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Northern Guilford graduate list
Students whose names are highlighted in yellow graduated with a weighted GPA (grade-point average) of 4.5 or higher.
A Jaden Facun Abasolo Muluh Amaah Achina Tahngwa
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Luke Andrew Aggen Karen Alicia Aguilar Maia Chiara Albamonte Jesse Wayne Amos Jacob William Andrichuk Danielle Renee Angiulli Alexis Blake Antonelli Joshua Antoniak B
Emma Erika Bailey Noah Benjamin Bailey Arturo Barrios-Zavala
Sarah Morgan Baum Eva Gail Bean Kyndall Morgan Beane Lauren Elizabeth Bellows Sophie Ruth Bene Luis Manuel Benitez Arriaga
Savannah Grace Benton Lauren Paige Beuerle Marissa Lemireille Bewry Payton John Bilodeau Cameron Clark Blalock Eduarda Reichmann Blaschke Katlynn Nicole Blevins Antonin Bolger Rohn Gavin Bowden John Michael Brennan Rick Allen Broach Colin Vincent Brown Jazmin Nichole Brown Jackson Clark Brownlee Jonthomas Ryan Buckley Nicholas Igor Buczkowski Meredith Lea Bumgarner Austin Michael Burris Jackson Douglas Burroughs C Gavin James Calvert Sarah Elizabeth Camden Brandon Nicolas Campbell Elizabeth Grace Carpenter Tyler Grayson Cass Anaya Salise Cathcart Jocelyn Cervantes-Chipuli
Madison Grace Chambers Kendall Nicole Chavis Alex Meares Chilton Robert Bryce Chilton Chloe Elizabeth Ciliberti Reina Marie Clark Trinity Faith Clay Kennedy Simone Clegg Kylen Tyree Clemons William Clay Colley Jackson Thomas Collie Jeremiah Steven Collier Yasenia Maria Cortez Gavin Quinn Cosgrove Clay William Coulter Marisa Emily Cramer Jackson Alexander Cundall D Kevin Patrick Leo Darrow Haley Marie Davis Jordayne Kimberlin Daye Mateo Joseph DeLisa Joshua Henry Deslauriers Jack Allen Dingman Zoe Marie Dovel Tymik Karim Duff Blake Griffin Dunning E Abigail Elizabeth Early Kennedy Jordan Edringston Jonathan Daniel Edwards Luke Alton Eisenbarth Jeffrey Dillon Ellis Madeline Kate Ellis Samuel Michael Emerick Tyler Jordan Emma Jaren Ray Evans F Koury Lee Faubus Alex Christopher Figueroa Emma Dean Fischer Caitlyn Nicole Fisher Kamea Patrice Fleming Keegan Malachi Fletcher Olivia Nichole Fletcher Dana Barth Forrester Nicholas David Forrester Alexandra Maria Fotopoulos Jayla Victoria Froggatt Abigail Elizabeth Fry G Sydney Grace Gaffney Zachary Christopher Gale Gabrielle MacKenzie Garcia Olivia Rose Garofola Mercy Mwihaki Gathogo Bradley Douglas Gentry Sarah Taylor Genzlinger Ian Thomas Gibson Elijah Linwood Gilbert Milan Annabelle Gordon Christopher Michael Gould Jacob Thomas Green Owen James Griffith Ellie Pennington Grove Renisha Gurung Audrey Dolores Guyler H Ashlyn Brett Haines Jacob Remington Halford Jacob Wayne Hamilton Emma Grace Hardiman Ali Justine Hardin John Enright Harrington Cintrell Delontae Harris Braydon Wayne Hawkins Taylor Nicole Haynes Alyssa Marie Hernandez Joshua Ryan Hesman Kaylea Magdalen Hofer Justin Elaan Holloway Abigail Marie Holmes Kayron Cordell Artez Holt Logan Shay Horner Ryan Michael Hosseinzadeh Kathryn McKenna Howell I Ayman Awade Issaka J Chancellor Dean Jackson Westleigh Kate Jackson Owen David Jacobs Melanie Lizeth Jaramillo Cortes
Jamarius Anthony Johnson Lauren Meredith Johnson Chelsea Nicole Jones Faith Leanne Jones-Nartey Dayton Rivers Joyce Vivianne Monserrat Juarez Serrato Tyler Matthew Juergens K Benjamin Robert Kaiser Ethan Michael Katz Aaron Bellivin Keat Mia Gracen Kelly Lathan Bryant Kennerly Iman Fatima Khan Nadia Khan Tallal Ahamad Khan Nicholas C Kile Bryce Paul King Seth Kiprotich Kipkirui Sushen Kolakaleti
Reagan Makenna Kornegay Nicholas Lee Krueger L Torrie Patricia Lalloway Tyler Hyatt LaMarr Markella Royall’ Lambert Joshua Hunter Lanning Nolan Christopher Lawrence Christina M Layton Caleb Alexander Leach Karol Andrea Leiva William James Lenard John Lee Letterman Caeley Brooke Lewis Dillon Jelks Logan Javier Lora Jackson Charles Lovelace Zachary John Lucas M Abigail Marie MacEldowney Andrew David Maddox Emilia Maria Maj Taylor Marie Malloy Bailey Lynn Marsh Ethan Garrett Mathena Kaedyn Kohl McClanahan Evan Harrison McIntyre Darrius McKinnon-Gardner
Sarah Ratisha McLaughlin Hannah Rose McMasters Amanda Maryon McNally Jaron Demetric Meadors Brady Andrew Mercer Emily Kathleen Mercer Connor Riley Michael Catherine-Lynne Miller Clay Alexander Minor Hagen Michael Molitoris Charlzton Alexandria Moore Nathan Edward Moore Jackson William Moricle Darlenne Noemi Mosqueda
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Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church celebrates and congratulates its graduating seniors: James William Gunter III (Will Gunter) McMichael High School Landon Hodgin Caldwell Academy Dillon Logan Northern Guilford High School Abby Peebles Grimsley High School Ethan Vandemeer Niels Bohr Academy Homeschool & Forsyth Technical Community College
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members of the team were allowed to practice, she said.
