Saint John’s School’s Sixty-fifth Annual Commencement Exercises Class of 2021 Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Sala de Festivales Antonio Paoli Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré San Juan, Puerto Rico
Program Processional National Anthems Legacy Recognition Opening Remarks
David Sanabria
Class President’s Remarks
Marco de Marsily
Presentation of Academic Awards
David Sanabria
President’s Award for Educational Achievement President’s Award for Educational Excellence Cum Laude Society Recognition Saint John’s Scholar Salutatorian Valedictorian
Presentation of Special Awards
David Sanabria
Department Awards Principal’s Award Survivor Medal
Head of School’s Remarks
Lorraine Lago
Presentation of Diplomas
Lorraine Lago David Sanabria
Jessica Wattman Board Chair’s Remarks
Jessica Wattman
Closing Remarks
Lorraine Lago
School Song Recessional
School Song On Saint John’s School On Saint John’s School Sing her praises loud She will guide us to our future Of her we’ll be proud Keep her honor Keep her honor Spread out through the world And whether near or far Her flag unfurled
Class of 2021 Isabel Cristina Abreu González Gabriela Michelle Acevedo Pérez Carolina Acosta Biaggi Felipe Manuel Albors Riera Ana Patricia Aponte Muñoz Lorenzo Javier Arabía Acosta Darien Malaki Aranda Alexander Elias Barlia Bitton Liav Bejar Díaz Abigayle Lee Boquette Carola Margarita Calaf Pérez María Victoria Calzada Torres Carolina Maité Camacho Castro Alanna Marina Sydney Carlo Pagán Yong Yan Chan Wu Catalina Andrea Christiansen Adsuar Nicolás Gabriel Cid Delgado Natalie Cohen Rodríguez Andrea Isabelle Colón Cuesta Gustavo Andrés Costa Crespo Ramón Augusto Dana del Rosario Gian Carlo Miguel Ángel Dardet Botero Marco Joaquín Ghislain de Marsily Viso Sabrina Alejandra D’Elía Cerchi Carlos Guillermo Díaz Martínez Claudia Aurora Díaz Mateo Lucas Gabriel Díaz Ortiz Valerie Marie Esquilín Martí Nicolás Andrés Farmer del Toro José Ignacio Fernández Bobonis Lara Isabel Fortuño Blanco Paola Michelle Fuentes Méndez Sebastián Niaz Gerges Cruz Gino Alejandro Gómez Calo Félix Manuel González González Karla Y. González González Conrad Lynn Hamilton Gordon Robinson Helmers Valerie Heredia Piñeiro
Class of 2021 Alejandra Beatriz Lamoso Muñoz Solomon Levis Chévere David Levis González Camelia Isabel Marrero Alejandro Ricardo Shawki Marrero-Alattar Alfredo Javier Maymó Cuprill Michal Mendelbaum Kweller Claudia Alejandra Méndez Marcos Christopher Daniel Merrill Rosaly Mauricio Manuel Miles Contreras Enrique Pascual Fernández Paola Victoria Pimentel Torres Milo Mano Pineau Guillermo Andrés Pou Castro Luis Rogelio Quiñones Haigler Jan Pablo Quiñones Trujillo Lucas Andrés Radoncic Mas Gia Mar Ramos Palmer Isabelle Sabrina Ramseyer Torres Cecilia Isabel Rao Lago Ivana Andrea Rivera Irlanda José Antonio Rodríguez Carrión Paola Cristina Rodríguez Sáez Diego Sebastián Saavedra Dávila Alexandra Sofía Santiago Negrón Robert Boyd Sims Dubón Tracey Sabrina Tirri Alexia Yekaterina Torres Cabezas Andrei Alexandre Torres Cabezas Diego Andrés Torres Cerda Isabel Anne Torres Isaac José Torres Pastrana Katherine Xi-Xin Tsui Mu Carlos Francisco Unanue Colón José Alberto Valdés Muentes Marco Alejandro Vázquez Monrouzeau Claudia Villamil Gutiérrez Maite Villamil Palmer
Faculty Sandra Acevedo
Dana Erickson
Carola Acosta
Christine Estrada
Beatriz Aldarondo
Johanna Estrella
Mariam Alejandro
Arquelio Feliciano
Olga Alfonso
Millie Ferrés
Melvin Alicea
Isabel Franqui
Roxana Asmat
