Ocoee High SchoolGraduating Class

2020

Commencement CeremonyJune 5, 2020 8:20 p.m.

Ocoee High School

Ocoee High School MissionTo build a “Healthy Community”

for all students where the fundamental purpose is learning.

“Every Student Will Graduate College and Career Ready”

Fifthteenth Annual CommencementProcessional Ocoee High School Band

Presentation of Colors Ocoee High School AFJROTC FL-20064 Color Guard

Pledge of Allegiance Jaime Schlager Student Government Association Vice President of Student Life

National Anthem Samuel CarltonChoral Music Director

Welcome Laura BeussePrincipal

Presentation of the Class of 2020 Peter Jordan OHS Teacher of the Year

Valedictory Address Katy Nguyen

Salutatory Address Emilie Montgomery

President’s Farewell Address Ty’ya Benyard Student Government Association President

Special Music “I’ll Always Remember You” Miley CyrusExcalibur

Conferring of Diplomas Laura Beusse, PrincipalTeresa Jacobs, OCPS School Board Chair

Melissa Byrd, OCPS School Board MemberBarbara Jenkins, OCPS Superintendent

Last Roll Call Guidance Counselors

Tassel Turn Laura Beusse

Alma Mater Ocoee High School Band

Recessional–Senior Class Song “I Lived”One Republic

The Class of 2020

Activity Color

AFJROTC Silver & NavyArt Club Maroon & PurpleAthletic Training RedBand, Chorus, KVE, Theatre RoyalBrain Bee, Quiz Bowl Light Blue & GoldCareer & Technical Ed Green & WhiteCareer Placement Green & BeigeCinema Club Royal & BlackCollege/Career Ready Black, Gold & WhiteDiverse Leading Ladies Pink & GoldDual Enrollment Green & WhiteEagle Scout Red, White & BlueFCA Light BlueFFA Navy & GoldGaming Club Forest & SilverHigh School High Tech Royal & WhiteInternational Thespian Society Royal & GoldMinority Leadership Scholars Black & SilverMu Alpha Theta Teal & GoldNASC Distinguished Student Leader Red, White & Blue

Ocoee High School Activity/Honor CordsActivity Color

National Art Honor Society MultiNational Beta Club Black & GoldNational English Honor Society Navy & GoldPeer Mediation Maroon & GoldPolyglots Navy BluePrism Pride RainbowScholar Diploma GoldSchool Service Silver & Teal iKnight/KAMP/AssistantsStomp & Shake CamouflageScience NHS Green, Purple & GoldScience Olympiad PurpleSocial Studies NHS Royal & WhiteSpanish Club/Honor Society Red & GoldSports Gold & WhiteStudent Government Association Green & GoldTV Production IvoryUplift Fuchsia & BlackYearbook White

Colors: Red and Gold

Flower: Sunflower

Song: “I Lived” One Republic

Slogan: “Some have a story, we have a legacy”

Motto: “Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.”

Top Academic Graduates Student Government Association Officers

Jacquelyn Burbank Jessica DugasonTam HaAmanda JosephChristine MauvaisNathaniel MelendezEmilie MontgomeryAnnie NguyenKaty NguyenBailey O’Dell

President, Ty’ya BenyardVice President of Classes, Yoan Ruiz

Vice President of Organizations, Jaime SchlagerVice President of Student Life, Christian Guzman

Treasurer, Noah GabrylukCommunity Relations Secretary, Ashleigh Surrency

Historian, Maya Ivey

Publication of student’s name in the commencement program does not necessarily indicate graduation eligibility.

