Nearly 500 students received diplomas at the graduation ceremonies for the Menlo-Atherton High School’s Class of 2017, held at the school’s football field on June 8.
The student concert band and orchestra, under the direction of Kent Kurrus, played “America the Beautiful” and other tunes, including a symphony of music from cartoons, and concluded with “Pomp and Circumstance.”
The Menlo-Atherton Choirs, directed by Patrick Maier, sang the national anthem. Later in the ceremony, the choirs sang “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson,” and “Beautiful Day” by U2.
Senior speakers and their topics: Renato Lopez on “M-A is My Second Home”; Faith Dunn on “Be(ar) Kind”; Felix Hernandez on “Making Moves Towards Where You Want to Be”; and Kasha Merrit on “The Future Us.”
There were 498 candidates for graduation.
The graduates
A Javier Abarca, Christian James Achacoso, Diaviaun Enex Agee, Carmen Jacqueline Aguilar Fonseca, Aaron Ulices Aguilar-Ortega, Nicholas Joseph Albera, Caroline Elliott Albro, Dorothy C Aldridge, Alessandrea Lecet Alonso, Henry Alvarez, Pedro Alvarez Velazquez, Teresa Maria Amor , Eric Joseph Adreae, Nicholas Montgomery Andrew, Laura Vanesa Arceo-Madriz, Roberto Argueta, Olivia Marie Athens , Natasha Sophie Auer, Denise Avalos, Mayrayanet Ayala Caballero
B Ilana Jordan Baer, Andrew David Baigorria , Emily Grace Baker, Blanca Edith Barbosa, Paul Galen Bargar, Delaney Haven Barnett, Marilyn Guadalupe Barragan, Jesus Barragan, Juan Jesus Barraza , Eunice Barrera-Cruz, David Barron, Claire Marie Baszucki , Dayanna Junuen Bautista-Contreras, Allison Marie Bayne , Allan Beilin , Chloe Manette Benz, Alec Joseph Berquist, Ryan Edward Bever, Vanessa Birrueta-Hernandez, Mekhi Blackmon, Scott Anthony Bohac , Thomas Clark Bohac, Christopher Thomas Bowden , Helen Boussie, Joshua K Brewer, Alexandra Rose Brieger , Trevor Jeffery Brinton , Connor Brisebois, Emily Karen Brumley , James Bryant Smith
C Alexander Cabrera Gonzalez, Jorge Elian Calderon Lozano, Alexander Calvillo, Isaac Jose Calvillo , Christopher Cardenas , Elise Anne Carlomango , Lorenzo Antonio Carlos Garcia , Jesus Angel Carranza-Cruz, Roberto Fernando Carrasco , Adrien Carrou , Monica Elizabeth Carter , Kennedy Alejandro Castillon Jimenez, Adam James Chai, Julia Kau Chang, Jessica Joann Chavez-Navarro , Pedro Luis Chavez-Rojas , Samuel Mueller Chazen , Qianchi Chen , Anders Joshua Chiang , Margaret Donnelly Child , Nicole Cisneros , Ulises Ali Cisneros Arreguin, Max Tyler Colbert, Sofia Isabel Collazo , Alexander Jacob Collyer , Jackson Conrad Confer , Samuel Corona Aguilar , Lauren Elizabeth Cox , John Michael Crevelt , Ryan Crowley, Matthew E Cruz , Carlos Daniel Cruz Gonzalez , Leo Dominic Cucinell, Matthew William Cwirla
D Molly Laura Davis , Katelyn Claire de Geus, Julio Cesar De La Torre Castillo, Eric Kevin Delgado Victorio , Kassandra DelRio, Katherine Thayer Denend, Rohan George DePuy, Giovanni DeJesus Deras , Suraj Sharan Dhawan , Steve C Diaz, Estrellita Diaz Rondan, Luis Jesus Diaz Vazquez , Jacqueline Angelina DiSanto , Catherine Ann Dolin , Elizabeth Jean Dolin , Sean Mateo Donnellan , Nickolas Wright Dulmage- Bekker, Devon-Philip Blair Dundas IV, Faith Katelyn Dunn , Emery Asha Dutta
