MOUNT TAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL Class of 2020 Fifty-Ninth Commencement Virtual Ceremony Friday, June Twelfth Two Thousand and Twenty 4:00 p.m. WATCH: tacomaschools.org
Program Commentator...David McColgan, Principal Processional, Class of 2020... Pomp and Circumstance Presentation of Colors... MSG Galen House, Instructor National Anthem... Fabiola Rodriguez Introduction of Stage Dignitaries...David McColgan, Principal Valedictorian Introduction...David McColgan, Principal Valedictorian...Kalani Wood Graduation Performance... Mount Tahoma Concert Choir O Magnum Mysterium Senior Class Speaker...Krystal Nguyen Staff Speaker... Kristin Mudd Presentation of Class...David McColgan, Principal Acceptance of Class...Carla J. Santorno, Superintendent Pronouncement of Class...Lisa Keating, Tacoma School Board Introduction of Graduates...Caitlyn Chief Calf, Senior Class President Distribution of Diplomas...Lisa Keating, Tacoma School Board Carla J. Santorno, Superintendent Joshua Garcia Ed.D, Deputy Superintendent Toni Pace, Assistant Superintendent, K-12 Support Douglas Hostetter Ed.D, Executive Director, Secondary Education David McColgan, Principal Kamrica Ary-Turner, Assistant Principal Kristin Mudd, Assistant Principal Andrea Pham, Assistant Principal
Mount Tahoma High School Graduating Class of 2020 + = Valedictorian (4.00 GPA) Valedictorian Medallion & Gold Cord # = Honor Medallion Graduate (3.75 GPA or higher) Honor Medallion & Gold Cord * = Honor Graduate (3.25 GPA or higher) Gold Cord = Department Scholar (Elected by Department) Scholar Medallion ^ = Passed 5 or more AP or Running Start Courses Silver Cord @ = National Honor Society Member New Paradigm Jeffrey Acahua Salas * Klemenz Freyr Adalheidarson Precious Brandee Reyes Agbayani # * ^ Samuel Elias Aguilar ^ Matab Abduljalil Shaher Al Qershi Bryan Alcantar Madison Chavell Alden ^ Elaf Sameer Mutar Al-Saadi * Saif Sameer Mutar Al-Saadi * Alcadio Angel Alvarez-Guerrero JR Christopher Palmer Anderson Jayson Patrick Anderson Dustin Christopher Andrus Richard Stuart Ang # * ^ @ Daphne Angelito Chaires Destiny Lynn Atkins * ^ @ Elaine Angela Azul ^ Nayeli Michel Barajas Camacho Akira Sophia Batres Angelo Michael Pecaso Baylon # * ^ Alyssa Suzanne Beiermann * ^ Isaiah Anthony Bernal Muhammad Mateen Bhatti Joseph Matthew Birchard Jydee Alisha Black Russell Billy Blair ^ Nayelli Jazzy-Belle Blakeney Tatum Renae Blanchard ^ John Kyle Totol Borromeo # * ^ @ Josiah Allen Bowie * ^ @ Yamila Markiysia Juana Brown Carter James Brugger Kentrell Buford Mykal Phillip Burns Jayden Bryce Bymers ^ Johan Ramses Cano * Josibeth Rossett Cano ^ Presten Lee Carithers ^ Janet Carmona * Kamari Simone Carroll * ^ Sean Alexander Carter ^ Angel Noe Castaneda ^ Zuleyma Castillo Lozano * Briann Jolene Castro Santos * ^ Le Huong Chang * Noe Eduardo Chavez Godoy Sirichjustar Chhao Caitlyn Josephine Chief Calf ^ Cornelius Clay JR Alexis Moriah Collett ^ Noah David Connor # * ^ Khalia Sophia Craig ^ Tyler Rev-Rompon Crisologo ^ Kristina Jane Simao Crisostomo ^ Naomi Marie Crittendon * ^ Aniya Michelle Critton Citlali Sashian Cuevas Villalba ^ Andrew Lloyd Cunanan Kameko Mai Davis ^ Joshua Debrum Richard Anthony DePaul Danil Andreyevich Deshkin Tihane Kamalei Mokihana Makalapua l DeVera ^ Savana Joy Devine Maria Fernanda Diaz ^ Alex Diaz-Herrera ^ Jonathan Michael Doiel Jocelyn Fay Dombrausky * ^ Dylan Andrew Downing
