94th class of Atascadero High graduates
The 94th commencement for Atascadero High School was held Thursday evening in Memorial Stadium. Approximately 300 students received their diplomas.
“Family and Friends, on behalf of the class of 2015, I would like to welcome you to our graduation ceremony,” 2015 Senior Class President Hannah Sharon said after the 300 graduates made their way from the gym to the football field. “We want to thank each one of you for the impact you have had on the lives of these young men and women, and the love and support you have given that has gotten them here today, we truly appreciate it.”
Hundreds of people packed the stands on both side of the field yelling words and holding colorful signs of encourage for the students ending their secondary education and getting ready to embark on the chapters of their lives.
Atascadero High School Principal E.J. Rossi will also leave the school and assume the role of assistant superintendent of education in the district office.
“I have been asked a lot recently, ‘what will you miss most about being principal?’ Without a doubt, it is you, the students,” Rossi said in his speech. “As a teacher, I only had one view of students in my class. If you were good at math, that was the version of you that I saw, while if you struggled with math, I only knew that one version of you. As a principal, I am blessed to be able to see students shine in the many areas they are strong in. I get to see you excel on the field, the court, or the mat, shine on the stage and in the class, and shower each other with love and support throughout the day and across the campus.”
The 2015 commencement speaker was Terri My-lan gave an inspiration speech on where the students have been, what they’ve accomplish and what the future can hold.
“I don’t know about you, but view and the future, looks good from here,” My-lan said.
Rossi awarded the class’ salutatorian and valedictorian. Alexander Cooley was named salutatorian with a 4.41 GPA. Jack Fisher was named the Class of 2015’s valedictorian with a 4.46 GPA.
“Graduates, during your last four years at Atascadero High School, you have each grown and acquired new qualities, and I am certain that as you continue on in life, these new qualities will be turned to good advantage,” Rossi said.
After Atascadero Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Deborah Bowers certified the class of 2015, district trustees presented diplomas to two swiftly moving lines of graduates decorated with their accomplishments and trinkets showing their personalities.
The last day of classes for the 2014-15 school year for Atascadero is Friday, June 12. The 2015-16 school year will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
The graduating seniors were:
Adam, Joycelyn
Aiello, Austin
Andrade Rachel
Archibald, Blake
Armas, Cooper
Arroyo, Savannah
Atnip, Kevin
Austin, Lauren
Ayers, Lainee
Ayesh, Sabrina
Barron, Gabriella
Bennett, Kevin
Berna, James
Bethel, Brandon
Bietz, Jason
Block, Karson
Bockman, Lacey
Bolt, Kelsey
Brady, Caylee
Bremer, Hannah
Brown, Alyssa
Brown, Riley
Brown, Samantha
Bryan, Kaitlan
Buchholz, Maddison
Bunte, Hugh
Burchfield, Seth
Burdick, Logan
Burkett, Jordan
Bussell, Juliet
Cain, Karina
Campion, Kenneth
Cantwell, Carolyn
Carpenter, Thomas
Carr, Thomas
Cassidy, Tyler
Celestine, Cheyenne
Cera, Humberto
Chambers, Dylan
Charnley, Lynette
Clark, Benjamin
Clark, Kaelan
Collins, Crystal
Collins, Sedale
Colt, Brandon
Cooley, Alexander
Cooper, Madison
Coppo, Dante
Coughlin, Benjamin
Cowell, Anthony
Cracknell, Maren
Craker, Cassy
Crawford, Cassidy
Cronkright, Evan
Cruz, Jarad
Curry, Oliver
