The Menlo-Atherton High School Class of 2006 on June 8 proceeded to their assigned places on Coach Parks Field decked in gowns scholars might have worn long ago — maroon for the boys and white for the girls — with the school’s concert band playing “Pomp and Circumstance.”
The 4 p.m. ceremony began with a presentation of the flag by a contingent of U.S. Marines and the pledge of allegiance by senior Sesha Sims; then the assembly was treated to an a cappella rendition of the national anthem by seniors Catherine Pooley, David Bernstein, Kim Blanck, Rhoni Blankenhorn, AJ Molina, Marike Wolters and Anartis McKerral.
Principal Denise Plante welcomed everyone, economics teacher Jim MacKenzie acknowledged retiring staff and teachers, and five seniors gave four speeches: “The Countdown” by Jennifer Fell, “We Have Just Begun” by Kyra Brown, “Moving On” by Jahvita Rastafari and Abbie Smithson, and “Connect” by Elyse Moore.
Ms. Plante presented the graduating class, which was accepted by Superintendent Pat Gemma of the Sequoia Union High School District and Trustee Lorraine Rumley. Diplomas were then handed out to about 340 graduates, their names being read out by seven seniors.
The ceremony closed with the graduates, led by Ms. Plante and leadership class president Miriam Von Guggenberg, switching the tassels on their hats from the left to the right side.
Menlo-Atherton High School graduates
A Jonathan Stewart Abramson, Shervin Aghili, Wendy Almazo, Kara Elyse Alter, Jessica Koch Altman, Russ Federico Altman-Merino, Jesus Evelio Alvarado, Karina Alvarez, Karina Ambriz, Jennifer Claire Anderson, Kristina Rose Anderson, Marcelo Rene Andrade Perino, Jorge Arenas, Carlos Patino Arredondo, Erouh Attiyat, Nuvia Ivette Ayala, MentwabYanira AyalewB Adam Gordon Barbanica, Sharrell Yolanda Barnes, Christopher Anthony Barrett, Victoria Mae Barry, Noah Wayne Bennett, David Hathaway Bernstein, Hannah Laura Bernstein, Kimberly Yu Blanck, Rhoni Erika Blankenhorn, Aaron Michael Bloom, Abigail Browning Bohannon, Madeline Rosealie Bohannon, William Ellison Boogar, Skylar James Brewer, Kyra Katanna Brown, Shawntika Renee Brown, Matt Brownstein, Stacy Ann Buch, Candice Cheree Butler
C Lauren Margaret Camarillo, Shanese Danae Campbell, Bernard Capi Zepeda, Diego Cardenas, Shayna Joan Carp, Francisco Jesus Carretero, Felisia Adelina Castaneda, Helynne Suzanna Causor, Erendira Beatriz Cerrillo, Jason Raynil Chand, Andrew Chao, Stephanie Anne Chuck, Arielle Becka Citron, Colleen Lauren Cleary, Sughey Elizabeth Contreras, Maria Esmeralda Corona, Rocio Correa, Hector Manuel Cortez, Caitlin Elizabeth Crawford, Romisha Sabrina Crawford, Victoria Allison Creighton, Cynthia Lisette Cruz, Lilia Cruz Garcia, Diana Cuevas, Jazmin Cuevas, Jacqueline Germain Cuisinot
D Sammetra Tierra Daniels, Genna C. Darby, Christina Marie Davila, Julien Wyman de Benedictis, Leopoldo De la Torre, Julie Mary Beth DeBell, Laura Elizabeth Decker, Allegra Sarah DeCurtins, Lindsay Marie Denny, Henry Yovany Deras, Tracy Camille DiGioia, Jason Barron Dunne, Dana Esperanza Duran
E Kelly Etta Eaton, William Eberli, Norah Eldredge, James Alexander Enns, Anne Ariakna Espinoza, Fabian Esquivel, Leslie Sara Estrada, Melissa Jean Evans
F Hector Manuel Fajardo, Jennifer Riley Farel, Michele Suzanne Fasig, Sharaf Kafoatu Feao, Jennifer Kuni Fell, Anthony W. Ferguson, Katherine Elaine Fero, Tyler Christopher Finley, Emily Jacobs Fitz, Thomas Harmon Fjeldsted, Alaina Marie Flaherty, Heather Ann Fox, Kevin Andrew Fox, Benjamin Aaron Fried, Jean Margaret Fundakowski, Brian James Funk, Wendy Marie Funk
G Eric Lee Galabinske, Jessica Amber Galli, David Fraire Garcia, Esperanza Garcia, Marco A. Garcia, Patricia Garcia, Anna France Gardner, Nery Gabriela German, Caroline Sarah Gibbs, Katrina Cotter Glantz, Marcello Jose Godcharles, Fabiola Teresa Godinez, Nohemy Godinez, Antonio Gomez Jr., Brenda Vanessa Gonzalez, Eric Gonzalez, Toni Mercedes Gregory, Benjamin Knute Gullard, Eric Liu Gumerlock, Bertha Gutierrez, Daniel Contreras Gutierrez