Mount Tahoma High School Graduating Class of 2020 + = Valedictorian (4.00 GPA) Valedictorian Medallion & Gold Cord # = Honor Medallion Graduate (3.75 GPA or higher) Honor Medallion & Gold Cord * = Honor Graduate (3.25 GPA or higher) Gold Cord = Department Scholar (Elected by Department) Scholar Medallion ^ = Passed 5 or more AP or Running Start Courses Silver Cord @ = National Honor Society Member New Paradigm Benny Quoc Duong ^ Kaydee Elizabeth Emory Francisco Espinoza Nayeli Alejandra Esquivel-Castro ^ Adriana Esquivel-Herrera ^ Daisy Julissa Estrada * ^ Dana Estrella Brian Marshall Farrell Yvan Earl Lee Ferrer Chasity Solia Filiga Asante Van Roy Flores Jermaine Betwon Fountain JR Chace Michael-Lee Franks Mackenzie Allyssa Frederick Taliese Manuia Fuaga Jeremiah Fuamatu Maximus Fuimaono Brianna Marie Fulgencio-Estevez # * ^ @ Angel Luís Garcia Ramirez Nicole Genetin Audrey Rose George Juliana Iurie Gheorghita Stephen Waigiri Gichuru Mandon Gieng Julianna Esmeralda Gomez # * ^ Kristy Merie Gomez-Moreno Nashca Olivia Gonzales-Marth Daniel Gonzalez Roland Golbert Grandberry Tyson Cole Grandberry JR Jasmine Kaylee Green Angelo Lavaro Guieb Kadire Haliti * ^ Annette Marie Hamilton ^ Julia Grace Hamilton * ^ Maryann Guadalupe Hanes ^ Kameron Michael Harrelson Lezjaun Romeo Harris Olijuwan Maurice Henderson Raymond Isiah Hennis * Jorge Giovanni Hernandez Torres ^ Carolina Ileana Herrera Ramirez ^ Thao-Nguyen Ho # * ^ @ Thuan Bui Minh Ho * David Hy Hoang # * ^ @ Jayla Nyrie Holt ^ Hana Bao Hong * ^ @ Angel Nguyen Hung # * ^ @ Mazari Shari Hunter Alexis Jayleen Huskey-West Gabrielle Mia Hust * ^ Jason Quoc Thai Huynh # * ^ @ Quoc Kien Huynh # * ^ Shantel Keala Ikeda Heather Michele Isaacson Emanuel Jacobo-Guzman Taylen James Jacobs * Charly Jarquin-Salgado ^ Eric Ernesto Jimenez ^ Yarilen Jimenez Eloheim Dahveed-Ami Johnson Jysontay Khalial Jones Lawrence Dean Jones Quiara Amani Jones * Toliver Jordan ^ Joshua Antonio-Anselm Joseph ^ Caleb Ryan Kamberger ^ Meghan Joy Kenyon # * ^ Destiny Marie King ^ Derek Andrew Joseph Knight * ^
Mount Tahoma High School Graduating Class of 2020 + = Valedictorian (4.00 GPA) Valedictorian Medallion & Gold Cord # = Honor Medallion Graduate (3.75 GPA or higher) Honor Medallion & Gold Cord * = Honor Graduate (3.25 GPA or higher) Gold Cord = Department Scholar (Elected by Department) Scholar Medallion ^ = Passed 5 or more AP or Running Start Courses Silver Cord @ = National Honor Society Member New Paradigm Makaela Christine Kop ^ Elvira Kryshtapovich Ha Vi La # * ^ @ Julie Thuy Lam # * ^ @ Madeline Grace Lane-Trevino ^ Shylynn Mae LaRock * ^ Christopher Le * ^ Eric Toan Le ^ Tu Van Le * ^ @ Sila ila i Tulotoimoana Leausa Dominic Andrew Lee Andrea Puao Leiato # * ^ Bobby Darnell Lemmon II * Angel Pyudee Lewis # * ^ @ Jackilyn Constance Lewis ^ Anna Marie Cahiyang Lifschitz ^ Alexandra May Lindbo ^ Sophia Jiayi Liu # * ^ Lidiia Liutova Mary Lobwij Ashley Narietha Loeun ^ Chris Mario Saato Peter Lomae Brayan Fernando Lomeli Flores David Lopez-Cuevas Ryan Robert Lorenz * ^ Katherine Elizabeth Lowe # * ^ Ladale Keoni Lunnie ^ Doshanique Darrelle Lunore Michael Tuan Luong Genevieve Sarah Ly ^ Elizabeth Viktoriya