Issue date: June 10, 1998

La Entrada School ceremonies, grads

The traditional program features eighth-graders who give speeches, sing, ring handbells and perform in a jazz ensemble.

Magali Cohen, student body treasurer, will open the program by leading the flag salute. Superintendent Mary Ann Somerville of the Las Lomitas School District will welcome students, families and friends. Principal Patty Boettcher will present student awards.

Nick Reis, student body vice president, will introduce classmates who were selected as speakers after all of the eighth-graders wrote a graduation speech as a class assignment. Alexandra Sowiski will talk about "My Favorite Place." Kyle Camarillo's topic is his punk and ska band "Skankin' Wedgies." Eva Markiewicz will speak about her experience with the Palo Alto Children's Theatre, and Greg Vallarino will talk about "My Grandfather."

Principal Boettcher will present the graduating class to Elyce Haskell, president of the Las Lomitas School District Board, who will assist in awarding the diplomas. Gina Merlone and Ariane Cornell, student body co-presidents, will give the student response, "Walk Down Memory Lane," after presentation of diplomas.

Musicians performing during the ceremony will be Krystle Cague and Casey Fichtner, who will sing a duet; the eighth-grade jazz ensemble; and the handbell group, the Carilloneers. Playing in the jazz ensemble will be Chris Child, Jordan Cloyd, Pete Dillon, Kyla Gibboney, Connor Snedecor, Auston Stewart and Billy Smolik.

Ringing the handbells will be Carilloneers Lisa Altick, Carmen Ausserer, Cheryl Burke, Krsytle Cague, Giovanna Coto, Casey Fichtner, Kyla Gibboney, Joe Gran, Michal Jacobovits, Erin Kravitz, Carolyn Piers, Amanda Thickpenny, Dana Van Deman and Jessica Woods.

Graduates will celebrate at the graduation dance with a "Tropical Nights" theme in Jensen Hall from 8 to 11 p.m.

Graduates

Graduating from La Entrada and the Las Lomitas School District are: A-C: Kimberly Allred, Lisa Altick, Sean Anderson, Carmen Ausserer, Danny Bohannon, Kelly Brown, Eddie Browne, Krista Burgdorf, Cheryl Burke, Jessee Butterfield, Krystle Cague, Kyle Camarillo, J. Luis Causor, Chris Child, Spencer Chin, Brian Chung, Jordan Cloyd, Magali Cohen, Ariane Cornell, Giovanna Coto. D-J: Valentin Decker, Kirk Denier, Pete Dillon, Zelikha Dost, Christopher Douglass, Christopher Dwyer, Casey Fichtner, Andrew Gawley, Kyla Gibboney, Stacy Gilmore, Omar Gonzales, Barbara Goodkind, Lauren Goodkind, Joe Gran, John Gregory, Melissa Guertin, Nona Haydon, Michal Jakobovits, Ryan Judd. K-R: Yuka Kobayashi, Erin Kravitz, Laura Lombera, Eva Markiewicz, Artyom Matusov, Gina Merlone, Alicia Messimore, Lee-Alex Meyer-Lorey, Mike Moone, Jackie Nguyen, Charlie Parker, Carolyn Piers, Charlotte Rebufat, Nicholas Reis, Pierre-Julian Roussel. S-W: Stephanie Schwab, Rachel Schwartz, Jenna Smith, Marc Smith, Billy Smolik, Connor Snedecor, Oscar Solis, Alexandra Sowiski, Erin Stanwood, Terry Sterling, Auston Stewart, Amanda Thickpenny, Ever Torres, Anna Turner, Gregory Vallarino, Dana Van Deman, Scott Walsh, Emily Warde, Lindsey Warp, Elizabeth Weber, Elizabeth White, Alicia Whittmeyer and Caitlin Wood. 

© 1998 The Almanac. All Rights Reserved.