SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Independent School (S.I.S) celebrated its first 8th grade graduating class on Thursday, June 17. This first group of Middle Schoolers started sixth grade at S.I.S in the Fall of 2018. During the ceremony, several 8th grade students gave speeches, and 6th and 7th grade students gave a choral reading of a poem that they wrote collaboratively based on Langston Hughes’ “I Dream a World.” The ceremony ended with the students singing the School Song with a special verse composed by the 8th grade.
Graduates of the class of 2021 will attend Emma Willard, Eaglebrook Academy, Questar’s P-Tech Early College in High School program, the AIM Academy, Saratoga High School, Burnt Hills/Ballston Lake High School, Stillwater High School, and Queensbury High School.
In an effort to leave behind a legacy, the 8th grade class raised money to buy more books for the new middle school library. The new library was built in conjunction with the Capital Campaign to build the new middle school. The 8th graders had a goal to raise $600, and together they raised over $1,000. That money was used to purchase many new books for the library. The students designed bookplates for the new books, wrote book recommendations, and created artwork for the walls, all of which will be cherished by many students in the coming years.
