2020 Commencement Program

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Kennedy Catholic High School

VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

Friday, May 29, Two Thousand Twenty 6:00pm

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PROGRAM

OPENING PRAYER

Fr. Jim Northrop Kennedy Catholic Chaplain

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Yarangel John Student Body President

VALEDICTORY ADDRESS

Garrett Bretz Valedictorian

FACULTY ADDRESS

Mr. David L. Vinson Faculty Speaker

KENNEDY CATHOLIC AWARDS

Mrs. Nancy Bradish Kennedy Catholic Principal

BLESSING

Fr. Jim Northrop Kennedy Catholic Chaplain

PRESENTATION

Mrs. Tara Bacher and Ms. Sofia Lopez Faculty

JOHN F. KENNEDY ALMA MATER P.M. Butler

Combined Choirs of Kennedy Catholic Mrs. Lindsay Brown — Choir Director Dedicated to the Class of 1981

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Fr. Bryan Dolejsi

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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT VALEDICTORIAN

Garrett Bretz

SALUTATORIANS

Natalie Firth Phuong Phan

TOP TEN GRADUATES

Garrett Bretz Logan Bretz Natalie Firth Ngoc (Sandy) Giang Jonathan Golubiec

DEPARTMENT HONORS AQUINAS

Garrett Bretz

BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Nicholas Scragg

ENGLISH

Yarangel John

FINE ARTS

Maleah Buchanan

HEALTH & FITNESS

Lucky Ruona

INTERNATIONAL

Ngoc (Sandy) Giang

MATHEMATICS

Kenneth Hershberger

ST. TERESA

Jack Corazin

SCIENCE

Teng (Dennis) Zhou

SOCIAL STUDIES

Phuong Phan

THEOLOGY

Jonathan Golubiec

FRENCH

Anais Hval

LATIN

Garrett Bretz

SPANISH

Kenneth Hershberger

ASL

Audrey Porter

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Kenneth Hershberger Eloisa Nguyen Phuong Phan Gracie Still Griffin Terry

KENNEDY CATHOLIC AWARDS VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN Presented by Nancy Bradish, Principal First and second ranked students based on cumulative grade point average after seven semesters, rigor of course load, and standardized test scores.

VAL KIRK STUDENT-ATHLETE AWARD Presented by Sam Reed, Athletic Director Selected by the faculty and staff and awarded to one boy and one girl who have excelled in the classroom and have maintained a high GPA while excelling in one or more sports.

CARL J. VELLING STUDENT-ATHLETE AWARD Presented by Sam Reed, Athletic Director Selected by the faculty and staff and awarded to one boy and one girl who have shown dedication and work ethic in the classroom, as well as excelling in one or more sports.

BRIAN MCCLUSKEY INTEGRITY AWARD Presented by Nick McCluskey '05, History Teacher In honor of religion teacher, Brian McCluskey. Selected by the senior class and awarded to the boy and girl who consistently make ethical choices, are good role models, who make a difference in others’ lives, and who strive to do their best.

SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD Presented by Sofia Lopez, Community Service Teacher Selected by the faculty and staff and awarded by the Burien Rotary Club to the student who has gone above and beyond in service to Kennedy Catholic and the greater community.

CLASS OF 1977 IN MEMORIAM INSPIRATIONAL AWARD Presented by Myrna Moffat '77, Spanish Department Chair Originally named the “Class of 1977 Lanigan-Kelley Inspirational Award”, the title of this award is now called the “Class of 1977 In Memoriam Inspirational Award”. Selected by the faculty, and awarded to the student who has a positive outlook on life; has been thoughtful and giving; has consistently shown support of classmates through friendly actions; has not been presumptuous toward impressing others; and has participated in extracurricular activities while at Kennedy Catholic.

REV. MICHAEL BATTERBERRY SOLIDARITY AWARD Presented by Maurice Jones, Human Relations Advisor In honor of long-time Kennedy Catholic chaplain, this award is voted on by the senior class and awarded to the student who most actively celebrated the various cultures, races, ethnicities, talents, gifts, and abilities present within the Kennedy Catholic community.

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KENNEDY CATHOLIC AWARDS BLESSED PIER GIORGIO FRASSATI AWARD Presented by Jenny Farrell '92, Campus Ministry In honor of our patron saint, this award is voted on by the senior class and selected by the faculty and awarded to the student who emulates the Beatitudes: someone who is humble, virtuous, and authentic; who is a seeker of justice, shows mercy, is pure at heart, and a peacemaker within the Kennedy Catholic community and beyond.