Lyashchuk # * ^ Isreal De Jesus Macias *^ Alexandro Macias Gutierrez Neil Ervin Baluyot Malonzo * ^ Marisa Pepe Manatu Christiannel Lyle Macapagal Maningat * ^ Yuriana Martinez-Lemus De Sean Tremore Mason Edward V Matev ^ Rudy Mayorga Mandy Maxine Mazza * Matthew Robert McBride Ashley Mae McCord Natalie Lynn McGraw Elijah D Mauree McInturff * Naiya-Marie Ramona McNeal ^ D Andre Rayshawn McPeters Angelson Francis Mejia ^ Antonio Lymen Mellon JR Hayley Marie Merry Cedrica Lorene Milliam ^ Rondo David Mirkil III Jorshawn Gabriel Montgomery Ellie Christine Moore * ^ Sonia Janet Moran Charly Jaquelynne Morrison Sonney Keith Nacario Schlenker * ^ Valeny Neang Amanda T Nguyen # * ^ @ Emily Huyen Nguyen * ^ Hiep Xuan Nguyen * ^ @ Kevin Ngoc Nguyen Kieu-Anh Vu Nguyen # * ^ Krystal Le Nguyen # * ^ @ Sandy Dieu Nguyen ^ Thien Hoai Nguyen ^ Tu Ngoc Nguyen * Vincent Van Nguyen * ^ Syeau V-Jet Nhem
Mount Tahoma High School Graduating Class of 2020 + = Valedictorian (4.00 GPA) Valedictorian Medallion & Gold Cord # = Honor Medallion Graduate (3.75 GPA or higher) Honor Medallion & Gold Cord * = Honor Graduate (3.25 GPA or higher) Gold Cord = Department Scholar (Elected by Department) Scholar Medallion ^ = Passed 5 or more AP or Running Start Courses Silver Cord @ = National Honor Society Member New Paradigm Isabella Marie Nollan ^ Tayvarith Nom Yassen Mohamed Noureldin Chantaly Nuon * ^ @ Michelle Marie Nutt ^ Isaias Obrajero ^ Erica Jay Olander ^ David Alejandro Olivares-Ibarra Bailee Jessica Opdahl Brandon Daniel Oster JR Danie Rosa Oum # * ^ Kyunghoon Park * ^ Serenity Elyssia Parker Torri Heaven Noel Parks ^ Juan Alberto Pelagio-Rivas ^ Erick Pelayo Brambila * ^ Logan Richard Perez Amy Perez-Velez ^ Zachary Ryan Pettit-Dziechiasz Thu Hoang Pham Ethan Pheakdey Pheach ^ Mason Spencer Phillips Angelica Rose Pino ^ Kylie Celeste Piper ^ Anjel Makeda Price # * Evangeline Cornerstone Purcell ^ Angelynna Tien Pyeatt * ^ Jenna Alyse Jing Quigley * ^ Jania Ramirez Baez Ryan Raven Rath ^ Jaiden Lorraine Reese # * ^ Sean Michael Reilly * ^ Jesus Reyes JR Charlotte Emily Richardson Arturo Daniel Rocha ^ Fabiola Rodriguez ^ Jose Alberto Rodriguez Nevaeh Danielle Rodriguez Alexandria Mariyah Rollins ^ Josiah Gabriel Root ^ Jenuel Rosario Luis Alberto Rosas-Garcia ^ Brendyn Matthew Rotter ^ Tyjahna Victoria-Diamond Ruckes Justice Luv Rudolph Masha Pavlovna Rusev # * ^ Katsiaryna Sak * ^ Vutear Samlang Samboeut * ^ Jesus Sanchez Rocha JR * ^ Mauricio Sandoval ^ Angel Luis Sandoval Esquivel # * ^ @ Nathan Anthony Santos Camacho * ^ Ciara Monet Savoy * ^ Milton Daeric Sawyer JR Alyssa Luzelenia Schultz-Chapman * ^ Alexander Allen Baquiran Shatley # * Caleb Wallace Shay ^ Tatiana Boris Sicotorscaia * Nalida Lida Sihanantharath Alan Silva Lopez ^ Dilpreet Singh ^ Stephon Skipwith JR Anna Lin Smith * ^ Tristan Gray Smith * Jordan Amir Kale Solomon ^ Natali Solorzano-Vargas Jose Alonso Soto-Jimenez ^ Jakob Mathew Starkey * ^ Jason Alexander Starr * Amaiya Infante Stevens
