Martin Murphy Middle School sent off both the ninth-grade and, for the first time, the eighth-grade students in a ceremony Thursday, June 10 on the school’s athletic field.
The eighth-grade ceremony was held at 2:30 p.m. with the ninth-grade ceremony following at 5 p.m.
Members of the California Junior Scholastic Federation,
Rachelle Abbey
Alyssa-Joy Abordo
Michael Acedo
Samantha Bondi
Afshawn Chakamian
Priya Chawathe
Kristine Fuangtharnthip
Michelle Galione
Sarah Goodere
Eric Matsumoto
Michelle Mederos
Melissa Poon
Kristina Rosenblatt
Samuel Stoner
Christina Waln
Andrew Wisneski
Bryan Yates
Ninth-grade students who achieved a 4.0 grade point average,
Rachelle Abbey
Afshawn Chakamian,
Kristine Fuangtharnthip
Galione, Michelle Galione
Jilliane Jackson,
Eric Matsumoto
Michelle Mederos
Melissa Poon
Kristina Rosenblatt
Andrew Wisneski
Outstanding Achievement Awards for Ninth-Grade Students who have a GPA of 3.5 or above and have been a
student for two years at Martin Murphy Middle School. The faculty reads the resume of 10 students who were voted on as finalist and vote for top two students,
Computer Studies, Kristin Parrish and Jessica Davis
Fine Arts, Aurelia Ruiz and Sky Sandberg
Foreign Language, Andrew Wisneski- French and April Iruegas – Spanish
Language Arts, Mariah James and Kristi Fuangtharnthip
Leadership, Theo Batiste and Priya Chawathe
Mathematics, Eric Matsumoto and Kristi Fuangtharnthip
Music, Alyssa-Joy Abordo and Donavon Curtis
Physical Education, Katie Alton and Murilo Almeida
Science, Sky Sandberg and Murilo Almeida
Social Studies, Afshawn Chakamian and Michel’e Rashid
Faculty Cup: 37 students qualified for the faculty cup. The two students who were chosen to receive this award by the Martin Murphy Staff were, Michelle Galione and Jilliane Jackson.
Morgan Hill Lions Club Awards of $100, Michelle Galione, Jilliane Jackson and Bryan Yates.
Don Schaefer Scholar Athlete Award, Brett Jones and Sarah Goodere.
Home and School Club Awards, $50 Savings Bonds, Melissa Poon and Rachelle Abbey, Samantha Bondi and Eric Matsumoto.
Inspirational Students Award (donation provided by Mr. and Mrs. Bhalala), $50 cash, Joseph Goodner and Erika Garza.
Richard Hayes’ Memorial “Like A Rock” Award, Theo Batiste.
Eighth-grade Students,
CJSF eighth-grade members,
Eric Acedo
Makenna Austin
Nina Baio
Rebecca Brogan
Elizabeth Burdman
Yanyin Choy
Timmy Chung
Maura Cuffie
Alexandra Daily
Lillian Frees
Kimia Ghaderi
Larissa Gomez
Jessica Gonzalez
Megan Hanley
Elizabeth Hibbard
James Inouye
Katherine Kingman
Emma Lawrence
Kaleigh Mallette
Rachel Nin
Pausanos, Carissa
Anna Piatyszek
Jessica Poon
Jason Racz
Jennifer Ross
Shibin Tharayil
Matthew Votaw
Eighth-grade students who finished with a 4.0 GPA,
Makenna Austin
Rebecca Brogan
Yanyin Choy
Timmy Chung
Maura Cuffie
Kimia Ghaderi
James Inouye
Katherine Kingman
Chanel Lee
Kaleigh Mallette
Rachel Nin
Katrina Olson
Jessica Poon
Katherine Rule







