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CLASS OF 2024 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
The Most Reverend Thanh Thai Nguyen, D.D.
Auxiliary Bishop of Orange Presiding
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Friday, May 31, 2024
Honda Center
Anaheim, California
Ten o'clock in the morning
ORDER OF EVENTS
Call to Order..........................................................................
Randi Ingoglia ʼ24 ASB President
Call to Prayer Veni, Sancte Spiritus SMCHS Choir
Processional.................................................................................... Brass Quintet
Opening Prayer.......................... The Most Reverend Thanh Thai Nguyen, D.D. Auxiliary Bishop, Diocese of Orange
National Anthem ................................................................... Robert Troyan ʼ24
Welcome Message Mrs. Cheri L. Wood SMCHS Principal
Scripture Reading................................................
Reverend Florante Moren, AM SMCHS Chaplain
Superintendent’s Message..........................................
Erin C.O. Barisano, ED.D. Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Orange
Presentation of the Caritas Christi Award and President’s Comments..........................................
Mr. J. Andrew Sulick ʼ91 SMCHS President
Valedictory Address..........................................................
Maia Nicole Choe ʼ24
Kylie Alyssa Kwon ‘24
Emma Grace Lee ‘24
Kelly Jiawei Lu ‘24
Bishop’s Comments
Graduation Certification
The Most Reverend Thanh Thai Nguyen, D.D
Mrs. Monique Harrison ʼ00 SMCHS Assistant Principal
Conferral of Diplomas .............. The Most Reverend Thanh Thai Nguyen, D.D.
Assisting with Conferral of Diplomas......................
Mrs. Monique Harrison ʼ00
Mr. Thomas Smith
Mr. Patrick Visconti ʼ06 SMCHS Assistant Principals
Mr. John Hayek SMCHS Vice President
Tassel Ceremony .................................................................. Randi Ingoglia ʼ24
Final Blessing ..........................
The Most Reverend Thanh Thai Nguyen, D.D.
Alma Mater ...................................................................................SMCHS Choir
Recessional..................................................................................... Brass Quintet
Veni, Sancte Spiritus,
CALL TO PRAYER
Veni, Sancte Spiritus
Come, Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Ghost, et emitte caelitus send down those beams, lucis tuae radium. which sweetly flow in silent streams from Thy bright throne above.
Veni, pater pauperum
O come, Thou Father of the poor; veni, dator munerum O come, Thou source of all our store, veni, lumen cordium come, fill our hearts with love.
Da tuis fidelibus,
Grant to Thy faithful, dearest Lord, in te confidentifus, whose only hope is Thy sure word, sacrum septenarium. the sevenfold gifts of grace.
Da vertutis meritum,
Grant us in life Thy grace that we, da sallutis exitum, in peace may die and ever be, da perenne gaudium, in joy before Thy face. Amen, Alleluia. Amen, Alleluia.
From the Roman Missal, translation by John Austin (1613-1669).
CARITAS CHRISTI - The Love of Christ
Our Charism and its Core Principles
To live Caritas Christi is to be a person of:
COMPASSION,
Who acts and speaks with concern for others.
HUMILITY, Who understands themselves in relationship to God.
JUSTICE,
Who respects and advocates for the dignity of all people and creation.
GOODNESS, Who reflects the image of God in thought, word and action.
You have been told what is good, and what the lord requires of you: Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God.
