Hundreds of family members, friends, faculty, and staff gathered to celebrate a successful year of learning and growing at our Kindergarten Graduation on June 12 and at our Early Education Promotion Program on June 13. The programs, filled with smiles and songs and high-fives, 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 skits and 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 52 kindergarten students, who proudly posed with their white graduation caps.

Kindergarten teachers Holly McCrosson, Julie Reilly, and Ashley Vaccaro presented their students with special awards for academic achievement, Christian character, Bible verse memorization, math, art, technology and Spanish. Kindergartener Austin Samuels gave the closing prayer.

At the lively Early Education Program, family members and friends smiled and clapped along as each of the classes, from PreK2 to PreK4, performed songs they had learned this past year and moved to the music — including “This Little Light of Mine,” “God of Creation,” “I am a Promise,” and “Good In Every Way.”

There were lots of smiles and hugs as our PreK4 teachers, Robin Genter, Jennifer Kelley, and Jessica Samuels, presented promotion certificates to their students. The program concluded with a message and prayer by Teresa Bird, Assistant Director of the ACS Early Education Center.

Photo credits: Mary Winkel Roesch and Gail Crafton, AC Photo