E Emma Ann Easton , Jenna Corry Eizadi , Hannah Miyake Elisofon, Tyler James Ellingson, Luis Angel Enriquez, Eduardo Escatel, Victor Escatel Sanchez, Kyle Martin Ma Espiritu, Erick Estrada, Joshua Blake Evans
F David Victor Latanoa Faletau, Mitchell Anthony Faure, Shane Joseph Fazzino, Caroline Blair Fenyo, Grace Laurel Fergusson, Alana Marie Fernandez, Nour Fezzani, Andrew Douglas Fichou, Carolina Figueroa, Florence Toakase Filiai, Katharine Rose Flanagan, Taelor Jayden Rose Foster, Taylor Kyrsten Foster, Raymond Geron Fowler JR, Jailah Michelle Francis, Ryu Robert Frank, Jordan Samuel Freed, Jasper Wallace Fu
G Grace Louise Gaffney, Allison Grace Galbraith, Alexander Joseph Gallo, Samantha Gamez, Eduardo Arturo Garcia, Esmeralda Shakira Garcia , Mellissa Lynn Garcia-Hamilton, Nicol Arlette Garcia Laura, Luis Alberto Garcia Regalado, William George Garrick, Ramona Dysart Gerber, Sara Anne Gerber, Cole Thomas Gillespie, Marco Giuliano, Jun Jacob Glindo, Paolo Andres Godcharles-Mendez, Esperanza Alejandra Godinez Garcia, Karen Godinez, Audrey Sophia Goland, Issac Gomez, Salvador Gomez Verduzco, Josue Gonzalez, Anabel Gonzalez Gonzalez, Mariela Gonzalez Sequen, Eli George Goodman, Helen Nakache Gordan, Jennifer Grace Gormish, Maya Goyle, John-Paul Gray, Eliza Lynore Grover, Diana Gruber, Matthias S Guegler, Kaitlin Michelle Guenin, Ruben Guerrero, Emanuel Carlos Guerrero Tello, Matthew Roy Gursky, David Gutierrez, Jaime Gutierrez-Esquivel Jr, Mariana Guzman, Xochilt Guzman
H Claire Emily Haldeman, Trenton Bradley Hall, Lauryn Elizabeth Hart-Skaife, Simone Rose Hasslen, Brian Reece Hecimovich, Madeline Heller, Maxwell Heller, Jeremias Jared Henriquez, Mayra Hernandez, Joaquin Hernandez Aldana, Felix Hernandez Caceres, Ismael Alejandro Hernandez Luna, Alejandro Hernandez Mendoza, Melissa Herrera Zepeda, Peter Robert Hilton, Jack Christopher Hinshaw, Kirby Luisa Hocking, Siena Hooper, Helena Rose Hoover, Abigail Kathryn Howell, Tracy Lauren Hunt Gonzalez
I, J, K Hayato Ikeno, Nicolle Arrianne Iligan, Edward Moore Ives, Alejandro Jacobo Baez, Kevin Kennedy Jaggers, Osvaldo Jaso Silva, Eugene William Ray Jennings, Aiden Langley Jevans, Samantha Marie Jimenez, Aajon Tyrell Johnson, Aaron Tramell Johnson, Chloe Caitlin Johnson, Megan Priscilla Johnson, Patrick McLeod Johnson, Bryan Min Soo Kang, Griffin Hastings Kardos, Hannah Lauren Katz, Henry Joseph Keating, Megan Ade Keleta, Niki Khodai, Selam Berhane Kibrom, Genevieve Rose Killelea, Jordan Storm Kim, Mason Louis Kim, Elizabeth Anne Kirk, Henry Josef Kloiber, Kirby Taylor Knapp, Kenneth Isaac Kron, Anika Meena Kumar
