Photos by Jim Ritch —
Kiptopeke Elementary celebrated the end of the school year and sixth grade graduation with student awards.
- Principal Sabrina Parker, who is retiring after 34 years of service to Northampton County schools, receives a hug from sixth grader Anna Brenz, of Cheriton.
- Sixth grader Samrit Kaur, second from left, holds the Student of the Year Award, for Kiptopeke Elementary School. With her from left is Rotarian Bill Payne; Kaur; award presenter and Rotarian Bill Murphy; and Kaur’s mother, Daljit Kaur. Teachers at Kiptopeke chose the winner from graduating sixth graders.
- Sixth grader Alex Hall, center, celebrates with family members, clockwise from top, mother Erin Hall, of Eastville; grandparents Wayne and Frances Hall, of Oyster. Young Hall won awards for perfect attendance and excellence on the Odyssey of the Mind team. He was also a runner-up for student of the year.
- Garrett Fisher, holds his certificate as a runner-up for the Student of the Year Award. With him are his grandparents, Jim Moncrief, left, and Teresa Moncrief, right, of Machipongo.