Running also helped fill the hours Cox spent at home.
Training “was definitely something I looked forward to, even if it was just running up and down the street in my neighborhood,” she said.
Cox plans to try out for the crosscountry team at her next stop – Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina – where she will study to become a pharmacist.
She said she looks forward to attending college classes in person, as she was able to do in her final weeks of high school.
RYCOR COON
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“I wanted to see friends in person again,” he said.
He had also missed in-person instruction.
Returning to the classroom reminded Coon how much he had missed his teachers, such as Kim Deyton, his AP U.S. History teacher.
“We can learn so much more from our teachers than the subjects they teach,” Coon said. “They’ve been through so much life. I really appreciate seeing them and hearing their stories.”
Coon will carry those lessons with him when he moves about 2,000 miles from North Carolina to Utah to begin college. He plans to return to Oak Ridge after his freshman year, but for just a few weeks.
Next summer, he plans to depart for a two-year work mission, one of the traditions of the Mormon church.
“I will go wherever I get sent,” he said.
“My teachers gave me such a good outlook on life,” he added. “Yes, we learned a lot in school, but there’s a lot more for us to learn and there’s so much to look forward to.” spending time with friends and family, “as much time outside as I possibly can,” listening to music and playing with her two dogs, which includes one adopted during quarantine.
This fall Howard will head to Duke University. There, she looks forward to exploring different subjects her first year before deciding on a major,
MATTHEW OH
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Having someone play devil’s advocate was important, Oh observed.
“Everyone has views and I agreed with the class on the majority of issues, but if there is never a radical challenge to your views, it’s hard to know why you believe or think a certain way, so I felt it would be helpful if I were to play that role,” he said.
Oh also credits his 11th grade English teacher, Melanie HuynhDuc, for being “just a great teacher overall and helping me develop a lot of my writing fundamentals. And, she got me into John Steinbeck with a research project she assigned.”
Finishing out his high school years in the midst of a pandemic was not without challenges, Oh admits.
“I relied on teachers being a regular presence in my life to maintain my motivation, so after COVID hit, I struggled a bit with having the motivation to complete my assignments. I was a little surprised at that. It was definitely a challenge at first to meet my own deadlines; and obviously, none of the clubs were meeting, which was very unfortunate.”
When gathering restrictions were in full force, he and friends often connected by playing games online – and he read a lot (one of his favorite books is “East of Eden” by John Steinbeck, and a close second is “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card).
This fall Oh will head to Princeton University in New Jersey, where he plans to focus on something related to chemistry – possibly chemical engineering, although he says that may change.
which will likely be in the medical or science field. Her sister is a rising junior at Duke and her brother is in graduate school at UNC-Chapel Hill, and she’s excited about having them close by. She’s also excited about making new friends, taking classes she is interested in, and being surrounded by people with diverse ideas who are also interested in the same subjects – and of course, she’s excited about going to Duke basketball and other college sporting events.
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tant, and helped me feel like things were getting back to normal. My biggest disappointment was probably not getting into my top choice of college.” Olivia Key, NWHS
“For me, the hardest part of this past year was having online and in-person school, because I was online the entire year although other kids returned to the classroom. It was hard to have that barrier between the kids who were there with the teachers and the kids who were online and not sitting in front of them where they could read facial expressions, see how they were working and if they were able to understand the content. What I learned from that is that no matter what, you have to be willing to take matters in your own hands, take responsibility and not rely too much on others.”
Charlzton Moore, Northern Guilford
“I would say the most difficult part was staying social. I have a tight group of friends now, but I’ve become more distant with a lot of people I usually don’t see outside of school.
“From this past year I learned to stay engaged, not just in school, but also in my social life. Staying engaged helped me stay motivated throughout the school year.
“The biggest highlight for me was being able to experience my last season playing for the school soccer team, and the biggest disappointment I had was not being able to see all my friends in school for the majority of the year.”
Jared Petrosky, NWHS
“Having everything online made it harder to learn the material because you weren’t in person with the teachers and it was harder to ask questions. My biggest takeaway from all this is that I got much better at being organized and being accountable for completing all my assignments.”
