DeSales First Honor Roll students for the first academic quarter of this school year are front row from left: Emma Fitch, Matalyn Bucolo, Emma Flatau, Miah Rohde, Meghan Samuelson, Sebastian Klay, Henry Smith and Reagan Lilley. Second row from left: Delaney Adams, Grace McKissock, Kyra Meagley, Olivia Sheldon, Katherine Widmer, William Rahill, Cole Meller, Jaydon Lang, Samuel Murphy, Colin Fragale. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

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DeSales Catholic School recognized 78 middle school students this month for their scholastic achievement in the first trimester of the 2015-16 school year.

Students earning First Honors, with a first trimester average of 95 or higher were:

Grade 8

• Colin Fragale
• Jaydon Lang
• Samuel Murphy
• Katherine Widmer

Grade  7

• Delaney Adams
• Emma Fitch
• Sebastian Klay
• Reagan Lilley
• Kyra Meagley
• Grace McKissock
• Olivia Sheldon
• Henry Smith

Grade 6

• Matalyn Bucolo
• Emma Flatau
• Cole Meller
• William Rahill
• Miah Rohde 
• Meghan Samuelson

Second Honors, given for academic averages between 90 and 94.9, were presented to the following students:

8th Grade

• Matthew Bonnette
• Madison Burruano
• Ashleigh Cottrell
• Bianca Franco
• Madeline Goerss
• Christopher Goyette
• Allison Hanna
• Nadia Henwood
• Matthew Knuutila
• Michaela Kurbs
• Emily Kush
• Olivia Long
• Owen Miller
• Joseph Ogiba
• Francesco Pellicano
• Samantha Schaffert
• Chloe St. Laurent
• Nathan Wojcinski,

7th Grade

• Elizabeth Abbott
• Kaitlyn Griffin
• Vincent Harrer
• Samuel Kerr
• Aidan Masters
• Murphy McDermott
• Ryan Mullane
• Nathalie Ogiba
• Madeline Sipowicz
• Benjamin Upshaw

6th Grade

• Emily Glena, 
• Ashlie Heffernan
• James Hoenow
• Katherine Hughes
• Kayla Landsman
• Caitlin Lilley
• William Lopes
• Matthew Schaffert

Merit Honors, for students with an academic average between 85 and 89.9, were presented to:

Grade 8

• Kiley Becken
• Joseph Bohlman
• Jason Buzak
• Kevin Costello
• Mark Crocker
• Racheal Miller
• James Trometer

Grade 7

• Madison Abbott
• Brielle Angelo
• Athena Erickson
• Daniel Hammerschmidt
• Brogan Porter
• Stephanie Porth
• Carson Ransom
• James Robinson
• Austin Timkey

Grade 6

• Morgan Bulger, 
• Clare Casalinuovo
• Cameron McIntyre
• Jacob Miller
• Nya Muffoletto
• Andrew Mullane
• Anthony Ruberto
• Elizabeth Singleton

DeSales is Eastern Niagara County’s only Catholic School, welcoming students of all faiths in Pre-School through Eighth grade.  For more information call 433-4870, visit www.desalescatholicschool.org or attend their Open House from noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 31.

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