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FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMING ARTS
June 25, 20203:00 p.m.
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONYThe ceremony was digitally streamed due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Introduction Dashiell Friesen, Class of 2020
Processional “I Sing the Body Electric” from the movie FAME Music by Michael Gore Lyrics by Dean Pitchford LaGuardia Arts Show Choir Jeanne Cascio, Conductor Rohit Oomman, Music Director
Welcome Gabriela Veciana, Senior Class President
Presentation of Awards Valedictorian: Lola Simon Salutatorian: Gabriela Veciana Presidential Scholar in the Arts: Nouhoum Koita Message Vivian Orlen, Superintendent
Alumni & Friends Welcome Zoe Schneider (1989), Alumni Director
Address Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos, Principal
Presentation of Graduates Vocal Music Technical Theater
Instrumental Music
Performance Abendständchen from Op. 42; Johannes Brahms LaGuardia Arts Senior Chorus Jana Ballard, Conductor
Presentation of Graduates Fine Arts Drama Dance
Conferment of Diplomas Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos, Principal
Recessional Applause
Alumni Guest Speakers Chaz Bono, Drama (1987) Khalia Campbell, Dance (2011) Lorna Courtney, Vocal Music (2016) Carlos Henriquez, Instrumental Music (1997) Janett Liriano, Technical Theater (2009) Shawn Martinbrough, Fine Arts (1989) Awkwafina,InstrumentalMusic(2006)
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Lina AbdallaAdrian Acosta
Alexander AcostaTori Adams*
Lucy AdelmanBasirat O. Agbaje
Filomela Aguirre-OnoRadiya AhetoSude Aksoy
Alexi Antoine AlexakosLuke Alfasso
Juana Maria AlmanzarHenry Altman
Nicolas J. AltmanMarie-Elise Ambroise
Latchmee L. AmritJenny An*
Sussett AndradeNya Angel*Kanoa Arai
Aren Arakelian*Leilani AriasKhamy Ariza
Sun Shine Aroch*Faye Arranz*
Martine ArranzMahidya Arwa
Nhyira Oforiwaa AsanteMelanie Asmal
Alex Elliott Astort-FabraNicole Astudillo*Tara Arya Atluri*Jonathan Awad
Ramisa AzadIsabel Azpeitia*
Dorothy BalansagMichael Anthony Barbieri
Riley Barker*Brittney Paola Barrales
Jade BatistaJulie Baty*
Daniel BaumanEmi Bauman*
Kadijah Brianna BelcherThomas Hughes Bellavigna
Jerett Elijah Benjamin*Olivia Stassy Alabre Benoit
Jacob BergmanTali Berk
Abigail Bernardeau*Skylar Bernstein*AnnikaBertfield
Destiny Ermaly BertrandJalyn Betances
Karissa BetancesFarah Bey
Amelie BhullarSavannah Blackman*MayaRoseBliffeld*
Riley BoalsIsola Bobadilla*
Diana BocshaChristopher BogomasCatherine Bondarenko
Melanie BonnerRyan David BrandesJeanne Bransbourg
Jade BrathwaiteIsabella Brattoli
Benjamin Breitman*Charlize BrennanSabrina BreslinAluna Brogdon*
Arden BrownSabrina Victoria Bubis*
Zoe Buerkle*Sidari Burgos
Teddy BusharaRobert Byrne
Lianna Kayla CabiliErikson Calungsod*Gabrielle CamachoVanessa Camacho
Isabella Anne CamajChris Camareno
Nicole Cheyenne CappaBenjamin Julian Caranicas
Georgia Carbone*Christoph Cardoza
Sadie Blossom Carroll*Roan CassidyMin Hui ChaiNelson Chak
Una Chambard*Alexa Chan*Joyce Chan*
Brandon ChaugLianaChekoff
The Graduating Class of 2020
* Graduation Honor Roll. Students received a cumulative grade point average of 90 or above based on February 2020 transcripts.
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Ginger Chen*Michelle X. Chen
Sherry Chen*Xinyu Chen
Zoe ChenMason Chiang*Elizabeth Chin*
Marco ChinLizelle ChiuAshley Choi
Hyojee Choi*Khalimah Choi*
Janet ChowSofiaCina*
Benjamin CiufoArielle Clarke*
Fiamma CochraneLily Cohen*
Charlie Cole*Imani J. ColemanLauren Corcoran
Amelia CraftHilary CraigBen Craven
Joely Cromack-KlukoEmily CroninTakira CrossKaylaF.Cuffy
Nia Shuko Curd*Annalisa D’AguilarElizabeth D’Amico
Lieko DadailleSara DaSilva*Nadia Darson
Kiyomi DavidsonGianna DeCiccoVanivy Delaney
Isidora Díaz-Carr* Abigail Hope Dillingham
Calogero DiMaggioBangaly Diomande Jr
Gayoung DoAtticus Dobbie
Tanna Hill DodsonMadeline Dominguez
Mirei DominguezAndy Dong
Ravyn Dorleus*Jared Dougall*
Gifty Agyeibya DuoduRuth Dwan
Liza EdelstienUwa EhueJulia Elcik
Melissa EmmaKatherine Eng*Nicole Entin*Ellie Ephross*
Isabelle EschmannMaia Eskenazi*Fauri Estevez*
Constanza Estrada*Tessoro Estrella
Ryan FaillaKassidy Fan
Nicholas FanaraMathew Farfan
Zaria FelixGraham Ferguson*
Milena Ferreira*Kalia Ferretti
Arianna FerrisSavanna Filip
Renata Finamore*Maya FinbergAshanti Fiore
Raquela FisherMichelle Fishman
Philip FletcherSamantha Flynn
Geneva Foster-NarvaezJadyn FrancoisSanna FraymanHannah Freede
Maya Menon FreemanRemy FreemanDashiell Friesen
Celia FungEva Furlani*
Saba GabisoniaBoris GachotHeidi GarcíaRuby García
Kijani-Ali GaulmanAlita GaulotTamar GayleMei Geller*
Elena Giardina*G Gilot
Pasquale Giusto*Danielle GlaceDarby Glass*
Michael GlazomitskiyBenkei GoldenLilly Goldstein*Emma Gonzalez
