Eighth-grade students at the French Camp Elementary School followed a familiar path last week.
Accompanied by family members, they paraded along Elm Street, stopping momentarily to pick up their certificates of promotion from the Manteca Unified School District during a driving-thru event held Wednesday, May 26.
All told, 51 students received a special send-off to high school, as orchestrated by Principal Rene Knapp and her staff.
Honored were the following:
Brianna Aguirre, Lizet Aguirre, Jesus Amezcua Soria, Alicia Bajo, Diego Bustamante Esparza, Luis Fernando Camacho Espinoza, Alexia Cargill, Alexandra Castro, Jaqueline Cendejas, Jazmin Chavez Barajas, Matthew Chavez Ramirez, Yoselin Correa, Julyssa Cortez, Xavier Espinoza, Daniella Esqueda-Jauregui.
Valeria Franco, Maria Garcia Alvarado, Maria Fernanda Garibay Avina, Juliette Guerrero Montanez, Ariana Gutierrez, Jazmine Hamed Rodriguez, Felix Hernandez, Harley Hoag, Alex Lopez, Carlosergio Lopez, Vivian Lopez, Gabriel Lopez Luna, Juan Lopez Sanchez, Fernando Luna Lopez, Alexa Martin Gutierrez, Tania Martin-Orozco, Russell McEntire.
Daniel Medina, Francisco Mendoza Gomez, Marvin Menor, Aaron Modesto Avila, Laura Montanez, Adriana Montoya, Orlando Ochoa Garcia, Mariana Ornelas Hernandez, Brayan Pimentel, Abigail Ramirez Olivera, Carlos Ruiz, Julianna Salcedo Modesto, Luis Sanchez-Amezcua, Victor Sitzmann, Andy Soto Ocampo, Johnie Valencia Palacios, Alize Vallejo, Hani Vang.