JOHN GOODWIN LOYALTY AWARD Presented by Nancy Bradish, Principal In honor of long-time Kennedy Catholic principal, this award is voted on by the faculty and staff and awarded to the boy and girl who have done the most for Kennedy Catholic during their four years here.

ALMA MATER As day fades into evening, fond memories we will share, of moments that we cherish, our friendships while we are there.

The lessons we have learned from you, will always be inside; you will always be a part of us, you’ll always be our guide.

No matter where life takes us, our home will always be, our friend and alma mater, John F. Kennedy

ACADEMIC HONORS CORDS Blue and Gold: National Honor Society Member Gold: World Language Honor Society Red, White, and Blue: Top 10 Graduate Medal: Department Award Winner

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CLASS OF 2020 GRADUATES

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CLASS OF 2020 GRADUATES Ryan Abajero

Kyla Burns

Angie Aguirre-Tobar ••

Natalie Castellon

Santo Aiello •

Sapolchai (Win) Chantieng

Rigean Alcantara •

Yihan Chen

Matthew Anderson

Yu (Andy) Chen

Anna Atkinson

Joseph Conway ••

Justin Baker

Dillon Cooper

Efren Bangcado

Jack Corazin •

Brandon Barham •

Salvador Crockett

Ryan Bautista

Cecelia Crosby

Jenna Becia

Matthew DaCosta •

Mianna Behrens •

Mara Davis

Aiden Berg

Natalie Degagne •

Alyssa Bernd

Davis Dengah

Audrey Bettis •

Glorianna DeSimone

Ashley Blake •

Charles Dickeson •

Gavin Boyer

Nguyen (Minzy) Doan

Emily Bradish ••

Darla Doell ••

Garrett Bretz V••••

Flora Dougher •

Logan Bretz •••

Grace Dowd

Maalik Brown •

Madison DuBois

Margaret Brown

Brandon Ducusin •

Veerpartap Bual

Carter Dullum

Maleah Buchanan •••

Cristian Eastey-Toledo ••

David Bui ••

Sydney Elicker •

S Salutatorian V Valedictorian

• National Honor Society • World Language Honor Society

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Dept. Award Winner Lancer Legacy Senior

• Top 10 Student

CLASS OF 2020 GRADUATES Mary Jeanne Estacio •

Hanna Hood

Madeline Etzkorn •

Qidong (Dennis) Huang

Ji (Erica) Fang

Yahaya Hussein

Maggie Fine

Nicholas Hutchinson

Natalie Firth S ••

Anais Hval ••

Osvaldo Flores

Sean Jahner

Miriam Fox •

Yarangel John ••••

Yue Yie (Ray) Fung

Griffin Johnson

Breanna Gamble

Armani Keys

Ngoc (Sandy) Giang ••••

Justin Kimmerle

Grace Ginther

Rhys Kippen

Jonathan Golubiec •••

Anna Klakken •

Ethan Grassley •

Caitlin Kretzmer

Cole Grothen

Kevin Le

Huizhirong (Jason) Guo

Henry Lemus Vera

Jingjing (Ailsa) Guo

Pedro Leon-Romero

Payton Hayes •

Yuxin (Mia) Li

Juexin (Kelly) He

Jiewen (Vicky) Liu

Jack Hedge

Shiyi Liu

Emiliano Hernandez

Shun Shun (Owen) Liu

Kenneth Hershberger ••••

Brianna Lopez

Chancellor Hilliard

Annie Lorentz

Adam Hindle

Elizabeth Lovell

Hailey Hiner

Leonardo Loya

Cory Hinthorn ••

Zaire Lozolo

S Salutatorian V Valedictorian

• National Honor Society • World Language Honor Society

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Dept. Award Winner Lancer Legacy Senior

• Top 10 Student

CLASS OF 2020 GRADUATES Yi (Alex) Lu

Darin Nguyen

Isabella Lucarelli

Diana Nguyen •

Ruilong (Thomas) Ma

Eloisa Nguyen •••

Abiso Mahimud

Minh Nguyen ••

Minh Mai

Quynhvi Nguyen

Michael Mansanarez III •

Tyson Nguyen

Riley Maroni

Lene Nielsen

Jennifer Martinez-Ramos

Grayson Nogales •

Abbigail McBroom •

Charles Olson ••

Ashley McCabe

David Peck

Celia McDonald

Jacob Pederson •

Patrick McGaughey

Jaden Peterson

Aidan McGehee ••

Phuong Phan S ••••

Aidan McMahan

Audrey Porter ••

Vanessa Mendez •

Lara Prato •

Christopher Mojica

Andrea Recinos Cervantes

MacKenzie Mooney

Adrien Regelbrugge

Haley Moore ••

Ethan Rhoads

Gianna Morella ••

Robert Richards

Troy Morris

Kateri Rinallo ••

Freddy Mota-Montes

Kolbe Ritter

Morgan Mueller

Noah Rodal

Ashley Nguyen •

Mason Ross •

Brian D. Nguyen

Lucky Ruona •

Brian T. Nguyen ••

Irvin Sabwa

S Salutatorian V Valedictorian

• National Honor Society • World Language Honor Society

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Dept. Award Winner Lancer Legacy Senior