-Micah 6:8
SANTAMARGARITA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2024
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Lucas ChristopherAbbamonto ∞
Luke Kalani Ackerman
Yannis Agas 13 CL
Armon Alemzadeh 139 SCL
Julia Alexia Armendariz
Nicholas ColeArmento
Caroline Virginia Arth CL
Sarah Atia 129 MCL
Tobias Aaron Averill
Zaid M Baghdadi 3
Haotong Bai
Blake Tyler Baird
Mia Grace Baird 17 ∞
Kayla Irene Bandow 1
Wyatt Baren
Tristan Niall Barndt
Christopher Beatificato
Zander Tank Benitez
Ruby Lorraine Berg 12 ∞ MCL
Sydney Dee Berg ∞
Charles Joseph Bertocchini 2
Diego Javier Black
Christopher Edward Blake
Garrett Alexander Bonam
Landon Shay Borowski-Fouts 12379 MCL
Isabella Lauren Bournazian 123 SCL
Brendan Robert Brahm 2
Rachel Elizabeth Brandt 2
Skye Noelle Briggs 19 CL
Kyle Patrick Brody
Christian Keoni Brossa 1
Logan Blaise Bryant 1
Isabella Maria Bummer
Gage Burnett
Samantha Sachi Burns
John William Burton
Reed Tyler Cabral 2
Jackson Campopiano
Chloe Jane Carlson
Ruby Mae Casey
9 International Thespian Honor Society ∞ SMCHS Legacy
CL - Cum Laude
MCL - Magna Cum Laude
SCL - Summa Cum Laude
Hunter Bryson Cehelnik
Titus Chan 1
Ashley Lauren Cheng 1237 SCL
Elizabeth Ann Cheramie 3679 MCL
Leigh K. Chien
Jeremy Edwin Childe
Kate Seongeun Cho
Maia Nicole Choe 1235 SCL
Dean Joseph Christiansen
Kendal Rose Chumentowski 2
Celestine Kyoungmoo Chung
Nicholas Matthew Cislo 138 MCL
Victor Colaco
Kendall Shea Colin CL
Nicole Sherlin Salonga Coloma
Dylan Alexander Combel
Charles Stetson Wheeler Connelly
Brynn Madison Connolly
London Ava Cortinas 2
Audrey Marie Crafts 12 ∞ MCL
Tyler Stephen Crede
Benjamin Stratton Cugno 12
Joshua Jefferson Cugno 12
Imogen Cunningham CL
Haley Marie Da Graca 1 MCL
Ashley Breanne Davis 12
Tyler Davis 123
Logan de Groot
Sophia Rose De Santi 12
Aniya Renee Declues
Michael Giovanni Deleon 1
Conor Gregory Devlin
Kelly Hayden Dodson 12
Grace Elise Domagala 12
Lucy Donchess
ZhongYu Dong 13
Thalia Rose Donnelly
Patrick James Donovan
Jayden D Dose
Liam James Dowd 1 CL
National
1
Honor Society
Federation
California Scholarship
Full IB Diploma Candidate
National Merit Finalist
National
Merit Commended
National
Hispanic Scholars
National Art Honor Society
National African American Recognition Program
Avery Downey
Brian Charles Drago 1 MCL
Mila Sofia Drakeford
Siyu Duan 1 MCL
Emma Katherine Duffy ∞
EmilyAlyse Eli 17
Sophia Isabella Elizalde-Rendon 12
Max Ellis 1 CL
Annie Marie Endraws
Benjamin Norton Escobar
Brooke Cheyenne Etter
Carly Jean Falino
Aaron Wade Fang 1235 SCL
Mason Michael Farber ∞
Katarina I Farhadi
Jack Hunter Farnell
Maximillian James Fetah 1
Alexa Ann Fischel
Dean Lau Fujimoto 12357 SCL
Christopher Michael Furlong
Richard John Galasieski
Nicolas Anthony Garofalo 17
Grace Michelle Garrigan 13 ∞ SCL
Charlie Sophia George
Faith Elizabeth George ∞
Benito Ghio Jr. 2
Misha Ghomizadeh 1
Zachary Gibson 1357 SCL
Isabella Gissendanner 1
Emma Kate Gomez
Cole Conrad Grey
AveryAnn-Marie Groves
Kavin Gulati 2 MCL
Kian Gulbrandsen 123 SCL
Hanru Guo
Zhenrui Guo
Zhiyu Guo 1
Sonia Nilde Gupta 13 MCL
Landon Wellington Gwin
Charlize Moira Haddad 1 ∞
Nikolas Mark Haddad
