North Canaan Elementary School releases honor roll

NORTH CANAAN — Principal Beth Johnson has announced the honor roll for the first trimester of the 2024-25 school year at North Canaan Elementary School:


Honors Grade 5

Kane Ackerman

Dakota Bergin

Kylie Kayser

Brooke Stevens

Leia Wohlfert


High Honors Grade 5

Charlotte Finney

Ella Joseph

Elijah McClelland

Jackson Odell

Myles Shippa

Ellia Wagner

Bowen Wilson


Highest Honors Grade 5

Charlene Crane

Bailey King


Honors Grade 6

Jasey Cooper

Dontae Duprey

Christopher Johnson

Anthony LaFreniere

Nikola Trotta

Brayden Zinke


High Honors Grade 6

Toni Bascetta

Milo Ellison

Zander Gwinn

Ronin Hinman

Bentley King

Harper Lemon

Stella Richard


Highest Honors Grade 6

Finley Lemon

Grady Morey

Rylan Soule


Honors Grade 7

Marrisa Christiansen

Sergio Cruz Rodriguez

Jheric Espinoza Romero

Marius Flunory

Brayden Foley

Jackson Holst-Grubbe

Brayden Meach

Victor Valencia Sandoval


High Honors Grade 7

Greyson Brooks

Rayna Doyen

Paige Holst-Grubbe

Taylen Leonard

Henry Perotti

Isabella Portillo

Eden Rost


Highest Honors Grade 7

Sarah Devino


Honors Grade 8

Jessica Davis

Ciri Dean

Destini Dingee

Lainey Diorio

Riley LaPlante

Tyler LaPlante

Violeta Londono

Roshwen Rivas

Justin Sorrell

Abigail Veilleux


High Honors Grade 8

Maria Arango Agudelo

Lyla Diorio

Carter Finney

Aubrey Funk

Sophia Funk

Katelyn Holst-Grubbe

Ava Humes

Sofia Paz-Cortez

Olivia Simonds

Scarlett Visconti


Highest Honors Grade 8

Elexis Petkovich

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