K.M.S. Happenings

Dear Members of the KMS Community,

It is with mixed emotions that I share that Assistant Principal Michelle Clifford will be leaving our school at the conclusion of this school year to accept a position closer to her home.

Throughout her nine years with us, Michelle has been an invaluable member of our leadership team. Her exceptional organizational skills, data-driven approach, and deep commitment to curriculum and instruction have helped strengthen teaching and learning across our school. She has consistently approached her work with professionalism, insight, and an unwavering focus on student success.

Beyond her many professional contributions, Michelle's bright disposition, friendly smile, and infectious laugh have made a lasting impact on our school culture. Students are drawn to her warmth and genuine care for their well-being. Faculty and staff have come to respect her thoughtful leadership, collaborative spirit, and dedication to supporting both students and colleagues.

While we are saddened (me especially) to see Michelle leave, we are excited for her as she begins this next chapter in her career. We are grateful for the many contributions she has made to our school and know that she will bring the same passion, expertise, and positivity to her new role.

Please join me in thanking Michelle for her service and wishing her continued success and happiness in the future.

Wishing everyone in our community a safe and restful summer break.

Respectfully,

Dennis Morrell, Principal

Greetings KMS Community,

In 2017 I left my classroom in my tiny K-8 school and started my journey as an assistant principal here at Kickemuit Middle School. When I think back to that time, I was saddened and afraid to leave my colleagues/friends, my students and my families. I wondered if I would ever feel at home in this giant school. Over the past nine years, KMS has become my home and will always have a place in my heart. However, it is time for me to say goodbye to the district that grew me into an administrator and share my passion for learning in a new place.

Our amazing students welcomed me from day one. I have enjoyed watching them learn and grow over the years. It has been an honor to meet all of the siblings and families. The senior walkthrough has become one of my very favorite days. I’ve been supported by this whole community and I am truly thankful.

Your children are lucky to come to school here with some of the most amazing educators I have ever worked with. They are dedicated educators who are deeply committed to nurturing and valuing every single student. While I have many colleagues to thank, I would like to take a moment to recognize someone that has had such a positive impact on this entire community. Principal Dennis Morrell is the best principal and boss I have ever had. For those of us who work with him directly, he truly recognizes our strengths and always positions us to be the best that we can be. I often say that he came to KMS when I needed him the most, but he came to KMS when KMS needed him the most. As I continue to grow as a leader, I will take with me all that he has taught me. I will try to be like Mr. Morrell and make every student, parent and faculty member feel that they belong. Thank you Mr. Morrell. I will miss you greatly. Please answer your phone when I call you for advice.

My decision to leave was not one that I made easily, but ultimately it is what is best for my family. My new position takes me closer to home and makes it so I am never surprised with the traffic that that broken bridge may bring. I will always have a connection to the East Bay. I hope to say hello to you when I am with my family at the Bristol 4th of July Parade or when I’m marching in the band during an Espirito Santo or Santo Cristo procession. KMS will always be a part of me. I wish this school and district lots of continued success.

Sincerely,

Michelle Clifford

Assistant Principal

Kickemuit Middle School

Grade 8 High Honors:

Najah Abo Aish,Trinity Ackerman, Ava Afonso, Gabriella Alves, Sloan Antonio,

Asher Bergen, Ella Boutchie, Paisley Boyle, Callie Brinza, Macy Brodd, Benjamin Campell,

Leticia Candelas-Calzada, Elizabeth Cates-Palm, Jiaran Chi, Charlotte Comeau,

Shawn Creighton, Liam Donovan, Amelia Dougherty, Josephine Duarte, Ocelene Elliot,

Benjamin Fallon, Chloe Ferreira, Delaney Flynn, Julia Fox, Mason Furtado, Sophie Giannini,

Gabriella Grifka, Clive Guymon, Kipper Haberman, Flynn Hancock, Sydney Jacobs, Daniella JaJa,

Kirra Lambert, Ariana Leitao, Torey Lessmann, Olivia Machado, Simone Mack, Ian Macko,

