Evensville, TN -- May 17, 2023
Rhea Middle School held their 2023 Graduation Ceremony on May 17,2023 in the Rhea Middle School Gymnasium. John McPherson, principal, opened the ceremony. Also in attendance was Mart Shelton, Assistant Principal and Jessee Messimer, Director of Schools.
Ceremony opened with Processional, Invocation by Isabella Lajas, Pledge of Allegiance by Caiden Groce, National Anthem by Fiona Vickers and the welcome & recognitions by Mr. John McPherson. Mart McPherson gave out perfect attendance certificates, eighth grade subject awards, and Eagles of Excellence. The Faculty Award was presented by Mr. McPherson. Next came the recognition of Eagles of Excellence students and Top 10 students. Finally the presentation of Promotion Certificates and the Recessional.
8th Grade Students Receiving Certificates of Promotion:
| Eli Abston | Laterrius Donegan | Taven Jordan |
| Karigan Adams | Isaac Downs | Myles Kelley |
| Zoey Addler | Shelby Driggins | Ayden Knight✰ |
| Shyah Dunigan✰ | Isabella Lajas❖ | |
| Jesenia Aguilar-Reza | Darrell Edwards | Audreyana Lamoureux✰ |
| Jacob Alley | Corbin Elsea | Miguel Leal Hernandez |
| Ingrid Alvarado-Jimenez | Annaliesa Evans⚫ | Brandon Leffew |
| Benton Angel | Carter Evans | Skylar Lehr |
| Logan Ashford✰ | Foster Evans✰ | Alaly Leonard |
| Elijah Ashley | Lily Everett | Ace Lewellan |
| Kenneth Atkinson | Kierra Ferry | Alyssa Linebarger |
| Michelle Bautista Martinez✰ | Evelyn Forbes | Allison Lopez Cruz |
| Alijah Baxter | Alaina Freeman | Yaidin Lopez Cruz |
| Josephine Bishop | Karlea Fugate✰ | Abril Lopez Melchor |
| Katie Bishop❖ | Levi Garrison✰ | Viviana Lopez Ramirez |
| Ansley Breeding | Carly Giles✰ | Azariah Lozada |
| Joseph Briere | Roselyn Gomez-Cruz✰⚫ | Madison Lynn |
| Abigail Brown | Mark Gonzalez | Madison Manis |
| Jonathan Brown | Alex Graham | Avery Massengill✰ |
| Reece Brown✰ | Brent Grant | Quinten Massengill |
| Kaleb Burnett | Caiden Groce❖⚫ | Rayanna Mathis |
| Ava Burns | Richard Gurley | Bricen May |
| Kirstin Cartwright | Ethan Hall | Kallie Mayberry⚫❖ |
| Lucy Clayton | Nevaeh Hall | Jaydeen Melchor |
| Keaton Clift❖ | Zachery Hardin | Jasmine Montgomery |
| Connor Colvin | Jesse Henderson | Conner Neal✰ |
| Yelitza Coto | Cason Hennessee✰ | Paisley Neeley |
| Rylie Cranfill | Conner Hensley | KarissaLynn Neise✰ |
| Melissa Cruz-Feliciano | Guadelupe Hernandez-Uriostegui | Mikayla Nickels |
| Aylid Cruz-Reyes | Destiny Hindman | Josie Ortiz Vasquez |
| Brody Davis | Caden Hitchcox | Matthew Padilla |
| Dilyn Davis | Kamdyn Hixson | Emilio Palacios Diaz |
| Lyla Day✰ | Martha Holloway | Ethan Parnell⚫ |
| Erickson Delgado-Cruz | Early Hoose❖ | Caitlin Patterson✰⚫ |
| Luis Denson | Jaiden Hughes | Cheyenne Patton |
| Addison Dodd | Layla Janow | Dominic Pelfrey |
| Marley Janow | Shawn Pelfrey |
| Reese Pendergrass | Aidan Seale | Orlando Velasquez Sanchez |
| Jeremiah Pocian | Lilia Shaffer✰ | Jose Velasquez Sanchez |
| Andres Ponce | Hayden Sharp | Emily Vickers❖⚫ |
| Carmen Ponce | Demetrius Shirley | Fiona Vickers❖ |
| Nickalos Pound✰⚫ | Madelyn Shuler | Violet Wadsworth |
| Sophia Ramirez❖ | Caleb Silva | Jozlyn Walker |
| Bruce Ramos Sanchez | Landon Singleton | Lexie Waller✰ |
| Alexandra Ray✰ | Kameron Skiles | Thomas Weatherbee |
| Keylin Reece❖ | Megan Smith✰ | Brianna White |
| Tha Rem⚫ | Mollie Smith | Emerson White✰ |
| Mason Rhoades❖ | Shanelle Smith | Maggie White |
| Timothy Robbins | Kayden Sullivan | Aurora Wicker |
| Hugo Roblero Gonzalez | Lilah Sullivan✰ | Colton Wilson✰ |
| Kahliyah Rodgers | Nolan Summerlin | Kaiden Wilson |
| Abby Rogers✰ | Jaxson Swearingen | Keeli Wilson |
| Ezekiel Romero | Brinley Thurman❖ | Carter Wolfe |
| Bryson Rucker | Colton Thurman | Kaylee Yakubek |
| Kindale Rumer | Rolley Thurman⚫❖ | Hunter Yearwood |
| Jesus Sanchez | Jaidence Todd | |
| Amanda Sandula | Justin Valentine | |
| Jaxton Schmitt✰ | Angelyn Velasquez Lopez | |
| Caitlyn Scoggins |
Key:
Top Ten:❖
Eagles of Excellence: ✰
Subject Award:⚫