The annual eighth gradeRite of Passage, a ceremony congratulating students on their completion of junior high, took place on May 2.

Adviser Joyce Hall said, “The Rite of Passage is symbolic because it is the Junior High’s graduation into high school. The ceremony represents their transition to a new step in their lives, including new possibilities academically and with relationships.”

Eighth grader Chanel Yee said, “Junior High felt like a comfort zone that was trying to make me prepared for what is to come. So now, following Riteof Passage, I am very eager for that next step.”

The Rite of Passage marks the transition into high school.

Eighth grader Madeline Sing said, “I’m looking forward to all the new possibilities. I want to learn the life lessons that will really be useful after we graduate and help to make our mark in the ‘real world.’ But, most of all, I am anxious to connect with new people and to learn new things.”

Hall said, “The eighth grade students are ready for their next step. Although they will be pushed academically and socially, I know that they will be successful.”