Raegan McGinn, Blake Mylod, Gabriel Neagle, Hailey Nunez Jimenez, Summer O'Brien,

Audrey O’Donnell, Owen Ottone, James Perlin, Lillian Perlin, Megan Perusek, Genevieve Rolando,

Ava Rose, Riley Ross, Noah Rozea, Kady Smith, Raegan Sousa, Matthew Souto, Abigail St. Pierre, Sofia Taylor, Haley Thoren, Leah Traynor, Hope Tucker, Milo Viele,Stella Viswanath, Annabelle Ward, Scott Zarnetske

Grade 8 Honors:

Jackson Adams, Morgan Almeida, Jasper Audette, Makenna Butterworth, Logan Cabral, Kaitlyn Carroll, Cameron Carvara-Salisbury,Jackson Case, Ryan Christina, Addison Cleary, Sophia Crowell, Domenic Cuccinello, Sailor Davis, Connor Dickson, Amarie Donato, Alanah Eberhard, Yisel Estrada Soto, Ella Fortune, Josephina Gallardo, Rowan Goodenough, Emma Gray, Alexander Grottenberg, Rosalie Ignacio, James Komiega, Gavin LaBollita, Jayden Larisa, Avery Lima, Finn Loftus,

Donovin Lopes, Bryce Lyon, Erika Massey, Brody McCormick, Emri Medeiros, Matthew Medeiros, Matthew Mello, Mason Mercier, Brynn Mullaney, Ivan Nanson, Simon Nawrocki, Azul Ortiz,

Mason Paiva, Liana Pereira, Matthew Raposo, Kaila Rocha, Madelyn Rodrigues, Sofenne Schofield, Logan Sheedy, Leah Silva, Amara Sloat, Faith Snow, Bryna Sousa, Evan Stringer, Jacob Tavares,

Avalee Vasquez, Delilah Vecoli, Leah White, Jayda Whitson, Jace Zabaleta

Grade 7 High Honors:

Hunter Aiksnoras, Olivia Almeida, Riley Ballard, Andrew Barowy, Cora Blomstedt, Kinsley Bott, Brynnleigh Cleary, Rotem Cohen Sharon, Rose Cohen, Gia Corey, Tessa Correia, Dessa Cote, Aubrey DaPonte, Mia Delmage, Jack Duarte, Evelyn Dyer, Brady Francis, Celeste Konz,

Olivia Lambert, Charlotte Loftus, Mason Magilton, Maxwell Magilton, Ava Mello,

Benjamin Morgan, Ryder Murray, Christine Noel, Marissa Pacheco, Ava Pereira, Kylie Pereira, Mya Salvatore, Abigail Securo, Vivian Sorrentino, Willow Suplido,Sarah Thoren, Lyla Toevs, Sophie Tucker, Caroline White, Ellie Williford, Abigail Winsor

Grade 7 Honors:

Macey Adams, Mason Almeida, Joshua Alves,Cora Atwood, Thomas Beauregard, Porter Belmore, Jacob Bento, Exsekiel Bermudez, Declan Blanchard, Lucas Botelho, Stella Butera, Grace Cardoso, Christian Carreiro, Alice Castillo, Nina Cirillo, Levi Contente, Jax Cook,

Noelle Correia, Bennett Costello, Alana Crowell, Keegan Day, Tanner Deveau, Jameson Dubois, Brooke Farias,Olivia Fernandes, Cameron Ferreira, Alisa Furtado, Aubrey Gardiner, Elias George, Mychal Gillooly, Julie Godet, Boston Graeve, Julia Haley, Sean Harrington, Emily Hilario, Jackson Hill, Violette Hill, Troy Hopkins, Mason Leitao, Maddox Levesque, Raymond Levesque, Penelope Lyons, Justin Mansi, Myles Medeiros, Brooke Micallef, Andrew Oliver, Eleaza O’laughlin,Matteo Papa, Julianna Reynoso, Liam Ross, Del Rowe, Sophia Russell, Peter Sedam, Joshua Segala, Pearl Silva, Emma Souto, Zoey Stanzione, Kyle Surkont, Owen Sypole, Lillian Tinsworth, Nolan Toevs, Mylo Vail, Caleb Walsh, Nathaniel Young, Jason Zarnetske