Mount Tahoma High School Graduating Class of 2020 + = Valedictorian (4.00 GPA) Valedictorian Medallion & Gold Cord # = Honor Medallion Graduate (3.75 GPA or higher) Honor Medallion & Gold Cord * = Honor Graduate (3.25 GPA or higher) Gold Cord = Department Scholar (Elected by Department) Scholar Medallion ^ = Passed 5 or more AP or Running Start Courses Silver Cord @ = National Honor Society Member New Paradigm Michael Demyan Stevenson MistyBlue Zipporah Dezzell Suapilimai ^ Maata Fa ane e Claudine Tanuvasa Jayvon Monte Tate Alondra Itzel Tellez Eusebio * @ ^ Ryan Chansombo Thach # * ^ Lovemy Thermidor Nora Terry Thou Rachel Nicole Timmons Jazmin Marie Tinsley Chanthry Toeung * ^ Saralyn Grace Rabago Toves * ^ @ Jackson Tran # * ^ Kha Vu Tran # * ^ @ Ryan Tam Tran * ^ @ Tony Van Tran * ^ Justin Truong * ^ @ Britani Joanne Tudor * ^ Jessica Sothearah Ty ^ Roderic Kasini Manuoleao Ua ^ Britney Olivia Utterback ^ Elijah Edward Valdez Mikaela Carmen Valdez * ^ Triviah Fa alesusulu Valoia Arkady Vasilev Robert Louis Velazquez ^ Patrick Ivan Villegas-Bacio * ^ David Villegas-Rodriguez Ronald Pascual Viray ^ Heidy Jackelin Vivian Estrada * ^ Cindy Thi Vo * ^ Jenny Huynh Vo ^ Analecia Cortnese Wade ^ Zion Johnathan Waters Tyneisha Aaliyah Watson # * ^ @ Jacob James Welton ^ Andrew John Wetzel Rayna Lyta White * ^ Thanaporn Wichaidit ^ Maddison Alicia William Damiyen Marcus Williams JR ^ Jackson Samuel Williams Robert Huynh Truongca Williams ^ AAliyanna Jean-Nicole Winston # * ^ Marien Dalid Wong # * ^ Kalani Michaiah Wood + # * ^ @ Alyssa Retha Marie Woolery ^ Deandre Anthony Young Nicholas Kaden Yun Heriberto Corona Zepeda-Corona ^
Jeffrey Acahua Salas Awards and s Precious Brandee Reyes Agbayani Pierce College - Associate Degree Candidate Tatum Renae Blanchard University of Puget Sound Founders Award Access Scholars 2020 Cohort Member John Kyle Totol Borromeo Madison Chavell Alden Leadership 1000 Bernice A. B. Keyes Charitable Trust Rotary South Tacoma Richard Stuart Ang University of Tacoma Freshmen Merit Gold Level Bernice A. B. Keyes Charitable Trust Destiny Lynn Atkins Pierce College - Associate Degree Candidate Elaine Angela Azul Merle Palmer Pierce College - Associate Degree Candidate University of Puget Sound Founders Award Alyssa Suzanne Beiermann Pierce College - Associate Degree Candidate Access Scholars 2020 Cohort Member Jayden Bryce Bymers Medallion Award Winner - JROTC Noah David Connor Medallion Award Winner - PE Khalia Sophia Craig Mount Tahoma Athlete of the Year Naomi Marie Crittendon Central Washington University Wildcat Merit Jocelyn Fay Dombrausky Medallion Award Winner - Art University of Tacoma Freshmen Merit Bronze Level Taliese Manuia Fuaga Football Oregon State University Brianna Marie Fulgencio-Estevez Julianna Esmeralda Gomez University of Illinois Chicago Merit Award Pierce College - Associate Degree Candidate
Kadire Haliti Judge William Cooper Hartwick College New York Awards and s Thao-Nguyen Ho Medallion Award Winner - Science Jason Quoc Thai Huynh Trufant Family Foundation Inspirational Meghan Joy Kenyon Trufant Family Foundation Inspirational Thuan Bui Minh Ho Medallion Award Winner - Math David Hy Hoang University of Washington Seattle Trufant Family Foundation Inspirational Hana Bao Hong Totem Editor Award 2020 Gold Merit Daffodil Foundation Princess Daffodil Princess Award University of Tacoma Freshmen Merit Gold Level Angel Nguyen Hung Quoc Kien Huynh Derek Andrew Joseph Knight Pierce College - Associate Degree Candidate Ha Vi La Julie Thuy Lam Andrea Puao Leiato Costco Diversity Leadership 1000 Jackilyn Constance Lewis Tacoma Public Schools Commitment Recipient Sophia Jiayi Liu Ashley Narietha Loeun Clover Park Technical College 13th Year
