New Beginnings – Kindergarten, Early Education Students Promoted at June Programs

Hundreds of family members, friends, faculty, and staff gathered to celebrate a great year of learning and growing at our Kindergarten Graduation on June 13 and our Early Education Promotion Program on June 14. The programs, filled with smiles and songs, allowed students to demonstrate their accomplishments and praise God for His faithfulness throughout the school year.

At the action-packed Kindergarten Graduation, the students delighted the audience with a series of songs that told the story of a day in the life of kindergarten. Early Education Director and Elementary Principal Gail Alford then presided over the presentation of diplomas to 43 kindergarten students, who proudly posed with their white graduation caps.

Kindergarten teachers Julie Reilly and Ashley Vaccaro presented their students with special awards for academic achievement, Christian character, Bible verse memorization, math, are, technology and Spanish. “They’re ready for first grade,” said Early Education Director and Elementary Principal Gail Alford.

At the end of the program Alford introduced members of the VFW Cardiff Post 8098 of Egg Harbor Township who honored Vaccaro with a special plaque and a $100 check in recognition for her promotion of citizenship education in her classroom and in the school. Kindergartener Zackary Alobeidy gave the closing prayer.

At the lively Early Education Program, family members and friends smiled and clapped along as each of the classes, from Toddlers to PreK4, performed songs they had learned this past year and moved to the music — including Hop Little Bunnies, Happy and You Know It, God is For Me, Peace Like a River, and more.

There were lots of smiles and hugs as our PreK4 teachers, Teresa Bird and Jennifer Kelley, presented promotion certificates to their students. The program concluded with a message and prayer by George Myers, an ACS parent and Associate Pastor at Linwood Community Church.