Abraham, Rebekah Absolu, Alisha **Abusaif, Mariam **Acevedo, Jesenia Acosta, Amberlyn Acuna, Valerie **Adams, Alicia ** Adams, BelindaAdelson, Azyrah Adkins, NygelAdorno-Nieves, Juliana **Agenor, JimmyAgosto, Jahdiel Aguilar, Jacqueline **Akers, ShaneAkins, III, RichardAlexandre, TatianaAlfred, Ed Ali, Afzal Ali, NishaadAllen, AmarieAllen, Analecia **Allen, CaseyAllen, Stacey **Alli, Shareefah ** Almonor, Jr, PierreAndre, Brenda ** Andrews, Alexander ** Andrews, Alston ** Anzo-Castillo, ViridianaArellano, Jr, Agustin Arias-Gomez, JonathanArias, Arison

Arias, EthanArias, ValerinArmand, DonalsonArmand, StensonArnett, Megan **Arredondo, Frida Arrigo, Julia ** Babulal, Joshua ** Baez Laurano, NahomyBailey, JaylenBallard, Zachary ** Banda, BrendaBanks, Amira ** Barajas, SaulBarnes, Adiel Barnett, Jalen Barr, Sheree ** Barragan, Maya ** Barrows, Mason Bass, BrianBaum, Brandon Bean, Shyanne Becerra, Gisselle Beldor, AnahiBell, Olivia ** Benyard, Ty’ya ** Bernard, BenjaminBerthaud, MarieBickel, JaredBlack, YorkBlaise, DreshawnBlake, SadeemBonavitacola, Haley ** Bonne-Annee, RultzBoone, ZeniyahBoswell, DylanBothell, ArdenBothell, Heath ** Bothell, Robin Bowling, Jr, MathewBoyette Campanello, Masen

Brady, BlakeBrassart, JuliaBrice, Christy ** Brown, A’ljayBrown, Aiyanna Brown, Alexander Brown, Ian Brown, Jr, KylerBrown, Kordell ** Brown, La’ MericalBrown, Tyler Burbank, Jacquelyn ** Burch, Laerica Burgenstock, Seth Burgher, OkeliaBurnette, JoelBustos, AlariButler, Austin Butsko, Alyssa Cadet, Jr, Theodal Calderon, FernandoCaldwell, Alexus Calendre, Lentz Calhoun, VivianCalliste, Kemal Camacho, Anthony Cantu, Ashtyn Carapia-Zavala, MayraCardwell, JaydaCarr, ShyraCassamajor, Tamesha Castaneda Laracuente, RobertoCastellan, ShedletCastillo Rivera, YurisleidyCastro Vazquez, Karla ** Catalan Torres, MarlonChamhitt, Shanna ** Chaplick, Riley ** Charles, Jahnecia ** Charles, MarcChavez Barajas, JoseChavez, JisselCine, SmithCirrincione, JohnClarke, AnthonyClarke, Rickelle Clayton, Grantley Clerjuste, DavidClifton, Kayla Cockcroft, Madison ** Coleman, AdrianColin, KainaColon, Miguel Colston, JamyaCooper, Brianna ** Cooper, CeriyahCopeland, ErvinCoronado, JasonCortez Cardenas, Salvador Cosme, Miguel Cotton, RebeccaCrabbs, KalebCraig, Alexis Cramer, Callie ** Croker, Zy-Kerriah **Cruz, Jairus Cruz, Nidal Cummins, JamesCurtis, Karleigh Dameus, Nounjy Daniels, Achante ** Danni, Joseph **Dantinor, Briana ** Daverman, Evarius