Stephanie GonzalezZenovia Gonzalez*
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Lucy Goodman*Nathaniel Goodyear
Tess GordonJonathan Green*
Sophia GreenawayRuby Greischar
Eleanor Gresham*Poline Grishina
Godfrey GuLida Gu
Elizabeth HaarsgaardJulia Hajjar
Maggie HalloranShaira HaqueFelix Hartley
Kailin Hartley*Mina Hartley*
Amanda HaspelTomoma Hayashi
Brianne HayesAvangelia Henry*
Quentin Townsend HenryGiovanna Hernández
Deonna HigginsAnna Holshouser-Belden
Isabella Holy*Katherine Hong*
Julianne Elisabeth HorowitzTiffanyHou
Nina Michael HowlandCrystal Huang*Eileen HuangKelly Huang
Janna HusseinRyan Hyde
David Iacono*Talia Fader Idelson*
Rachel Iglesias*Kate Ivanov*
Justin Lovell IvorySkye Jackson-WilliamsFiona Jacobson-Yang*Careese Cezair James
NathanJaroffHannah JeongJessica Jiao*
Katherine JimenezSabrina JoaIsabelleJoffe
Erin Storm JohnsonMercury Johnson
Raven JohnsonLaura Kagan*
Anita-Mae Kahan
Jazmin KamaliKampton
Rebecca Kanter*Leo David Kearns-Stanley
Jordana Keller*Ashley Nicole KernRuby Kessler-Karp*Hannah Khanshali*
Iris Khim*Daniella Khmel
Karl Peter Kilb IVHana Kim*Kerry King*
Miriam M. Kirylo*Ariela Klein*Elana Klein
Curtis Kline*Julia Kohn*
Nouhoum KoitaMargot Krauss*Alexi Krentsel*Eteri KulievaZara KumarAyelei KyiWill Lach*
Allison Lai*Cynthia LamSokhna Lam
Isabella LandbergIzzy Lapidus*Louis Larsen*
Valérie-Emmanuelle LasserKaitlyn Lau*
Judith Lawrence*Thais Lawson*Evolone LayneCharisma Lee
Clara LeeKaayla Lee*Lauren Lee
Lillian J. LeeZachariahLee-Whitfield
Paige Levy*Fion Li
Karen LiRen Liberta*
Simon Chan LiebskindAllison Lin*Coco Lin*
Wen Jie LinSasha Lippis*
Aria Lisslo-ManginiJohn LoBello*
Thomas Locke*
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Anna Elizabeth LopezKate Louissaint*Stella Lowery*
Eli LudlamNatasha Lustig
Christopher Lutsker*Connie MaMaggie Ma
Lucy MachlanNatalie Maggs
Alexander Malayev*Kiana Maldonado
Aira Yzabel ManampanDelia M. MandikMichelle Manis*
Akira MannCaroline Manna
Mandy MaoIsabel MartinezMia MartinezGemma Marx
Fannie Massarsky*Avery Richard Mastrianni
Jasmine MateoKeryn Math
Christina MatvyeyevRico Maxino*
Samantha Elizabeth-Anne McArdleStella McCabe-Soares*
Thalia McCarthyMikayla McClainAoife McGuire*
Phebe McManamon*Madeline McNeill
Patrick MeadeRaudy Medina
Henry MeiKarin Mei*Erika Mejia
Joseph MelendezDante MelucciHajer MerardaSarah MeredithNatalie MetcalfeJade Metwally
Andrew Mijacika*Emily Minihan
Wyatt MoeMartin Arturo Moehn Aguayo
Emiri Mogami*Karen Mogami*Nikki Mokyeyev
Kieran Patrick MollaghanLouisa Mireya Moquete
Cristina MoralesJaswiry Morel
Catherine Moreno*Andrew Morris
Anna Moustakerski*Mackay Mumford
Amanda MuszynskiMahira Naznin*Lily NegroponteLuna eve Nelson
Zö E. NicholsNatalie Nieuwenhuizen*
Esther Zora Nikolic*Sadie Norr
Ezinne NwekeEmma O’Connell
Eloise O’MaraJahziya Oku
Rohit Oomman*Karina OrdonezSophia Orrico
Victoria OviedoYaffaOvsishcher
Victoria Pajkowski*Lara Palombi*
Bonita Pan*Olivia Pan
Miracle PanganibanElizabeth Paniagua
Ryan PaqueoClaire Park*Seowon Park
Kaitlyn ParkerMeiling Asia Parrish
Zoe Pasetsky*Justice D. Patterson
Allison PaulFinn Paul
Sarmi Paul*Ella Pearcy
Willa Rue Peltzer*Kristyn Pender
Taiz PerezLeilany Perez TorresWilliam Perkins IIINicolette Petriello
Tseyang PewaSerena Phillip*Aniyah Phillips
Breanna PhillipsEmily Pinkhasov
Victoria Rose PintoAlexandria Piton*
Julianna Place*
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Victoria Pokovba*Giorgio Poma
Jennifer Poroye*Audrey Powell*Sophia Powers*
Tony PowersTalullah Pratt
Amber PropheteAhna Pultinas*
Alex Pusey*Sharron Qian*
Crystal Qu*Rachel Quan*LucienRaffaeleSofiaRamírezLeslie RamsayBrooke Randle
Marcelo Ranghelli-DuranCharles Rapaport
Samiha RashidJonvieve RatelAneesa Razak
Daniel Renkas III*Sophia Rexing
Alexander RitterspornOrlando Rivera
Glenjanée RobertsonJade Rodney
Abigail RodriguezAzriela Rodriguez
Skylin Elise RodriguezSeamus RohrerPedro Rosales
Newton RosarioAbby Chen Rose
Kattia RoseroLuhan Rousseau
Yilan Ruan*DavidRuff
Celeste RuizLaila Sacasa
The Honorable Ashley SainvilMasiel Salazar
Alexander SalcedoWynn Salman
Dorothea Samaha*Eve Samaha*
Jillian SanchezManuela Sánchez-Goubert*Nathaniel Darius Santana
Zachary SanyourMaya SapozhnikovTanejah S. Savage
Shannon Abigail Schalk
Ben Schmidt*Tara Schmidt
Spencer Schulman*Zoë Schwartz
Naomi Schwartzburt*Casey Schwarz
Carianne SconzoMakayla K. ScottMaya Sequira*
Ella Leila Sghaier-DessemondLuke Sharkey
Rachel Sophia Shatzkin*Stephanie She*Kayla Sheeger*Maya SheehyAngel Sheng
Kristina SheredosSkylar Sherman*
Marina ShevchenkoSusan Shimanovsky*Mia Shonbrun-Siege
Jules ShulmanSatchel Danger Shure*Anna Aurelia Siciliano*
Violet SilbermanJules Silverman
Lola Simon*Miles Simon
Luna Simone-GonzalezJen Simons*Gabriel SinghKorina Singh*
Ashley Nicole SiribanRachel Skoler*
