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Heat. Heat. Why Serious. Good evening. My name is Natalie Corey and I have had the honor of serving as the class president for the past few years. At this time, I would like to introduce the Middle High School Concert Choir for the singing of the national
anthem. Would you all please stand? Come on. Say you see by the dawn early What so proud we held
at the twilight last stripes and bright stars through the perilous we were so gallently
streaming And the rock is red flare. The bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night
that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star spangle better yet for the land
of the free and the home of the bra. Hello >> administrators, department leaders, faculty, parents, and family members, invited guests, and the members of the
class of 2026. Welcome to the senior last assembly. At this time, I would like to call Atly Finny, Student Council President, to the podium. >> Thank you, Natalie. Good evening, family, friends, faculty,
and staff, and most importantly, the graduating class of 2026. The amount of love and support in this room tonight is astounding and I'm so grateful to be standing here as your student council president. First off, I would like to give a huge thank you to Mr. Renigan and to all the
staff that have made this evening possible. It is truly special and we thank you all so much. To the entire class of 2026, thank you all for giving me the opportunity to serve you. This has been the opportunity of a lifetime, and it has been my absolute honor and a
privilege. As our time here nears its end, I want you all to know how I how much I appreciate and admire this class as a whole. Together, we have accomplished so much, and I'm so proud to be part of such an amazing group. When we first walked into this building
as wideeyed freshmen, I don't think any of us really knew what this four-year journey would entail. We explored through different clubs, classes, and extracurriculars, all trying to make a new friend and finding exactly where we each fit in. We made it through our first homecoming, an uncountable number
of fire drills, last minute cramming before the bell rang and football games ran or shine. back when graduation was the least of our worries and when seniors and when seniors would tell us just how quickly our time would pass. But we wouldn't really realize it truly
until the same seniors we were telling the same seniors, the same incoming freshman, excuse me, just how surreal it truly is. In a short time, we became more familiar. These activities became passions that structured our lives. New faces became our closest friends and we
started forming the tight-knit community that surrounds us today. We all experienced great days, long days, rough and tough days. But every kind of day has led us here to the last days.
We got through chemistry and all different types of math, even if you needed someone just a little bit smarter sitting next to you. But each day we grew. Each day we grew older, we began seeing through the moments we once took for granted. The time that passed just so very fast. Together, we served the
countdown and began celebrating our first of many lasts. I have found that we are unable to grasp the significance of these moments until they really have been passed. But it's just the feeling that feeling that makes this time so truly special. It reminded
me a few weeks ago I caught myself walking through Main Street and through the brick walkway to the stadium just a little bit slower than I usually would. But instead of trying to get to somewhere to the track, I was trying to remember it. And I realized how important each step, every person in all
the places on this campus we have called home for the last four years really mean to us. The classrooms and hallways remain the same. People may look the same, but to each our own, we have all changed. and these brick walls around us, the loved ones and teachers, all
won't be a part of our day-to-day lives after this week. It just proves how important it was to us and how far we have come as every single interaction we've had has formed us into the individuals we are now. The greatest memories we've made are through the bus rides, through passing
classes and lunches, and our accomplishments are no longer measured by grades and awards. rather the growth we have each made throughout the last 12 years together. And no matter what your individual journey may have looked like, I know we are all ready to venture into
the new world and to make our own mark on it. We have all learned and recovered from setbacks, handled difficult situations, and were resilient through all of our struggles. But despite any uncertainty
and all of the stress, we are here now and we did it. And believe it or not, the group sitting in the room right now is filled with some of the most accomplished people I've ever met. We're graduating collegiate athletes, award-winning musicians, Ivy League
students, artists, school record holders, and people way beyond capable of taking on whatever dreams they possess. It is exciting to think about all the possibilities and I can't wait to see the difference that you all make in the future. As we move forward, we all head
into our own directions. Some attending college, some entering the workforce, some to serve our country, and others may still be figuring out where they'd like to go next. And that's all right, too. Remember, every kind of day has led us here to the last days together. On
our way to our differing destinations and our separate paths, we all carry a piece of each other, our faces and the memories of our class. In some time, we may not remember any answers on the tests we took or even schedules. But for one thing, I am certain we won't
forget our experience together and the people, the laughter, the tears, all the moments we've had in our home here at Middle High School. Because it wasn't the extraordinary days that got us here, but rather each individual ordinary one in between. The days that felt routine,
each distinct memory, all of the lessons learned, and people who shaped us every moment, quietly wrote our story. So for the class of 2026, congratulations for making it to this point. I'm beyond proud of each and every one of you and grateful for all those who got us to
where we are today. I would like to leave you all with one final remark. to take that chance, to take that risk, and to bet on yourself within every opportunity you may have. Because failure may arise in choices you may not be confident in, or by going down paths you aren't positive you'd like to
venture down. So, be the risk taker, and don't be afraid to learn from the future you dream of. Have faith, truly believe, and do. Be the doer, the difference maker in your life and in others. And in the words of my favorite musician, Jack
Johnson, don't let your dreams be dreams. Thank you. Just read this. As I prepare to hand over the gavl to the new president of the Middleboro High School student council for the 2026 to 2027 school year, Ian Pina Doherty, I am
proud to announce that the 2026 to 2027 student council executive board is the following. President Ianpa Dherty. Round of applause, please. Vice President Lexi Boyd. Treasurer Patrick Reynolds,
Secretary Megan Kennedy, Member at Large Bryce Drayton, event coordinator Mackenzie Roberts, publicity coordinator, Reagan Griffin, our other publicity coordinator, Hadley
Goyette, the class of 2027 President Jack Dohy, Class of 2028 President Kennedy Frolley 2028 member at large Anna Tels class of 29 president Amelia Roberts
class of 2029 member at large Price and our school committee rep Grace Lynch. Thank you all. And one more round of applause for this group, please. At this time, it is with great honor to introduce to you the new student council
president, Ampina Dherty. Ian, as you take on the role as president next year, all I can say is enjoy it. You are more than ready to lead MHS and never forget that. Do not doubt what you have what you have because your talent is seen by many. Good luck and most importantly
have fun with your counsel. If Natalie Corey could come to the podium and you guys are all set. Thank you. At least you just stand right here. Just before the executive board leaves and
before Atley heads back to his seat, we just want to take an opportunity and and thank Atly Finny for being the leader of our school this year. Um Atley has led with an unbelievable sense of patience and grace and really took our school to
a whole new level. um balancing academics and athletics and all the other things that he does um to be able to lead a council of well over 200 students and never mind leading a school of close to 800. Um you did a miraculous job and so on behalf of all of us here
at the high school, you've left us better than you found it and um we're really grateful for that. So as you head off to Stonehill College in the fall, we just want to make sure you keep your leadership going and we pass the gavl off to you. Congratulations. All right. Um, you just saw him a second
ago, but I would like to introduce Mr. Brandan back to the podium for his welcome. >> Good evening everyone and welcome to Middle Bar High School. It is um really one of our most special nights of the year, our senior last assembly as we
bring together the next graduating class of our school, the 151st class to graduate from Middleboro. And tonight it is an opportunity in front of all of our family and friends and our community to really celebrate the accomplishments of this class academically, through the
arts, athletics, and through leadership. So on behalf of the entire faculty and staff of Middlear High School, to all of you sitting here in the black and orange, we welcome you and we're so deeply proud of what you've done here for our school. And to all of our family and friends that are here tonight, we
welcome you to our school, to our home, and we um are just really excited to be able to celebrate your children tonight. We our program will be breaking up will be broken up into sections as I mentioned about the excellence of our students. we call the foray um
academics, the arts, athletics, and activities. And so as we go through each phase of our evening um we'll be celebrating different types different groups of students from our school and especially what they accomplished during their four years at our high school. First, as we begin our academic um
celebrations, we have many students that are here tonight that are wearing academic cords. And I just want to make sure that for all of our guests tonight that when you see our seniors coming up on stage, you see them at the reception, you'll know actually what those chords mean. And when I'm done, I'll have all
of our students who are wearing any of those cords please stand. And for our guests tonight, I think it will be a true testament of the um unbelievable academic excellence of this class. We have um hold many chapters of National Honor Societies. one are members of
National Honor Society wearing gold stools um with the insignia of National Honor Society. We have members of silverm that are wearing silver tassels on their caps. We have academic honor societies, our English honor society are wearing blue and gold cords. Members of
our world language honor society and French, Russian, and Spanish are wearing the cords that are the colored red. Ro Kappa, our history honor society are wearing blue and white cords. Our mathematics honor society, mu alphatheta, is wearing a variegated blue and gold cord. Our music honor society
is wearing pink. Our science honor society is wearing a color cord. And our thespian honor society are wearing purple. And at this time, would all of our honor society students in Silver please stand to be recognized. Thank you so much. Congratulations.
