Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch preschoolers graduate toward kindergarten.
By
Andrew Atkins
| 1:20 p.m. June 5, 2019
East County
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Children from the Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch's preschool classes are ready to make their move.
On May 28, they celebrated a "graduation" of sorts, as the finished their schooling and head to their first year as kindergartners in the coming school year.
Marina Wolf-Schmidt, the owner of Kiddie Academy, addressed the parents before the students came into the room to sing their rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "Little Miss Muffet."
"It has been such a joy and delight to see the kids grow this past year," she said.
Karin Kiernan prepares students for their graduation.
Students in the Dolphin and Parrots classes were excited as the ceremony was ready to begin.
Students marched down the aisle with American flags before they got on stage, said the Pledge of Allegiance and sang the National Anthem.
The preschool graduates sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," holding up their arms to symbolize the arc of the rainbow.
Graduating preschooler Levi Cotton donned his cap and gown before walking across the stage.
Bridgewater's Brent Hamilton took a picture of his daughter, Reese, in her cap and gown.
Greenbrook's Cody Tana smiled as he crossed the stage.
Bayshore's Jorge Carvalho hugged his daughter, Mia.
Harper Rigo, of Sarasota, hugged her grandma, Deanna Nicholas once the ceremony was over.
GreyHawk Landing's Angela Mahan smiled with her daughter, Dina.
Savannah's Madisyn Bailey enjoyed cake in celebration of her achievement.
Miromar's Aayansh Dhamsania take a moment with his parents, Gaurav and Mansi Dhamsania.
Lakewood Ranch's Heather Curry holds her daughter, Emma, who is on her way to kindergarten after graduating from preschool.
