Memorial Day Concert Program_2026

John F. Kennedy Elementary School’s

Memorial Day Concert Performed by: Kennedy First Grade Students Directed by: Miss Miranda Flanagan

May 22, 2026

Program THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA All Students THE HEART OF AMERICA Grimaldi, Pretto, Thomas THIS LAND All Students THANK YOU SOLDIERS 1st half: Makaris, Mills 2nd half: Kerrigan, Smith

COMING TO AMERICA All Students

First Grade Students Kerrigan: Caelyn Alexander* Shahim Alroud Adeena Baig Lorena Bassmaji* Ethan Cotruta* Yzabella Jimenez Jad Matarbazi Aiden Maughn Chaseton Mc Neil Matthew Ozturk Samarah Pachano Rendon Isabelle Peralta Sebastian Rivera Gonzalez Jessalyn Rivera Issac Rodriguez* Emmalynn Smith Yana Trinchuk Mia Valenzuela Garcia

Pretto: Jaime Aguilar Marcel Bielski Leonardo Campos Nava Pawel Czachor Grace Dawson* Sofia Hozhenko Leah Lanowy Erik Lefebvre* Gabriela Malinowski* Polina Moroz John Ozturk Emily Polkowski Malia Reyes Maverick Reynoso Isabella Salinas Julian Sandoval* Anastaisa Von Patterson

Mills: Mohammad Alshathli Nikodem Blacha Arturo Campos Luna Cuevas Avery Escobar Baez Jacob Gomez Marcel Grych* Valeria Maldonado De Los Santos* Xophia Marquez Gonzalez Rosana Matarbazi Eithan Navarrete Milani Olmos* Payton Quintero Elijah Valdovinos Gabriela Wencel Lucille Williamson Santana* Amaya Wolfe

Grimaldi: Tarik Ahmetovic Armani Alvarez Penelope Dinatale* Joseph Dubicki Kamena Furnadzhieva Diego Gamboa Annabelle Gonzalez Sara Kania* Adam Kapan* Julian Kubik* Benjamin Marin Briones Alice Martinez Lopez

Thomas: Agustin Alvarez* Azael Arroyo* Mika Babic Julia Babula Nuraida Bakytova* Jaretzi Gonzalez Anastasia Kovalenko Isabella Martinez Alexander Milanov Myah O’Laughlin Yevhen Palashchuk Brayan Ramos Nasir Sanchez Daniel Vandiak* Liam Venegas Cordero Ximena Zizumbo

Smith: Ellen Alset Julian Baba Carmelo Barrera Daniel Borysovskyi Jemma Carbone Iker Carrillo Mejia Laryah Carroll Scarlett Delgado Gomez Anthony Guerrero Colon* Ezekiel Jusino Noah Lozano* Jose Montejano Garcia Hiba Suleiman Lincoln Torres Nathan Torres Martinez Amelia Urbanek Lithan Vazquez* Lora Zaneva*

Mia Moreno

Jayden Ortiz Ortiz Matvii Priyimak Mohamed Sahli Lamyia Walton Makaris: Sara Boukeffa Avamarie Bowcock* Octavia Cardenas Lorenzo Casaccio Mason Cotto Victoria Duran Emilio Gonzalez Julian Ledesma Eduardo Lujan Anaya* Henry Ly

* speaking role

Ariyana Martinez* Catalina Martinez-Rodriguez Zoe Nicolalde* Alaia Ortega Vincent Pennavaria Abigail Pyska Demir Rahic* Jayleen Rios Gianluca Roman Mathias Velasco Gonzalez Amaliia Voitovych

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT! A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO: School District 81 Board of Education Dr. Melissa Kartsimas, Superintendent of School District 81 School District 81 Administration School District 81 Custodial Staff Kennedy School Staff District 81 Music Department

Thank you to all staff, parents, administrators, and students for working so hard.

Thank you to all our veterans and active service members in the armed forces for protecting us every day.