Each year, in addition to honoring our National Honor Society members with their cords or their stoalls, we begin we pay tribute to those seniors who also did extremely well academically. Their grade point average had to be at least a 3.5. And when I call your name, would
you please join us on the stage? And would our class adviserss and Mr. Sylvia, our assistant principal, please join us at the at the presentation table? Will the following seniors please join us on the stage from this side? Abigail Bender, Maline Bender, Daniel
Brick, Daniel Burke, SJ Devon Seca, Shephard Mc Shepard Dermat, Stephanie Duza, Haja Dio, Sel Selena Gabbor, Owen Hicks, Emma Hopgood, Anti Kellagher, Emma Mets, Tyler Kamco, Madison Lynn,
Kelsey Maguire, Greg Mason, Kiara Montgomery, Violet Morrison, Daryl Nia, Juliana Owens, Arav Patel, Anthony Prrisco, Dylan Rock, Lily Reeski, Julia Shockley, Lauren Silva, Logan Singleton,
Ashley Soul, Madison Soul, Nolan Troier, Haley Washburn, and Trey Wilkins. Our honor graduates for the class of 2026. As our seniors are making their way to the stage and of course for the many seniors that will be joining us this
evening, we want to welcome Mr. Sisiano and Miss McDonald here tonight as they will be um helping with capturing all the special moments. So when we're ready, you'll be looking up to Shawn in the back so we can take a photo of all of you. The class of 2026,
congratulations. Job well done. You can go on to either side of the stage if you would like. These pins for our honor graduates, make sure you attach them to your guns. Some of you that were on stage may be coming back in just a moment, but would
the following students please join us on stage as now we begin to recognize our students who will graduate as an AP scholar, our AP scholars with with honor, and our AP scholars with distinction. Middleboro High School has an incredibly
robust advanced placement program where students will take courses to earn college credits. We have 19 advanced placement courses that array from all con all content areas of our school with the following AP scholars. Please join us on stage. Nathan Baldwin, Lily
Breant, Charlie Butler, Ava Callahan, Taran Clancy, Jackson Collins, Khloe Degan, Haja Dello, Kylie Gilpatrick, Sabrina Gadino, Antarius Kellaher, Alice Cimeian, Anna Carolina Mashado, Keith
Melo, Phoebe Murray, Angia Wajanke, Arav Patel, Ryan Penny, Atley Finny, Charlotte Pickering, Braden Pittsley, Lily Price, Nico Pachillo Dumpy, Lily Reeski, Alexa Scanland,
Mason Taxer, Nina Travers, Danica Yavorski, and Megan Youngquist, please. Mr. Chamberlain, I have to say as we before we hand out all of them, so Mr. Chairman, just hold up for just one moment. As you're doing it, I'm going to be calling students
because I need you to step forward so you know what you are being honored with tonight. For our family and friends that are here in the audience tonight, I think it's important to note um I have been the principal here for 14 years and I have to tell you we have never had this many AP scholars issued to our
school before the class of 2026. So unbelievable. The college board sends us a list and I went to Mr. Saderski and I was like, you got to be kidding me. All of these people and we were just so very proud of the team standing here. When I call your name, would you please step forward so
Mr. Chamberlain can continue giving out certificates if he if you have not received it already. There are students here tonight that will graduate as an AP scholar with as an AP scholar. Students who have achieved a notable commendation for their performance on their
respective advanced placement exams during their tenure at the high school. Tonight, the high school will celebrate and honor 29 members of the class of 2026 who are achieving a qualifying score in at least three or more of their AP exams. This award does not include
any exams taken during the 2026 examination period as those scores are not released until July. If the following 14 students can please step forward to the front of the stage as you are being recognized as an AP scholar to receive your certificate. Taran Clancy,
Jackson Collins, if you can all step forward please. Khloe Degan Hajadello, Sabrina Gadino and Tererry's Kellaher, Anna Carolina Mashado, Keith Mellow, Phoebe Murray, Ryan Ryan Penny, Atley
Finny, Charlotte Pickering, Braden Pitley, and Lily Reski. Okay. Wonderful. our AP scholars as this team will make their way into
the back of the line. And would the following students please step up to the front? This team of students are graduating as an AP Scholar with honor. The AP Scholars of Honor are students who have received an average score of a 3.25 25 on all of their AP exams and
scores of three or higher on four or more of their AP exams. Tonight, the high school will celebrate eight members of the class of 2026 for meeting these requirements. Again, this does not include the 2026 examination period. The following students are graduating as an
AP scholar with honor. Please step forward. Lily Brhant, Charlie Butler, Kylie Gilpatrick, Angela Wanke, Arad Patel, Nico Patillo Dumpy, Alexis Scanland, and Megan Youngquist.
Congratulations And now would the following students please step forward. Nathan Baldwin, Ava Callahan, Alice Cimeian, Lily Price, Mason Tacera, Nina Travers, and Danica Avorski. This team will graduate on Saturday as
an AP scholar with distinction. These are students who received an average score of a 3.25 25 exams taken and with the scores of three or higher on five or more exams. Tonight we will be recognizing seven members of the class
of 2026 and we're so incredibly proud of your accomplishments. Congratulations. Job well done. You guys can take your seats again. As we begin to transition into our um project lead the way program,
would the following students please join me on stage? Kiara Booker, McKenzie Bomeo, Lily Brant, Briana Burr, Charlie Butler, Ava Callahan, Kendra Harden, Eva Kolas,
Michaela Kfar, Mary Cox, Madison Curry, Haja Dio, Ella Dael, Olivia Fay, Leah Ferggo, Phalen Gallagher, Olivia Gallow, Kylie Gilpatrick, John Keley, Maline
Kirkpatre, Tyler Gnco, Phoebe Murray, Juliana Owens, Atley Finny, Charlotte Pickering, Wyatt Raul, Jenna Tatarsic, and Megan Youngquist. As this team is coming up on the stage,
we'll share with you our Project Lead the Way program has allowed for us to create innovative pathways for our students. When they enter the ninth grade, our students can enter a pathway of biomedical science, computer science, engineering, or advanced manufacturing.
The team standing up here beginning in the ninth grade started on their journey of the pathway for biomedical science. They completed the entire pathway through all four years which in signifies their certificate and the blue medals that they will be wearing blue ribbons, excuse me, with their medals
that they'll be wearing with their graduation um gown. So, a congratulations to all of you. Taran Clancy, where are you? Come on up, Taran. A nice round of applause for Taran Clancy. I accidentally missed her. I
apologize, Taran. We'll get the photo with everybody. Okay. Okay. Everyone have a Does everyone have their certificate in medal? Okay. So, a picture
Okay. Our biomedical program. Congratulations, Biomemed. Congrats. Congratulations. We'd like to take an opportunity to recognize and to celebrate our students who have completed the engineering
pathway for Project Lead the Way. Would the following students please join us on stage? Jackson Collins, Mia Fowler, Arav Patel, Ryan Penny, Braden Pittsley, and Danica Yavorski. our rigorous PLTW engineering program.
Congratulations to you. Well done. As we transition into our final pathway, our computer science program, would the following seniors please join us on stage? Nathan Baldwin, Shepherd Dermit, Ryan Gamash, Owen Hicks, Keith Melo,
Angela Watanke, Arab Patel, Nina Travers, and Cameron White. Congratulations to our computer science students. Well done. Our
advanced manufacturing program is in year one of our work and we will have students as they complete their pathway um be joining us on stage in just a few years. We'd like to transition into a brand new program that we launched here at the high school this year. And it's with
great pleasure to introduce to the stage to the presentation table um our department leader for world language Cat Swanson and our French teacher and academic honor society advisor Bridget Redpath. Would the following students please join
us on stage? Marcus Vinnie Depala Beller, Danna Semileis, Stephanie Duza, Sarah Dos Anjos, Anna Carolina Mashado, and Emily Mora, please to the stage. It is with great pride that we introduce
as our students make their way right in front of this presentation table. Bridget. Bridget. Okay, we'll call them one up one at a time. this program that we have been working so hard to bring to the high school and
a thank to Mrs. Swanson we were able to make it happen. It is called the seal of biiteracy. Tonight we are able to award the official distinction to these members of the graduating class who demonstrated proficiency in English in one or more languages. These students are the first
ever graduates of Middleboro High School to qualify for the seal of biiteracy in any language. The seal of biiteracy affirms the value of multilinguism and celebrates these students who are able to speak across multiple language and cultures. The vision of the seal of
biiteracy is to help students recognize the value of their academic success and to see the tangible benefits of being bilingual. The seal of bi literacy takes takes the form of a seal that will appear on their transcript and is a statement of their accomplishment to future employers, college admissions and
the official certification in their bilingual talents and abilities. In addition to the official seal, these students will be receiving medals to wear at graduation and it is an honor to present an award the award for their official attainment. It is an completely
rigorous test. It is based upon state testing and they have to qualify to even sit for this exam. Would Diana Semilus please step forward? Diana take a step up. I just want to make sure you're all recognized. We'll start with Anna. Anna, you tonight you
are receiving your seal of literacy in Portuguese and Spanish. Congratulations to you. Diana Sealus, please step forward. Dana is receiving the seal of biiteracy and medals for Haitian Creole and French. Congratulations to you.
And Stephanie Duza is receiving her seal of literacy for Portuguese. Congratulations to you. And I think it's important they're not here this evening, but Vinnie Depala Mueller is receiving his in Portuguese. Sarah Dos Anos also in Portuguese. and
Emily Mora as well as Portuguese. Congratulations to all of you. You made history tonight for art school. You're all set. Thank you to Mrs. Swanson, Miss Redpad. Thank you so much. If Mr. Chamberlain could please join us
at the presentation table as we do our presentation of our last three members of the silverm society. Would goyette, John Keley, and Angela Watanke please join us on stage. Our silverm society induction took place
last week and we wanted to make sure that our three members here on stage were not present for that event and we wanted to make sure we could recognize them tonight. It is an incredible honor to be inducted into the Silver M so Society and a congratulations to the three of you.
