The rainy conditions did not dampen the spirits of Copiague Middle School’s eighth grade students as they celebrated their moving up to Walter G. O’Connell High School with a carnival on June 16.

The soon-to-be middle school graduates gathered with family, friends, teachers and administrators to celebrate the next chapter in their academic journey. As part of the moving up event, the students proudly received their certificates and class shirts. 

Cotton candy, hamburgers and hot dogs were served as the students gathered to celebrate their final days as middle school students. The eighth graders spent time with their classmates, signed yearbooks and reminisced with their former teachers as they bid farewell to the middle school and looked ahead to their high school days.