Thomaston Grammar recognizes students for being empathetic in 2025-26 year
Empathy Award winners. Front: Vivian Hedstrom, Madison Marchio, Riley Blakeway, Zion Peart, Jayce Thurston, Payson Makinen. Back: Logan McRae, Kaleb Barnard, Principal Ainslee Riley, Juliette Johnson, Anastasia Magnoli, James Magnoli, Milo Fisher, Avery Cole, Levi Saroka, Phoebe Edwards-Jenks. Not pictured: Hadley Hatch, Opal Wellman, Gemma Rubino. (Photo courtesy Thomaston Grammar School)
Assembly emcees Lila Haskell and Liam Robbins-Sanford. (Photo courtesy Thomaston Grammar School)
Empathy raffle ticket winners Samuel Delano, Derrick Corson, Wyatt Hendron, Norah Smith (not pictured: Trenton Adams and Anthony Pittocco). (Photo courtesy Thomaston Grammar School)
Vivien Hedstrom received the Principal’s Award from Ainslee Riley. (Photo courtesy Thomaston Grammar School)
Empathy Award winners. Front: Vivian Hedstrom, Madison Marchio, Riley Blakeway, Zion Peart, Jayce Thurston, Payson Makinen. Back: Logan McRae, Kaleb Barnard, Principal Ainslee Riley, Juliette Johnson, Anastasia Magnoli, James Magnoli, Milo Fisher, Avery Cole, Levi Saroka, Phoebe Edwards-Jenks. Not pictured: Hadley Hatch, Opal Wellman, Gemma Rubino. (Photo courtesy Thomaston Grammar School)
Assembly emcees Lila Haskell and Liam Robbins-Sanford. (Photo courtesy Thomaston Grammar School)
Empathy raffle ticket winners Samuel Delano, Derrick Corson, Wyatt Hendron, Norah Smith (not pictured: Trenton Adams and Anthony Pittocco). (Photo courtesy Thomaston Grammar School)
Vivien Hedstrom received the Principal’s Award from Ainslee Riley. (Photo courtesy Thomaston Grammar School)During the month of December, students at TGS have been focusing on empathy. Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for being empathetic at a school-wide assembly on January 12.
The students receiving this award are known to be empathetic and sensitive to the feelings of others around them.
Empathy Award winners were Madison Marchio, Payson Makinen, Zion Peart, Riley Blakeway, Jayce Thurston, James Magnoli, Levi Saroka, Avery Cole, Kaleb Barnard, Hadley Hatch, Phoebe Edwards-Jenks, Logan McRae, Anastasia Magnoli, Juliette Johnson, Milo Fisher, Vivien Hedstrom, Gemma Rubino, and Opal Wellman.
The assembly was emceed by fifth grade students Lila Haskell and Liam Robbins-Sanford.
Throughout the month, students were awarded daily tickets for being empathetic. These tickets were put into a raffle and six lucky winners were drawn at the assembly. Winners received their choice of a gift card donated by local businesses or a game or lunch with Principal Riley. The winners this month were Samuel Delano, Derrick Corson, Wyatt Hendron, Norah Smith, Trenton Adams, and Anthony Pittocco.
Vivien Hedstrom was also presented with this month’s Principal’s Award. Vivien is a wonderful member of the Thomaston Grammar School community. She is kind and respectful to everyone in the Thomaston Grammar School community, staff and students alike. She stands out as a student who exemplifies being safe, being kind, and being her best self always.
The assembly concluded with a Penguin Waddle Race. Four teams waddled their way down the gym, around an “iceberg,” and back in a race full of laughs and excitement. The whole school cheered loudly, and it was wonderful to see so much encouragement, teamwork, and perseverance from every group. In the end, the race finished in a tie between Miss Heal’s team and Mrs. Bassett’s teams! It was a fun and energetic way to start a Monday. All our “penguins” did a great job!
Next month, students at TGS will be focusing on perseverance.
Congratulations to all the students who received awards at TGS this month!
