Academic excellence was in the spotlight at Emerson J. Dillon Middle School during the first quarter, as hundreds of students earned exceptional grade-point averages.
Those who achieved an overall average of 90 or better, with no failing or incomplete grades, earned a Gold Star certificate and an ice cream social. Similar recognition was given to the Silver Star winners, who posted an average between 80 and 89.99. Below are the winners by grade level.
Grade 5 Gold Stars
Peyton Aller, Lyla Barrow, Avery Bowman, Myah Burnham, Noah Bushnoe, Marissa Cacciola, Madalyn Carter, Owen Champion, Zoey Coleman, Ty Corey, Landon Crandall, Amelie Creighton, Gabriella Dates, Caitlin Dean, Sophie Delahunt, Anthony DeMarchi, Rylee Denslow, Marra DiGiovanni, Erika Dygert, Hunter Eldred, Gianna Ende, Mackenzie Fatcheric, Savannah Felix, Leland Frantz, Matthew Froio, Nathan Gaylord, Harleigh Greenleaf, Collin Gulliver, Haley Hammond, Sabrina Haynes, Donald Hook, Lincoln Kersey, Brandon Kimball, Cameron Kreis, Ava Kuropatwinski, Kaylen Lamphere, Beth Landers, Emily LaPine, Brycen LaRobardiere, Jason LaRonde, Zachary Lindsley, Lillian MacDonald, Lia McBurnie, Chase McElyea, Cayden McKay, Mariyah Metot, Jordyn Meyers, Claire Minney, Austin Moore, Alyssa Murphy, Caedance Myer, Degan Parker, Macray Pelton, Ellie Peterson, Alexis Phoenix, Gaige Pitre, Margo Pritting, Charles Quaco, Nathaniel Quaco, Jayden Rawson, Mason Renfrew, Ethan Reynolds, Nicholas Root, Sara Ruetsch, Arlin Russo, Lucas Stellingwerf, Alaina Sutter, Landen Thatcher, Chloe Thomas, Lukas Wooding and Luke Zellar.
Grade 5 Silver Stars
Emma Bova, Savannah Brown, Shane Byrne, Dakoda Capozzi, Charles Crandall, Tyler D’Arcy, Emma Dailey, Dakota Delaney, Jaylynn Dwyer, Abrielle Fayette, Mason Gollaher, Joshua Gullen Jr., Cody Hager, Parker Hall, Isabelle Hillman, Jason Jones, Koby Kitts, Sadiemae Maher, Hannah Morrison, Alissa Newman, Gerald Nolan III, Hunter Potts, Ryanna Rose, Logan Smallman, Nathan Worden and Miranda Young.
Grade 6 Gold Stars
Chase Bacon, Isaiah Bergman, Allenmichael Borasky, Elisabeth Caltabiano, Liam Campanino, Courtney Carter, Hayley Dygert, Michael Farrar, Madison Fatcheric, Evan Fox, Lindsey Goudy, Mia Graham, Kenidee Grover, Blake Hoyt, Mattie Hunt, Evan Isabell, Olivia Isabella, Alan Jacques, Conor Jones, Chase Kenner-Carbonaro, Morgan Lynch, Brooke McCann, Peyton Nichols, Tateum Patnode, Cody Perry, Logan Petrie, Lillianne Quinn, Hannah Reilley, Sheriden Southworth and Alexander Whaley.
Grade 6 Silver Stars
Joseph Abt, Grayson Brady, Solomon Campbell, Isaac Chesbro, Mackenzie Chetney, Christopher Clarke II, Meghan Clothier, Reghan Conley, Alexis Crandall, Blake Duncan, Emily Dunn-Hulett, Mark Eusepi Jr., Zoe Gordon, Mallory Hess, Merlin Lough, John McDonald, Jenna Moore, Edward Pitcher, Celia Tangorra, Ryan Thompson and Austin Wilder.
Grade 7 Gold Stars
Sarah Andrews, Landon Armstrong, Sarah Ashby, Stephen Beal, Virginia Bednarski, Mathew Bernard, Adrianna Breckheimer, Conner Calkins, Brendan Champion, Thomas Checksfield, Chloe Coughlin, Mary Crandall, Johnathan Dion, Mariah Gilligan, Isaiah Gordon, James Hagg II, Jonah Hawthorne, Jalyn Henry, Bethany Hook, Alexandra Hopps, Alaina Hubbell, Autumn Kelly, Lee Ketaily, Karson Kimball, Grace Landis, Maggie LaPine, Larissa MacDonald, Hannah McArthur, McKenna Neiss, Jacob Neupert, Katelyn Pyzdrowski, Kelsey Redhead, Ariana Richway, Kylie Russo, Taylor Smith, Chastity Thomas and Austin Wagar.
Grade 7 Silver Stars
Noah Bartholomew, Masson Bell, Alissa Bova, Ian Burgett, Kaitlyn Chesbro, Breannah Demo, Matthew Files, Charity Frantz, Brian Gibbs, Joseph Green, Maurice Handy, Nicholas Hanson, Jeffrey Horner, Tye Hughes, Zackary Hunter, Daren Jackson, Jayde Jacobson, Willyam Jolly, Nevaeh Lando, Dominick Mason, Grace McDonald, Cody McFall, Madeline Mills, Erick Moreira, Max Morgan, Brady Munger, Weston Murphy, Carson Newvine, Gabriella Payne, Carter Pinkley, Jarvis Piscitelli, Curtis Pitcher, Hanadi Sardo, Nicholas Sisera, Jacob Smallman, Olivia Snyder, Brooke-Lynne Springer, Daniel Stellingwerf, Sean Stevens, Gaven Sutter, Ella Tangorra and John Wallace.
Grade 8 Gold Stars
Isabella Allen, Shay Altman, Nicholas Bartlett, Natalie Brown, Sara Brunell, Chloe Calkins, Hannah Charleston, Emma Clark, Tabitha Clark, Sophia Crandall, Brielle DeRoberts, Alicia Durst, Hailey Fredericks, Francesca Goodell, Noah Gordon, Cierra Harvey, Mattison Hess, Nathan Kosakowski, Alivia Lamphere, Miranda LaRobardiere, Jock Li, Tori-Lenn Loosen, Megan Lytle, Owen Lytle, Zack Mills, Imari Piscitelli, Andrew Quinn, Tyler Redhead, Keaton Renfrew, Connor Roberts, Lily Roberts, Mackenzie Shank, Aiden Southworth, Nathaniel Sutter, Liam Sweeney, Benjamin Thibault, Corinne Thibault, Zoie Tracy, Melody Trask, Sophia Trinca, Aidan Trumble, Thomas Uhl, Michael VanAuken Jr., Ashlyn Wallace and Mason Watkins.
Grade 8 Silver Stars
Chase Altman, Ashleigh Besaw, Haley Bowersox, Kelsie Burgess, Jonathan Campbell, Kaelyn Cartwright, Alexander Coons, Hailie Dailey, Alexis Dryer, Ethan Fox, Zachary Green, Katherine Holbrook, Braden Jolly, Amanda Justian, Lillyan Kingsbury, Patricia Lamach, Jacob LaRocque, Brianna Lenway, Danielle Loy, Jillian Loy, Robert Minard, Joseph Palmer, Roemello Rondinello, Brett Sears, William Semanchuk-Enser, Garrett Strang, Caitlyn Sutkus and Jada Wyatt.