Jordanna Rose SkoppKevin Skowronski*Annabelle Smarth
Davielle SmithIan Smith
Tucker SmithAndrew So
Kamil SoltysMax Sorkin
Sophia SperoKenna Spickler
Seth SpitalLuna Stacy
Sophia StavropoulosChloé StebenneElizabeth Steele
Josephine StefanickJames Steinman-Gordon*
Allison Stern-LantowRyan Steuerman*
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JenLing StewartXara Stewart*Deana StysisJessica Su*Tracy Su*
Gulshana SubhonovaKsenia Antonina Sumberac
Kayla Dorathy SuterIsabella Maria Tagliareni
Alexis Taliento*Yaobin Tang
Angelina Tarrio*Angelina Tatsis
Kati TavadzeLamar Taylor
Jack TeitelbaumAmalia Tempel
Anja TempelGianna TerranovaMatthew Thomas
Julian Anthony ThompsonRenée Thompson*
Benji TimonerMia Townsend*
Frank Kawai Tran*Zoë Tremitiere*Brandon TrentKarina Truong*
Aaron Tse*Mariam TsipkisOphelia Tucker*
Lola Tung*Sullivan Tyree
Jose TzicAndrea UmbaoAnastasia Utkin
Natalie Van AlstyneJoris van HelmondAlba Varela García*
Zoe VassiliouGabriela Veciana*
Jezabelle Ann VelazquezGenesis Lynn Velez*
Adam VidalTorin Villajuan-GilThompson Vines*
Miles VitarelliAlex von Schmeling*
Tayahna WalcottKofiWaldron
Neviah Waldron*Lana Wang*
Maggie WangNina Ward
Jayhan S. Weeks*Amanda Lili Weisberg
SofiaWheeler*Anna Wielgat*
Anna WilkinsonClementine V. Williams*
Niya WilliamsVictoria Aaliyah Wilson
Zacharie Winter*Julia Colette Witt*
Olivia Wohlgemuth*Samantha WongWinson Wong*
Nyoka WotorsonMadison Wright
Annie WuJane Wu*
Jenny Wu*Meijia WuRocco Wu*
Winsey Wu*Zhao Kai Wu*
Karen XieDaniel YakovlevEloise Yalovitser
Auryn Yamamura*Maria Yaskun*
Kelly Ye*Clarissa Yen*
Chung Fei Jordan YimJaci Yong*
Amalia Yoo*Hana Yoo
Esther Young*Khalid Young
Miriam YusufovJay Zahn
Beyoncé ZambranoOwen Zamsky
Zara Eva ZeronianLily ZhangJenny ZhaoYanyu ZhaoJesse ZhengKelly Zheng*
Samantha ZonisTina Zou
Maria Zozulya*Gertie Zwick-Schachter*
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High Schoolcandidates for graduation receive
diplomas only upon completion of allrequirements.
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Chancellor’s Roll of Honor for Journalism Faye Arranz Leadership Amber Prophete, Jahziya Oku Scholarship Lola Simon Sports
CooperationinGovernmentCertificate
Riley Barker, Izzy Lapidus, Kalia Ferretti, Renata Finamore, Eva Furlani, Lilly Goldstein, Jennifer Poroye, Nyoka Wotorson
The Council of School Supervisors and Administrators of the City of New York Leadership Award
Rachel Shatzkin
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. BrewerCertificateofExcellence Maria Zozulya
NYC Comptroller Scott M. Stringer Student Achievement Award Victoria Pokovba
NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Student Achievement Award Aneesa Razak
New York City Council Speaker’s Student Achievement Award Arden Brown
Richard Welling Award for Outstanding Citizenship, Service, and Leadership Jonathan Green
The Fiorello Award for Exemplary Leadership and Service
Ramisa Azad, Isabella Caruchi, Imani Coleman, Fiona Jacobson, Mei Ling Parrish, Stella McCabe-Soares, Karen Mogami, Alexandria Piton
Awards and RecognitionLaGuardia Arts
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Drama DepartmentThe LaGuardia Arts Drama Award For Excellence Thompson Vines
The LaGuardia Arts Drama Award, Honorable Mention Jonathan Green
The LaGuardia Arts Drama Award, CertificatesofAchievement
Nia Shuko Curd, Julia Colette Witt, Olivia Wohlgemuth, Amalia Yoo, Gertie Zwick-Schachter
Parents Association Spirit of LaGuardia Award Annalisa D’Aguilar
Dance DepartmentThe LaGuardia Arts Dance Award For Excellence Zoe Pasetsky
The LaGuardia Arts Dance Award, Honorable Mention Mei Geller
The LaGuardia Arts Dance Award, CertificatesofAchievement
Elizabeth Chin, Constanza Estrada,Kate Louissaint, Rachel Skoler, Kelly Zheng
Parents Association Spirit of LaGuardia Award Josephine Stefanick
Wanona Olivier Smith Award Delia Mandik
Brunilda Ruiz and Paul Sutherland Ballet Award Elizabeth Steele
Helen Tamiris Award Nyoka Wotorson
Lee Theodore Theatre Dance Award Kate Louissaint
Dance Music Award Sanna Frayman
Chairperson’s Award
Jazmin Kamali, Nicolette Petriello, Skylin Rodriguez, Casey Schwarz, Zoe Schwartz, Lamar Taylor
2020 Achievement in the Studio Award
Nhyira Asante, Elizabeth Chin, Kiyomi Davidson, Isabelle Eschmann, Savanna Filip, Elizabeth Haarsgaard, Deonna Higgins, Zoe Pasetsky, Jonvieve Ratel, Tara Schmidt, Zoe Schwartz, Anna Wilkinson, Kelly Zheng
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Fine Arts DepartmentThe LaGuardia Arts Fine Arts Award For Excellence Aneesa Razak
The LaGuardia Arts Fine Arts Award, Honorable Mention Lola Simon
The LaGuardia Arts Fine Arts Award, CertificatesofAchievement
Radiya Aheto, Stella Lowery, Henry Mei, Susan Shimanovsky, Frank Tran