Custer, Andrew
Cusworth, Angelica
Damery, Jedediah
Daniels, Christopher
Daschian, Miranda
DeFalco, Carlo
Degnan, Sabrina
DeLuca, Leonardo
DeRose, Nicholas
Dervaes, Emily
Despain, Natalie
Deurloo, Jordan
Donati, Alexandra
Donati, Rachel
Dorner, Jason
Ducasse, Nicholas
Dufour, Reba
Eigenhuis, Tyler
Elgin, Christian
Elliott, Carly
Enriquez, Tyler
Erickson, Brandon
Ermoian, Dominick
Estrada, Ruby
Etchison, Katelyn
Etchison, McKenzi
Evans, Brody
Ferree, Emily
Fish, Travis
Fisher, Jack
Fleishman, Kylen
Franco, Camille
Franklin, Samuel
Frazier, Carver
Fregoso, Anabel
Furness, Emma
Galena, Joshua
Garcia, Christian
Garcia, Gabriel
Garcia, Mariana
Garcia, Perla
Garrison, Lane
Garza, Joshua
Gates, Deven
Gates, Tyler
Gibbons, Madison
Glau, Elizabeth
Gomez, Saulo
Gonzalez, Rafael
Goossens, Jason
Grant, Chandler
Grant, Savanna
Green, Duncan
Gregory, Roger
Gregory, Strong
Griffin, Ryan
Grigsby, Jeremy
Halasey, Riley
Hatakeyama, Nicole
Head, Dylan
Hebrard, Samantha
Hedrick, Donald
Hendrickson, Megan
Hermes, Julie
Hernandez, Lucia
Hernandez, Morgan
Hicks, Errick
Hicks, Ethan
Hogue, Shaela
Holt, Charlotte
Hurst, Laura
Jackson, Tiarrah
Johnson, Jordan
Johnston, Sophie
Kellerman, Jack
Kidd, Emily
Kim, Taylor
Knight, Zachary
Knuckles, Trevor
Koll, Christopher
Kuhnle, Cooper
Landis, Sawyer
Lankard, Ian
Leong, Madison
Lindsay, Caleb
Linnenkamp, Ashley
Linnenkamp, Dylan
Madala, Brittany
Maganda, Isamary
Maldonado, Fernando
Maldonado, Iris
Manier, Natalie
Mannon, Melissa
Mansfield, Sydni
Matsuzaka, Reina
McCarthy, Courtney
McClain, Patrick
McEwen, Joshua
Medina, Emiliano
Mercado, Sierra
Miller, Emily
Miller, Hannah
Miller, Lucas
Mills, Stephanie
Mohnike, Nicole
Morales, Hilary
Morales, Miranda
Moreno, Vicente
Morgan, David
Mueller, Cole
Mulder, Liliana
Mumford, Maia
Mylan, Terri
Newman, Amy
Newsom, Alexandra
Nicolas, Felix
Nicoletti, Lisa
Nielsen, John
Nix, Holden
Nolan, Rachel
Nowak, Timothy
Nunes, Albert
Nuttall, Nathan
Oakes, Colton
O’Brien, Erik
O’Connell, Ryan
Orr, Nickolas
Pappas, Jason
Parker, Leilanna
Parra, Fidel
Patterson, Faith
Patterson, Ryan
Pelayo, Oskar
Pena, Jose
Perry, Danielle
Plested, Georgina
Pomi, Tyeler
Porter, Zachary
Prater, James
Pry, Taylor
Quezada, Moises
Quintero, Anthony
Ragain, Nicole
Ramos, Michalah
Redwine, Rama
Reece, Hanna
Renfro, Trevor
Rennie, Kathryn
Reyes, Daniel
Reyna, Isaac
Richey, McKay
Rico, Reynaldo
Rinkenberger, Alani
Robasciotti, Mikaya
Roberts, Jordan
Robinson, Jared
Rodgers, Timothy
Rojas, Jose
Roldan, Emily
Rothgarn, Adam
Rouse, Jessica
Ruggles, Haley
Ruiz, Destiny
Russo, Thomas
Rutherford, Summer
Ryan, Nicholas
Salcedo, Simon
Scarson, Logan
Schnore, Brittani
Schreihans, Larry
Sedley, Katherine
Shabbar, Laith
Sharon, Hannah
Sherrill, Luke
Shores, Mikenna
Shorter, Lindsay
Silva, Sari
Simpson, Cameron
Simpson, Hayden
Slankard, Dylan
Sligh, Donovan
Smith, Tristan
Smothers, Isaac
Sokolowski, Ethan
Springe, Lucas
St Clair, Sarah
Stafford, Sarah
Stephens, Kelsey
Stitzel, Jakob
Sweet, Ethan
Taylor, Dalton
Temple, Timothy
Thammasathit, Parus
Thek, Victoria
Thompson, Andrew
Thompson, Annie
Thompson, Austin
Thompson, Christopher
Tollefson, Hayley
Toohey, Alison
Tovar, Hemely
Townsend, Ty
Triplett, Jocelyn
Tsoi, Dominic
Tull, Daniel
Valdez, Angelina
Van Tassel, Ross
Vazquez, Brandon
Vibaldo-Torres, Jose
Villalba, Lucas
Villanueva, Laura
Walters Raini, Sky
Watt, William
Wells, Brandon
Wells, Chyna
Wessel, Sadie
West, Tyler
Whitaker, Whitney
Whitford, Amber
Wickersham, Hunter
Williams, Kylee
Williams, Mika
Wilson, Margaret
Winslow, Jenna
Woodmansee, Delaney
Wright, Allison
Wright, Maxwell
Wulff, Heather
Wyke, Duncan
Zimmermann, Adrieanna
Zucco, Sierra