Davidson, Brett Davis, Jr, KevinDe Oliveira, Marina ** Decosey, Jr, TerderaDelissaint, Christ Demery, AlquaviousDenais, DensonDenais, RuthsonDeneus, HenderDeshommes, DanielDessalines, JeremiahDestina, JomaalDevane, II, DavidDiaz, Carlos **Diaz, Timothy Divra, DeandreDixon, Jocelyn Doby, Jada ** Dorestan, NadiaDowning, AmondaeDrury, Aidan Dugason, Jessica ** Dugazon, Christina Dumerjean, Alexis ** Durden, BradleyDuvermont, TatiannaEdouard, CarlyEdwards, Jr, Joseph Egan, DylanElias Rios, Bryan Emam, Fatma Escobar, KimberlyEverett, II, RichardEverett, Sean Fairbanks, Cierra ** Farley, Mallory Faustin, Joshua Feacher, III, AnthonyFeneluc, Esdras Finger, Justin Flanagan, Devin Fleming, GabrielleFleuridor, Edwina ** Flores, Domingo Forbes, Kaydine Forestal, AndrodeForestal, Jean-Evens Forrester, ArianaFortius, NaphtaliFoster, LatiaFrancois, ClaudeFrancois, Hans Frazier, ArmaniFreeman, BraxtonFuller, Ashley ** Gabryluk, Noah ** Gaines, Briana **Ganesh, Emily ** Gaona, Jr, GenaroGarcia, Anna Garcia, SalvadorGholar, Sean Gibson, TatiannaGilles, RenelsonGivens, LaurynGomez Gonzalez, Ashly Gonzalez, Diana ** Gonzalez, YezaniGoode, Duane Gray, RashaunGreen, Jr, David **Green, Parker ** Greene, AlexisGriffin, Chance

Griffin, Denise Griffin, Jr, MarcusGriggs, JoshuaGroves, KatherineGumbs, KeydrahGunn, AlijianGunter, CatherineGutierrez-Bueno, ValentinaGutierrez, YarismaGuy, Jazmyne ** Guzman, Christian **Ha, Tam ** Hagins, Trinity Hagins, TrintonHaimraj, Jessica **Hall, DavidHall, JasmineHandley, ChristopherHannon, ChloeHarris, JaniyahHarrison, ZionHart, Brittany d** Havener, BrandonHeadley, Nya ** Henry, JalhalunzjaiHerard, Widley ** Hernandez Correa, Angelivette Hernandez Espinosa, MelissaHernandez-Marrero, Alyssia Hernandez, AngelHernandez, Geraldine Hernandez, RobertoHerrera, John Herron, Moesha **High, CodyHinds, JusticeHogans, William Hollis, Harmon ** Houghton, Nicholas ** Howard, MarkelHudson, RushawnHulasiya, SydneyHurst, AutumnHyacinthe, BerlineIngraham, MyeishaIsidore, Jamiya ** Ismeus, Vespouchy Iverson, Chelsea Ivey, Maya **Jackson, JakaylaJacobs, EvinJacques, JeanJames, Joshua ** James, YaninaJean Baptiste, Ruth ** Jean Paul, Roosevelt Jean-Baptiste, Adriana ** Jean-Charles, Alisha **Jean, NicksonJeffrey-Ayisi, Mahkei **Jiang, JiaxuanJob, AlexJohnson, Jr, William Johnson, Pierson Johnson, Shania ** Johnson, Trenton Johnston, Ryan ** Jonassaint, LamontJones-Shipley, KahmariJones, JadenJones, LacieJones, Ta’Niya ** Jones, Taylor Jones, Zamariah

**National Honor Society Member College/Career Ready dMartin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award

The Graduates of 2020

Joseph, Amanda ** Joseph, Ashley ** Joseph, Kedenise **Juarez Gonzales, NayeliJules, JalishaJuste, KerlindKarbowsky, Korey Kilpatrick, Alexis Kindred, ElanorKing, Benjamin Klick, NevaehKlos, CeceliaKwarteng, Charles Labonte, Jacob Lagunas Rosales, MarisolLambert-Watkins, Aaliyah Lambert, JevinLambie, Lauren ** Lane, Gabriel Lane, Kayla Laroche, KervinLaurent, BritannyLaw, DayniyaLaw, KeltonLawrence, ChrisLawson, DanyaLe Morvan, Jonathan ** Lemon, Kevin Lenci, Brock Lepp, Samantha ** Lerebours, Fabienne Lewis, JamalLewis, Riley Liberte, BritneyLondon, Zarina ** Lopez Escobedo, GlendyLopez Padilla, Abraham Lopez, Alejandro Lopez, Joshua Lopez, LindseyLouissaint, ErbyLovinsky, MenlyLugo, Emanuel Lumbard, Natalie ** Luna Cendejas, AngelMacDonald, Gavin **Madrigal, JoseMahoney, Nicholas Maldonado Torres, Michelle ** Manhertz, Jr, Wayne Marbra, Karon Marcadieu, Denis Marcelin, Kymani Marcelin, SchiloMartin, RaineMartinez, Ella ** Martinez, GenesisMatissen, Joshua Mauvais, Christine ** Mays, Trontasia McCoy, Mikhel McLean, India **McMillan, BryanMcNair, Alessa Mcnair, KeyoandraMcVay, DonaldMedina, Evelin **Medina, JovannyMedina, LisetMedina, Vanessa ** Melendez, Nathaniel ** Mendenhall, NicholasMendoza Alvarez, Jonathan Mendoza, GerardoMerilus, Vena AlihaMerrill, Brandon ** Millet, Khalil Millis, Seth