Parents Association Spirit of LaGuardia Award Lillian Lee
English DepartmentThe LaGuardia Arts English Award For Excellence Gabriela Veciana
The LaGuardia Arts English Award, Honorable Mention Fiamma Cochrane
The LaGuardia Arts English Award, CertificatesofAchievement
Savannah Blackman, Benkei Golden, Kate Louissaint, Jezabelle Velazquez, Torin Villajuan-Gil
Parents Association Spirit of LaGuardia Award Fauri Estevez
The LaGuardia Arts Instrumental Music Award For Excellence Isidora Diaz-Carr
The LaGuardia Arts Fine Arts Award, Honorable Mention Mason Chiang
The LaGuardia Arts Fine Arts Award, CertificatesofAchievement
Benjamin Caranicas, Kailin Hartley, Curtis Kline, Celeste Ruiz, Zhao Kai Wu
Parents Association Spirit of LaGuardia Award Riley Barker
Benjamin Chancey Award in Music Kevin Skowronski
Clare Caine Memorial Award Aren Arakelian
Instrumental Music Department
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Gerald Trevor Award to a Wind Player Una Chambard
Gonsalves Award for a String Player Meijia Wu
John Philip Sousa Band Award Caroline Manna
Leonard Bernstein Musicianship Award Pedro Rosales
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award Adam Vidal
Manfred Nussbaum Memorial Award Ian Smith
MusicChairman’sAssociationCertificateof Merit Maggie Ma
National Orchestra Society Award Samantha Wong
Math DepartmentThe LaGuardia Arts Math Award For Excellence Zoe Pasetsky
The LaGuardia Arts Math Award, Honorable Mention Naomi Schwartzburt
The LaGuardia Arts Math Award, CertificatesofAchievement
Nicole Cappa, Sarmi Paul, Victoria Pajkowski, Jules Shulman, Gabriela Veciana
Parents Association Spirit of LaGuardia Award Lara Palombi
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Technical Theater DepartmentThe LaGuardia Arts Technical Theater Award For Excellence Natasha Lustig
The LaGuardia Arts Technical Theater Award, Honorable Mention Natalie Nieuwenhuizen
The LaGuardia Arts Technical Theater Award,CertificatesofAchievement
Skylar Bernstein, Patrick Meade, Zo E. Nichols, Ella Pearcy, Kamil Soltys
Parents Association Spirit of LaGuardia Award Renata Finamore
Science DepartmentThe LaGuardia Arts Science Award For Excellence Frank Tran
The LaGuardia Arts Science Award, Honorable Mention Ravyn Dorleus
The LaGuardia Arts Science Award, CertificatesofAchievement
Elizabeth Chin, Isidora Diaz-Carr, Constanza Estrada, Alexi Krenstel,Jessica Nyiam
Parents Association Spirit of LaGuardia Award Ginger Chen
Social Studies DepartmentThe LaGuardia Arts Social Studies Award For Excellence Jonathan Green
The LaGuardia Arts Social Studies Award, Honorable Mention Susan Shimanovsky
The LaGuardia Arts Social Studies Award, CertificatesofAchievement
Zenovia Gonzalez, Rico Maxino, Ben Schmidt, Neviah Waldron, Jaci Yong
Parents Association Spirit of LaGuardia Award Lilly Goldstein
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World Languages DepartmentThe LaGuardia Arts English Award For Excellence Alexa Chan
The LaGuardia Arts English Award, Honorable Mention Curtis Kline
The LaGuardia Arts English Award, CertificatesofAchievement
Radiya Aheto, Victoria Pajkowski, Naomi Schwartzburt, Willa Peltzer, Gertie Zwick-Schachter
Parents Association Spirit of LaGuardia Award Daniel Rankas
Vocal Music DepartmentThe LaGuardia Arts Vocal Music Award For Excellence Arielle Clarke
The LaGuardia Arts Vocal Music Award, Honorable Mention Zenovia Gonzalez
The LaGuardia Arts Vocal Music Award, CertificatesofAchievement
Vanessa Camacho, Boris Gachot, Talia Idelson, Thomas Locke, Bonita Pan
Parents Association Spirit of Laguardia Award Victoria Pinto
Dr. Judith Brickell Memorial Award for Gospel Music Gifty Agyeiba Duodu
Faith Regina Shaw Memorial Award for Vocal Excellence Mina Hartley
LaGuardia Memorial Association Award Joely Cromack-Kluko
National Chorus Society Award Mercury Johnson
Quincy Jones Musicianship Award Esther Zora Nikolic
Sydney O. Perlman Award for Advancement of Music and the Arts Kiana Maldonado
TiffanyHolmesMemorialScholarship Jade Brathwaite
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Filomela Aguirre-OnoEmi Bauman
Skylar BernsteinIsola Bobadilla
Jade BrathwaiteArden BrownSabrina Bubis
Una ChambardAlexa ChanSherry Chen
Zoe Chen Arielle ClarkeEmily CroninSara DaSilva
Vanivy, DelaneyTanna Dodson
Osayuwamen EhueConstanza EstradaTalia Fader IdelsonGraham FergusonRenata Finamore
Ruby Garcia Elena Giardina
Darby GlassLillian GoldsteinLucy GoodmanJonathan Green
Eleanor GreshamAnna Holshouser-Belden
Kelly HuangJordana Keller
Karl KilbJulia Kohn
Margot KrausssAlexi Krentsel
Will LachIzzy Lapidus Louis Larsen
Lillian LeeAllison Lin
Aira Yzabel ManampanFannie Massarsky
Samantha McArdleAoife McGuire
Karin MeiSarah Meredith
Andrew MijacikaKaren MogamiMahira Naznin
Natalie NieuwenhuizenEsther NikolicEzinne Nweke