Gabi Wright, Northern Guilford
“The hardest part of this past year was being separated from my friends and doing my work online, which was so difficult. But it definitely taught me that all I need is myself and sometimes your good friends will stay and the ones who aren’t so good will leave.” Paige Moore, NWHS
“The most difficult part was the lack of communication from the school system about schedule changes, and class requirements such as attendance and assignment due dates.
“I learned that our school system would rather make decisions based on their own agenda versus making decisions based on people’s wants.
“Many people wanted there to be a decision on going back. However, the school system tried to keep their teachers happy by making us all stay online. Once the vaccine was made available for teachers, we were allowed to go back.
“My biggest highlight was graduating after such a rough year and my biggest disappointment was not being able to see people regularly.” Vinny Cagno, NWHS
“My biggest struggle was being accountable for the choices I made during the pandemic. As for my takeaway, it’s just, live life.”
Keaton Wright, Northern Guilford
“My biggest challenge was not being with all my friends. But in my junior year, before the coronavirus hit, I met four really good dudes and this year we found time outside of school to hang out. That brought us together and showed the true value of friendship. I found out it’s not really the time you find in pleasure, but the pleasure you get out of your time that matters.”
Logan Moore, NWHS
“The biggest challenge of this year was being online, stuck at home with none of my friends and also taking AP Biology. Future tip for those of you rising seniors: do not take AP Bio, especially if it’s online. That class will just take everything out of you!”
Maxwell Warner, Northern Guilford
“The most difficult part was not being able to see my friends during my last year of high school. The things that you normally get to experience with your friends you did by yourself or not at all.
“I learned to not take anything for granted. I normally would dread going to school but I really missed it this year.
“I think my biggest highlight was that we got to have an actual prom. I am so thankful to all of the parents who made it happen for us. I’m looking forward to continuing my education and my cheerleading career at N.C. State. Go Pack!” Kaleigh Young, NWHS
“I wasn’t used to taking classes online, so I had to adapt to a new way of organizing my work and being on top of everything.”
Will Starling, Northern Guilford
“Learning how to manage my schedule all by myself and having to find motivation within myself was difficult. The most important lessons I learned were self-discipline, finding those internal drives, and wanting success, not through your teachers or grades but through your own internal motivation
Congrats, Carson Reynolds
Caldwell Academy, class of 2021 Carson, congratulations on reaching what feels like an ending, but is really a beginning! We are so proud of you and of the man you are becoming. We can't wait to see where the Lord leads you and how He will use you in this world. You are a blessing. We love you! Dad, Mom, Jonathan, AnnaGrace, and Lily
“The most challenging part of this past year of school was adapting to everything they threw at us – because they changed it a lot! It was for the best, I’m sure, but it was challenging learning online and not being with classmates. It definitely made me accountable, though, which I wasn’t always successful at. It’s good preparation for college, because the teachers won’t be there to hold your hand.”
Savannah Benton, Northern Guilford
“My biggest challenge was attending online classes. My biggest takeaway is to interact with all your classmates, because you’ll never see most of them again.”
Jessica Choi, NWHS
“Not being able to see friends and teachers was hard, but it got better towards the end of the year and we got to see each other at prom and at a Grasshoppers game. My advice to others would be, don’t procrastinate, because doing your work on time will make it easier in the long run.”
Aminat Onikoyi, Northern Guilford
“Finding the motivation to get up and attempt to do school work instead of laying around was the hardest part about this year. It taught me that hard work pays off, to always believe in yourself, and you can accomplish anything you put your mind to.” Jenna Moore, NWHS
“The hardest part for me was focusing – it was difficult being online. Learning to manage my time was my takeaway.” Charlie Chen, NWHS
“Trying to work by myself without much help was the hardest thing
about this past year. As for takeaways, you’re more focused when you’re alone.”
Dominic Reynolds, Northern Guilford
“The hardest part was having to be my own motivation and guide my own learning. With that, I learned a better understanding of what it will be like in my adult life. While it’s not ideal, I feel this situation set us up for success and taught us self-motivation and to kind of pick ourselves up by our bootstraps and take hold of our own lives instead of always having someone look over our shoulder.”
Macey Moore, NWHS
Congrats class of 2021
Despite all the challenges you faced the last two years of high school, you did it! Embrace the journey and don’t forget the road back home to your loved ones.
“My biggest challenge this year was moving to a new school. It was my first and my last year at Northern, and trying to adapt to doing everything online was really hard because neither the teachers nor the students had enough time. What I learned was to be more independent and do what I needed to do without someone else telling me to.”
Ashley Reyes, Northern Guilford
“We had to solve everything through the remote learning process, but the highlight was that we came together and beat this thing.” Kelsey Cheney, NWHS
“Definitely the hardest thing about being a senior this year was the schedule changes – and there were a lot of them throughout the year. You would get into a rhythm and a change would interrupt it – but once you got into that rhythm you would be successful. One takeaway was, once I returned to in-person class (this spring) it was a lot of fun and one of the best experiences I’ve had to see people I hadn’t seen in a while and know everything was getting back to normal.”
Matthew Cinao, NWHS
