2017EAST

HIGH SCHOOL

Monday, May 15, 2017Swinney Hall at UMKCKansas City, Missouri

COMMENCEMENT SERVICE

ProgramProcessional of Distinguished Guests and East Faculty ........ Jeffrey Spaletta

PrincipalPresentation of Colors .......................................... East High School Color Guard

Command Sgt. Major Bean, JROTC InstructorColonel John Rainville, JROTC Instructor

Pledge of Allegiance ................................................. Cadet Christian Gil-DoeringProcessional ............................ “Pomp and Circumstance” by Sir Edward ElgarWelcome ............................................................................................ Jeffrey Spaletta

PrincipalGraduation Ceremony Expectations .......................................... Robby Madden

Vice Principal

Please remain seated. Please take pictures after the ceremony.

Introduction of Guests ............................................................. Gwendolyn Litzsey Vice Principal

Salutatorian Address ............................................................................. Trevor DunnMusical Selection ...................................................................... Dr. Joshua MarkleySpecial Recognition of the Class of 2017 ................................ Kathyrene Hayes

Vice PrincipalValedictorian Address .................................................................. Abigail SizemorePresentation of the Class of 2017 ............................................... Jeffrey Spaletta

PrincipalAcceptance of the Class of 2017 .............................................. Dr. Mark T. Bedell

Superintendent of Kansas City Public SchoolsPresentation of Names ..................................................................... Nathaniel Zier

Please remain seated.

Turning of the Tassel ................................................................... Ana Correa-White2017 Senior Class President

Recessional ............................. “Pomp and Circumstance” by Sir Edward Elgar

Audiences please remain seated during the processional, presentation of diplomas and the recessional.

Senior Class OfficersPresident: Ana Correa-White Vice President: Victor Solis-CastroTreasurer: Melissa Hernandez-Martinez Secretary: Omar Abdullah

Senior Class Representatives:

Alan Cordon Jonny Tran

Senior Class Top Ten StudentsAbigail Sizemore

Trevon DunnNary Touch

Jolie MpangaSalmai Alvarez

Victor Solis-CastroKyle Scribner

Omar AbdullahRachel Sosa Cardenas

Leng T. Dim

ValedictorianAbigail Sizemore

SalutatorianTrevor Dunn

Graduation CandidatesSuleiman Mohamed AbdiOmar M. Abdullah*A˖

Ricardo Acosta A˖

Kalid Mohamed Ahmed Ola Khaleel Mohammed Al-MashhadaniSajjad Hasan Abbas Al-TaieJohana Patricia Alas Carla Tatiana Alvarez Salmai AlvarezIshmael Majelik AndraezAlfredo Aragonez Navarez*A˖

Lourdes Jorenisse Ayala GonzalezSu Hill Bar*A˖ Courtney Makayla Barnett Isai Guadalupe Barraza Gonzalez Carlos Daniel Bautista-Alvarez Anita Bendaribusha Swar BitA˖ Ramonda BowmanKaylee Shanice Brown Michael Jerome Brown Michael Anthony Burnett IIIJennifer Denise Caballero Marco Antonio Calderon Eddie Calderon Cano Thu Le Minh Cao Rachel Cardenas SosaHenry Adaly Castro Caceres Joseph K. CauseyBrandon Emilio Cazarez Francisco Cerritos GuzmanMario Ernesto ChavezOsniel Chinea HerreraCassandra CivilA˖

Ty’Eisha Cierra Collins

David A. ConroyAlan Emanuel Cordon*A˖ Ana Marie Correa-White*Lorena Martza Cruz Castro Montel Tyriq Deshazer Leng T. Dim*A˖

Jennifer Dominguez Kayla Carolina DuncanTrevon Lee Dunn Reyna Gisela Echeverry Jonathan Guadalupe EspericuetaLuundo FatakiA˖ David Eliel Favela Garcia Ja’Eshia Layvonna Finnell LaneGerardo Flores Jr.Marc Anthony FristoeClementine Furaha Mariel Alicia Gallegos Liza Gallegos ValenciaCarmen Yadira Gallegos Enrique Garcia CortesA˖

Esmeralda Garcia RiveraAbrahan Garrido EstradaChaykayla Starr’Lynn Maria GilkeyYailine Denisse Gomez FloresAlba Mayela Gonzalez Anguiano RayVaughn GuinnDarquan Cordell Harris Daron J Hatcher Ronnell Dominique HatchettAlexandra Hernandez William Enrique Hernandez Coreas Fabian Hernandez GuetaMelissa Laura Hernandez Martinez*A˖

Idalia Jailene Hidalgo Garcia

Kaw Thaw HtooA˖

Monique Jaquay Hughes Ngan Thi Kim HuynhProvidence Izabayo Tyrone Von James Taha Yaseen JasimLauren Bailey Jensen Donzell Lewis Johnson Shauntez Mykel Johnson Alonna Jones Andre Tyrese-David Jones IIISakria JuneSangita Kafley Caroline Kasindi*A˖ Rupa Maya Khadka Ula Nazar Obeid KhalifaA˖ Ahmad E. KhuderA˖

Phillip Joseph Lawrence Kisner Luis Gabriel LaraCharles Sharron Laroy Lee Ramiro Fernando Lemus CamarenaHmun LianA˖