Bonita PanEmily PinkhasovJennifer PoroyeSophia PowersSophia RexingKattia Rosero
Yilan RuanNaomi Schwartzburt
Rachel ShatzkinSkylar Sherman
Susan ShimanovskyLola Simon
Luna Simone-GonzalezKorina SinghRachel Skoler
Jordanna SkoppRyan SteuermanAlexis Taliento
Alba VarelaGabriela Veciana
Jezabelle Velazquez Thompson Vines
Jayhan WeeksSofiaWheeler
Anna WilkinsonJulia WittRocco Wu
Eloise YalovitserHana Yoo
Kelly ZhengMaria Zozulya
Gertie Zwick-Schachter
National Honor Society/ARISTA
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Adrian AcostaHenry Altman
Jenny AnKanoa AraiFaye Arranz
Martine ArranzTara Atluri
Emi BaumanJerett Benjamin
Abigail BernardeauMayaRoseBliffeld
Catherine BondarenkoAluna BrogdonSabrina Bubis
Lianna Kayla CabiliGeorgia Carbone
Min Hui ChaiAlexa Chan
Jasmine ChenSherry Chen
Zoe ChenJanet ChowSofiaCina
Benjamin CiufoArielle ClarkeCharlie Cole
Emily CroninSara DaSilva
Vanivy DelaneyTanna Dodson
Ryan FaillaMilena Ferreira
Renata FinamoreRuby Garcia
Elena GiardinaDanielle Glace
Darby GlassLillian Goldstein
Lucy GoodmanJonathan Green
Godfrey GuShaira HaqueBrianne Hayes
Jessica JiaoLaura Kagan
Hannah KhanshaliRaphael Khaykin
Julia KohnMargot Krauss
Will LachAllison Lai
Izzy LapidusEvolone Layne
Lillian LeeSilvia Lee
Kristen LewSerene Liberta
Coco LinLily Ln
Aira Yzabel ManampanMichelle ManisXiaodong MaoGemma Marx
Fannie MassarskyStella Mccabe Soares
Karin MeiLucille MerriamKaren Mogami
Catherine MorenoNatalie Nieuwenhuizen
Esther NikolicJahziya Oku
Elizabeth PaniaguaZoe Pasetsky
Tseyang PewaSerena Phillip
Alexandria PitonJennifer PoroyeSophia PowersAhna PultinasAneesa RazakSophia Rexing
Skylin RodriguezYilan Ruan
Celeste RuizBenjamin Schmidt
Naomi SchwartzburtRachel Shatzkin
Susan ShimanovskyRuth Shin
Lola SimonLuna Simone-Gonzalez
Jordanna SkoppKevin SkowronskiRyan Steuerman
Kayla SuterAlexis TalientoArub Tasneem
Gabriela VecianaThompson Vines
Lana WangSofiaWheeler
Anna WilkinsonJulia Witt
Winson WongJenny WuMeijia WuRocco Wu
Clarissa YenJenny Zhao
Maria ZozulyaGertie Zwick-Schachter
Chancellor’s Seal of Service
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English
Alumni & Friends Class of Music & Art ’55 Humanities & Writing Award for Fiction - 1st Place Henry Mei
Alumni & Friends Class of Music & Art ’55 Humanities & Writing Award for Fiction - 2nd Place Skye Williams
Alumni & Friends Class of Music & Art ’55 Humanities & Writing Award for Fiction - 3rd Place Stella McCabe-Soares
Alumni & Friends Class of Music & Art ’55 Humanities & Writing Award for Memoir Writing - 1st Place Emiri Mogami
Alumni & Friends Class of Music & Art ’55 Humanities & Writing Award for Poetry - 1st Place Meiling Asia Parrish
Alumni & Friends Class of Music & Art ’55 Humanities & Writing Award for Poetry - 2nd Place Sophia Greenaway
Elsie Herrmann Memorial Award Erin Johnson
Philip Carrano Journalism Award Lillian LeePaige Levy
Regina Barnes English Award Savannah BlackmanEleanor Gresham
William Macleod Memorial English Award Kampton
Alumni & Friends Awards
Physical Education
JeffHarrisMemorialSportsAward Osayuwamen EhueNina Howland
Marion Goodwin Art & Athletics Award Amanda Muszynski
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Social Studies
Helen Shapiro Memorial Award for Excellence in Social Studies
Takira CrossBenjamin SchmidtTracy SuGabriela Veciana
IraMarienhoffMemorialHistoryAward Isabel Azpeitia
World Languages
Henriette Judels Rattner Foreign Language Award Julie Baty
Zelda Ackerman Foreign Language Award Lola Simon
Science
Peter S. Coleman Award Tara Atluri
Alumni & Friends Awards
Public School Athletic League
George Wingate Award Justin Ivory, Basketball
Louisa Wingate Award Tanna Dodson, Swimming
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Schoolwide
Constance Boykan Award for Social & Political Activism Arielle Clarke
Murray Braunstein Leadership Award Sherry ChenGifty Agyeiba Duodu
Abraham & Shirley Fuchsberg Family Award Jerett Benjamin
Richard Gesualdo Award for Service and Leadership Isabel Azpeitia
Odette Eldridge Horton Memorial Award for Excellence Celia Fung
Richard Klein Award for Leadership and School Excellence Gabriela Veciana
Shirley Lustig Award Ashanti Fiore
Herbert & Nancy Salkin Award Juana AlmanzarEmi Bauman
Michael Saperstein Memorial Leadership Award Lillian Lee
Geraldine Prose Young Award Kadijah Belcher
Maria and Jose Perez, Jr. Award Radiya Aheto Jade Metwally
Rollie Abkowitz Award for Future Elementary School Teacher Takira Cross
Service Award Neviah Waldron
Odette Eldridge Horton Memorial Award Celia Fung
Dr. Franklin J. Keller Memorial Award Jules Schulman
Benjamin M. Steigman Memorial Award Ginger Chen
Alumni & Friends Awards
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Dance
Alumni & Friends Graduation Award for Dance Anja Tempel
