The Saipan Community School witnessed 11 of its brightest students receive hard-earned diplomas during its eighth grade commencement on May 27 at the Korean Presbyterian Church in Chinatown.<\/p>\n
Led by school principal Arden E. Smith, school officials, along with parents, relatives, and friends, recognized and praised the students for their accomplishments.<\/p>\n
Aside from their diplomas, the students were also recipients of various awards, including the NJFL, MathCounts, Presidential, Principal\u2019s List, and Honor Roll.<\/p>\n
Spearheading the cast of recipients were Soo Ji Ha and O\u2019Ronnia Sikayun, who were both honored as valedictorians of the graduating class. <\/p>\n
Soo also earned the MathCounts and \u201cA\u201d Honor awards. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Sikayun also bagged other awards, including the Principal\u2019s List.<\/p>\n
For her part, Soleana Demapan was declared class salutatorian after posting the second highest Grade Point Average. She also made the fourth quarter \u201cA\u201d Honor Roll.<\/p>\n
The three were also recipients of the NJFL and Presidential awards. Sikayun and Demapan were also members of Advanced Band.<\/p>\n
Other graduates include Kaito Ching, Luis Chung, Vianka Johnson, Nam Hoon Kim, Kevin Lazaro, Philip Nekai, Cayla Sablan, and Wen Hui Ye.<\/p>\n
Recognized for enrolling at the school from Kindergarten to eighth grade were Chung, Lazaro, and Wen. Chung, Nam, and Ching were also members of Advanced Band.<\/p>\n
Other members of the \u201cA\u201d Honor Roll were Wen and Nam, while Lazaro, Johnson, and Chung made up the \u201cB\u201d Honor Roll cast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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