Newtown Middle School Eighth Grade Moving Up Ceremony (June 18, 2013)

These are the photos that were used to create a slideshow that accompanied the online version of the story "NMS Eighth Grade Moves Up And On," which can be read here: http://www.newtownbee.com/news/education/2013/06/19/nms-eighth-grade-moves-and/144475

Photos by James Dietter/The Newtown Bee

NMS eighth grade student Aysha Hafiz played a rendition of Henry Mancini’s “Love Story” on a piano staged at the foot of the rostrum. Her inspired performance won a lengthy round of applause, which Aysha obliged with an modest curtsy before returning to her seat on the stage.

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NMS eighth grade student Aysha Hafiz played a rendition of Henry Mancini’s “Love Story” on a piano staged at the foot of the rostrum. Her inspired performance won a lengthy round of applause, which Aysha obliged with an modest curtsy before returning to her seat on the stage.