Alumni & Friends Little Flower Award for Dance Polina Mankova
Desiree Keras Memorial Dance Award Jordana Skopp
Father Fame Award Anna Lopez
Father Fame Award Atticus Dobbie
Gregg Burge Memorial Dance Award Sabrina Breslin
Louis Falco Memorial Dance Award Leon Powell
Robert & Carole Horn Dance Award Mei Geller
Stefanie Silverman Memorial Dance Award Gianna DeCicco
Eleo Pomare and Glenn Conner Memorial Award for Dance Nouhoum Koita
Alumni & Friends Awards
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Drama
Alumni & Friends Graduation Award for Drama Gabriella Veciana
Alumni & Friends Little Flower Award for Drama Danielle Williams
Carmela Carrano Drama Award Lucy Machlan
Father Fame Award Analisa D’Aguilar
Father Fame Award Jacob Bergman
Goodman Ellenbogen Provet Drama Award Lola Tung
Alumni & Friends Awards
Fine Arts
Alumni & Friends Graduation Award for Art Isabel Azpeitia
Alumni & Friends Little Flower Award for Art Georgia Kretz
Buckner Family Art Award Hyojee Choi
Byron Dobell Art Award Kaayla Lee
Class of Music & Art 1947 Award Joris Van Helmond
Class of Music & Art 1957 Award Lana Wang
Class of Music & Art 1958 Award Benjamin Ciufo
Class of Music & Art 1959 Award Coco Lin
Class of Music & Art 1960 Award Christian Camareno
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Alumni & Friends Awards
Benjamin Steigman Award (founding Principal of HS of Music and Art) Ginger Chen
Fiona Veronese Pechukas Photography Award Zoe Vasilliou
Florence Mandell Memorial Art Award SofiaCina
Florence Mandell Memorial Art Award Brooke Randle
Class of Music & Art 1961 Award Connie Ma
Class of Music & Art 1964 Award Jessica Nyiam
David Levoy Graphic Arts Award Gayoung Do
Edith Hall Friedheim Award Phebe McManamonKelly Ye
Evelyn Sheftman Reiser Award Martine Arranz
Fiona Veronese Pechukas Photography Award Zoe Vasilliou
Florence Mandell Memorial Art Award SofiaCinaBrooke Randle
Fred & Kazuko Harris Art Award Henry Mei
Fred & Kazuko Harris Art Award Julianna Place
Frishauf Family Graphic Arts Award Lauren Lee
Gail Melhado Art Award Lola Simon
Helen Carr Memorial Award Lillian Lee
Herbert Homes ‘43 Award Jennifer Simons
Inna & Robert Mennerich Memorial Award Fauri Estevez
James Bama Art Award Samiha Rashid
King Sang Wong Photography Award Alita Gaulot
Madeline Ettin Memorial Art Award Sharron Qian
Mary Frank & Pablo Frank Award Sherry Chen
Milton Glaser Graphic Art Award Rachel Quan
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Technical Theater
Alumni & Friends Graduation Award for Technical Theater Carianne Sconzo
Alumni & Friends Little Flower Award for Technical Theater Lily Rzepecki
Curtis J. Senie Memorial Technical Design Award Lilly Goldstein
Edith Bank Technical Theater Award Naomi Schwartburt
Sandy Faison Award for Outstanding Character and Achievement Andrew Morris
Milton Ohring Sculpture Award Aneesa Razak
Nancy C. Seligsohn Artist Award Tseyang Pewa
Northan Bing Memorial Art Award Christalis Ferrer
Sam & Lillian Neustadt Memorial Award Samantha Zonis
Sheila Stember Art Award Susan Shimanovsky
Stephen Jablonsky Art Award Basirat Agbaje
Susanne Singer Memorial Award Tanejah Savage
Thomas and Sharon Collins Scholarship for Architecture Catherine Moreno
Alumni & Friends Awards
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Music
Alan & Alice Sklar Music Award Sasha Lippis
Alan & Alice Sklar Music Award YaffaOvsishcher
Bernie Linden Jazz Award Honoring Kenny Drew Avangelia Henry
Bernie Linden Jazz Award Honoring Kenny Drew Kalia Ferretti
Charles Fox Music Composition Award Danielle Wu
Class of Music & Art 1945 Award Arden Brown
Class of Music & Art 1947 Award Ezinne Nweke
Class of Music & Art 1952 Award Gianna Terranova
Class of Music & Art 1953 Award Alexandria Piton
Class of Music & Art 1957 Award Valerie Lasser
Class of Music & Art 1958 Award Victoria Wilson
Class of Music & Art 1959 Award Luna Simone-Gonzalez
Class of Music & Art 1961 Award Paige Levy
Edith Hall Friedheim Award Dorothea Samaha
Edith Hall Friedheim Award Eve Samaha
Isidore Russ Music Education Award Kayla Suter
Isidore Russ Music Education Award Ruth Dwan
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Isidore Russ Music Education Award Tucker Smith
Norman Potash Memorial Music Award Adam Vidal
PfefferFamilyMemorialMusicAward Emi Bauman
Strasser Family Music Award Maya Sheehy
The Foundation To-Life Award Daniel Bauman
William Feinberg Memorial Music Award Anita Mae Kahan
William Feinberg Memorial Music Award Beyonce Zambrano
Alumni & Friends Graduation Award for Instrumental Music Giorgio Poma
Alumni & Friends Little Flower Award for Instrumental Music Zander Grier
Bernard Gluckman Memorial Music Award Tomoma Hayashi
Father Fame Award - Instrumental Alexa Chan
Father Fame Award - Instrumental ZachariahLee-Whitfield