Grade 6 High Honors:

Natalie Abo Aish, Violet Bagg, Elfriede Barlow, Keagan Bergen, Chase Boutchie, Riley Brown, Everly Brudenell, Chloe Castigliego, James Cates Palm, Cara Cavalieri, Mckenzie Colon,

Molly Dalton, Cora Dejesus, Emma DeThomas, Nathan DiPippo, Grace Donovan, Gianna Faria, Kinley Ferreira, Caleb Giannini, Jasyri Goldstein, Brady Harcourt, Payton Hawkins, Avery Hicks, Vivian Howarth, Charlie Jacobs, Winston Knight, Charlotte Lake, Owen Machado, Nadine Mack, Miles Marine,Lennon Massed, Finn McPherson, Nicholas Mello, Penelope Nine, Allison Oliver, Rachel Patterson, Mia Placido, Violet Plamondon, Michael Regalado, Zander Resendes,

Cole Resnick, Brielle Richmond, Lorenzo Ring, Anthony Rodrigues, Emily Salamon,

Natalie Schreurs, Rosalie Vecoli, Lillian Wang

Grade 6 Honors:

Skylar Aguiar, Savio Antonio, Madison Badger, Zachary Bento,Jaxson Briggs,Owen Brinza,

Jacoby Cabral, Kira Cabral, Mia Cabral, Zoey Caesar, Donovan Cirillo, Anna Clarke,

Mhari Coletta, Skye Conte, Montana Correia, Andrew Creighton, Guilliana Cruz, Elle Daniel, Gabriel De Jesus, Sydney DeRobbio, Livia Diamond, Haytham Dias, Sophia Dias,

Emma Durand, Kaitlyn Ferreira, Giuliana Furtado, Liliana Geoghegan,,Samuel Harcourt,

Mylan Herrera Benavidez, Sara Higgins, Kaydence Hoffman, Piper Jorge, Ella Kischko,

Elsa Knowlton, Annabelle Krushnowski, Brooke Labreche, Gianna Lapolla, London Lawrence, Sara Lazaro, Isabella Lazo, Parker Leitao, Mia Lugo, Paige Machado, Rocco Martin,

Chloe McCue, Liam McGovern, Jocelyn Mello, Emme Murray, Gracie O’Neill, Emma Overy, Liliana Pacheco, Hazel Paquette-Edge, Annie Perlin, Maddox Ramer, Charlotte Reis,

Leah Reis, Samuel Remillard, Elijah Rodrigues, Sophia Rogers, Kailani Seguinot,

Mason Semenkow, Emma Silvia, Hunter Simas, Kennedy Simas, Logan Simas, Emery Smith, Tabithah Stanzione, Grayson Sylvaria, Benjamin Taylor, Roman Tomchak-Connell,

Yahya Ghali Touzani, Aubriella Vaitses, Landon Vermilyea, Julianna Vieira, Connor Waterman, Kai West, David Wilcox

The Olympians held they final family meeting awarding students for their academics and growth throughout the year. We also held our first ever lip sync battle as part of our Olympic Games. The Olympics consist of athletic events, a chess tournament, an art and Lego competition, a trivia contest, and many more events. This year, Mr. White's homeroom is the big winner!

For the past two weeks, Olympian students have been conducting an extended research project based on the nonfiction book, An American Plague by Jim Murphy. Students had the option to work alone or in a small group to create an infographic, an informational text focusing on providing information with graphics such as charts, tables, diagrams, etc.

Mrs. Cirello's class focused on the cultural art of tile crafting. As a meaningful farewell to middle school, each student designed a personalized keepsake tile. These tokens honor the beginning of their language learning journey and celebrate their upcoming transition into high school.