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2008 Awards Program

2008 8th Grade Awards Night

The Class of 2008 ROCKS! At the 2008 Awards Program on June 10th, the Pershing community celebrated the outstanding academic, athletic, and community achievements of our 8th grade students. We are so proud of the hard work, dedication, and focus that these students bring to all their endeavors. Congratulations to all our students for their many awesome accomplishments!  

The following honors were awarded to the Class of 2008 (in order of distribution):

• East San Diego Masonic Lodge: Most Improved Student

• Team Reading Award

• Paul T. Walker Physical Fitness Awards

• Physical Education Running Program Awards

• Sunrise Optimist Herb Ibarra Award

• San Carlos Friends of the Library Essay Contest's School and City Winner

• Balboa Park Essay Contest/San Diego Zoo Division

• Perfect Attendance

• 2007-2008 8th Grade Spelling Bee Champion

• California Youth in Theatre Day

• 2008 Student Shakespeare Festival

• Bilingual Achievement

• SDUSD Honor Band

• SDUSD Honor Orchestra

• Music Department Rookie of the Year

• Outstanding Music Service

• Department Awards for Outstanding Students

• Pershing Science Fair Awards: First Place

• Pershing Science Fair Sweepstakes Winners

• Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair First Place Awards

• Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair Professional Society Awards

• Golden Pyramid Scholars for 2007-2008

• Academic Honors: Class Honor Roll

• Academic Honors: President's Education Award

• Associated Student Body (ASB) Awards

• William G. Matthie Award

• Most Inspirational Student

• Excellence in Education Award.