Fred Klein Jazz Award Abigail Rodriguez
Fred Mazart Memorial Award Elias Ludlam
GabrielKosakoffInstrumentalMusicAward Nicholas Fanara
GabrielKosakoffInstrumentalMusicAward Ilana Grollman
Jane Taylor Music Award Jose Oscar Tzic Alvarado
Joan Schlesinger Lichtman Memorial Piano Award Maggie Ma
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Lois Hamerschlag Memorial Music Award Michelle Chen
Lois Hamerschlag Memorial Music Award Benkei Golden
Lois Hamerschlag Memorial Music Award Clara Lee
Marianne & Michael Shapiro Music Award Aaron Tse
Michael Breier Memorial Oboe Award Anna Wielgat
Michael Kamen Memorial Music Award Julie Baty
Michael Kates French Horn Award Ravyn Dorleus
Milton Schlesinger Memorial Percussion Award Louis Larsen
Ralph Oxman Music Award Jessica Su
Ralph Oxman Music Award Nya Angel
Sam Jablonsky Memorial Brass Award Philip Fletcher
Stephen Kates Memorial Cello Award Andrew So
Polydor Music Award Daniel Renkas
Richard T. Silver M.D. Woodwind Award Kennedy Mensah
J. Leonard Silver Music Award Glenjanée Robertson
Julius Grossman Memorial Music Conducting Award James Steinman-Gordon
Julius Grossman Memorial Music Conducting Award Darby Glass
Ruth Coleman Bilchik Music Award Manuela Sánchez-Goubert
Ruth Coleman Bilchik Music Award Charles Rapaport
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Ruth Coleman Bilchik Music Award Lucy Goodman
Ruth Coleman Bilchik Music Award Tayahna Walcott
Scott Shukat Memorial Composers Award Nina Howland
Robin von Joachim (Dr. J.) Instrumental Music Award Karl Kilb
Alice Tully Vocal Music Award Lily Negroponte
Alumni & Friends Graduation Award for Vocal Music Sophia Orrico
Alumni & Friends Little Flower Award for Vocal Music Claire Coven
Constance Ziehmer Memorial Vocal Music Award Benjamin Breitman
Edith Del Valle Award Jennifer Poroye
Father Fame Award - Vocal Tessoro Estrella
Father Fame Award - Vocal Jerett Benjamin
June LeBell Memorial Vocal Music Award Khalid Young
Kyle Jean-Baptiste Memorial Award Davielle Smith
R. Sybil Mandel Memorial Vocal Music Award Natalie Metcalfe
Alumni & Friends Awards
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Drama
Alumni & Friends Graduation Award for Drama Gabriela Veciana
Alumni & Friends Little Flower Award for Drama Danielle Williams
Carmela Carrano Lucy Machlan
Father Fame Award Analisa D’Aguilar
Father Fame Award Jacob Bergman
Goodman Ellenbogen Provet Drama Award Lola Tung
Linda Masson-Kingsley Drama Department Conservatory Award Zaria Felix
Madelyn Teich Memorial Award Serena Philip
Marjorie Dycke Memorial Drama Award Eva Furlani
Marjorie Dycke Memorial Drama Award Ren Liberta
Martin Tishman Musical Theater Award Arwen-Vira Marsh
Michele Gale Drama Award Taip Ceman
Richard Harden Drama Award Geneva Foster-Narvaez
Sandy Faison Award for Outstanding Character and Achievement Macy McGrail
John Cappelletti Awards for Future Teachers of Acting David Iacono
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Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
PrincipalYeou-Jey Vasconcelos
Assistant PrincipalsGregory Brummell, Safety and Security
Alyssa Collins, Math and ScienceBernice G. Fleischer, Music
Justin Mackey, OrganizationMatteo Mannino, Social Studies and World Languages
Julissa Marrero, EnglishMichelle Mathesius, Dance
Heather O’Connell Polacik, Fine ArtsErnest Oliveri, English
Shoshana Seid, Special Education, Programming, and TestingMark Stricklin-Witherspoon, Engagement
Shelliann Williams, GuidanceTeachers
Jonathan AbikzerAmanda AbramsRachel AisensonJewel Andrews
Saby AntaoRobert Apostle
Anastasia AugoustopoulosJana Ballard
Joshua Bar-LevNancy Barile
Priscilla BaskervillePatricia BechardMichael BensonDanielle Berger
Krystyna BermanCharles Blancq
Taylor BlockJonathanBloomfield
David BlumenthalErik BranmanTadej Brdnik
Catherine BrikkeSarah BuccleughSaraBuffamantiIngrid Butterer
Kimberly CacioppoJenna Calderon
Christopher CannonJonathan Carrow
Ashley Carter
Jeanne CascioRalph Castaldo
Stacey CervellinoCarlos Cheng
Ramona ContrerasMario Costa
Emil Cruz-FernandezMichele Curiale
Jonathan DavidsonLourdes Delacruz
Anthony Della PennaAmelia Dombrowski
David DriggersStella DriverHui Yu Du
Derek DubossiJodi EliassonRachel EvansSara Falkove
Patricia FallonJane Felber
Karen FischerGary Fogel
Kristen FooteSukarno Fransowie
Laura FriesJaclyn GibbonsJason Gibson
Heidi GonzalezYorel Greene
Sandra HaleJocelyn Hall
John HamiltonXueying Han
Moskoula HarisiadisOwen HarknessSharon HartnettDale HawrylczakElizabeth Healy
Vincent HoldLinda Johnson
Dawn JonesDarryl JordanWilliam Jung
Marla KaralioliosRajvir Kaur
Tomomi KawasakiMaureen Kennelly
Erika KincaidMichelle Cronin Kingham
Flora KirouJesse Lardner
Antonette LaricchiaHansen Law
Emily LawtonGrace Lee
Lindsay LinLee Lobenhofer