Joseph Hagen
Destiny Hamadani
Jinchen Han 5 CL
Jane Monet Handa 159 MCL
Raymond Haroutoonian III
Andrew Hartigan
Alexa Sophia Hassler
Dean Takeo Musue Hayashi CL
Madeline Claire Hayden 12 MCL
Katherine Avelina Bertran Hayek 1
XiHao He 5 CL
TaylorAshlyn Hedrick
Alexander Logan Heller 12
Parker William Herbert 12 MCL
Peri Kathryn Herter 12
HenryAaron Horvath
Kenna Avery Howard
Alexander Morgan Howell
Aaron Huang
Jack Douglas Hubbard
London Hudson
Tessa Consuelo Hudson
Sophia Nicole Hynes
Randi Jean Ingoglia 17
Sofia Concetta Iocona 13 CL
Michael Owen Ivory 16 SCL
Felicity Noel Jacobs
Brinkley Capri Jankanish 12
Ramon Jiang
Jorge Joaquin Rafael Jiménez Boggs
Ryan Royal Johnson
Scarlett Fisher Johnson 9
Trent Irvin Johnson CL
Tyler Jeffrey Johnson 12
Jessa Johnston
Gage Landon Kaltenbach
Mason Alan Kelly
Alexander Khashayar
Dorsa Khatibloo CL
Ethan Kim 134 SCL
Logan Matthew Kim 1235 SCL
Zachary Jehyun Kim 15 SCL
Lauren Nicole Kirby 12
Josie Laine Kirshon 7
Morgan Koch
Monica Koh 13 MCL
GraceAnn Kollen 127
Monet RyLee Koorndyk
Brooklyn Ann Kostoff
Grant Christopher Koupal ∞
Kaitlyn Kreb
Anna Giselle Krishnan
Troy Christopher Kuta 2
KylieAlyssa Kwon 17 SCL
TylerAnderson Lang
Patrick John Larkin
John Paul Laster 125 ∞ MCL
Kailyn Makena Lau 12357 SCL
Jake Thomas Lavin
Theodore Trong Le
Zoe Thien-Nhi Le 125 MCL
Katherine Joelle LeBaron
Emma Grace Lee 157 SCL
Grace En-Tsz Lee 1 SCL
Jacob Xavier Lee
Joseph Paul Lee 23 MCL
Ryan Woo Lee
Jinyu Li 1
Lixuan Li
Yujie Liang CL
Logan Nathaniel Lim 2
Xihan Lin 4 MCL
Jack Link
Zofia Linowska
Huiren Liu 1
Jiayi Liu
Qianzi Liu 1
XingYi Liu
Gwyneth Grace Llewellyn
Spencer Ronald Paul Loessberg
James T Lopez ∞
MiaArianna Lopez
Cristian Andrew Lorenzana
Kelly Jiawei Lu 13 SCL
Kristina Alexandra Ludwig 2 MCL
MollyAlexandra MacMillan
Luccas Matteo Mancenido
Sophia Madonna Mantucca 1 MCL
Aleki Lene Manutai
Jingwen Mao 5 SCL
Varun V Marrey 3 SCL
Pierce Reffling Martin
Allison Nicole Martinez 7 CL
Elaina Aimee Martinez 19
Cole Matsuoka 23 MCL
Mason Richard Mautino
Ava Mayer
Hannah Elise McClaskey
Mason McFerren
Keegan James McGann 1 CL
Jason Matthew McInnes
Kaylee Louise McKeehan ∞
Jonathan Martin McKeever
Cameron James McNamee 28 MCL
Carolina McNamee CL
Sydney Louise Mehta 12
Xuefeng Mei 135 SCL
Delano Lenox Meindl 12
Olivia Leigh Mejia
Hunter Michael Melton 12 CL
Charlotte Mae Memoly
Sofia Donatela Mendoza 136 CL
Benjamin Reece Merrill
Hayden Bretherton Merz
Julia Marie Messmer
Bailey Taylor Michaelian-Marks 127 CL
Caitlyn Miller
Noah Jon Miller
Chuqing Ming 1
Mario Thomas Mira
Judah-Liona Jahnaten Moenoa
Layla Maureen Montelongo 2
Ryan Ramirez Montero 12379 CL
Emmett Mosley V
Jonathan Moxie
Katherine Christie Mulvihill 9
Brooke Bonnie Murdock 1
Emma Rose Murdock 17
Bernardo Bretanha Perdigao Nascimento 135 SCL
Jonathan William Naulls
Liam Christian Marley Nguyen 12
Daria Nikitina 1 MCL
Gabrielle Nunez
Edward James O'Braitis 2
Dominique Patricia Oertel 1236 SCL
Dolan Oliveira II
Luc William Olsh-Lazard
Austen Duran Orrantia 13
Charles Erwin Orthman 3
Aaron D. Ortiz
Sydney Paige Osborn
Cole Arrington Pannell
Jordan Francis Parducho 1
Nicholas Joseph Parker
Kyle MacGregor Pearson
Xinluo Peng
Katelyn Ashley Pfeiffer 12
Rachel Lane Phillips
Rachael Maria Pinto 1
Ema Grace Prater
Halle Ryan Prater
Lillian Proctor 1 CL
Priya Purohit 1235 SCL
Simran Purohit 123 SCL
Jin Qian
Samuel Xian Mu Qu 135 MCL
Greer Querantes
Nour Rahnama 127 CL
William Robert Raney 3 ∞ CL
Nolan William Rank
Lauren Estella Redfern 1 ∞ CL
Miller Patrick Redfern 12 ∞
Sage Allegra Reeves 1237 SCL
Ireland Anne Regan
Emily Regitz
Isabelle Rose Regnier
Colin Patrick Relvas 12
Lindsay Renada Renken
Erin Nicole Reynolds
Ethan Thomas Rhee 2 MCL
Christopher Nicolas Rigoni 35 MCL
Rodrigo Rios Zetina
Kamia Alysse Gonzales Rivera 25 MCL
Nathaniel Allen Robinson
Donald Joseph Rodriguez
Lea-Line Alexandra Romain
Emily Nicole Romero
Kailey Nicole Ruiz 156 MCL
Preston Rusli 1235 SCL
Ethan Chase Saint 1 CL
Austin Philip Sanders
Bree Anne Sanderson
Sebastian Santander
Reagan Joan Santoni 2 ∞
Tatum Katherine Schuck 1 MCL
Elizabeth Regan Schulze 12
Rayan Ty Shaban
Xinqi Shao 7 CL
Natalie Edison Shearer 3 SCL
Erin Elizabeth Shepard 1 CL
Kathleen Ann Shepard 127 SCL
Mary Olivia Shepard 1 MCL
Emery Grace Shields
Regan Shields
Samuel Matteo Simone 13 CL
Jessica Lynn Simrell 7
SydneyAmelia Sindoni 7
Mallorca R Smith 78 MCL
Sheridan Elizabeth Smith 12 CL
Stella Mae Smith
Jingyi Song 1 MCL
Leyang Song
Ana Rebecca Sorto
Raelyn Spooner 19
Aidan Alexander Stevenson 6
John Joseph Stifter V
Athena Yasaman Streit 13 SCL
Katarzyna Izabella Struve 123579 SCL
Noah Michael Sulick 7 ∞
LeVar Talley
Gavin Joseph Tarwater 127
Alicia Navshad Tavaria
John Michael Teitelman
Bianca Nicole Temesvary
William Richard Terry 12
Mia Rose Thomas ∞
Emma Layne Tijanich 12
Jake Ryan Tomlinson 1
Lilianna Rae Tosches 1
Caden Scott Townsend 2
Patrick Michael Tracy
Kyle Manh Cuong Tran 13
Riley Treister
Robert Joseph Troyan 1279 SCL
Kailee Malie Truong 1
Daniel Jacob Floro Verdolaga CL
Ava Villarreal
Abigail Marie Viscount 12
Katherine Grace Vlasic 1237 SCL
Minh Quy Vo 13 MCL
Benjamin Rayhawk Volz
Taylor Wadkins 2
Samantha Lucia Walden
Yirina Wang 125 SCL
Yunran Wang
Cooper Riley West
Jacob Henry Wheat 13 CL
Charlotte Elisabeth Williams
Makenna Grace Wilson 12 CL
Kaitlyn Isabella Wong 12357 SCL
Matthew William Wood
Nathan Yi-Hao Wu
Connor Jack Yaghi
Jerry ZR Yan MCL
Raymond Yao 13 CL
Eric Yin 12 MCL
Jayden Yokota 123
Ryley Jihyo Yoo
Daniel S. Yoon 235 SCL
Karina Faith Young 3 MCL
Falin Yu 5 MCL
Sitong Yu
Jiheng Yuan 1 MCL
Kayla Zandi
Braden Joseph Zerrer
Fengkai Zhang
Tongde Zhao
Linye Zheng 127 CL
Ruiyu Zhou 1
Shiyi Zhou CL
Hongwen Zhu
Jordan Christine Zielinski
Ava Laine Zimmerman 1
Summa Cum Laude
Seniors with a Weighted Academic GPA of 4.7000 or Higher
Armon Alemzadeh
Isabella Bournazian
Ashley Cheng
Maia Choe
Aaron Fang
Dean Fujimoto
Grace Garrigan
Zachary Gibson
Kian Gulbrandsen
Michael Ivory
Logan Kim
Zachary Kim
Ethan Kim
Kylie Kwon
Kailyn Lau
Emma Lee
Grace En-Tsz Lee
Kelly Lu
Jingwen Mao
Varun Marrey
Xuefeng Mei
Bernardo Nascimento
Dominique Oertel
Priya Purohit
Simran Purohit
Sage Reeves
Preston Rusli
Natalie Shearer
Kathleen Shepard
Athena Streit
Katarzyna Struve
Robert Troyan
Katherine Vlasic
YIrina Wang
Kaitlyn Wong
Daniel Yoon
Magna Cum Laude
Seniors with a Weighted Academic GPA of 4.5000 4.6999
Sarah Atia
Ruby Berg
Landon Borowski-Fouts
Elizabeth Cheramie
Nicholas Cislo
Audrey Crafts
Haley Da Graca
Brian Drago
Siyu Duan
Kavin Gulati
Sonia Gupta
Jane Handa
Madeline Hayden
Parker Herbert
Monica Koh
John Laster
Zoe Le
Joseph Lee
Xihan Lin
Kristina Ludwig
Sophia Mantucca
Cole Matsuoka
Cameron McNamee
Daria Nikitina
Samuel Qu
Ethan Rhee
Cum Laude
Christopher Rigoni
Kamia Rivera
Kailey Ruiz
Tatum Schuck
Mary Shepard
Mallorca Smith
Jingyi Song
Minh Vo
Jerry Yan
Eric Yin
Karina Young
Falin Yu
Jiheng Yuan
Seniors with a Weighted Academic GPA of 4.3000 4.4999
Yannis Agas
Caroline Arth
Skye Briggs
Kendall Colin
Imogen Cunningham
Liam Dowd
Max Ellis
Jinchen Han
Dean Hayashi
XiHao He
Sofia Iocona
Trent Johnson
Dorsa Khatibloo
Yujie Liang
Allison Martinez
Keegan McGann
Carolina McNamee
Hunter Melton
Sofia Mendoza
Bailey Michaelian-Marks
Ryan Montero
Lillian Proctor
Nour Rahnama
William Raney
Lauren Redfern
Ethan Saint
Xinqi Shao
Erin Shepard
Samuel Simone
Sheridan Smith
Daniel Verdolaga
Jacob Wheat
Makenna Wilson
Raymond Yao
Linye Zheng
Shiyi Zhou
SANTAMARGARITACATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY & STAFF
Janan Abdelmuti
LindsayAllen
CeciliaAlsing
AndrewAmmann
Joseph Anderson
HaileyArchuleta
JohnArredondo
JuliaAsher
Maria Teresa Avila
Coleen Barry
Tim Bartel
Therese Beauchamp
Justin Bell
Seyram Bell
David Bellosi
Laura Beresford
Daniel Berkman
Bahar Bigdeli
Jarett Bilash
Renee Blanc
Richard Blanc
Ronald Blanc
Josiah Blandin
Regina Bork
Wendeline Borowski
Elizabeth Bottiaux
Liam Brader
Sara Brakke
Kelly Brennan-Divis
Ryan Brent
Craig Bull
Michael Burns
Andrew Calcaterra
Francisco Calvo
Esperanza Cantlay
Sarah Carmona
Cooper Champagne
Mayra Chavez
Joy Cleary
Sean Coe
Fabian Colin
Martin Connair
Amanda Coronado
Jessica Corsey
George Cou
Zane Courtney
Alexis Cowden
Kim Cozean
Christa Crafts
Lindsey Cram
Karen Crede
Ryan Crowe
Justin Cunha
Tori Cutcher
Susan Cutter
Molly Dahlgren
Kathleen Daly
Danielle Darwazeh
Sammer Darwazeh
Liam Dauphinee
Simone De Coud
Christopher De Vera
Craig DeBusk
Emily Del Rosario
Eugene Del Rosario
Clara DeLain
David Diaz Perez
Bruce Dickey
Scott Dimler
Alan Dolensky
Cynthia Duarte
Amanda Duncan
Sean Embree
Donald Evans
Lori Evers
Abraham Fabella
Crystal Ferguson
Jacob Fey
Steven Fifita
Brad Finneran
Krysten Fisher
John Fitzpatrick
Bruce Fleming
Tessa Fleming
Roberto Flores deApodaca
Melissa Fosdick
Bianca France
Joy Francis
Johnnie Frater
Agnes Freeman
Hope Frisch
Martin Gahan
Edward Galvez
Elaine Galvez
Gilbert Garcia
Jessica Garcia
Rudy Gardea
Annie Garrett
Shannon Gavin
Nana Gbewonyo
Thomas Gerlach
Cala Gin
Bailey Goetz
Carly Gordon
Sarah Graveline
Donald Green
Sharron Guerrero
Claudia Guzman
Monique Harrison
James Hartigan
Megan Hayden
John Hayek
Jill Hegna
Susana Hernandez
Eva Hester
Kieran Hickey
Paul Higgins
Congratulations to the Class of 2024 from the Santa Margarita Eagle Foundation! If you would like to give a gift to the Eagle Fund in honor of your student, a teacher or staff member, please visit www.smeaglefoundation.org/ef or scan the QR code below.
SANTAMARGARITACATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY & STAFF
David Hirschman
Mike Hiserman
Damian Holley
Charles Horner
Kim Howard
Katherine Hudack
Isaac Huerta
Susanna Hughes
Karla Inzunza
John Jaksa
Ashlyn James
Kathryn Jasien
Garrett Jefferson
Macy Jerger
Maria Johnson
Brenten Kelly
Kennedy Kemmerer
Lori Kilander
Rachel Kim
Joshua King
Mary Ellen King
Kayla Kmett
William Kuhl
Todd Lady
Chase LeBlanc
Jorge Ledezma
Fernando Lee
Michelle Lencioni
Peter Leonard
Corey Lerner
Guillermo Licona
Corey Lindabury
Dana Maas
Christian Macias
Christopher Malec
Caitlin Malec
Maria Manese
Andrea Marcantonio
Aimee Martinez
Roza McCartan
Debra McGregor
Scott McIntosh
Kenneth McMillan
Brian Medina
Richie Medina
Samuel Medina
Annette Melosini
Seth Melton
Zach Merrill
Eric Michaut
Gordon Minton
Uriah Moenoa
Lisa Montoya
Fr. Florante Moren, AM
Analisa Moreno
Giselle Mullen-Lujan
Sergio Muniz
Todd Naylor
Joshua Nicoloff
Therese Nienhuis
Ann Nunes
Moises Ochoa
Tyler Ojanen
Megan Olivor
Michael Omlin
Sergio Ortiz
Corey Overton
Tracy Paton
Mary Ellen Piscopo
Katherine Plotkin
Michael Powers
Colleen Poyar
Ruben Puebla
Kimberly Read
Eric Reed
John Remmell
Angela Reynolds
Ashlee Riddle
Jose-Luis Rivas
James Robison
Jordan Rodriguez
Anthony Rouzier
Liliana Ruiz
Aldo Ruiz - Ortiz
William Rutherford
Donald Rutti
Susan Sansour
Alicia Sayles
Richard Schaaf
David Schillig
Kristen Schmidt
James Silberstein
Thomas Smith
Pablo Solis
Darlene Sotelo
Milton Springer
J. Andrew Sulick
McKenna Sulick
Joseph Swoboda
Sinan Tanik
David Tehero
Tammy Thilken
Kathryn Thomas
James Tinker
Karina Tlaseca
Pedro Tlaseca
Pamela Toomey
Joe Torres
Catherine Townsend
Juliana Treadway
Daniel Trotter
Kelsey Turchi
Rhonda Ury
Erwin Valenzuela
Mark Van Ness
Jeffrey VanderWilt
Antonio Vazquez
Andrea Vega
Juan Ventura
Nevin Viner
Patrick Visconti
Lisa Volpo
Nancy Walz
Brian Weathersby
Bridget Wilhelm
Andrew Willett
Nicholas Wilson
Chris Winn
Cheri Wood
Rebecca Wood
Martial Yapo
Brianne Yazdizadeh
Diane Zhang
SANTAMARGARITACATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
President
J. Andrew Sulick ʼ91
Principal
Cheri L. Wood
Assistant Principal of Campus Life
Sammer Darwazeh
Assistant Principal of Curriculum & Instruction
Monique Harrison ʼ00
Assistant Principal of Mission Integration
Patrick Visconti ʼ06
Assistant Principal of Student Services
Thomas Smith
Chief Financial Officer
Michelle Balash Lencioni
Vice President
Sergio Muniz ʼ91
Vice President - People Development
John Hayek
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
DIOCESE OF ORANGE
Bishop of Orange
The Most Reverend Kevin W. Vann, JCD, D.D.
The Most Reverend Thanh Thai Nguyen, D.D. Auxiliary Bishop
Superintendent of Schools
Erin C.O. Barisano, ED.D.
Santa Margarita Eagle Foundation
A Foundation for Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Laurie Beach – Executive Director
Patrick Keane ʼ91– Alumni Relations
Brandi Lopez ʼ98– Alumni Coordinator
Lauren Rice – Special Events & Eagle Fund Manager
Kaylee Sirignano – Foundation Services Specialist
Shannon Smith – Operations Manager
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Activities Department
Admissions Department
Attendance and Discipline Department
Business Office
Campus Ministry Department
SMCHS Chaplain, Father Florante Moren
Communications Department
Counseling and Academic Services Department
Facilities Management Department
Nursing Department
Security Department
Chris Winn and the SMCHS Choir
Maria Teresa Avila, Lori Evers, Kim Howard and Administrative Staff Members
Thank you for being with us today!
Faculty Graduation Regalia
The Meaning Behind the Design &
Colors of the Cap and Gown
In graduation ceremonies all across the United States and in many parts of the world, graduates and faculty wear caps, gowns and tassels. This tradition stretches back to the European Middle Ages. American styles were standardized in 1895 by an Intercollegiate Commission which met at Columbia College (University) and are based primarily on styles from 14th and 15th century Oxford and Cambridge academic clothing.
In the 13th century students and college level professors organized into three guilds which we now call the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and Doctorates. Eventually all three levels wore a type of robe, which was called a gown along with a hood. The traditional cap is called a mortarboard. A tassel has been added for graduates but was originally a piece of material on top of the cap.
Those faculty members who have earned a bachelor’s degree typically wear black robes with straight, open sleeves and caps are black mortarboards. Those who have earned a master’s degree wear the standard mortarboard and black robes but the sleeves are oblong in shape with open ends with a hood and a mortarboard. On the Master’s hood, the colors in the center represent the school and the velvet color represents the degree. Both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree recipients wear black tassels. Doctoral graduates wear robes with velvet stripes on the arms as well as hoods indicating the school and area of study and a “tam” in place of a mortarboard, with a gold tassel.
Below you will find a listing of the most frequently seen academic disciplines and their colors.
Arts (Liberal Arts), Letters (Literature), Humanities White
Business, Commerce Tan
Economics Copper
Education Light Blue
Engineering Orange
Fine Arts Brown
Journalism Crimson
Law Purple
Library Science/Information Management Lemon
Medicine Green
Music Pink
Oratory, Speech, Communications Silver Gray
Philosophy Dark Blue
Physical Education/Physical Therapy Sage Green
Sciences and Mathematics Golden Yellow
Social Work Citron
Theology, Divinity Scarlet
Material taken from The History of Caps and Gowns by Natalia Belting; The Burgon Society for the study of academic apparel. (www.academicapparel.com)
Caritas Christi Prayer
Loving God, You know and care for us always, and your eternal love flows through us.
Through the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we experience that love for humanity.
Give us a share in His compassion, to see your image in all people.
Give us a share in His humility, to serve and not be served.
Give us a share in His justice, to seek righteousness and to show mercy.
Give us a share in His goodness, to reveal your heart to others
And remind us each day that where Caritas Christi prevails, we will always find you by surrendering our heart to yours.
We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.
St. Margaret Mary, Pray for us.
Alma Mater
Dwelling in the Lord’s own shelter We find refuge in His might. Lifted up on eagle’s wings, Now we soar to greater heights.
Refrain: Santa Margarita, Alma Mater, Proudly let our voices raise! Eagles soaring, your sons and daughters, With one heart now sing your praise.
Drawn from Psalm 91
Music: Robert Cummings
Lyrics: Mary Jo Beck