Mina Martinez, MariaMiranda de Souza, Giovanna Mohamed, Aneisa ** Mohamed, Shahir Mompremier, Yves ** Montgomery, Emilie Moore, Jeffery Morilla, Carlos Morris-Law, MikaylaMullamphy, Ethan ** Myles, DaishaunNathan, Jr, JabarusNaulings, TatiannaNguyen, Annie ** Nguyen, BaoNguyen, Dieu Van ** Nguyen, ElizabethNguyen, Henry ** Nguyen, Huan ** Nguyen, Katy ** Nguyen, Kevin Nguyen, Quan Nichols, RiahnaNotice, Aaliyah ** Nunez, Dianelys O’Berry, NeoO’Dell, Bailey ** Ojeda, DianaOlavarrieta, AlbertoOrelus, Hallal Ortiz-Mendez, Adriano Owens, Hannah ** Owens, Quadarius Owings, Amber Pacheco, Luis Palmer, KeonaPalmer, Zedrick Palomares, Eduardo Parish, James Parker, DavidParslow, Taylor Paul, Jenesis Pauline, Sara **Paupaw, Ethan Paupaw, SarahPedigo, Ryan Pelissier Perez, CrystalPelissier, Ilrana Perez, Kyria ** Permanand, AlexzanderPeterson, Kameron ** Pierre Louis, Brian Pierre, Gaelle **Pierre, JohnellPierre, KeshaPike, MoniquePittman, JustinPollard, Briana Pollard, Jeremiah Ponticelli, Michael Precius, William Prevalus, ErikaPrevil, BriglainQuach, DonnaQuarterman, ArtaviousRamirez, ArmaniRamjattan, Jonathan Rampersaud, Sonya Randolph, ZayquanRanson, Bryjaun Ray, MarcoRay, XavierReneze, D Orfin Rennels, JoshuaRentz, DexterReyes, RobertoReyna Acosta, EduardoRicks, Ajazia **

Ricks, Ariah **Riether, BrandonRivera Negron, Jerry Rivera-Torres, AngelRivera, JacobRivera, Richard Rivers, ShaneRoberts, RequanRobinson, KydraumRobinson, Quame Robinson, Tamara **Rockette, Jr, KieryanRodriguez, AndreRodriguez, Anthony Rodriguez, GiselleRodriguez, Isaiah Rosa, Jasmine ** Rosario, Dellanira Rosas, AndreinaRose, Joshua **Roseme, MarquisRoseme, MoniqueRoss, IV, BufordRuiz, Yoan ** Safeek, RaySaintable, Diane ** Saintil, BrandonSalmon, Zoe ** Sanchez, Samantha ** Sanders, Jasiri ** Sanders, Kendrian ** Sanders, Nicholas Santiago Miranda, Luany Sapp, Cheyanne ** Saucedo, ArturoSchacht, RileySchaffer, Madison Schlager, Jaime **Scott, Chakiya Senatus, Junissa **Severe, LuderSharp, KamronShephard, Paige Shepherd, Masai Shepherd, Raynna Sherwood, EricShivers, D’avieonShultz, WilliamSiewnauth, Latchmin ** Silva III, LuisSimancas Aguirre, Sebastian ** Simmons, Julian Slater, JaylinSmith, Jayden Smith, LaneSnavely, Ian ** Soliz, Enrique Somwaru, Alex ** Sorenson, Jessie ** Soto, Lanesia Souffrant, Whitchyna ** Southall, ErnasiaSpence, Venroy Story, JordanSuarez, Sara Suarez, VictorSucces, Lahicka ** Sukhu, SharmilaSurrency, Aaliyah **Surrency, Ashleigh ** Tabor, LatrellTate, DevanteTaylor, TyreseTello, HopeThelemaque, Janjoe Theodule, Jr, Smith Thigpen, DiegoThomas, Elizabeth