You can officially place your silver M on your gown. We will transition into the World Language Awards for the class of 2026. And would Mrs. Swanson and Miss Redpath please join us again at the presentation table. And would the following students
please join us on stage? Khloe Degan, Brandon Hart, and Mason Taxer. Stand right in front of the state in the presentation table, please. And would Brandon Hart please step forward.
We are proud to announce tonight that Brandon is receiving the the book award for French. Brandon has always fully dedicated himself to the French language and culture. He has outpaced his peers every step of the way and demonstrated an exceptional level with the language.
His respect for the respect and passion for the arts, food, and literature of France warms Mrs. Redpath, Miss Redpath's heart. and I know that he will travel far and wide in this world someday. Congratulations to you, Brandon. Khloe Degan, please step forward. Khloe,
you are receiving the Spanish award this evening. Khloe has been an exceptional student in the Spanish program since day one. A two-time winner of the World Language Week translation competition, Khloe's ability to absorb vocabulary is impressive beyond measure. She is has
dedicated herself to improving her content knowledge and performing her punctu pronunciation, even going as far to put her skills to the test on the Spain trip in 2025. Chloe, congratulations to you. And Mason, would you please please step
forward? Mason is receiving the Excellence in Russian award tonight. It is with great honor to that we recognize Mason as the Russian Book Award recipient. Um, we have known Mason for Mrs. Ms. Brussiano says she's only known you for two years.
However, it only took about two minutes to realize just how exceptional of a student and of the language at you are. Mason possesses a rare combination of intelligence, curiosity, and humility. He approaches the study of Russian with genuine interest in an eagerness to understand not only the language itself,
but also the history and culture behind it. His ability to grasp complex con grasp complex concepts quickly is impressive. And what we admire most about him is his willingness to engage thoughtfully with challenging material and continue asking questions that
deeper his deepen his understanding. Mason, congratulations to you. If I'll set Shan for good. All right guys, congratulations to you. Would Angela Watanek and Danica Yavorski
please join us on stage? Awesome. Tonight is with great pleasure to um to recognize and to celebrate um Angela and Danica as a Society of Women Engineers. It is the highest honors award. The Society of Women Engineers is a
nonprofit educational service organization dedicated to to making known the need for women engineers and encouraging young women to consider an engineering education. This organization has four objectives that are as relevant today as they were more than 50 years
ago. Their ideals are to inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the public in general of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities that are open to them. to assist women engineers in readying themselves to for return to
active work after a temporary retirement and to serve as a center of information on women in engineering and to encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education and professional achievement. The certificate of merit awards honor high school women as an outstanding
achievement in STEM courses and providing them with recognition and encouragement to pursue careers in STEM fields which they are. Angela will be attending Brown University majoring in computer science and chemistry and Danic will be attending Worcester Poly Technic Institute majoring in mechanical
engineering. Congratulations to the both of you. Angela, if you could stay on stage, please. Angela, if you could just stay right where Angela, you want to stay right there. Okay. As we continue with uh Angela's
excellence in STEM, it is with great pleasure to announce tonight, Angela, that you are receiving the Mark S. Mobly excellence in computer science award. The Mark S. Mobly Award is given to a student who has displayed excellence in computer science and technology. Mark Mobley, the former district network
manager, dedicated over 25 years of providing technology support to Midar Public Schools. Mark's technical knowledge and analytical skills helped keep the district's network and computer systems up and running. He always had a great sense of humor even when the curious students would interlope and
with the internet here and give him tips and suggestions on how to fix a piece of technology he was working to repair. Kamzy has an excellent work ethic and a natural curiosity to learn new ideas and concepts. Kamzy it is also more of getting good grades. Her focus is on
gaining knowledge and pursuing new and challenging ideas from her work in project lead the way in computer science in completing all four courses of not only computer science but it's also cyber security AP computer science and AP computer science a Kamzy
congratulations to you congratul ratulations at the high school. For all of our guests that are here tonight, we have a really robust school to career program through our senior internship program where nearly almost every senior in this room engaged in some way, shape, or form
in an internship during their senior year in a potential career path that they were interested in. And tonight we will recognize a group of students for their work in their senior internships. Would the following please join me on stage. Lily Brart Breheart, Gabriana
Burr, Sel Selena Gabbor, Caitlyn Joyce, and Haley Washburn. Awesome. The Harvey F. Brooks Jr. School to Career Award is given to students who have done an exceptional job on their senior internships going above and beyond the ex expectations of the school
and in their site supervisors. These students have taken responsibility for developing their own personal and professional growth through their internship program. We are very proud the way that these students have represented Middleboro High School in our community. For example, Lily was an
intern at Toby Hospital. Briana Burr was an intern also at Toby Hospital as well as a John T. Nichols Middle School. Selena Gabbor was an intern at the Mary Kay Good School with the art department. Caitlyn Joyce was an intern at the Memorial Childhood Center with Miss
Paling and Haley Washburn was an intern as well at the Memorial Childhood Memorial Early Childhood Center. A congratulations for your excellent work this year. Would Phoebe Murray please join us on stage. Phoebe, tonight is with great pleasure
to announce that you are receiving for the class of 2026 the fire science Jake award. The fire science is about a nice round of applause for that. It's a huge recognition. The fire science fire the fire science program is about teamwork, dedication,
loyalty, commitment, and putting your heart into the job. The term Jake is used by firefighters to compliment or praise a firefighter who consistently demonstrates those qualities that make good firefighters. To be referred to as a good Jake by other firefighters is
recognition of the effort that one puts into their life as a firefighter and is the ultimate of compliment. Each year, the instructors and students of the fire science program choose the individual who consistently demonstrated the qualities of being called a good Jake.
And on behalf of the Middle Fire Department, we are pleased to present to you the 2026 Jake Award to Phoebe Murray. Congratulations. With the following, please join us on stage. Caitlyn CS, Payton Leana, Anna
Carolina Mashado, and Lily Price. The four students that are standing here in front of you are being recognized for their participation in representing Middlear High School at the Massachusetts State Police Student Trooper Program last summer. Caitlyn, Payton, Anna, Carolina, and
Lily were sponsored by the American Legion here in Middbor to participate in the Massachusetts State Police Student Trooper Program, which is a week-long summer program held at the State Police Academy in New Brainree, Massachusetts. These students were interviewed and selected by the American Legion to
represent our community and our school, and they truly did represent with pride and honor. On behalf of the American Legion as well as Midar High School, we just congratulate the four of you for attending the student trooper program. Congratulations.
And Caitlyn, if you could stay on stage for a minute, please. >> Would officer Wixton please join us on stage? And Millie. Caitlyn, it is with great pleasure tonight to announce that you are receiving the Middle Police Department
internship award. The police internship program here at Middlear High School has been a success story for the students, the school, and the community. To date, there are numerous exin interns who work for the Middle Police Department or have attained careers in law in the law enforcement field. Students selected to
participate in this program are subjected to the day-to-day operations of the department such as dispatch whereas they field phone calls and work on the radio and they accompany seasoned officers around on patrol. They work very very closely with officer Wixon as
well. This year the Middleboro Police Department had one incredible individual we would have were fortunate to have working with them in the professional capacity and they would love to have you work with them in the future. Caitlyn, you've exceeded their expectations and
congratulations to you. Would the following please join us on stage? Kendra Carden, Kylie McDonald, and Angela Wanke. Kendra, Kylie, and Angela are all receiving this evening the Excellence in Psychology Award.
This year, the history and social science department excellence in psychology award is presented to three members of the senior class who have excelled and showed great passion in their advanced placement psychology course work. Camzy, Kendra, and Kylie have all proven to be huge
assets to the class. Their interest and enthusiasm for the subjects are infectious, and the entire group has benefited from their enrollment in the course. These threes show great maturity and professionalism in the classroom. And all three of these young women were humble in their hard work and dedication
to the course and to continue to maintain a high level of achievement. To the three of you, we congratulate you on receiving the excellence in psychology award. Congratulations. At this time, I would like to invite the following please to stand right in front
of the presentation table. Joshua Horseman, Jordan Ingram, Keith Melo, Natalie Corey, The four seniors that are standing here in front of us had a vision for the 2026 yearbook.
Back in when the Middbury High School class of 1951, they titled the yearbook the Timmeron by stating, "Progress is in the shadow of time, but time can pass can pass without progress. The progress we make in school is the shadow of the
time spent." The insight from the class of 1951 is still true today. Time marches on the Timberan. This year, the four talented students served on the yearbook staff. They worked throughout the year to ensure that the Timberan captured the essence of our school and
the class of 2026. They have created a lasting memory and we thank them for adding their class to the history of the other yearbooks that came before. So for Josh, Jordan, Keith, and Natalie, congratulations on a job well done. And if Jordan Ingram could please join
me at the podium. And we're not sure if she was able to join us tonight, but if Mrs. Garino is here, if she could please join us on stage. I don't think she could join us tonight. Mrs. Garanito was our former school nurse who retired at the end of the
school year last year and it was too late to dedicate the yearbook for her. So, we made a commitment that we would dedicate the 2026 yearbook to her and we'll make sure that she gets that. So, a nice round of applause for Mrs. Garino. We miss her a lot.