Aric Tyrese Marks Christian Alejandro Marquez Luis Armando Marquez Shynece Lynett Marshall*A˖ Paola Martinez Navarro Ebony Anjeanette May Kylee Marie McCollum Pedro Medina Susely Meraz-Tafolla Abdirisaq Abdirashid MohamedFatma Noor MohamedA˖ Alans Eduardo Monroy Jolie Katolo Mpanga*A˖

Jose Adrian Murillo-AcostaHamam Saad Mustafa Laith Saad Mustafa

Thawng NauA˖ Gashema Niyomugabo Eduardo Ulises Olivas CamposLex-Xavier David OliverA˖ Armando Orozco Lizbeth Alejandra Ortiz Karla Vianey Palacios OronaMarcela Elizabeth Parra Zepeda Htoo Sa Paw*A˖ Mou Go Pow Low Paw Tea Moo PawA˖

Eluvia Veronica Pelico PerezJose Santos PerezOsvaldo Pizano BaezaGenesis Marisol Portillo Carillos McKayla Paige Powell Munira Ahmed Qasin O By Ra Angelica Nayeli Ramirez Chiguil Breishay L Redmond Gabriella Alejandra ReyesJacquelyn RiosYildi Vianey Rios Tecoriche Jose Angel Rodriguez Ana Karen Rodriguez Zarate Kasey Monique Rodriquez Max Ruelas* Adrian Salamanca Sandoval Verenise Lisbeth Salcedo PimentelKapaw SayA˖ Kyar Say Kyle Allen Scribner Davon Maurice SheltonA˖ Esther Aylin Silva Gonzalez Abigail Lynette Sizemore*ECA

Zaccheaus Enguene SmithVictor Solis-Castro*A˖

May Teny Sangal Srong*A˖ Diamond Nicole Standifer

April Stu Umesh TamangA˖

Nary Touch* Jonny TranA˖

Phu Minh TrangCreicha Valcarcel Delgado

Maria Valenzuela Gisselle Yesenia VegaA˖

Kenia Paulina Vertiz LopezNay Blut Wah

Abdiqaliq Abdi Weli Roger Lee West

Kayla Rae Whitney Joshua Rashad Williams

Marqueeda Renae Williams Tyree Lamar Williams

La’Shay M WitherspoonJames Douglas Wolfe

Amanda Nicole Wooders Chit Yein

* - National Honor Society

A˖ - A+ Program Student

ECA - Early College Academy

Top 10 Student

Kansas City Public Schools SuperintendentDr. Mark T. Bedell

Kansas City Public Schools Board of DirectorsMs. Melissa Robinson, Chair

Ms. Pattie Mansur, Vice ChairMr. Matthew Oates, Treasurer

Mr. Carl EvansMr. John Fierro

Dr. Amy HartsfieldMs. Natalie LewisMrs. Ajia Morris

Mrs. Jennifer Wolfsie

Kansas City Public Schools Cabinet Members

Dr. Vickie MurilloChief Academic and Accountablity Officer

Dr. Derald DavisAssistant Superintendent of Innovation and Special Projects

Dr. Tonia Gilbert, Esq.Executive Director of Student Support and Community Services

Dr. Luis CordobaExecutive Director of Student Intervention Programs

Mr. Darrel MeyerChief of Operations

Dr. Trinity DavisAssistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development

Mr. Tom BrennemanExecutive Director of Technology

Mrs. Jennifer CollierDirector of Human Capital Management

Ms. Natalie AllenChief Communications and Community Engagement Officer

Dr. Anthony LewisAssistant Superintendent of School Leadership

Mrs. Erin ThompsonInterim Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Ivan Nugent, Esq.Chief Legal Counsel

East High School Faculty and StaffDoug BartelWalter BeanPamela BlandRebecca Booms-OvermanPatrick BrierCoral BrignoniLinda BrinesPatricia CarrollCheryl ChavesDannielle CoronadoRachel LowryJostna DashAmanda DennisonMerry DenzerBetty DewberrySandra DicksonMary DonleyDebra EllisSherry FetzerTena GloverGerzo GuerreroEthel HagginsCarolyn HammondJenna HeadrickTeresa HibbsTim HoggardRobert HopkinsAhmed Hussein

Hassan HusseinKimberly JacobsRawaa KadhumLora Khachikyan

Andrew KillenMichael King

Rashaundra KirkDavid LaurenceMichelle Lindo

Anne LuskNarwarrior Mackey

Joshua MarkleyJohn MarinaccioBlayne MarshallCarlos Martinez

Zachary McCulloughGina Menth

Mason MeyerMenime Mosby

Diana MoraMaureen Obiesie

Ariel NagyMichael NelsonJustine NgomsiAfrah OmranTrevis Paige

Dorothy PattersonKatharine Perna

Thuy PhamRobert PineKevin Pluss

Andrea Redmond-WilsonBenjamin RichardsonDanielle Ritter-Grear

Donald RobertsonCharlotte Rogers

Eva SantiagoKa Baw Say

Jill ShannonAnuradha Sharma

Marilyn SiffreAmy Skjordal

Gregory SmithMelissa Thomas

Meredith ThompsonJanice TurnerIralis Vasquez

Veronica ViegraPhilippe Vinaimont

Reginald WalkerLarry Weible

Eric WhiteJoneisha Williams

Sharon WilsonNathaniel Zier

East High School AdministrationJeffrey Spaletta, Principal

Kathyrene Hayes, Vice PrincipalGwendolyn Litzsey, Vice Principal

Robby Madden, Vice Principal

A very special thank you to the administration, faculty, staff and counselors of East High School for making this

graduation ceremony a success.

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