{"id":346433,"date":"2021-06-22T06:01:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T20:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=346433"},"modified":"2021-06-22T06:01:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T20:01:09","slug":"mcs-holds-3-separate-face-to-face-graduation-ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mcs-holds-3-separate-face-to-face-graduation-ceremonies\/","title":{"rendered":"MCS holds 3 separate face-to-face graduation ceremonies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mount Carmel School conferred 40 diplomas during her traditional commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2021.\u00a0(Photos by MCS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To conclude the 2020-2021 school year, Mount Carmel School held face-to-face ceremonies for all its kindergarten, eighth-grade, and 12th-grade graduates.<\/p>\n

All the ceremonies were held at the Mount Carmel Cathedral with limited invited guests to meet COVID-19 safety restrictions. The graduation ceremonies were also streamed live online through the Mount Carmel School Facebook page for family and friends who were not able to attend in-person.<\/p>\n

This year, Mount Carmel School conferred diplomas for 30 kindergarten students, 59 eighth-grade students, and 40 graduating seniors.<\/p>\n

During her welcoming remarks, MCS principal Frances Taimanao congratulated all the students and thanked both the students and parents for their patience and support during the first full-school year during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis commencement exercise marks another success for all of us especially during this pandemic. Opening this school year was not easy. We were faced with a lot of challenges and changes, but we made it work and made sure we were all safe and guided by the COVID-19 guidelines. It took all of us, parents, grandparents, teachers, and students in our community to work together to get where we are right now. Thank you for standing along with us to make it today,\u201d said Taimanao.<\/p>\n

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Mount Carmel School conferred 59 diplomas during her traditional commencement ceremony for the graduating eighth-grade class of 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mount Carmel School\u2019s keynote speaker and director of institutional development, Victoria Deleon Guerrero, focused on the significance of fear during important moments in a person\u2019s life: \u201cWhen that time comes, where you\u2019re faced with the opportunity to work [toward] your true potential and fear begins to creep up and hold you back, I want each of you to know in your hearts that you are worth it, your future is worth it, and the only person that can hold you back from the person you want to be is yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the eighth-grade graduates, Kaeli Jo Pathil earned the salutatorian award with Latisha De Jesus earning the title as the eighth-grade class valedictorian.<\/p>\n

Among high school graduates from the class of 2021, Katherine Avenda\u00f1o-Woodruff earned the salutatorian award and Victoria Nicole Santos earned the title as the school\u2019s valedictorian.<\/p>\n

In both Santos\u2019 and Avenda\u00f1o-Woodruff\u2019s speeches, they highlighted the importance of all the best memories that were made despite the stress and challenges the pandemic and school year presented them. Santos said, \u201cLife is full of chaos and despite all the bad things, there are moments where life is just so good that you don\u2019t want anything to change, so soak it all in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Similarly in Avenda\u00f1o-Woodruff\u2019s speech, she said, \u201cTrust your heart more than your head sometimes. …Letting your heart decide some things for you can paint your years just a little bit of a brighter shade of gold. In a few years, you won\u2019t remember the assignments and projects. You\u2019ll remember the time you spent with the people you love. \u2026It was my head that decided to leave this school four years ago, but it was my heart that brought me back and quite honestly that was the best decision I ever made.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following awards were given during the MCS 12th-grade ceremony.<\/p>\n

Valedictorian- Victoria Nicole Santos
\nSalutatorian – Katherine Avenda\u00f1o-Woodruff
\n1st Honor- Connie Lao Zhu
\n2nd Honor- Brandee Concepcion Hunter
\n3rd Honor- Mikee Mame N. Mendoza
\n4th Honor- Skyler Poon
\n5th Honor- Trinity Ann Camacho Cruz
\n6th Honor- Vince Philip D. Salvador
\n7th Honor- Brain Youn
\n8th Honor- Carmille Jade Agulto Perez
\n9th Honor- Christian Dean Palattao
\n10th Honor- Xavier P. Gatmaitan<\/p>\n

12th Grade Special Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bishop Christian Service Award- James Patrick L. San Nicolas
\nPresident\u2019s Award- Brandee Conception Hunter
\nGovernor\u2019s Leadership Award- Brandee Conception Hunter
\nLieutenant Governor\u2019s Leadership Award- Maria Ayuyu
\nMost Outstanding Female Graduate- Victoria Nicole Santos<\/p>\n

12th Grade Subject Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

English Language Award- Katherine Avenda\u00f1o-Woodruff
\nScience Award- Victoria Nicole Santos
\nMathematics Award- Victoria Nicole Santos<\/p>\n

Social Science Award-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Theology Award- Victoria Nicole Santos
\nMusic Award- Penelope Feliciano Sablan
\nArt Award- Katherine Avenda\u00f1o-Woodruff
\nForeign Language Award- Skyler Poon
\nComputer Science Award- Victoria Nicole Santos
\nPhysical\/Health Education Award<\/p>\n

Female- Puti\u2019on Primitiva Palacios Camacho
\nMale- James Patrick L. San Nicolas<\/p>\n

Speech Award- Victoria Nicole Santos
\nDrama Award- Brandee Conception Hunter<\/p>\n

8th Grade Special Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Citizenship Award- Jay Francis Dominic O. Pineda
\nLeadership Award- Kaeli Jo Pathil
\nPrincipal\u2019s Award- Latisha Anne L. De Jesus<\/p>\n

Delivering his final closing remarks as Mount Carmel School president, Dr. Galvin Deleon Guerrero gave a heartfelt farewell using the childhood stories of Winnie-the-Pooh: \u201cAs Pooh Bear puts it, \u2018I always get to where I\u2019m going by walking away from where I\u2019ve been.\u2019 When we leave, you and I can take comfort knowing that our hundred-acre wood, our alma mater, will always be here and so long as it\u2019s here we must never forget where we came from, all that we learned here, everyone that has been here for us, and who we are deep down inside. Whether that be an optimistic Tigger, a pessimistic Eeyore, or an inquisitive Pooh Bear. Deep down inside we are all Knights and together we are Knight Strong. So as we say goodbye one last time, let us all remember this lesson from Pooh Bear, \u2018 How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.\u2019\u201d (PR)<\/p>\n

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Mount Carmel School\u2019s kindergarten graduates participated during Dr. Galvin Deleon Guerrero\u2019s closing remarks during a traditional commencement ceremony at the Mount Carmel Cathedral.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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