L Jean Guiann Lacbayan, Michael Joseph Landolfi, Ian Gregor Lange McPherson, Nicole Lao, Micaela Joy D. Lawingco, Ryan Fisher Le, Kristina Maise Lee, Naomi Lee, Emmanuel Jimenez-Leon , Joshua Lepulu, Brett A. Levenson, Matthew Scott Levenson, Giovanni Joseph Lewis, Brian K Li, Kristopher Chienhao Liang, Timothy Alton Lipps, Aidan James Liston, Fiona Alexandra Lokey, Edgar David Lopez, Jefte Lopez, Linda Magdalena Lopez, Julisa Lopez Castaneda, Renato Lopez Rivas, Fernando Lozano, Cindy Luna-Mendoza, Trevor Glenn Lutge
M Skylar Mac Millan, Francisco Andres Magana, Valente Magana-Fierro, Ray Laurent Malan, Mariana Maldonado, Daniel Angelo Malkary, Clarissa Monique Maltez, Carlos Mangandi Macario , Henry Charles Marks, Kleiber Macabi Marroquin Sarceno, Paloma Alicia Dominguez Marsh, Maria Aurora Martinez, Giselle Carolina Martinez Collado, Mario Martinez Merlos, Rosalia Martinez Montiel, Christian Martinez-Figueroa, Vuki Ausia Mataele, Jack Dunnegan Mathews, Megan Kathrine Mathews, Terrance Lacoy Matthews-Murphy, Daniel Laughlin McCabe, Elizabeth Ann McColloch, Megan Elaine McDonnell, Martha Maria McGee, Lauren Cameron McGinnis, Riley Selwyn McKee”, Lauren Nicole McLaughlin, Emma Claire McLeod, Morgonn Blaire McMichael, Hugo Pierre McMillan, Alissa M. McNerney, Alejandro Mendoza, Alex Mendoza Rebollar, Angie Priscella Menjivar, Kurt Kasha Merritt, Aliana Ayres Miller, Lexus Rae Milne, Jordan Serrall Lamont Mims, Daniel Duane Missing, Olena Igorivna Mitsul, Kathryn Grace Moffitt, Spencer Quinn Montague-Alamin, Cameron Rebecca Montalvo, Izabella Tatianna Montes, Spencer Phoenix Montoya, Casey Robert Morris, Henry Joseph Morrissey, Adi Teimumu Motuliki, Madeline Moya Ramirez, Kara Lynn Mullarkey, Sophie Murff, Carolyn Margaret Murphy
N, O Connor Eli Nathan, Diana Elizabeth Navarro, Melissa Stefanie Navas, Madison Rae Nelson, Riley F Neubert, Lizbeth Nieblas Bastidas, John Louis Noble, Nicholas Roger Nolasco, Eric Deshawn Norton, Fabian Candelario Nunez Huerta, Kennedy Christopher Ojeda, Casey Emiko Olsen, Joshua Andrew Olson, Daniel Osaose Omoregie, Annais Orozco, Erick Orozco, Erick Ortega Mendoza, Daniel A Ortega Vazquez, Raian Osman, Gabriella Osorio
P Gerardo Padilla Chavez, Theodore Ballgame Pagee, Manuel Alejandro Palencia, Simone Pallante, Stavro Papadakis, Davos Manosa Paquin, Annabelle Eyler Paris, Christiana Sunae Park, Jared JuneSuk Park, Laura Cristina Parra, Laurel Elisabeth Patrick, Maggie Harina Paulo, Mia Lusignan Paulsen, Bryan Pena Yerena, Jonathan Ociel Peraza-Vasquez, Maria Isabel Perez Carrillo, Roberto Perez-Hernandez, Nina Larijani, William Taylor Perrone, Andrew Quintin Peschard, Lucy Renee Petersen, Annika Faith Peterson, Devin T Peterson, Julia Laurence Peterson, Kyle J Peterson, Josue Pineda Duarte, Merianne Mitchelle Abueva Poblete, Desiree Ovilla Polk, Abigail Ponce, Aarthi Kishin Popat, Yazmeene Denise Pope, Nicolas Rix Prainito, Lucy Joy Prichard, Max Leo Prichard, Clay Paxton Prosser