H William Francis Hale, Stephanie Hannan, Alison Eller Harris, William Whitman Harsh, Melanie Hartman, Claudia J. Hernandez, Yanira Guadalupe Hernandez, Danielle E. Hildebrandt, Stephen E. Hipskind, Christina Marie Holly, Anders Henry Holvick-Thomas, Christopher Holyoake, Gorjan Hrustanovic, Margaret Ann Hunter, Jacob Hutt, Marcus Jamelle Hyde
I-K Matthew Ing, Ashkahn Jahromi, Evan Carter James, Julian Jennings-White, Jeremy Jordan, Albert Juarez, Daniel Jacob Kadvany, Kristen Kallstrom, Spencer Clayton Kemp, Noe Samuel Khalfa, Stephen Matthew Kieninger, Georgia Kinne, Kimberly Natsumi Kitada, Kelly Kludt, Jennifer Ann Ko, Lindsay Kopf, Heidi Rebecca Kucera, Nathan Kwok
L Kevin Alexander LaBarre, Melvin Lal, Kristin Marie Lane, Tim Langeloh, Jonathan Dorsey Leemon, Charlie Leonard, Margaret Juliana Lewis, Zha Zha Liang, Zitzi Geraldine Lombera, Irma Lopez, Jose Luis Lopez, Lissette Lopez, Nestor Daniel Lopez, Patricia Lopez, Richard Lopez, Silvestre Lopez Tamayo, April Lorraine Luman, Elizabeth Lee Lyons
M Sharana Mahabir, Laufilitonga Laaupoini Mahafutau, Hoi Mak, Penieli Mapa, Lauren Paige Marcus, Maria Guadalupe Martinez, Juan Martinez, Christopher T. Marty, Karley Marty, Lori Maumasi, Clay McClure, Anartis McKerral, Kerry Jane McNellis, John Cyle McQueen, Pedro Membreno, Amy Elizabeth Mendez, Katherine Elspeth Merk, Jordan Roman Micek, Karisa Miner, Robert Mojica, Arturo Bryan Molina, Jose Carlos Montesinos, Spencer Sheridan Montgomery, Alexandria Champagne Marquerite Moore, Elyse Fraser Moore, Robert Edward Moore III, Jennifer Moreno, Cynthia Teresa Morfin, Kelly Elizabeth Morton, Lauren Taylor Mouat, Shelley Clara Murveit
N-O Kyle Walter Naas, Nima Naimi, Maxwell Kenzo Nakamura, Juan G. Nava, Israel Navarrete, Sheeva Nazhand, Clara Ng-Quinn, Matthew Nisley, Samuel Nixon, Jan Noworyta, Mirza Ivett Ochoa Carranza, Ruby Joanie Ochoa, Allison Ogrey, Marisol Ojeda, Maricela Ortega, Giovanna Ortiz, Stephanie Oseguera, Vanessa M. Oseguera
P-Q Edwin Omar Palomino, Estefana Kalo Pereyra, Craig Peterson D., Elizabeth D. Petrov, Georgi Petrov, Tyronn Jramaine Pettis, Diana Pichardo, Natalie Plotnikoff, Lauren Polash, Jenny Ponce-Deras, Catherine Lindsley Anderson Pooley, Andrew Stewart Preimesberger, Peter Jay Pressesky, Taylor Nicole Price, David Prinvale, Thanakol Promprakob, Rosalinda Pulido, Michael Quaglietti
R Edilia M. Ramos, Salla Rapakko, Jahlove Ayita Yeshi Rastafari, Elizabeth Real, Evelyn Rendon, Adrian Marcos Renkel, Francisco Revuelta, Murphy Reyes, Sindy Melany Reyes, Florentino Reyna, Ivy Reynaga, Eduardo Rios, Kate Annan Roberts, Christina Lee Robinson, Lance William Robinson, Sonia Lee Robinson, Ana RodrÌguez , Angel Mauricio Rodriguez, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Hildegardo D. Rodriguez, Jose Rodriguez, Mario Rodriguez, Gabriela Rosales, Douglas Rose, Mika Rosen, Marco A. Rueda, Sarah Elizabeth Russell
S Sadaf Saaber, Xochitl Elena Sanchez, Yazmin Sanchez, Yedid Sanchez, Blanca Santoyo, Miriama Leba Savali, Kendra Ann Sawyer, Ann Alyse Sbardellati, Randee Schwartz, Helen Seely, Jenny Leah Shapiro, Evan Shea, Rachel Shelley-Abrahamson, Rebecca Yael Siegel, Valentina Sierra Suarez, Christopher J. Sigur Jr., Sesha Danee Sims, Fiona Sites-Bowen, Jackson Slavik, Andrew J. P. Smith, James A. Smith III, Abigail Smithson, Max Ramond Sobell, Claudia Ivette Soria, John Sorlie, Ana G. Sotelo, Benjamin Spar, Jordan Sterling, Clark Elliott Stern, Allan P. Stewart, Sophia Iris Stoller, Alexandra Kay Stoneham, Kate Lynn Struthers, Margaret Elaine Sullivan, Alex Superko
T Mateialona Tangatailoa, Ester V. Tavera, Emily Racol Taylor, Theresa Rosa Ron Tenisi, Justin Durrell Tigner, Kanisha Latrice Tillman, Ana Torres, Cesar Torres, Hadrien Dominique Trempont
V David Joseph Vallarino, Diana R. Valle, Diana Vallin, Aaron James Vanides, Cody Vasquez , Joshua Vaughn, Oscar AurelioVega, Rafael Vega Jr., Alice Verstaen, Adrian Villegas, Miriam von Guggenberg, Jaclyn Anne Vujovich
W-Z Justin Michael Wallace, Kevin Emil Wang, Caroline Katharine Warde, Allison Weber, Matthew Wertz, Katherine Rose Wertzler, Jamie Westfold, Matthew Raymond Wheeler, Jahmal Markese White, Ariel Brianna Winawer, Marike Mitsuko Wolters, Isabelle Yen, Javier Alejandro Zamora Alvayero, Claudia V. Zavala, Corey Ray Zirbes.