So, why don't we're going to pause for Jordan. Keith, if you could please join us at the podium and would Mrs. Donna Phillips please join us. Wait for her to come up here. Finding the right words to describe a beloved librarian for her retirement is
no small task. Mrs. Donna Phillips has been a connecting MHS has been connecting MHS students to books since she started in 2009, the same year as her son was a freshman. Miss Donna Phillips came to MHS after 12 years of teaching French and three years
working at a public library. She has always loved books and her dad was a big influence. Mrs. Phillips grew up going to the public library and The Little Prince is her favorite book. She reads every day, whether it be print, audio, or ebooks. Mrs. Phillips has enjoyed the
library in the new high school with its brightness from the windows. She is known for asking students, "Do you need a book suggestion?" and has found it rewarding connecting students with a book that they will enjoy. She has loved her time at MHS and finds it bittersweet
to retire, but is looking forward to spending time with her family. We wish her a retirement filled with joy and are thankful for the countless ways she enriched MHS community for the past 16 years. Give a round of applause. And then now I'm going to call Jordan
Ingram up to the podium. Our third dedication on the yearbook is in memory of our classmate Dylan Lec. Dylan was born in Plymouth, Mass to Chelsea Lec and Alfonso Figuro on
October 27th, 2007. He was a freshman at Middlebar High School. He had just started his first job at McDonald's when his life was tragically cut short. Dylan's friends remember his jokes and sense of humor. He also was protective of his friends and would have their back for anything they needed. Dylan enjoyed
working, playing video games, hanging out with friends, boxing, and working out at the gym. He was a great big brother to his little sister Lily, and was close to his family, doing buddy nights with his poli, going on adventures with his grandma, going for hikes with his uncle JD, learning how to
ride horses with his auntie Tori, and spending time with his large extended family. Zelena received an award for research and technology from Middlear High School during his freshman year and was involved in the Young Marines program in Plymouth, Mass. Although he had only been attending Middlear Public
School since 2019, Dylan made strong connections and the light is a little dimmer without his big smile. Dylan's legacy lives on in our memories of him in celebrating his time on this earth with us. I would now like to invite Mr. Brandan
up to the stage. We know that the Lex are going to be joining us at graduation. So we will make sure the fact that that is recognized at that time as well. So at this time it is with great pleasure to introduce to you one of our student
speakers for the class of 2026. If you give a nice round of applause, please for Eva Kas. >> Thank you. >> Good evening, administration, teachers, staff, and my fellow seniors. As we gather here for our final senior assembly, I want to take a moment to
appreciate everyone who helped us get to this point. The people who taught us, supported us, challenge us, and believe in us along the way. And the class of 2026, we really made it. Not just to graduation day, but through everything it took to get here. Because if we're being honest, high school is more than
assignments, grades, spirit weeks, and counting down the days until summer. For many of us, it was growing up. It was trying to figure out who we are while the world kept asking us who we were supposed to be. It was balancing expectations, pressure, friendships,
family, responsibilities, heartbreaks, uncertainty, and somehow still being expected to show up the next morning ready to learn. And the truth is, some days that wasn't easy. Some of us walk through these doors carrying things nobody could see. Battles we never talked about. Fear about the future and
pressure to succeed. the feeling of not being enough. Moments where we smiled in public but struggled in private. But even then, we kept going. And I think that deserves to be recognized because graduating isn't just about finishing high school. It's about every quiet moment of strength that got
us here. The mornings you didn't feel ready but showed up anyway. The times you failed, doubted yourself, felt lost, and still refused to let that be the end of your story. That is resilience. That is courage. That is us. High school also gave us moments we didn't know would mean so much one day. The friendships
made from random conversations. The laughs in the hallways. The chaos. The the memories that felt ordinary in the moment but somehow became the moments we'll miss the most. One day this will all just be a memory. The classrooms, the routines, seeing the same faces
every day. And the thought of that is bittersweet because for so long this place felt endless. But now standing here together we realize it wasn't endless at all. And maybe that's why today matters so much. Because this isn't this isn't just the ending of high school. It's proof. Proof of how much
we've grown. Proof that we survived moments we thought would break us. Proof that that we are stronger than we gave ourselves credit for. To our teachers, families, staff, and everyone who believed in us. Thank you. Thank you for your patience, your support, your lessons, and for believing in our
potential sometimes before we believed in it ourselves. And to my class, be proud of yourself. Be proud of the person you're becoming. The version that kept going when life got hard and the version that didn't quit. The version of you sitting here right now. Because
years from now, people may forget our grades, our schedules, or what happened in third period. But they won't forget our resilience. They won't forget that we showed up, we grew up, and against all odds, we really made it. Congratulations, class of 2026. Mr. Brandon
Mr. Brenan, come back to the podium. >> Can we have another nice round of applause for Eva Kohus, please? I think Eva's words resonates through everybody in this room and Eva, thank you for sharing that with us. As we transition from our academic awards into
oh, we have more academic awards that will be given out at graduation. So, we do some here at Simos assembly and we'll give out other excellence awards that will go out on graduation day. As we transition now into the second A, the arts, would the following students please join us on stage as we give
recognition to speech and theater workshop. Abigail Bender, Meline Bender, Envy Blumenthal, Annabelle Carbone, Jackson Collins, Natalie Corey, SJ Decka, Alexandra Dean, Victoria Dean, Phoebe Dora, Lillian Dwire, Khloe Degan, Emma
Hopgood, John Joseph, Madison Lynn, Tonnie Montgomery, Violet Morrison, Braden Pittsley, Alyssa Plant, Lily Price, Nico Pillow Dumpy, Dylan Rock, Zack Saunders, Ashley Soul, Mason
Tacera, and Nina Travers. Please. Two rows. Go right up in front, guys. Okay. The following students have participated in speech and theater workshop during their four years of high school. Their commitment investment to the program
contributed greatly to the success of STW, creating an engaging and magical productions for the Middle community. And I will tell you if you've been to a Middlebar production over the last four years with this team, especially with this dynamic crew as seniors, um you
were in for quite a treat. And also they advanced numerously into the Massachusetts Drama Festival as well. We want to thank you for your dedication and participation to the Middle High School Speech and Theater Workshop. A congratulations to all of you. We have
three members we would like to recognize. Would the following please step forward up to the edge of the stage. Annabelle Carbone, Khloe Degan, and Mason Tacera. Every year we have a few brave seniors seeking to challenge themselves with the
artistic hurdle that is directing their own show. These senior showcases have become a hallmark of the Middleboro Thespian's dedication to rigor and artistry. This year, the three standing in front of you tonight undertook that challenge with grace, intelligence, and
poise, producing cohesive works of art. We congratulate for their excellence in theater. Annabelle Carbone, Khloe Degan, and Mason Taxer. Congratulations to you. If you want to step back and actually Chloe, if you would stay up there,
please. And would Meline Bender please step forward as well. Sorry about that. Chloe and Meline speech and theater workshop relies on committed leadership to guide student members of STW's annual annual events including mainstage productions,
festival participation, coffee houses, and fundraisers. These two leaders standing in front of you this evening gave all of their organization and served as positive, supportive role models throughout the year. Khloe served as a company manager and Meline um had
the role of artistic director. Congratulations to the both of you. And would Abigail Bender please step forward? The speech and theater unsung hero award is presented to a student that goes above and beyond in their contribution to the success success of all aspects of
the program's events. This person often worked on the stage as well as behind the scenes, jumping in wherever was needed without looking for any glory or accolades and always had a smile on their face. We thank you for your positive energy and commitment to STW.
We congratulate Abby, Abigail Bender for the STW Unsung Hero Award for the class of 2026. We want to thank all the members of STW, but Abigail, if you would please remain on stage. Everyone else, thank you so much. A nice round of applause for the
unbelievable work of STW. It's with great pleasure to announce tonight that Abigail, you are receiving the Excellence in Visual Art Award. This year's recipient of the visual art award is presented to a student who didn't frequent the who frequented the art studios here at the high school. Too
often when they did, their work was exceptional. Abigail had attention to detail and a creative vision was apparent in everything that you did to make the work easily recognizable. And boy, did you have some great pieces of art. We want
to congratulate you, Abigail, for receiving the 2026 Excellence in Visual Art Award. Congratulations with the following. Please join us on stage. Maline Bender, Khloe Degan, Phoebe Dora, Emma Hopgood, Charlotte Pickering, Braden Pitsley, Dylan Ruck,
Lily Rubeski, and Nina Travers. Please to in front of the presentation table. If you want to just hold the If Emma Hopgood could please step forward as you arrive on stage. Emma, please step forward
for our There's three. Yep. If you want to grab those, please. Emma, tonight you are receiving the National School Coral Award. The recipient for this award for the 2026. We're so pleased to announce it is Emma.
Emma has been a vital member of the choir during her four years here. Emma has represented our coral program and our school at Bridgewwater State University's honor choir festival as well as Senzma each of the last three years which is a testament to her skill
and hard work that defines Emma. Emma is has served on the concert choir executive board this year acting as a secretary. Emma has also had the honor of acting as soprano in the section leader. As section leader leader, Emma has tasked lead with leading the group sectional rehearsals, identifying
problems with her section, and is acting as a leader to the other other members of her section. Speaking of being a leader, Emma had the opportunity to be an intern within the music department this year. And as an intern, Emma went through the process of teaching a song to the Sichum singers
and conducted the piece at the spring con concert, which was outstanding. And it's so great you're going on to be a music teacher. Emma, congratulations to you. Would Phoebe Dora and Lily Rebeski please step forward?