• Top 10 Student

CLASS OF 2020 GRADUATES Bryan Saldana •

Aidan Thomas

Calvin Sam •

Zane Thornton

Gabriel Sampley

Kylee Thueringer

Hanna Scandiffio ••

Lei-Ben Tivoli Fesili

Nicholas Scragg ••

Joseph Tran ••

Chloe Sewell

Nguyet (Annabeth) Tran

Huiying (Rice) Shen

Katrina Trausch ••

Anita Shields ••

Audrey Tribble

Tinsae Shifreaw

Liam Varma

Mikaela Silva

Jessica Wakefield

Eamon Simmonds

Zihao Wang

Kenneth Simpkins

Aeron Ward

Anna Skey •

Sydney Weber •

Sav’Ell Smalls

Solé White

Tanner Smith

Ligia Wiegand

Jacqueline Southwell •

Amaria Worthy

Gabriel Sta Maria

Chenwei Xu

Mason Stallworth

Yue (Iris) Xu

Madison Stanley-Jones

Camryn Yust •

Cole Stephenson •

Dennis (Teng) Zhou ••

Gracie Still •••

Joshua Zielinski •

Yu Heng (Henry) Sung

Haoming (Stefan) Zu

Hanqing (Austin) Tao

Yilin (David) Zuo

Katelyn Tatterson Griffin Terry •••• S Salutatorian V Valedictorian

• National Honor Society • World Language Honor Society

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Dept. Award Winner Lancer Legacy Senior

• Top 10 Student

FACULTY & STAFF James Akot ‘05 Tara Bacher Yesenia Barajas Stephen Barbarossa ‘09 Charlie Beall Thanh Beedle Nancy Bradish Lindsay Brown Raquel Buenafe Rommel Buenafe Christina Burnaby Katie Burns ‘90 Wendy Byrd Bridgett Cabiles ‘98 Beth Cable Bev Cacabelos Caroline Cacabelos Greg Caldwell John Cascio Karen Cascio Kelly Catuzo Becky Clark Sheldon Cross Katherine Crow ‘15 Peggy Cunningham Sarah Dahleen Jeannie Dailey ‘87 Mark Davis Joanne Demarinis ‘81 Connie Dodge Fr. Bryan Dolejsi Dale Dolejsi Tammy Domingo Conor Doyle Tracy Etzkorn Jenny Farrell ‘92 Michael Fox Steele Fredricksen Mariko Fujiwara Brent Griffin Annette Griffith ‘86

Cyn Gurango Kathleen Gurnard Alisa Haines Veronica Hellar Felicia Hines Don Hoffman ‘83 Lisa Holmberg Mike Ikeda Samay Im Lisa Jandusay ‘83 Luke Janicki Jennifer Jinka ‘98 Katelyn Johnson Maurice Jones Dino Josie ‘82 Julie Klover ‘92 Alyse Lacey James Lapan Gerald Larkins Debbie Lazerte Susan Lewis Fei Liu Sofia Lopez Gina Martin ‘81 Heidi Martin ‘78 Nicholas McCluskey ‘05 Frances McKamey Jim McLaughlin Paul McMillen Pamela Mead ‘94 Dario Mobini Myrna Gran Moffat ‘77 Nancy Montstream Donnie Moore Brian Mullen Mary Nackos Sarah Newman Fr. Jim Northrop Bobby Oliver Darren Olson Carlos Palacian

Jerome Palmeri Aires Patulot Patty Peterson Latina Petrusha Jonathan Prociv Mark Ralston ‘83 Sam Reed David Rosser Tristan Roth Dan Ruiter Perry Sampley Kim Schulze Stephanie Sensenbrenner Joseph Skillman Liz Smith Diana Soto Derek Sparks Doug Stamnes Erika Stephens Yang Suttell Peter Traube Carolann Trautmann ‘77 Hoeun Tun Tracey Umeda Jim Vandenberg ‘74 Blaine VanDerSnick In Vilai David Vinson Heather Vizcarra Christopher Volk Taylor Walker Danice Warnke Harley Wells-Schultz Jerome Williams Becky Wilson Tiffany Wiseman Steve Woodcock Frank Worsham John Wright In loving memory of Jeff Behrends