Bay View Celebrates the Class of 2022 as They Move Up From Eighth Grade to the Upper School

East Providence, RI – The culminating event for St. Mary Academy - Bay View Middle School students is the Eighth Grade Moving Up Day. It marks their readiness to move on to ninth grade in the Academy’s Upper School. This year’s Moving Up Day celebration took place on June 5th and featured a Mass and an awards ceremony.

The Highest Academic Average Award is the top academic honor that a Bay View Middle School student can attain. It is traditionally given to the student who has achieved the highest academic average in the eighth grade class. The student must have consistently maintained academic excellence in all of her classes and her work must reflect an in-depth understanding and appreciation of even the most complex material. This year, Faith Blais (Woonsocket, RI) met the requirements and received the award.

The following local students graduated from St. Mary Academy - Bay View eighth grade on June 5, 2018:


Rehoboth, MA
Abbie Green-Sermak
Jia Weingard

Seekonk, MA
Jane Maciel
Margaret Mahoney


East Providence, RI
Orla Feld
Madyson Horton
Ava Troino
Gabriela Valotto

Riverside, RI
Grace Bourassa
Sophia Mutti
Kathryn Nelson

Rumford, RI
Elizabeth White