Phoebe and and Lily are receiving the Coral Director's Reward for Outstanding Contribution. The recipients of the coral directors award for outstanding contributions is Phoebe and Lily. Phoebe and Lily have some of the most are some of the most dedicated members of the choir program
over the last four years. Both of them had the honor of representing our choir and school at Bridgewater State University in their choir festival back in October and their nomination for this festival is a testament to their great work these two every day. Lily has served as the president of the concert
choir and the alto section and has been an incredible leader within the program and Phoebe has served as the vice president of the concert choir and again this dynamic duo did an outstanding job of leading. We congratulate the two of you for this prestigious award. Congrats
Charlotte Pickering if you could please step forward tonight. Charlotte, it is with great pleasure to announce that you are receiving the John Phillips Souza Band Award. The John Philips Soua Band Award is a pinnacle of achievement for high school band students. Created in 1955,
this award honors the top student in a high school band and recognizes superior musicianship as well as outstanding dedication. It is it was developed with the cooperation of Helen Soua Albert and Pis Priscilla Souza, daughters of the famous composer and bandmaster. This
evening's recipient is Charlotte. Charlotte has been an outstanding member of the band program since fifth grade. She is an excellent role model for her peers and she works hard and leads with integrity. Charlotte was the drum major and section leader and was selected as the 2026 Bridgewater State University
Honor Band and was recognized as an outstanding soloist at the 2025 Big Apple Classic Music Festival in New York City. Your commitment and your contributions to the music program and the band have been incredible. Congratulations, Charlotte.
Would Dylan Rock and Braden Pittsley please step forward? Braden and Dylan, the two of you are receiving the band director's award for outstanding contributions to band. The band director's award is for outstanding contributions to the band. It is presented to seniors who have been above
and beyond to make the band successful. Dylan and Braden were outstanding members of the band. Both students worked hard to learn their parts, performed them well, and set an excellent example for other students to follow. Their dedication to the program, both in the band as well in the arts in
general, has been outstanding. We congratulate the both of you tonight. Well done. Would Maline Bender, please step forward, Maddie, congrats. Tonight, you were receiving the National School Orchestra Award. The National School Orchestra
Award is the top award for high school orchestra students. The award recognizes excellence in playing and contributions to the ensemble. It honors outstanding dedication to a high level of musicianship. This evening's recipient of this award is Mattie Bender. Maddie
has been an outstanding member of the orchestra where she played the cello and was the section leader. Her participate preparation and for performances was very thorough and she worked hard to make sure that her section and the orchestra reached their full potential. You did an outstanding job, Maddie. And
tonight, it's with great pleasure to announce this award to you. Well done. And would Khloe Degan and Nita Travers please step forward? Nita and Khloe tonight will be receiving the orchestra director's award for outstanding contributions to the
orchestra. This award is celebrates the outstanding contributions to the orchestra is presented to students who go above and beyond to help make the orchestra successful. Khloe and Nina have both been incredible members of the orchestra
for all four years. They played at a very high level, worked hard to make sure that the group met the high standards for performance, and were key members of the group in all aspects. Their dedication to the program was exceptional, and we are proud to present the 2026 Orchestra Directors Award to
you both tonight. Congratulations. A nice round of applause for our senior members of the music program. Well done. At this time with Joshua Horseman and Isaiah Culp, please join us on stage. It is with great pleasure tonight that
Isaiah and Josh are receiving tonight the video technology award. Isaiah has excelled in the television production program throughout his high school career. This year in studio production class, he received an honorable mention from the New England Student Production Awards for best
newscast for his role in ME News. Isaiah is creative, organized, and knowledgeable. He's an exemplary student in the program. Josh has recorded and edited multiple video highlights for student council, including Camask and MSC conferences that have been seen in
multiple schools and across the Commonwealth. Josh has earned honorable mention in the 2026 New England Student Production Awards in the editor category for his work on the MHS senior walk last year. Josh has been an outstanding intern in the Middlebury educational
television program and he's a responsible, hard-working, and above all an incredibly kind person. Congratulations to the two of you. Wonderful. Congratulations. At this time, I would like to turn it over to our third part of our A's, the
athletics. And with a great pleasure to introduce to you the athletic director for Middlear Public Schools, Mr. Ryan Sylvia. Thank you, Mr. Bangan. The first thing I want to do is recognize all of our student athletes who earned a varsity letter at some
point in their high school career here at MHS. It's a huge commitment. It's dedication and we're so proud of all of your accomplishments. Um, and proud of you guys, anybody who was able to contribute to the athletic department over your four years for the class of 2026. So, if
you received your student athlete medal this morning, uh, please stand to be recognized. All right. Thank you. At this time, I'd like to call up the following students. Caitlyn CS, Olivia Gallow, Isaiah Culp, Julia Gray, and
John Keley. Please come to the stage. Our governing organization for athletics in Massachusetts, the MIAA is founded on three value uh five values. Leadership, community service,
sportsmanship, wellness, and coaches education. Our first MIA pillar award tonight goes to Caitlyn CS. Caitlyn led with po. You can step forward, Caitlyn. Those are the certificates, coach.
Caitlyn led with poise and confidence from her goalender position in so on the soccer team and in her role on the track and field team. She is awarded the leadership pillar for utilizing the power of positive influence as a role model and outstanding contributions to the school community. After graduation,
Caitlyn will serve in the United States Army Military Police. Congratulations, Caitlyn. Our next pillar award is community service and goes to Olivia Gallow. Olivia is kind, compassionate, and has has always been a great member of our
athletic teams and specifically our unified track and field team and a model partner supporting the athletes on the Middle team as well as the other Special Olympic students from other communities. She is awarded the community service pillar for giving back through service and outstanding contributions to the
school community. After graduation, Olivia will attend the University of Rhode Island where she will study nursing. Congratulations, Olivia. Our next pillar award is sportsmanship and that goes to Isaiah Culp. Isaiah has been a unified athlete for
four years. He does the events that others avoid due to their difficulty because he knows that's what they need in order to win. He pushed himself at every practice and every competition. and he's receiving this award for demonstrating respect to others and outstanding contributions to our school
community. Congratulations, Isaiah. Our next pillar award is the wellness pillar and that goes to Julia Gray. Did Julia not make it up there? Oh, she's not here. Okay. Well, we'll recognize her anyway. Julia is a leader on and off the field and worked hard to
get better and push herself every day. She helped lift up those around her and held her teammates accountable. Julia is being awarded the wellness pillar for making healthy choices and outstanding contributions to the school community. After graduation, she will attend Bridgewwater State University where she
will study elementary education and continue playing soccer. Congratulations, Julia. All right, John. Now you can go. Our ne our next pillar is coaches education and that goes to John Keley. John has dedicated hundreds of volunteer
hours to help coach and mentor young athletes in wrestling and track and field. He helped lead the wrestling team to its first ever sectional title. He's being awarded the coach's education pillar for teaching core values of educational athletics and outstanding contributions to the school community.
After graduation, John will attend Keen University and plans to study premed. Congratulations, John. You guys can grab a seat. Thank you. Can I please have Kelsey Maguire and Mary Cox to the stage, please?
>> Do we not have Mary? >> Not here. >> All right. All right, we're recognizing two students with the National Federation of High School Certificate of Excellence Award. Our first award, Kelsey Maguire.
Kelsey is the first to cheer everyone on and bring the team together as one. Coming from her lacrosse coach, she is revered by her teammates for her compassion and support. After graduation, Kelsey will attend Pratt Institute to study fashion design. Congratulations, Kelsey.
Our second excellence award. Unfortunately, Mary is not here, but her coach said Mary dominated the athletic field through qu although quiet, led by example. She set the standard for the team performance. She was trusted with the ball and trusted by her teammates as a leader. After graduation, Mary will
attend the University of Rhode Island to study kinesiology. Congratulations, Mary. Our next athletic award are the scholar athlete awards. Each year, Middleboro High School and
the coaches and athletic directors from the Southshore League select a male and female scholar athlete recipient. And these recipients were recognized back in April at a reception at Southern's March Marsh. Each selection represents the highest ideals of sportsmanship and
competition in multiple sports while remaining while maintaining academic excellence in a rigorous course load. Our recipients of the scholar athlete award this year were EJ Wanky and Kylie Gilpatrick. Please come to the stage.
You're up first, Kylie. Our 2026 female recipient of the Middbor High School Scholar Athlete Award is Kylie Gilpatrick. Kylie competed in cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field. Kylie was a Southshore League All-Star and made significant contributions to eight
Southshore League team championships. Kylie will attend Providence College in the fall. Congratulations, Our male recipient of the scholar athlete award is EJ Wanky. EJ has excelled in soccer, ice hockey, and baseball. Over his four-year career,
EJ was a Southshore League All-Star, team captain, and Southshore League Player of the Year in baseball this year. EJ will attend Roger Williams University in the fall to study law and political science and continue playing baseball. Congratulations, EJ. Thanks, guys. You can grab a seat.
