Our Town
by Joanne A. Calitri
Joanne is a professional international photographer and journalist. Contact her at: jcalitri_internationalphoto@yahoo.com
Our Town’s 13th Annual Graduation Edition
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or two weeks in June, Montecito boasts eight schools celebrating graduations: El Montecito Early School, Laguna Blanca Lower School, YMCA Preschool, Montecito Union School, Cold Spring School, Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, All Saints by-the-Sea Preschool, and Crane Country Day School. We congratulate our grads and wish them unlimited success.
The Laguna Blanca Lower School Fourth Grade 2015 graduates announced by head Mr. Andy Surber on June 4 are: Katherine Ball, Orion Blackmore, Ian Branch, Anabelle Campbell, Finny Israel, Colette Johnson, Zack Lea, Pierce Liestenfeltz, Luna Martinez,Carter Mikkelsen, Jacob Molina, Jade Silva, Logan Surber, and Cash Young.
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel School 2015 Eighth Grade graduates announced by OLMC principal Karen Regan on June 5 are: Franklin Bow-Thompson, Jillian Chierici, Emily Guerrero-Peralta, Tiffany Hicks, Megan Krul, Anthony Martinez, Madeline McEwen, Taylor Pate, Ariana Ponce-Ruiz, Alyssa Villa, and Jazmin Vivero.
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The El Montecito Early School 2015 graduates announced by ELMES director Suzy Dobreski on June 5 are: Simon Howard Bilak, Benjamin Alexander Blakeslee, Will Hayden Cardot, Fiona Ruth Eldred, Arman Entezari, Nika Tavanah Entezari, Lawler Darley Jackson, Tate Adelynn Jaeger, Andrew Steven Jayich, Daniel David Kotler, Kate Krautmann, Hannah Mahboob, Peter Alexander Ostwald, Eduardo William Pena IV, Taylor Marie Plant, Nicholas Elijah Song, Piper Jane Strong, Lily Katherine Taite, Barrett Walker Williams, Nigel McCoy Wilson, and Brynn Lois Wood.
The YMCA Preschool 2015 graduates announced by YMCA Preschool director and room 3 teacher Mrs. Annie Fischer on June 9 are: Joseph Charles Bow, Sydney Parker Burgoyne, Caroline Emma Marie Gifford, Ashlynn Winter Greenburg, Alina Michelle Gutierrez, Asher Ronan Mc Williams, Diego Asher Ortega, Isabel Celeste Ortiz, Jonathan Adrian Siegel, Alice Kanlalani Sweeney, Lillian Ruth Trautwein, Mia Trifkovic, and Jordan Paris Volz. YMCA’s Ms. Janet Langley wishes to thank Annie Fischer, Mrs. Ruthy Ambriz preschool head teacher; Mrs. Diana Felix, preschool teacher, Mrs. Andrea Fishback, grandparent volunteer; Mr. Richard Trautwein, grandparent volunteer; and Mrs. Lynn Volz, grandparent volunteer.
The All Saints by-the-Sea Preschool “Bears” 2015 graduates announced by Padric Davison on June 9 are: Simone Blanc, Sofia Cook, Willa Eyer-Delevett, Harper Fraser, Jackson Greenspan, Rinna Griggs, Lauren Hermann, Kate McKittrick-Monroe, Brody Pozzebon, Coco Rautiola, Jason Reyner, George Taylor, Melody Toye, Loa VanSanten, Livvie Zampelli, Ryan Briggs, Luca Colombo, Indira Drost, Ingrid Ellis, Iris Gloger, Lawler Jackson, Kamran Khaki, Madeline Kneafsey, Ryland Murphy, Caroline Parker, Sasha Sain, Jettie Savala, Heaton Stoll and Rex Wolf.
• The Voice of the Village •
25 June – 2 July 2015