going to recess and having fun.
MEGAN LEVERENZ / Megan just came to Lake Harriet this year so her most memorable moment would be when she met all her new friends at the beginning of the school year.
She is good at singing, sports and art.
RAYNA LINDSEY / Rayna remembers Lake Harriet as a place where she got to know people more easily than her last school.
Rayna would like to be remembered as someone who is always positive.
Jonathan’s special Lake Harriet memory is the first dance in 6th grade.
Jonathan is good at being friends with all kinds of people
JONATHAN MACDONALD
Jabrazionna remembers going to Afton and skiing with friends.
Jabrazionna wants to be remembered as hardworking, fun to play with, and outgoing.
JABRAZIONNA MARTIN
Peter’s Lake Harriet memory is the Barnebirke trip
Peter is good at drawing and making people laugh
PETER MATHESON
Becca won’t forget that she qualified for Nationals for History day and fondly remembers being on the volleyball team.
She wants to be remembered as having never missed a day of school in nine years.
BECCA MATTSON
Rachel will always remember all the friends she’s made at Lake Harriet.
She’s good at sports.
RACHEL MCDONALD
Ian remembers participating in the Harriet Tubman Alliance and seeing the smiles on peoples faces when the Lake Harriet kids handed them an $8,000 check.
Ian wants to be remembered as the kid who did not blow up the school.
IAN MCGILLIVARY
Will won’t forget playing football at Lake Harriet and getting a concussion and a broken collar bone.
He wants to be remembered as someone who is funny.
WILL MCGRATH
Grace’s special Lake Harriet memories are the crazy dances in the gym and wacky tacky dressup days.
Grace is good at hiphop dance and making people laugh.
GRACE MCKINSTRY- SMITH
The 6th grade Barnebirke is Philip’s strongest Lake Harriet memory.
Philip is good at science.
PHILIP MESTENHAUSER
Emma won’t forget the day she found out that she got third place for her discrimination essay, because when she got called to the office, she thought she was in trouble.
Emma would like to be remembered as an optimist.
EMMA MICHL
Samuel fondly remembers 7th grade social studies as an “awesome class.”
He wants to be remembered as “that one short kid that can make you laugh.”
SAMUEL MILLER
Eva’s strongest Lake Harriet memory is doing dissections in science.
And she wants to be remembered as someone who can always make people laugh and who always has gum.
EVA MITCHELL
Cavan does not have one special memory, but has enjoyed being at Lake Harriet with his friends for three years.
Cavan is an accomplished baseball player.
CAVAN MITTAG-MCNAUGHT
Sasha’s Lake Harriet memory is having help from Ms. Riley.
She’s a good skier.
SASHA MORRISON
Sean is good at geography
And would like to be remembered as “being funny.”
SEAN NEISH
Brandon will never forget his 5th grade year with Gino Marchetti, he was a lot of fun and they did lots of cool stuff in his class
He hopes to be rememberedd as the guy who's always there to support people when they are in need
Being in jazz band last year is one of Elliot’s best memories.
He wants to be remembered as a funny kid
BRANDON NELSON
ELLIOTT NELSON
RACHEL NORRGARD / Rachels’s best memories at Lake Harriet are of singing and swimming
She wants everyone to remember her as someone who loves apples.
CLAIRE NYQUIST / Claire’s special Lake Harriet memory is being on the volleyball team.
Claire is good at making people laugh.
Andy remembers singing the National Anthem at the Twins game - twice.
He wants people to remember him as a hardworking student who stays upbeat.
ANDY OLSON
Laila’s favorite memories include the 8th grade musical, the Barnebirke, and the 6th grade operetta.
Laila is kind and hardworking and wants to be remembered as a loyal friend who would listen to anything you have to say.
LAILA ORSI
Audrey’s favorite Lake Harriet memory is when the 6th grade softball team went to finals and won by a steal.
Audrey wants to be remembered as a team player with good stickers on her agenda book.
AUDREY ORTIZ
Emma fondly remembers her 5th grade reading group.
Emma is good at volleyball and hanging with friends
EMMA PEACHA-SINGER
One of Joe’s best memories will always be the Barnebirke.
He wants to be remembered as the tall kid.
JOE PEDERSON
Cory remembers coming to Lake Harriet and being in the 6th grade operetta.
She’s good at hockey and paying attention in school.
CORY PEPPER
Kaylee is good at reading, tennis and ice skating.
She wants to be remembered as a fun loving and laughing person.