Thomas, III, Mark Thomas, Zaniya ** Thompson, ZatraviaThorington, Patrick Tillman, MontrellTobin, JusticeTong, My LinhTorchon, Marvin ** Torres, AleydiTorres, JaydaTorres, JessyTosquellas, LuigieToussaint, LensTownsend, TishanaTran, Ethan Tran, Sum Tran, Thai Hung ** Tran, ThanhTrewin, Joseph **Trinidad-Vivar, Rodvy Tyndall, Hannah ** Ubochi, Chiedozie Valdez-Cruz, Jaquelin ** Valencia-Ayala, Viviana Van Deventer, Kelly Vargas, JuanVazquez, JonathanVenne, III, Terrance Vilsaint, KensVo, Kelvin Volcy, RebeccaVrhovac, Chloe ** Wagner, EliWalden, JeremiahWalker, James Walker, XavianWalton, Nicholas Ware, Aldwin Waters, NicoleWatkins, Jr, Antonio Watson, Jalynn **Webb, Brandon Webb, Matthew Wehmeier, Wesli White, Lydia Wilkerson, Emily ** Wilkes, OliviaWilliams, CorneliusWilliams, DianaWilliams, JasonWilliams, Jayda Williams, Jhermani **Williams, KeonWilliams, TristanWilliamson, Genesis **Wilson, Brianna ** Wilson, DeanglowWimberley, MeganWindham, AzharaWong, BritneyWood, Ariaona Wood, Jakob Wright, JasmineWright, Nicholas Wright, SharodrickWrobel, Edward **Yang, Cindy ** Yant, Nicholas **Yantol, HaleyYates, Autum Young, ElizabethYoung, Zuri **Youngs, Tiara **Zhang, Ben Zwally, Madelyn

Publication of student’s name in the commencement program does not necessarily indicate graduation eligibility.

**National Honor Society Member College/Career Ready dMartin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award

Administration & Staffulty

The Class of 2020 would like to thank the OHS Staffultyfor their participation in the Commencement ceremony.

Ocoee High School Alma MaterOur strong bonds can ne’er be broken,

Formed at Ocoee High,Far surpassing wealth unspoken,

Sealed by friendships’ tie.

High school life at best is passing,Gliding swiftly by,

Then let’s pledge in word and deed,Our love for Ocoee High.

Lift the chorus, speed it onward,Loud her praises sigh,

Hail to thee our alma mater,Hail Ocoee High.

PrincipalLaura Beusse

Assistant PrincipalsKelsey BerghDonna DaltonTravis Diesel

Demetria Wilson

College and Career Center SpecialistShasaree Hendricks

National Honor Society SponsorCatherine Cannon

Senior Class SponsorWendy Cartwright

DeansJulius Franklin

Carl HoldenMonique Morris

John Siers

Guidance CounselorsKaren Campbell

Nikea CoffeeWilliam JohnsonHolly McGregor

Summer Lynum-SpencerSharyn Stieglitz

A student’s graduation speech does not reflect the endorsement, sponsorship, position, or expression of the Board or its employees.

OCPS EEO Non-Discrimination Statement The School Board of Orange County, Florida, does not discriminate in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities, on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by law.