I'd like to call two students to the stage, Megan Youngquist and Wyatt Goyette. Each year, the Middleboro athletic department and coaches select a male and female most outstanding Sichum athlete recipient. Each selection is a multiport
athlete that has achieved a high level of competitive success and individual achievement while maint while maintaining strong core values of leadership, teamwork, sportsmanship, and academic excellence. The 2026 recipient of the MHS most
outstanding female athlete award is Megan Youngquist. And step forward, Megan. Megan competed in soccer, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field. In soccer, her coach said she was a
captain and defensive leader of the team. She helped contribute to five shutouts and one of the lowest goals against averages in school history. Megan was a driving force for pushing the team to qualify for the state tournament. In track and field, Megan holds the school records in the 600 and
was part of a record- setting 4x400 relay team. She missed the outdoor 400 record by onetenth of a second and she is the undefeated league champion in the 400 meter and qualified for states in the 800 as well. Megan was named a Southshore League All-Star in all three
seasons and she will attend Northeastern University in the fall where she will study nursing. Congratulations, Megan. The 2026 recipient of the MHS most outstanding male athlete award is Wyatt Goyette. Wyatt excelled in football, ice hockey,
and lacrosse, and was a captain of all three teams. In football, Wyatt was a versatile player, playing running back, receiver, safety, outside linebacker, and even quarterback at times. Wyatt started 33 varsity games and amassed 2,788
offensive yards and 44 touchdowns over his career. In hockey, Wyatt is the program's all-time points leader, a uh three-time Southshore League All-Star, and the 2026 Southshore Southshore Player of the Year in hockey,
and he led the team to its first ever Southshore League Championship this winter. In lacrosse, Wyatt is the all-time points and assist leader, as well as a Southshore League All-Star. Wyatt will attend Massachusetts Maritime Academy in the fall where he will study emergency management and continue to
compete in football. Congratulations, Wyatt. >> Can I please have Briana Burr and Matthew Patterson to the stage? Our next award is the Edward R. Mcquigan Sportsmanship Award. It's chosen annually by the athletic
department and coaches to represent a male and female student athlete who most symbolized the spirit and sportsmanship of Middleboro athlete during interscolastic athletic competitions. Our female recipient of the Mcquigan
sportsmanship award is Briana Burr. Briana competed in volleyball, gymnastics, and lacrosse over her four years. She excelled on the volleyball court as an outside and middle hitter, and she helped form the cooperative gymnastics team with both Carver and most recently Aonoquit and was a
critical member of that team's success. In lacrosse, her coach said she dominated in defense, but she was so much more than a force on the playing surface. She welcomed others on the team. She helped every player push to be better. The team voted her as one of the players that made them feel the most
welcome on the team. She worked hard to get better and shared her self- assessments with others so they all felt more free to make mistakes and grow from it. Briana was a true team player and exemplified sportsmanship on every team she was a part of. Briana will attend Curry College in the fall to study
nursing. Congratulations, BRI. >> Matthew Patterson is our male recipient of the sportsmanship award. Matt epitomized the meaning of sportsmanship through his leadership as a member of the wrestling team going all the way back to middle school years.
Matt is a four-year captain of the wrestling team and led the team to its first league championship followed by two more consecutive league championships and the first ever Middleear High School wrestling sectional title this past winter.
A five-time sectional finalist, a fivetime state placer, a two-time state finalist, Matt leads the state with 261 varsity wins all time. Through Matt's leadership, the team was recognized by the Massachusetts State Wrestling
Officials Association in all of Division 2 for the team with the most outstanding sportsmanship. Very impressive given that they also won the section. Through all Matt's success, he is al he has always represented himself in our school with respect for
his teammates and opponents. Matt has also played a key role in volunteer coaching our youth wrestling program over the past four years. After graduation, Matt plans to serve in the United States Air Force. Congratulations, Matt. Can I please have Lily Price on stage?
Our next award is the Jim Bragga Memorial Award. The Jim Bragga Memorial Award is named after the former teacher and coach, a former teacher and coach at Middlebar High School. Coach Braga was a spirited Sichchum who as a coach led the boys
soccer team to the state finals in 2003. The deserving recipient represents the ideals that coach Braga would have expected. This year's recipient is a fierce competitor that excelled in girls basketball and track and field. Lily Price's girls basketball coach
said, "Lily was the one who kept us grounded in moments of adversity that led her teammates to feel the courage that they could take on these hard obstacles. Lily is always leading our younger girls by giving them more direction in practice, emphasizing and setting the standards of our program,
going after 50/50 balls, grabbing difficult rebounds, all while averaging 29 minutes a game. Lily has gone above and beyond for the program. No matter the circumstances, she has left an everlasting impression on our program through her work ethic, determination, relentlessness, and positive energy.
Lily has left every place she has been better than she found it. She has continued to be an amazing an amazing example of a courageous student athlete who excels in all aspects of life. Lily will attend Norwich University in the fall where she will study biochemistry.
Congratulations, Lily. Oh, you're good. Little heat. Yeah, you're good. You're going to come back up though. Could I please have Wyatt Goyette, Nolan, Nolan Trodier? Oh, I'm sorry, Lily. Coach. Oh, yeah.
May as well just have and Lily Price. Our next award is the Auto Graham Award. Each year, one football player from the from 17 area schools is honored for their contributions to football in their community. The Auto Graham award
ceremony held at New Bedford Vocational is named after the former Cleveland Browns quarterback and held annually. This year's recipient was Wyatt Goyette. And each year, one boy and one girl from 17 area schools are honored for their contributions to basketball in their
community. The Dave Cowins award ceremony is named after the former Boston Celtics great and held annually at New Bedford Vocational. This year's recipients were Nolan Trodier and Lily Price. Congratulations. Thanks, guys. You can grab a seat.
Can I please have Ashley Soul up on stage, please? Ashley is receiving the Tracy Gawson Majorette Award. Tracy Gawson is a longtime Hall of Fame coach for the Middbor Sichums Majorette team. Leading the program to multiple
New England Majorette Association championships. This year's recipient of the Majorette Award is Ashley Soul. Ashley has competed in 11 seasons of Majorettes for Middle going all the way back to elementary school.
She was a feature twirler and a fire twirler for the football games and has represented Middlebar well with all of her performances. After graduation, Ashley will attend Dean College to study theater. Congratulations, Ashley. Can I please have Charlie Butler, Lily
Reeski, and Anna Caroline Mashado to the stage? The following students are being recognized with honorable mention for competing in 11 out of 12 athletic seasons during their four years of high school. These students missed only one
athletic season of participation for whatever reason and have remained in good academic standing for their entire career and always represented our school well. We're thankful that for their commitment and so proud of all you guys have accomplished over the past four years. Congratulations.
Can I please have the following students up on stage? Ella Daizelle, Phoebe Dora, Wyatt Goyette, Maline Kirkpatre, Atley Finny, Charlotte Pickering, Nina
Travers, EJ Wanky, and Megan Youngquist. The students up on stage are receiving the Middleboro Athletics 12 season award. The 12 season award represents the highest level of commitment and sacrifice to Middleboro athletics. These students competed in every
athletic season from the time they entered MHS in the fall of 9th grade until their final spring season their senior year. They've remained in good academic standing for their entire career and we are proud of all you have accomplished in your four years. This
award is also accompanied by a $200 scholarship from the Middleboro All Sports Boosters Association. I call your names. just step forward to be recognized with the sports that you that you played. First is Ella Daizelle, cross country, indoor track and field,
outdoor track and field. Phoebe Dora, cheerleading, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field. Wyatt Goyette, football, ice hockey, lacrosse. Maline Kirkpatrick, cross country, indoor track and field, outdoor track
and field. Atley Finny, cross country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field. Charlotte Pickering, cross country, ice hockey, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field. Nina Travers, cross country, indoor
track and field, outdoor track and field, softball. EJ Wanky, soccer, ice hockey, baseball. And Megan Youngquist, soccer, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field. Congratulations to all our 12 season
athletes. Thank you. And at this time, I believe I'm going to call Mr. Brandan back up to the podium. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Sylvia. And congratulations to all of our um awards tonight and the recipients and our
incredible athletes. At this time I would like to call up we are going to be transitioning from athletics into our final A activities. Would the following students please join us on the stage? Lily Brhant, Taran Clansancy, Caleb Crosby, Vinnie Deadra
Mueller, Ella Daizelle, Phoebe Dora, Sarah Sarah Dosanos, Mia Fowler, Selena Gabbor, Olivia Gallo, Tessa Generazzo, Julia Gray, Jordan Ingram, Caitlyn Joyce, John Keley, Alex Cimeian, Payton Lana, Anna Carolina Mashado, Kelsey
Maguire, Keith Melo, Angela Angela Wineke, Atley Finny, Charlotte Pickering, Lily Price, Nico Pilli Dumpy, Alexa Scandlin, Laura Silva, Mason Tacera, Caroline Tibido, Nina Travers, and Megan
Youngquist. Please join us on stage. As certificates are going out, this team of seniors standing on the stage are being recognized for going above and beyond with one of our graduation requirements, which is our community service requirement. As students enter
Middlear High School as a ninth grader, they are required to graduate to re to catalog in a minimum of 24 hours of community service. For most, it is done through activities at the high school, through service programs, through athletics, leadership, and so on. The
team on this stage tonight has clocked well over 100 hours of community service, totaling close to 5,000 hours collectively with the students on this stage. And an important note, Selena Gabbor has
clocked 367 hours, the top in the class of 2026. And we want to thank Miss Red Path who coordinates our service learning program here at the high school. And it's important to note that the class of 2026
collectively has performed more than 10,462 hours of community service in their time at the high school. Outstanding. Congratulations to all of you. Congratulations. And as students are leaving the stage,
we're going to invite Natalie Corey, Alex Cimeian, Kelsey Maguire, Phoebe Dora, and Jordan Ingram to the center of the stage. The team standing in front of you today tonight um are the class officers for the class of 2026.
