The Tisbury School held its annual awards ceremony for the fifth through eighth grades on June 17. Academic achievement awards were presented in all subjects. The following special awards were also given: Jeffrey T. Goodale memorial award, Lachlan Cormie, grade five; Dorothy Larkosh Roberts award, Matthew Barton, grade six; Rose Anthony award, Karl Rasmus Sayre, grade seven; Art Buchwald Philanthropy award, Elizabeth Smith, grade seven; and the following eighth grade awards: Kerry Alley Humanitarian award, Gabrielle Silva; Eugene W. Baer Creative Arts award, Leah Fortes; James Norton Technology award, to Barra Peak; and the Maurice Bresnahan School Service award, Isabela Santiago.

The school’s eighth grade graduation was held on Friday, June 18. During graduation, the principal’s award was given to one outstanding eighth grader. This year’s recipient was Sophia Nelson. The graduates also honored three retiring teachers: first grade teacher Judy Baynes, library media specialist Patricia Ryan and social studies teacher Chris Abbot.