Movin' on up

More than 230 friends and family were at the St. Paul Lutheran Church Wednesday night to watch 40 Primary Learning Place Preschool graduates accept their diplomas from instructor Connie McHugh. Dressed in red, white and blue, graduates performed several patriotic songs, said the "Pledge of Allegience" to the flag, recited their alphabet, counted to 20 Spanish and counted to 100 in English. The students demonstrated their recognition of the color words and their manners. Graduates were: Hunter Mason, Emma Grothaus, Abby Norcross, Kallie Caldwell, Madison Whittington, Ethan Burrell, Allie Cullison, Sammy Gundy, Paiten Leftwich, Madeline Garrett, Tommy Elliot, Kaden Starlin, Hannah Rainey, Connor Bock, Brianna Lile, Shelby Trotter, Haiden Richmond, Natalie Ogle, Chloe Hutchison, Kurt Niestrath, Keaton Brockmeyer, Braxton Pennington, Ben Saterfield, Audrie Thorpe, Anna Fulton, Garrett Barmann, Briannah Hanham, Tanner Gotschall, Riley Haller, Clay Landoll, Maddie McCaffree, Johnathan Portwood, Grace Jackson, Jace Lanham, Allision Krish, Trenton Ellis, Kinady Fischer, Paxton Dahmer, Janna Scotten and Paxten Eads.