St. John's School celebrates two graduations (06/21/98)

St. John's School celebrates two graduations

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic School in Newark, N.J., celebrated two graduations in June. Eleven students of the eighth grade graduated from the parochial school on Sunday, June 7. The commencement ceremonies included the salutatory address delivered in Ukrainian by Roxolana Rak-Woloszyn and the valedictory address in English by Christina Jarymowycz. Other graduates were: Irina Bratach, Markian Hadzewycz, Donald Hannon, Kira Myskiw, Sofia Padkowsky, Bohdan Protyniak, Taras Puzyk, Natalie Rakowsky and Nicole Wynarczuk. Two days later, on Tuesday, June 9, the school's kindergartners had their graduation. The graduates were: Ivanka Farrell, Ihor Gritsan, Natalka Kudryk, Andrew Lazirko, Alexander Martynetz, Oksana Matwiiv, Olenka Olesnycky, Boyan Robak and Alexis Rozij. In the photo above, both graduating classes are seen with the principal, Sister Chrysostom; pastor, the Rev. Frank Szadiak; teachers Helena Milanytch (grade 8), Natalie Kudryk (kindergarten), Maria Robak, Olia Stasiuk, Maria Bereza and Luba Batka; and the school secretary, Olia Lukiw.