They have guided this class to the end to the finish line. And boy did they do an outstanding job. Natalie Corey served as our class president. Alex Cassmian served as the vice president. Kelsey Maguire secretary. Phoebe Dora treasurer. And Jordan Ingram as the
member at large. We thank all of you for what you've done for the class of 2026 and our school. Well done. We present your leadership medallions to wear at graduation. Congratulations to you. Would Atly Finny, Nina Travers, Lily
Rubeski, Joshua Horseman, Tyler Kamco, and Ryan Penny. Please join us at the center of the stage. as well as Mason Tacera and Jackson Collins, please. The group of leaders standing in front of you tonight has served as the senior members of the student council executive
board. Atley Finny as the president, Nina Travers served as vice president, Lily Rabeski as the secretary, Joshua Horseman as the event coordinator, Tyler Kenco as the historian, Keith Melo as the treasurer, Ryan Penny as a historian, as well as our school
committee representatives, Jackson Collins as well as M. Mason Taxer. Congratulations to all of you. If Mason and um Jackson could remain on stage and a thank you to all of our officers and Keith Melo, if you can stand go up for one quick second, we
need to give you your medal. If there's one medal, if you can give it to him, please. I think it Keith, we may need to give it to you after. It's in my office, but we'll get it. Congratulations to our treasurer. If our student council leaderboard can make their way back to seats. If Jackson and Mason, would you
please step forward? We want to recognize Jackson and Mason as the two of them took on serving as the student representatives for the Middle School Committee. At every meeting, they would attend and give student reports representing all schools in the district, especially the high
school. They would give their opinion, they would give input, and they would speak on behalf of the entire school community. Jackson and Mason started the student advisory council which was the governing body for students to be able to report to the school committee. And Jackson and
Mason, we appreciate your student voice and what you have done to bring student voice to the school committee. Thank you very much. Congratulations. Would Gavin Pine and EJ Wanky please join us on stage? >> If you two would make your way right to
the presentation table. It's important to note and to recognize Gavin and EJ because tonight we're recognizing them for launching one of the most profound programs that we have at the high school, Burough Nation. The two of them back in last spring um were
part of a training that we did with about 150 students in regards of really culture and climate at the high school and EJ and Gavin took on the charge of being the section leaders of Baron Nation. If you came to many of our events, especially our football games in
the fall, you'd probably see EJ and Gavin leading the charge of our fan section. At every event, at every rally, at StartStrong, it was about teaching our students about what it means to be a Sichum. And we hope the two of you tonight will wear those leadership medallions for what you're leaving
behind for our school. Congratulations. Would the following please join us on stage? Hannah Fontaine, Lily Price, Braden Pittsley, and Lily Reeski, please. As well as Jordan Ingram to the stage, please. Will Lily Price please step forward? And
I don't believe Hannah is here tonight. Lily and Hannah both represented Middlebar High School at the Girl State program. Girls state is sponsored by the American Legion PO Auxiliary Post number 64. This program teaches students about government by taking an active and practical role in its operation by using
the state model to compete with governing bodies and elected officials. Hannah and Lily um served as the representatives at the end of their junior year. Congratulations to you. Braden Pittsley, please step forward. Braden Pittsley at the same time was our
representative at the Boy State program which was held at Stonehill College. Boy State is also sponsored by the American Legion Post 64 and again teaches about the government model and leadership at the same time. and Braden spent a week in June learning about the inner
workings of the American government as it was sponsored by the American Legion. Braden, we're really proud of you for representing Middleboro High School at Boy State. Congratulations. Would Lily Price and Lily Resky please step forward? Lily Squared represented Middleboro High
School at the Student Advisory Council, which is a leadership organization through the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Lily and Lily represented our school, not only at the regional state student advisory council held monthly at schools around the Southshore, but Lily Price also
represented us at the state level. um working with the department of elementary and secondary education. They took a lot of initiatives around mental health as well as student activities and the importance of them in schools and really took student voice from around the state and ensured the fact that
there were practical solutions given to Desi in regards to how to solve those challenges. So to Lily and Lily, we thank you for the work you've done to represent our school and our students. And if Lily Price would go back to the front of the stage and please Jordan
Ingram, would you please join as well? Each year, Middlear High School students represent the high school at the annual student government day sponsored by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. This event is held every April at the at the state house in Boston. During their juniors and senior
year, Jordan and Lily served as representatives for Middle High School. They took on the role of our state senators and representatives and sat on the house floor as working in in terms of learning about the state government. So to the two of you, we congratulate
you and thank you for your leadership. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you. And at this time, would Natalie Corey, Keith Melo, and Lily Price please join us on stage. Sorry, Lily. Tonight is with great pleasure to
present Natalie Keith and Lily with the Massachusetts Association of Student Council's Commonwealth Award. The Massachusetts Association of Student Council in conjunction with the Middle High School Student Council is proud to present the 2026 Commonwealth Awards to
Nate to Natalie, Keith, and Lily. These prestigious awards are given to three seniors who epitomize what it means to be a student leader and we congratulate you and thank you for the work you've done for Middle High School. Congratulations. Would Nina Travers and Joshua Horseman
please join us at the center of the stage. At the state and regional level, every school is given the opportunity to nominate a student who serves as really the the epitome of a leader in their school and really goes above and beyond to serve not only the students but the
school and community in general. First, I'd like to have Nina Travers please step forward. Nah is being recognized tonight as the Middle High School nominee for the Massachusetts Association of Student Council's Unsung Hero Award. Tonight, Nita is presented with her certificate and support letters
for the work that she has done at our school. She's given an incredible amount of time, energy, and dedication and an unbelievable commitment to our school. And on behalf of everyone here, Nita, we thank you for your leadership. And would Joshua Horseman please step forward?
Josh tonight is being recognized for his unsung hero award as a representation of seam mask which means the southeastern region of the state. Joshua has been an unbelievable leader in our school as well as the region. He has served as really the videographer for almost every
single regional conference throughout his journey of the high school capturing every moment of leadership in our in our region as well as the state. And Josh, it's with great pleasure to present to you the 2026 CMS Unsung Hero Award. Well done.
And before we continue, our last piece for student council is that we have met medallions for all of the members of student council who will graduate in the class of 2026. So if you served on the student council during your time here at the high school, I'd like you to make your way up to the to the stage to
receive your medallions. And we'll have to organize ourselves in a way so we can get our group picture. The leaders coming up on the stage this evening have truly shaped our school. We thank them for their service.
There you go. >> Congrats. Congrats. Congrats. I got pins. Peanuts. >> If you guys want, you can go right up in the front. >> It's okay. >> Who needs them? Did you get a pin? Congratulations
senior members of the student council. >> And as his team is leaving the stage with the following, please join us on the stage. Maline Bender, Annabelle Carbone, Emma Hopgood, Liz Menty, Angela Watanke, Lily Price, Alexis Scanland,
and Ashley Soul. The team at this time standing up here are being recognized for their outstanding work in the Key Club. Would Emma Hopg good and Ashley Soul please step forward? Emma served as the president of the Key
Club during the 2024 and 25 school year as well as this school year. Ashley has served as a vice president at the same time for both years. They have been an outstanding duo in the leadership and service of the Key Club. It is with great pleasure that we present the
certificate in pin to each of you and express our gratitude for all that you've done for the Key Club. And with the remaining members of the key club, please join our officers at the front. To Maline Bender, Annabelle Carbone, Liz Meni, Andrew Watanke, Lily Price, and
Alexis Scanland, we w we thank you for the work you've done for the Key Club, for the service and commitment to our school and the ideals of the Key Club. Congratulations to all of you. As we bring slowly bring our senior last assembly to a close, we have just one a
few more recognitions to do and we're going to call up a team of students at this time. Charlie Butler, Phoebe Dora, Keith Melo, Emily Mora, and Lily Price, please. Actually, Lily, you're good. for our families and friends that are
here tonight. The high school, if you see around our building, is called what is called the vision of the graduate, which is really this um kind of vision we have for all of our students that will graduate from Middleboro High School. And there are pillars that are part of the vision of the graduate. It
is something that we began here at the high school that has now taken on throughout the entire district. And it really has certain ideals that we want all of our graduates to be very collaborators, to be critical thinkers, to lead with intention, to persevere, to have a true sense of self, and to be
socially aware of the world around them. Throughout the vision of the graduate, we have students that will be recognized through our faculty and staff who have identified students who they truly held the ideals of these pillars. Our first is collaboration. Charlie Butler,
Phoebe, Keith, and Emily are receiving certificates tonight for your outstanding work in really collaborating and living the ideal of the vision of the graduate. Congratulations to all of you. Congrats. Would McKenzie Bar Romeo,
Kylie Gilpatrick, Anna Carolina Mashado, Phoebe Murray, Dylan Rock, and Mason Taxer please join us on stage The team standing here in front of you tonight are being recognized for also their pillar of the vision of the
graduate and that is critical thinking. The faculty nominated all of you to serve to be recognized for the outstanding work you've done in our school and for the insight that you have given in the classroom and beyond. And that's why you have lived the ideal of
critical thinking. Congratulations to all of you. Congrats. Would Ava Callahan, Isaiah Culp, Antaris Kellaher, Violet Morrison, Leah Ramirez, Diana Semlis, and Caroline Tibido please join us on stage.