Nelson Franqui
Alexandra Balzac
Sonia Franqui
Lisette Barbeito
María Fusté
Carolina Bauzá
Larimar Gallardo
Luis Beltrán
Gretchen Giuliani
María Beyley
Madeline Gómez
Francesca Biundo
Doris González
Ana Blanco
Viviana González
Natalia Bonelli
Teresita Gregorio
Ryan Brewer
Sheila Hau
Sylmarí Burgos
Monique Heiser
Yaiza Burgos
David Henner
Rebecca Carlos
Marjorie Joseph
Pedro De Jesús
Joselyn Latimer
Patricia Del Toro
Mara Lladó
Elizabeth Diez
Ellena Lopez
Ilanit Edry
Gabriel López
Rosalía Eiffert
Raquel Maldonado
Gabriel English
Lorez Manon
Faculty Pilar Marichal María Martínez Wilma Martínez Margarita Mercado Marielys Morales Nayda Morales Sheila Morales Cathleen Myatt Carlos Nieves Carmen Olmo Vanessa Ortiz Marla Otero Gisela Overby
Magdalena Reichard Alumna ‘10
Carmen Rivera Joanne Rivera Lyaned Rivera Nicole Rivera Rosa Rivera
Glenda Rodríguez Mayra Rodríguez Daniela Rondinelli Cullen Sacha Francisco Santiago Yarleen Santiago
Alumna ‘98
Carlos Seda
Verónica Pantoja
Marialina Segurola
Jacquelyn Pedley
María Sierra
Alumna ‘07
Michelle Pérez Rafael Pérez
Ana Soler Sylvie Tarbox Carol Topp
Mayra Préstamo
Alumna ‘76
José Darío Pujals
Gian Toyos
Jessica Purcell
Amanda Valentín
Paola Quirós
Luis Valentín
Yismariel Ralat
Jeannette Valldejuli
Beatriz Ramírez
David Vélez
Brian Rechkemmer
Administration Lorraine Lago, Head of School David Sanabria, Secondary School Principal Yolanda Adames, Upper Elementary Principal Maika Marchán, Early Childhood Principal John La Rue, Dean of Academics Samuel Ortiz, Dean of Student Life Luis Camacho, Director of Athletics Roberto Porrata-Doria, Director of Communications Marisol González, Director of Institutional Advancement Nissa A. Cardona, Director of Admissions Edwin Rosario, Senior Director of Operations Lourdes García, Director of Facilities Ivette Alonso, Director of Finance Karla Ocasio, Director of Human Resources Teresita Somoza, Director of Technology
Student Support Services Iraida Toro, Registrar Djiara Meehan, College Counselor Mark Bowen, College Counselor María de Lourdes Seijo, Associate College Counselor Dr. Sayra González, Secondary Division Psychologist Dr. Nelymar Reyes, Elementary Division Psychologist
Board of Trustees Jessica Wattman, Chair Rafael Blanes, Vice Chair Alumnus ‘97
Nannette Berríos, Secretary Alumna ‘93
Carlos Rodríguez, Treasurer Guillermo Bermúdez Ricardo Cruzval Alumnus ‘03
Manuel Del Valle José R. Dubón Alumnus ‘83
Eduardo Emanuelli Alumnus ‘98
Ignacio Fernández José A. Fernández Jorge J. Fuentes Alumnus ‘92
Nazli Iqbal Mariana Ortiz-Blanes Alumna ‘85
Luis Pérez-Moreno
Enrique L. Vázquez Cristina Villalón Alumna ‘96
Awards Cords & Stoles AP Capstone
Teal cord
Athletics
Green and white double cord
French Honor Society
Red, white, and blue cord
Green Key Society
Green and silver cord
International Thespian Society
White stole with ITS logo
Italian Honor Society
Red, white, and green cord
Legacy
Green and gold cord
Legacy (Double)
Green, gold, and white cord
Musical
Gold and blue cord
National Honor Society
White stole with NHS logo
Student Council
White stole with NatStuCo logo
Legacy Recognition Awarded to seniors who are children of a Saint John's School alumnus. Double Legacy Recognition is for seniors who are direct descendants of two consecutive generations of Saint John's School Alumni.
President’s Award for Educational Achievement Awarded to seniors who have maintained a B+ average throughout their high school years and who meet the specific criteria as established by the principal.