KAYLEE PERDUE
One of Rose’s best memories will always be Mr. Marchetti’s 5th grade class.
She is good at drawing.
ROSE PETERSON
Jon’s favorite memory is doing a Mr. T rap in front of the school.
He is good at art and playing music.
JONATHAN PORTER
Kate remembers first coming to Lake Harriet and meeting new friends.
She’s good at sports and theater.
KATE PORTER
Chase will always remember walking through the doors of Lake Harriet Upper Campus for the first time in 3rd grade.
Chase wants to be remembered with a portrait on a big mantle on the wall.
CHASE RANDGAARD
Amar’s Lake Harriet memory is being in the 8th grade play.
He would like to be remembered as a good person, not a trouble maker.
AMAR RASHID
Darby fondly remembers the 6th grade operetta.
He’s good at soccer and biking with his friends.
DARBY READER
Jonathan is a good drummer.
He wants to be remembered as someone who is a good kid and always got straight A's.
JONATHAN RIDDLE
Hayley’s strongest Lake Harriet memory is when she first came to Lake Harriet in 7th grade.
Hayley is good at basketball.
HAYLEY RIEGER
Connor is good at soccer and chess.
He wants to be remembered for his sense of humor and as “a goofy kid just wandering through the halls.”
CONNOR ROBINSON
Leigh has fond memories of being in Mr. Marchetti's class in 5th grade.
She wants to be remembered as “the girl with the long nails.”
LEIGH ROSIK
Sajun remembers all the fun times he had with his friends at Lake Harriet.
Sajun is good at making people laugh.
SAJUN RUDE
Omar has strong memories of the first day of school in 8th grade.
He’s good at football.
OMAR RUIZ
T’ian will always remember being in the 8th grade play.
T’ian wants to be remembered as a fun person who likes Lake Harriet.
T'IAN SALTZMAN
Dane is good at making people laugh and causing trouble.
and would like to be remembered as a funny person.
DANE SANNES
Valerie will always remember Mrs. Kube's class.
She wants to be remembered as a quiet person
VALERIE SCHLUMPBERGER
BRANDON SCHMAHL / Brandon is a good baseball player.
He wants to be remembered as the class clown.
Elli’s strongest memories of Lake Harriet involve performing with the orchestra.
She is an accomplished violin player.
ELLI SCHWALBACH
Helen will always remember being in the Lake Harriet 8th grade play.
Helen is talented in Algebra, soccer, basketball, softball.
HELEN SCHWIE
Hannah is good at making people laugh.
And would like to be remembered as “that one kid who did that one thing that one day.”
HANNAH SKIBBE
Elizabeth fondly remembers all the plays she’s participated in at Lake Harriet.
Elizabeth is a good soccer player.
ELIZABETH SMITH
Carl is good at chess and guitar.
Carl would like to be remembered as being athletic and competitive.
CARL SORLIEN
Natalie’s favorite Lake Harriet memories are the end of the year school picnics.
Natalie is a good piano player.
NATALIE STEEN
Holly will always remember placing at the math competition in 5th grade
Not surprisingly, Holly is good at math and a variety of sports.
HOLLY STEIN
Molly remembers the first day of 6th grade because her feet hurt.
Although Molly can fit her whole fist in her mouth, she does
not want to be remembered for something embarrassing.
MOLLY STOKER
Marissa remembers laughing her way through sixth hour social studies in 7th grade (with Camille and Dingels).
She is good at talking and being a good friend
MARISSA THENE
Jane is an accomplished Hug-giver.
Jane wants to be remembered as “that one really, really tall girl.”
JANE THOMPSON
Kelly’s favorite memory of Lake Harriet is the 3rd grade shadow puppet play at red eye theater.
Kelly would like to be remembered as the “funny, creative girl who can make people laugh.”
KELLY THORPE
Claire will always remember when her 3rd grade teacher, Mr. Marchetti, won teacher of the year.
Claire is good at singing, dancing and drawing.
CLAIRE TOLMAN
Madi remembers making the A team in volleyball while at Lake Harriet.
She’s good at everything!
MADI VAN HOLMES
Wendy’s favorite thing at Lake Harriet is morning meeting. She would like to be remembered as having a pretty smile.
WENDY VANG
EVERT VERMEER / Evi’s favorite memory is playing baseball on the Lake Harriet school team.
Evie wants to be remembered as the “funny guy who loved to play sports.”
Cynthia is good at Japanese class
And wants to be remembered as a bright student.