R Cameron James Raff, Emma Laura Medea Rafter, Thomas Rainer, Andrea Nicole Ramirez, Jonathan Alexander Ramirez, Sayan Ramirez, Lukas Joseph Rash, Jelani Kejon Reed, Isabel Helen Regonini, Abigail Leigh Reichow, Marquise Gerard Reid, Noah Alexander Reis, Isidro Revuelta, Aaliyah Zhane Richardson, Kyra Lanae Richardson, Marlene Breanne Riestra, Pedro Rivera Garcia, Emily Erin Roberts, Zoe Amber Roberts, Nikolas M Robles, Enrique Ivan Robles Barragan, Yanci Lisbet Rodas Munguia, Crystal M Rodriguez, Evelia Noemi Rodriguez, Mario Alexander Rodriguez, Erik Saunders Roise, Kyle Bernard Rosa, Shelika Juliesa Ross, Hanako Ruiz-Murillo
S Phillip Luke Sagapolutele, Jonathan Sagrero Alvarez, Riu Sakaguchi, Stefan Robert Sakamoto, Jorge Samuel Saldana, Kiana Rizel Sales, Nicole Sabine Salz, Griffin Thomas Sanders, Tyrieke Devon Sanders Gardner, Daniel Humberto Sandoval-Magana, Victoria Shireen Sanie, Jason Adrian Santos, Nicholas Robert Satzger, Camillo Felix Saueressig, Alexander Schoonbrood, Baylee Danielle Schroeder, Charlotte Claire Schroeder, Andrew Ernesto Scoffone, Nicholas Giovanni Scopazzi-Beatty, Zaira Beirut Sepulveda Ochoa, Jazmin Barajas Serna, Erika Monserrat Servin Aviles, Bryce J Sevy, Micah Toru Shalowitz, Kyra Nicole Sheeper, Marissa Casey Shepard, Nora Elyse Siegler, Ofaloto Ki-Atearoa Sili, Alessandra Maria Sivilotti, Priya Vani Smith, Julia Claire Smith-Johnson, Madeline Ann Sonderby, Jasmine Soria-Delgado, Francia Iran Sosa Rodriguez, Tristan Nomikos Spanner, Megan Alexis Sparrow, Kim Spillane, Michael Ivan Stark, Benjamin Carl Strehlow, Magdelena Illyana Stypulkoski, Patrick Joseph Sullivan, Demetri Oler Sweezy, Eric Michael Szymkowski, Mia Katharine Szymkowski
T Lavinia Oliveti Tafuna, Austin Patrick Tai, Olivia Megan Tai, Julien Tai Beauchamp, Marcella Lauren Cayabyab Tapia, Alondra Galatea Tapia Puente, Amanda Claire Taylor, Haley Star Taylor, Trevor Calvin Thiele-Sardina, Jack Thompson, Spencer Threatt, Sarah Ruth Tiemann, Cristina Morgan Tom, Jose Eduardo Torres, Miriam B Torres, Ricardo S Torres, Katia Lizet Torres Sajuan, Maria Guadalupe Toscano Avalos, Gabriel Alexander Trucios, Grace Chamberlain Tully, Toakase Tupou, Donald Tate Kennedy Tussing
V Soane Pulukamu Vainikolo, Danielle Jourdan VanDyke, Bianca Vargas, Yulisa Vargas, Luis Fernando Vargas Lozano, Karla Beatriz Vega Miranda, Manuela Simone Velasquez, Sebastian Velazquez Hernandez, Joshua Steven Velazquez Rios, Stephanie Verdusco, Marcello Zapata Vial, Monica Elizabeth Victoria Ramirez, Yajaira Villanueva-Maciel, Jacob Clyde Virges, Janai Joanne Vliegen, Ipolito Volavola, Joanna Katharine Vollrath, Christopher Xavier Voreck
W Taylor Mieko Waddell, Cooper Robert Waymire, Isabel Grech Wendin, Averi Westbrook, River Lane Weston, Dana Lauren Wilks, Brynn Isabella Zipf Williams, Reed J Williams, Chelsea Joy Wilson, Kai J. Winterling, Christian Thomas Wiseman, Katelyn Frances Wiseman, Jack Hancock Wolf, Terrence Alexander Woo, Harper Emmie Wood, Kelly Elisabeth Woods
Y, Z Angie Yang, Mark Yang, Andrew David Yates, Sedona Katherine Yates, Annabel Cherk-Ying Yau, Alexandra Mara Young, Fiona Bryce Young, Hayley Parker Yu, Emmett V.T. Yue, Erik Pablo Zanelli, Kalina Eva Zanelli, Rayner Zarco De Los Santos, Samuel Ori Zarling, Rio Adriel Zelaya
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