President’s Award for Educational Excellence Awarded to seniors who have cumulative A- averages for four high school years and who meet the specific criteria as established by the principal.
Saint John’s Scholar Awarded to the senior who has attained the third highest grade point average, or who has a grade point average equal to that of the valedictorian or salutatorian, and who has been a student in the high school for at least two consecutive years. In the case that there are students who are candidates for this award who have been here for four consecutive years, three consecutive years, or only two consecutive years, the GPA will be calculated based solely on the junior and senior year grades.
Salutatorian Awarded to the senior who has been a student for four consecutive years in the high school and has attained the second highest grade point average.
Awards Valedictorian Awarded to the senior who has been a student for four consecutive years in the high school and has attained the highest grade point average.
Cum Laude Society Recognition Awarded to the seniors who have been in the high school for at least three consecutive years and whose cumulative grade point averages are within the top 10% of the class.
Department Awards Spanish Department Award Awarded by the Spanish Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in Spanish while taking the most challenging Spanish program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School. English Department Award Awarded by the English Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in English while taking the most challenging English program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School. Science Department Award Awarded by the Science Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in science while taking the most challenging science program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School. Spanish as a Second Language Award Awarded by the Foreign Languages Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in Spanish as a Second Language while taking the most challenging Spanish as a Second Language program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School. Mathematics Department Award Awarded by the Mathematics Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in mathematics while taking the most challenging mathematics program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School.
Awards French Department Award Awarded by the Foreign Language Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in French while taking the most challenging French program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School. Italian Department Award Awarded by the Foreign Language Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in Italian while taking the most challenging Italian program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School. Social Studies Department Award Awarded by the Social Studies Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in social studies while taking the most challenging social studies program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School. José Félix Alegría Award Awarded to the senior who maintains the highest grade point average throughout both semesters in History of Puerto Rico. Premio Miguel de Unamuno Otorgado por el Departamento de Español al estudiante de la clase graduanda que haya demostrado especial amor, respeto e interés en la lengua y la cultura hispánica a través de sus años de escuela superior.
Principal’s Award Awarded to the senior(s) who have a demonstrated record of service and dedication to making a difference through their work in the lives of others, are also in excellent academic standing, and are regarded as exemplary citizens of the school community. Selected by the principal based on outstanding service and demonstrated passion for serving and helping others.
Survivor Medal Awarded to seniors who have been at Saint John’s School without interruption since kindergarten.
Survivors Gabriela Michelle Acevedo Pérez Carolina Acosta Biaggi Felipe Manuel Albors Riera Lorenzo Javier Arabía Acosta Alexander Elias Barlia Bitton Liav Bejar Díaz Carolina Maité Camacho Castro Catalina Andrea Christiansen Adsuar
Nicolás Gabriel Cid Delgado Marco Joaquín Ghislain de Marsily Viso Lucas Gabriel Díaz Ortiz Paola Michelle Fuentes Méndez Sebastián Niaz Gerges Cruz Gino Alejandro Gómez Calo Solomon Levis Chévere Camelia Isabel Marrero Alejandro
Michal Mendelbaum Kweller Claudia Alejandra Méndez Marcos Mauricio Manuel Miles Contreras Paola Victoria Pimentel Torres Gia Mar Ramos Palmer Isabelle Sabrina Ramseyer Torres Cecilia Isabel Rao Lago Diego Sebastián Saavedra Dávila
Alexandra Sofía Santiago Negrón Robert Boyd Sims Dubón Katherine Xi-Xin Tsui Mu Carlos Francisco Unanue Colón Maite Villamil Palmer
Double Legacy Felipe Manuel Albors Riera Tere Riera Carrión ‘88 & Dr. Jose D. Riera ‘51
Robert Boyd Sims Dubón Marilyn C. Dubón ‘92 & Manuel H. Dubón ‘55
Legacy Alexander Elias Barlia Bitton Jack Barlia ‘87
Liav Bejar Díaz Mark Bejar Bitton ‘90
Catalina Andrea Christiansen Adsuar Ralph Christiansen ‘85 & Conchita Adsuar ‘91
Paola Michelle Fuentes Méndez Jorge J. Fuentes ‘92
Mauricio Manuel Miles Contreras Sean Miles ‘86
Lucas Andrés Radoncic Mas Madeline Mas ‘95