Scott LoithersteinSteven Lonegan
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Guidance CounselorsErica Blum
Lauren D’AnnunzioKristopher Ebanks
Adelina EstevezChris Gonzalez
Jasmine Jusino-McGilchristDelfinaLeston
Thomas PappasSuzette Persaud
Janice Wang
College CounselorDevin McCray
Substance Abuse Intervention Specialist
Evelyn Carela
School PsychologistSteven Rudin
Social WorkersMichael Hessdorf
John O’Neill
Family WorkerGeorge Romero
Attendance TeacherEric Touzalin
ParaprofessionalTanikqua Campbell
Parent CoordinatorAllison Price
Studio Budget ManagerDebra Teitelbaum
Anne LuRachel Lytle
Casandra ManiotisMichael MarescaPatricia MarinoLara Maultasch
Donald McelveenAntonietta Mcgoey
Aylin MehterMatteo Mesiouris
Joseph MeyersValerie Mitchell
NaimaMoffett-WardenAudrey Montas
Stephanie MulvihillGregory NachtmannKimberly NawrockiKhan Nguyendon
Mackenzie NikolovaMary Claire O’Keefe
Michael PaganRonald PaguayYeon-Ji ParkMelaniePflaum
Kelley ProutyAshrafur Rahman
Nathalie RegnierPascal Rekoert
Lauren RicoJoyce Riley
Chiaki RochkindKimberly Roof
Stephanie RosadoBeth Rosenstein
Jewel RossJustin Sachs
Anthony SalasGabriel Schechter
Brian SchmidtElijah Schreiner
Gretchen SchwarzRaimonda Sefaj
Ruchir ShahColleen SheaAisha Sheikh
Kimberly ShernRyo Shibata
Valentina ShohdyGregory Sinacori
Joey SmithDonell Soles
Marc Sperber
JeffreyStaffordJory StarkMarcSteffaDonnaSteffenAndrew Stehle
Katherine SteshkoMary-Ann Swerdfeger
G. Benjamin SwopeSusannah Tamarkin
Richard TitoneChristos Tsakalakos
Mala Maria TsantilasCedric Tolley
Evangelos ViglisDenis Vinogradov
Justos VogelPaula WashingtonStephen Weinstock
Matthew WeilerBrian WenckebachVajira Wijesinghe
Rachel WittelsJared Wolf
Emily Wood
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SecretariesSubin AbrahamDaidra Bennett
Taina Delesline-TaitDeneane Estrada
Nicole HobotMichelle Lopez
Joan Wu
School AidesDoris CaraballoJackelin Javier
Elizabeth JimenezJessie JohnsonGilbert Robelo
Tracey WilliamsMarcus Young
Office of Food and Nutrition Services
Laura X. Sanchez, School Food Service Manager
andourSchoolFoodServiceStaff
Custodial DepartmentPatrick J. McGovern, Custodian Engineer
andourCustodialStaff
Office of School SafetyDerrick Neville, Level III
and our School Safety Agents
Parents Association of LaGuardia High SchoolCo-PresidentsElisabeth Rucell
Melissa Scott
Co-Vice PresidentsJill Bernstein
Kal Dolgin
TreasurerIrene Glazer
Assistant TreasurerNan Hawley
SecretaryDavid Ross
Community InvolvementEmily Furlani
Pamela French
Academic Forum Co-ChairsSusanna Lyubarsky
Kristen MetzgerLynda PieriniPamela Rytter
Freshman RepresentativeLaura Asmundsson
Dance Studio RepresentativesAlice Tse
Linda Florin
Fine Arts Studio RepresentativesJodi Isman
Camilla Calamandrei
Music Studio RepresentativesNik Grandanski
Susan Beyer LopezKatherine Levine
Karen Oberlin Hajdu
Drama Studio RepresentativesMeg Kearns-Stanley
Lauren McGrail
Technical Theater Studio Representatives
Lisa DabneyCatherine Dunning
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New York City Department of EducationRichard A. Carranza, Chancellor
Marisol Rosales, Executive SuperintendentVivian Orlen, Superintendent
Mark Rush, Deputy SuperintendentMark Ossenheimer, Field Support Liaison
Christopher Lagares, Teacher Development and Evaluation CoachJared Vitolo, Director of Advanced Academic Access
Damaris Frias, Family Leadership CoordinatorElizabeth Rivera, Family Support Coordinator
Helen Napoli, Administrative AssistantJulianne Newman, Senior Field Counsel
Edward Lam, Academic Policy & Systems Lead andPerformance & Assessment Lead
Yvette Abbott, Human Resource DirectorThomas Zarillo, Budget Director
Frank Jordan, Borough Safety Director
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Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos Executive ProducerDr. Mark Stricklin-Witherspoon ProducerG. Benjamin Swope Producer/Technical CoordinatorBill Meade Nice GuyPatrick Meade Creative Producer/ConsultantBernice G. Fleischer Music SupervisorJoseph Meyers Music SupervisorZoe Schneider Alumni Segment LiaisonGary Belcher Segment ProducerKathy Hundt Segment ProducerDashiell Friesen LaGuardia Minecraft DesignerArden Brown AnnouncerJonathan Abikzer Media ConsultantLee Lobenhofer Creative ConsultantDanielleBerger StaffMediaCollectionsNicole Hobot Production AssistantEllen Stahli, HerffJones PhotographySupportKristin Czerminski, HerffJones PhotographySupport
Parent Graduation Committee Anne Bergman, Producer
Meg Kearns-StanleyMichelle Cronin Kingham
Tricia KamptonWilliam Meade
Scott PeltzerElisabeth Rucell
Susan SmithMary Vines
Graphic DesignGayoung Do
Allison Li Anja Drakulovic
Sophia WangHeather O’Connell Polacik
Rachel Aisenson Rachel Wittels
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