The team standing here before you were nominated for Under the Pillar of Intention. in terms of the work you do within our school, in the classroom, for yourself. Our faculty deeply believed that the team standing up here worked incredibly hard and were so intentional about the
steps that you would take each and every day to be better and better and better. So, we congratulate you tonight for for achieving and living the pillar of intention. Congratulations to all of you. Congratulations
with Sayia August, Briana Burr, Eva Kolas, Natalie Corey, Vinnie Depala Mueller, Ryan Gamash, Jordan Ingram, Kylie McDonald, Jr. Rosa, Zachary Saunders, Cameron White, and Megan Yanquist. Please join us on stage.
The team standing here tonight represents the pillar of perseverance. Our faculty deeply believe that the team standing up here all had stories to tell as they navigated their way through high school, overcoming challenges academically or whatever it may be and
the strength and perseverance that they demonstrated each and every day. And for this team here, we congratulate you on on being the pillar of perseverance. Congratulations to all of you. with Lillian Dwire, Selena Gabbor, Jude
Guen, John Keley, and Daryl Nania. Please join us on stage. We want to congratulate the members of the senior class who the faculty deeply believed that truly set the ideals for a sense of um you are the team here that when
everybody in the building, our faculty felt that all of you had a story to tell and we're so proud of what you've done and what you have engaged and in your authentic self. So congratulations to all of you for being in the pillar of sense of self.
And lastly, would Lily Brhan, Atly Finny, Lily Price, Wyatt Raul, and Alexis Scanland please join us on stage. Our final team that is up here this evening is a group of student leaders that our faculty deeply believed truly
represented the ideals of our pillar of social awareness. As leaders in the school, they ensured the fact that they navigated to make sure that everyone felt that they belonged. So to all of you, we congratulate you for this pillar about social awareness. Congrats.
And at this time, would the following students please join us on stage? Natalie Corey, Josh Horseman, Keith Melo, Violet Morrison, Atley Finny, Lily Price, Gavin Pine, Alexis Scanland, Ashley Soul, Nina Travers, and EJ Wanky, please to the stage.
The group of students or seniors that are up here in front of you tonight are receiving the 2020 26 spirit and service award. This is a long-standing tradition at the high school of recognizing a group of students who have done an unbelievable job in all facets of our school, whether it be in athletics, in
the arts, in activities, in leadership, and that everything that you have done through community service. It is with great pleasure to give all of you the award this evening. So, congratulations for being the spirit and service award winners for 2026.
Well done. And last but not least, would the following please join us on stage. Megan Youngquist, Phoebe Murray, Lily Price, Natalie, Nathan Baldwin, Kylie Gilpatrick, Alexander Cimeian, Angela
Wanke, Lily Breant, Mason Tacera, and Nina Travers, please. I'll call them. >> This incredible group standing in front of you will represent the Middleboro High School class of 2026,
top 10. As I call your name, would you please step forward? Graduating 10th in the class, Megan Youngquist. Megan, step forward, please. Graduating ninth in the class, Phoebe
Murray. Graduating eighth in the class, Lily Price. Graduating seventh, Nathan Baldwin. Graduating sixth in the class, Kylie Gilpatrick. >> Graduating fifth in the class, Alexander Cimeian.
Graduating fourth, Angela Wachanke. Graduating third in the class, Lily Brahant. If Mason Taxer could please step to the front. If Mr. Sylvia could please join him. Mason will graduate on Saturday as the
saludiatoran for the class of 2026. Congratulations, Mason. You have your saludiatoran medal and Mason will be giving his his comments and reflection on Saturday. And lastly, would Mina Travers please join
us in the front there? >> It is with great pleasure to present to you the validictorian for the class of 2026, Miss Nina Travers. Nina will also be giving her comments at graduation on Saturday. Congratulations
to the top 10. And our final part for tonight. If you guys are all set, we have one more thing to do before we close. And if Trey Baker could please join me on stage. Trey was unfortunately unable to join us
last night for our scholarship night and I think it's vitally important to recognize Trey tonight. Trey is a member of our National Honor Society and Trey is heading off to the University of Massachusetts in the fall with a major in kinesthesiology.
And that tonight, Trey, it's with great pleasure to to inform you that you have received in that bag the Mitchell Memorial Club scholarship in the memory of John Scanland. Congratulations to you. And lastly, it's only fitting as we begin to close our senior last assembly
for the class of 2026 with the comments and reflection of the class president for this amazing class. Please welcome Natalie Corey. >> Sorry, I'm back. Um, good evening, class of 2026. The school
couldn't get Edgar back to speak, so you'll just have to settle for me instead. For those of you who don't know, my name is Natalie Corey and I'm the senior class president at Middleboro High School. I know that I've stood up on this stage in front of you all a million times, but being here tonight at senior last assembly feels like nothing I've
ever experienced because we've all waited for this and now here we are. I am honored to say that I can look out at this amazing crowd and recognize each and every one of you. It's been a pleasure to know you all. Whether we grew up together or just met this year, to think that we'll be graduating together in two short days is amazing.
And I want you all to give yourselves a round of applause for how far you've come. I can't help but look around this auditorium and think about the countless class assemblies held here, the student council meetings, the team meetings and sports awards nights, the concerts and the plays, the ceremonies, the
inductions, the start strong programs. About how just down the hall and outside where our classes put together tailgates and fan sections. down the opposite hall where we've been in classes for the last four years. Somewhere along the way, you stopped looking like unsure freshmen and started looking like accomplished
athletes, talented performers and artists, academic scholars, skilled trade workers, adults. We have young adults in this graduating class who are going on to Ivy League schools, who are division one athletes, who are going on to serve our country, and who should be
very proud of themselves. You all should be so incredibly proud of yourselves. Not a day goes by that I don't think about how remarkable it is to go to a school where everyone can learn from each other, get inspiration from others, and find so much variety in the people they see every day. I think I can speak for many people when I say that Middle
High School is unlike any other school in the best possible way. What other school do you know that has a stats teacher who performs his own little songs for the class? What about an English teacher with her own band? A track coach who doubles as a history and psych teacher with endless grade advice to always marry rich? an emotional
support dog with better outfits than any person here. What about an environmental science teacher with the best pattern shirts and a chemistry teacher who might give Harris a run for his money with the chemistry themed t-shirts? I don't know of any other school like that. Not just because of the memorable teachers we have or the beautiful building, but
because of you for filling the school with personality, making the experience yours, and passing that down little by little to every graduating class after you. Your kindergarten macaroni art became beautiful paintings upstairs in the display case. And your field day medal became a varsity letter. But even after 12 years, you can see the same
personality shine through in each of you. Tomorrow morning, we will be walking through all the school buildings that most of us attended and that some did not. Some of you will recognize siblings, teachers, playgrounds, and classrooms. Or maybe you'll just recognize the energy of how it felt to be in school for the first time. How it
felt to be at the top of the world as a fifth grader. to be brand new again in the youngest in middle school, to be so excited for high school, or to be growing up without even realizing it. Tonight may be one of the last times you ever step foot in this auditorium as a student at MHS. I encourage you to take in as much as you can before you're
being called old by teenagers in 20 years when you try to come back for an event. In a few days, it will hit all of us very fast that we're getting ready for graduation and not a school day. We'll realize that we aren't picking our courses to make 40 credits, and we won't be comparing schedules with our best friends to see if we have any classes
together. Instead, we'll be looking forward to what our futures hold, and they'll hold great things for everyone in this room. I couldn't imagine a better group of people that I'd rather be closing out high school with, and I hope that every one of you knows how truly phenomenal you are. In the words of Sam Moer, this foundation was $40, so
I better get going quickly before I start ruining it. I'm so very proud of everyone here. Thank you so much, >> Natalie. If you could just join me right here for a minute, please. Natalie, I just want to let you know that I think you have done an incredible job of
leading the class of 2026. And is with great pleasure to make sure for on behalf of all of us here at the high school, knowing the fact that because of what you've done with them, that this high school is better because of it. And knowing the fact that you're heading off to Framingham State in the fall, we hope
you'll consider continue to lead and we have your gavvel for you to continue. Congratulations. Well done. >> And with that being said, to all of our family and friends here and to our parents and guardians, we want to thank you for allowing us to be able to work
with your children over the last four years. If our marshals please would you please rise and bring our seniors to their feet. As they begin to recess out, we are going to invite as soon as our seniors have left, we invite all of our families and friends to join us in their comments
for a modest reception, some pictures, and some congratulations. Would our marshals please make their way to the floor? and our marshals will take them right into the comments.
Everyone have a wonderful night. Thank you so much. We'll see you at graduation on Saturday. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat.