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CLASS OF 2021
Colonie Central HigH SCHool
SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE:
To the Class of 2021 — You Did It!
You overcame the obstacles, set aside the distractions, and you persevered. While I hope we never experience a year like the past one again, hold your heads high that you endured. Congratulations to each and every one of you. As your Superintendent of Schools — and as a 24-year educator in South Colonie Central Schools — I am so very proud of you. And I know how proud your families, teachers, friends, and the entire Colonie community are of your accomplishments.
School administrators who made you go to class, work hard to achieve, and perhaps improve your decision making skills,
Bus drivers, food service workers, maintenance staff and support staff members who serve such a critical role in daily operations and
The Board of Education members who volunteer numerous hours to ensure the District is moving in the right direction.
No matter which path lays ahead, I hope you take the time to thank the teachers, school administrators, family members, and friends who have helped you along the way. This is a joyous and momentous time in your lives; treasure every moment.
From here, you will go on to have so many rewarding experiences. Some of you will go on to college. Others will join our Armed Forces, and go on to defend our freedoms. And others will begin new careers that will not only provide you with a paycheck, but also allow you to be part of the team that rebuilds New York.
In closing, I wish you nothing but success in your coming endeavors. You are New York’s future — we need you, and we are all collectively looking forward to the great things you will achieve. Never forget how special Colonie is, how it has helped shape you, and how you can help shape our great state for those coming after you.
All of our teachers and coaches who encourage and at times push students to be their very best
Dr. David Perry Superintendent of Schools
I think we would be remiss if we did not take a few moments to thank some people:
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE:
My Dear Seniors, The most impressionable message I can leave you all with is accentuating the importance of resilience and fortitude. Just as when you were Freshmen, you may have imagined a future that had a different vision or shape to it; that discovery of growth as you got older and re-imagining your future is paramount to personal evolution and in even dire circumstances, it’s essential to survival. For the rest of your lives, your character will constantly meet challenges through the choices and circumstances presented to you. Many, many of these circumstances will revolve in a spectrum beyond your control; yet how you handle the unfortunate, disappointing or disheartening forges the true character you possess and will be known for. It is through adversity that we can successfully build our resilience and fortitude to always successfully pursue excellence no matter the obstacles. As for your choices, you’ve experienced countless lessons from parents, mentors and educational professionals employed to hone and cultivate the best decision-making skills in you. The beauty in humanity regarding topics like resilience and fortitude is that the strongest of these foundational qualities are crafted through our response to failures. I encourage you all to go out, choose to take chances on yourselves, push your limits and never fear the amazing teaching tool inherent in failure. Civilizations have been founded on learning through making mistakes, those mistakes have been the backbone of making civilizations civil. Go imagine, endure failures, be resilient, re-imagine, learn, grow, become better and leave a legacy on the world that celebrates you as a compassionate, unstoppable, forward-thinking and proud Raider.
Have a wonderful graduation!
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE:
It is with great excitement and pleasure that I extend my congratulations to the Class of 2021! It goes without saying that the challenges you have faced as a senior class are unprecedented. You have sacrificed so much and had to adapt to changing circumstances in ways that have tested you beyond what would ever be expected of a typical high school class. While many may have doubted your ability to handle this, you have proved them wrong every step of the way. Your maturity, school spirit, and unwavering commitment to having a fantastic senior year has really shined through, and it has brought me much joy and pride to see you celebrate together as a class at many different events this school year.
It is my hope that your innate strength and desire to make the world a better place will continue to define you as you embark on your futures and find your voices in this world. Thank you for all you have done to shape our school and community. It has been an honor to serve as your Associate Principal this year and I cannot wait to see all you will inevitably achieve.
Thomas Kachadurian, Executive Principal
Lindsay M. Tresansky Associate Principal
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CLASS OF 2021
Colonie Central HigH SCHool
Marsid Abasllari
Camren Abate
Dominic Abate
Justin Adams
Cameron Aery
Sana Ahmad
John Aidala
Madisen Akers
Daevon Alexander
Colin Allen
Tanner Amell
Joshua Archanian
Gavin Bach
Robert Bahan
Alex Bailey
Antonio Banks
Qua’vair Banks
Michael Barbalace
Amari Barnes
Aidan Batchelder
Constance Baugh
Brandon Baumann
Tyler Berg
Christopher Bernardi
Cameron Beutel
Shelby Bilicki
Michael Blackmore
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CLASS OF 2021
Colonie Central HigH SCHool
Amin Blunt
Conor Boardman
Nicholas Borkowski
Alyas Bostick
Inez-Ruth Bowen
Briana Bradt
Macie Brannigan
Elizabeth Brazzell
Ryan Brothers
Logan Brown
Hannah Buchan
Giovanni Burbige
Devin Burns
Jack Burzynski
Jayson Cadan
Robert Cain
Paige Canter
Cory Carr
Will Carroll
Meaghan Casabonne
Devin Charton
Aasam Chaudhry
Ishaq Chaudhry
Leo Chen
Jace Christopher
Ryan Chrysogelos
Joshua Clark
Grace Cleary
Naisean Clinton
Cole Connell
Xiolynn Contreras
Ava Coogan
Tyler Cook
Christian Cooper-Crouch
Alex Countermine
Andrew Crisafulli
Mya Cruz
Kaycie Cusack
Ashley Dandoy
Jonathan Davis
Tymere Dean
Cameron Decenzo
Emily DeCrescenzo
Jenna Deeg
Emily Deforge
Desmond Deleon
Vincent DePalma
Fabien DeSilva
Djeinabou Diallo
Matthew Diana
Daniel Diaz
Merideth Diegel
Bella Dinovo
Michelle Dong
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CLASS OF 2021
Colonie Central HigH SCHool
Jason Dongelewic
Marisa DonVito
Carter Drouin
Evan Dunlap
Jeramy Dunn
Ryan Dunn
Jaclyn Dyer
Keith Earle
Hunter Eastman
Zaria Edmondson-Miller
Franklin Emuchay
Sean Espey
Madalyn Essman
Zumrawi Fadul
Andon Fairlie
Laura Farrigan
Mallory Feldman
Caity Felitte
Izzy Felitte
Autumn Fennelly
Jannatul Ferdous
Anthony Fiacco
Evan Fila
Trevor Filkins
Adam Fisherauer
Evan Flanagan
Michael Flood
Jarrod Flores
Joseph Flynn
Reem Fnu
James Fowler
Donald Francis
Kimberly Friss
Charla Frye
Caroline Fuller
Jeremiah Fyan
Nicholas Gabriel
Jennifer Galdamez Cartagena
Dylan Galea
Alana Gardner
Evan Gardy
Carly Gemmett
Dante Genovese
Michael Geraci III
Juliana Girgenti
Cate Golding
Nathan Gooshaw
Matthew Gorka
Destiny Graham
Maci Haar
Talia Hagen
Kaleigh Haggerty
Rose Hall
Tasfiah Haque
CONGRATULATIONS on all your accomplishments Hail!
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CLASS OF 2021
Colonie Central HigH SCHool
Shaleena Hardy
Tyler Harris-Halse
Marin Hawley
Ayden Heffernan
Brenna Heller
Chance Herrington
Zaire Higgins
January Hilario
Caleb Hildreth
Hilbriel Jan Hilvano
Jaden Hojas
Benjamin Hollner
Sarah Howlan
Edvin Hrelja
Lejla Hrelja
Karena Hubicki
Kevin Hulett
Lindsey Humphrey
Erin Innerarity
Abigail Irons
Corrine Jackson
Aiden Jarvis
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CLASS OF 2021
Colonie Central HigH SCHool
Vanessa Jones
Kylie Jones-Javers
Matthew Julian
Elite Kaleel
Ifeayin Kaliku
Matthew Kane
Kylee Keegan
Quinn Keller
Davyon Kellum
Sara Kelly
Emma Kennedy
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Abigail King
Caley Kirchner
Makenzie Kloss
Sydney Kois
Faris Kolakji
Zaniyah Kornegay
Carly Kretzler
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Evan Kvinlaug
Joseph Lake
Christopher Lam
Alyssa Lambert
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Colonie Central HigH SCHool
Richard Lawson
Ronnie Lawson
Zwe Lay
Paeten Leach
Nika Leahey
Sophia Libertucci
Rian Liebler
Samuel Lindemann
Enzo Lontoc
Gabrielle Lupe
Hamza Mahmood
Danté Malagrida
Kyla Manley
Francis Mann Jr
Karashan Mansaray Jr.
Jacklyn Mantica
John Mauro
K-Shonn Maynor
Elizabeth Mazzie
Janai McAdoo
Jennifer McCarville
Lily McCauslin
Gavin McClean
Heaven McConnell
Riley McGee
T’Shya McGhee
Jenna McLennan
Maria Medina Montalvo
Allison Mele
Arianna Michael
Matthew Mittler
Alyssa Molitor
Elizabeth Montague
Jason Montoya
Daniel Morrison
Melanie Morrison
September Mostransky
Danish Mukhtar
Brendan Murphy
Joseph Murray
Abdullah Murzith
Fathima Murzith
Brandy Myers
Jenna Nellis
Benjamin Nelson
Brandon Nguyen
Quyen Nguyen
Kayla Novak
Jonathan O’Neill
Jack O’Connor
Rachel Orenstein
Rachael Oyenola
Reilly Pannone
Ashley Paszkowski
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MATT!
We’re all so proud of you and love you very much! Here’s to a bright future with many successes ahead! Love, Mom, Dad, and Dan
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JOE!
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CLASS OF 2021
Colonie Central HigH SCHool Autumn Peckowitz
Manny Perry
Lauren Pestuglicci
Alivya Petrecky
Cassidy Phillips
Rachael Pillay
Leianne Marie Polanco
Ayvontaus Pompey
Kristina Raby
Alyssa Rafferty
Emerson Ramos
Kimberly Rampersaud
Olivia Rathke
Marcus Reali-Jones
Matthew Reed
Keleigh Regan
Julian Reyes
Elizabeth Rice
William Rickert
Ronald Riordan
Kayleigh Rittner
Adel Rizvanovic
Jah-Sier Roberts
Layloni Roberts
Cody Robinson
Sophia Rocco
Aimee Rodriguez
Hayden Roe
Jordan Rosebeck
Shane Rossi
Logan Rudat
Alexandra Russell
Lindsey Russell
Samantha Ryan
Abigail Sacks
Ethan Saint Germain
Marcus Salvi
Tahira Sardar
Alexis Satalino
Gabriella Scalise
Tyler Schwank
Isabella Serrano
Raymond Serrano III
Bryce Seyboth
Logan Seyboth
Aisha Sharif
Marcus Shelton
Tina Shi
Christine Shiyam
Shylo Sibblies
Lauren Simpson
Amel Sisic
Mia Sitts
Deirdra Sloane
CONGRATS
MICHAEL BARBALACE!!
I am so proud of the man you have become and look forward to see all you will achieve! YOU GOT THIS!
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CLASS OF 2021
Colonie Central HigH SCHool
Jasmine Smith
Kiley Smith
Michayla Smith
Owen Smith
Traver Smith
Charles Spaulding
Maddison Starr
Olivia Sturges
Zackary Sussman
Dylan Sutton
Jacqueline Tapia
Olivia Tarrant
Abigail Taylor
Madelyn Teale
Ryan Teiper
Brian Tetreault
Emma Thai
Maya Thaickal
Dillan Tidd
Michelle Tran
Ryan Tran
Alyssa Travis
Akimah Umoh
Christian Uzzo
Adin Valdes
Marissa Van Dyck
Miranda Van Ness
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Colonie Central HigH SCHool
Nicholas VanBuren
Sophie VanDerVolgen
Devin VanPatten
Karis Vargas
Dayn Vendlands
Krishantie Veras
Nicola Vogelsang
Russell Vredenburgh
Shawn Walter
Ryan Weaver
Yang Wei
Mark Weidman-Robilotti
Anne Weiler
Weishan Weng
Andrew Wheeler
Dillon Wilkinson
Steven Willis III
Emiliana Wilson
Evelynne Wilson
Juilana Wilson
Justice Winslow
Shayne Wolfe
Hailey Wood
Ashon Wright
Zachery Wroblewski
XiuXian Wu
Zixuan Yang
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WILL!
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