Bayonne School District honors more than 600 students at awards ceremony
May 22, 2024 | Bayonne School District, School Districts, New Jersey
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Dr. Gary Maid, superintendent of the Bayonne School District, opened an awards ceremony Friday evening and said the district would recognize "over 600 students" for academic, athletic and extracurricular achievements.
Board President Jody Casas offered brief remarks, congratulating students for their "hard work, dedication and perseverance" and urging them to "keep shooting for the stars." After the introductions, the ceremony proceeded through elementary and high-school award clusters, a short Project Independence video, and closing announcements about how families could access award details.
The district recognized dozens of student groups and individual winners across elementary programs and activities, including Project Innovate teams, geography and spelling-bee champions, chess teams, forensic and academic-challenge competitors, and National History Day finalists. Dr. Maid named Danna Labrige as a Grade 7 National History Day state finalist and singled out Isabel Kim as a gold-medal winner in the Hudson County STEM showcase. Project Independence students were introduced before a short video featuring recorded audio and student work.
Bayonne High School honorees included athletic teams and individual scholarship and leadership award winners. The superintendent highlighted Justin Curry for repeated success in boys wrestling and noted Patricia Conroyal McGowan as the school's valedictorian/signatorian and the ceremony listed multiple AP Scholars and early college associate-degree participants.
Dr. Maid said personalized award certificates will be sent to the Bayonne School District for distribution at each student's school. He instructed families to use a program code printed on one-page programs to find a student's name on the district's digital scroll, and said the full scroll will be posted on the district website beginning tomorrow; questions were directed to Lizbia Boudini or Dr. Gary Maid at the superintendent's office.
The ceremony closed with a thank-you to district staff and administrators; families were invited to remain for photographs with administrators and trustees.
The district did not announce any votes, policy actions, or funding decisions at the event.
Board President Jody Casas offered brief remarks, congratulating students for their "hard work, dedication and perseverance" and urging them to "keep shooting for the stars." After the introductions, the ceremony proceeded through elementary and high-school award clusters, a short Project Independence video, and closing announcements about how families could access award details.
The district recognized dozens of student groups and individual winners across elementary programs and activities, including Project Innovate teams, geography and spelling-bee champions, chess teams, forensic and academic-challenge competitors, and National History Day finalists. Dr. Maid named Danna Labrige as a Grade 7 National History Day state finalist and singled out Isabel Kim as a gold-medal winner in the Hudson County STEM showcase. Project Independence students were introduced before a short video featuring recorded audio and student work.
Bayonne High School honorees included athletic teams and individual scholarship and leadership award winners. The superintendent highlighted Justin Curry for repeated success in boys wrestling and noted Patricia Conroyal McGowan as the school's valedictorian/signatorian and the ceremony listed multiple AP Scholars and early college associate-degree participants.
Dr. Maid said personalized award certificates will be sent to the Bayonne School District for distribution at each student's school. He instructed families to use a program code printed on one-page programs to find a student's name on the district's digital scroll, and said the full scroll will be posted on the district website beginning tomorrow; questions were directed to Lizbia Boudini or Dr. Gary Maid at the superintendent's office.
The ceremony closed with a thank-you to district staff and administrators; families were invited to remain for photographs with administrators and trustees.
The district did not announce any votes, policy actions, or funding decisions at the event.
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