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5th Grade Celebrates, Seniors Graduate – Must be Summer
Posted June 25, 2009
After several weeks of year-end rituals, ranging from class parties and the year-end talent show (including a final performance by Ben the Magician) to Academics Awards and Senior Project presentations, school is out for the summer. On June 5, the 5th graders celebrated their “independence,” reflecting on their Lower School years in preparation for the start of Middle School in August. The 8th graders were next with the 8th grade breakfast, closing out their Middle School careers, and on Saturday, June 13, the Buckley Class of 2009 marched in commencement ceremonies at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. (Click read more for Commencement valedictorian and 5th grade celebration addresses).
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Buckley Retires Gatti’s Jersey, 4th Female Athlete to Earn the Honor
Posted June 4, 2009
At last Friday’s awards assembly, senior Alexandra Gatti’s soccer jersey was retired. It will join just 14 other retired sports jerseys hanging on the walls of the Roy E. Disney Family Pavilion and is only the fourth jersey of a female athlete to be retired at Buckley.
Gatti’s long list of soccer accomplishments include: girls varsity team captain for the past three years; Liberty League MVP honors twice; All-CIF 2nd Team honors three times; Buckley MVP four years; and, Buckley soccer career totals of 64 goals and 52 assists.
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24 Students Inducted into NHS and NJHS
Nick Greitzer ’09
Posted May 29, 2009
Having received their pins and lit their candles from the light of knowledge, 24 Middle and Upper school students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) and National Honor Society (NHS) on Thursday, May 21.
The selection process for NJHS and NHS is quite rigorous. Students with a grade point average of 3.0 and above and no serious disciplinary infractions are eligible for nomination by Buckley faculty members. Students with a minimum of five nominations are considered by the NHS Faculty Council, which takes into consideration the student’s scholarship, character, leadership, and service record. (Click read more for the full list of inductees.)
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