Awards and s Ryan Robert Lorenz University of Washington Merit scholarship University of Tacoma Freshmen Merit Bronze Level Trufant Family Foundation Inspirational Amanda T Nguyen University of Tacoma Freshmen Merit Gold Level Kieu-Anh Vu Nguyen University of Tacoma Freshmen Merit Gold Level Trufant Family Foundation Inspirational Katherine Elizabeth Lowe Medallion Award Winner - Language Arts Elizabeth Viktoriya Lyashchuk Neil Ervin Baluyot Malonzo Rotary South Tacoma Naiya-Marie Ramona McNeal University of East London Merit Hayley Marie Merry Central Washington University Academic COVID-19 Academic Ellie Christine Moore Ben B. Cheney Foundation Mount Tahoma Athlete of the Year Rotary Club of Tacoma # 8 Tacoma Public Schools Commitment Recipient Krystal Le Nguyen Tacoma Principals Bernice A. B. Keyes Charitable Trust Thien Hoai Nguyen Tu Ngoc Nguyen Vincent Van Nguyen Brandon Daniel Oster Medallion Award Winner Music Danie Rosa Oum Medallion Award Winner - Social Studies University of Tacoma Freshmen Merit Gold Level Erick Pelayo Brambila Merle Palmer
Evangeline Cornerstone Purcell Merle Palmer Awards and s Alondra Itzel Tellez Eusebio Tacoma Education Association Angelynna Tien Pyeatt Rotary South Tacoma Jaiden Lorraine Reese Fabiola Rodriguez Leadership 1000 Vutear Samlang Samboeut University of Tacoma Freshmen Merit Bronze Level Jesus Sanchez Rocha Bates 13th Year Angel Luis Sandoval Esquivel Manitou Improvement Club of the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation Nathan Anthony Santos Camacho Merle Palmer Ciara Monet Savoy Tacoma Propeller Club Memorial Rotary Club of Tacoma # 8 Trufant Family Foundation Inspirational Ryan Chansombo Thach St. Martins University Chancellor Green River College - Associate Degree Candidate Trufant Family Foundation Inspirational Kha Vu Tran Medallion Award Winner - Business Rotary Club of Tacoma # 8 Ryan Tam Tran Tony Van Tran Seattle Pacific University Heidy Jackelin Vivian Estrada University of Tacoma Freshmen Merit Gold Level Tyneisha Aaliyah Watson Washington State University Achievement Award Trufant Family Foundation Inspirational Alexander Allen Baquiran Shatley
Awards and s AAliyanna Jean-Nicole Winston Baker Foundation of the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation Access Scholars 2020 Cohort Member Marien Dalid Wong Kalani Michaiah Wood Pierce College - Associate Degree Candidate Bunton-Waller Penn State Provost Award Names and awards listed were reported as of May 29, 2020 the printing deadline. We apologize if any students were inadvertently missed or if we received word of their awards after the deadline.
Senior Class Officers President: Caitlyn Chief Calf Vice President: Alex Diaz-Herrera Secretary: Julianna Gomez Treasurer: Silailai (Lai) Leausa Senators Kaydee Emory Aniya Critton Kha Tran Quoc Huynh Presten Carithers Naomi Crittendom Tyneisha Waston Chris Le ASF Executive Officers President: Krystal Nguyen Vice President: Keiu-Anh Nguyen Recording Secretary: Danie Oum Corresponding Secretary: Ashley Loeun Treasurer: Chantaly Nuon Spirit Song We re the Mount Tahoma T-Birds and we proudly bear our name, We will cheer our teams to victory as we shout about our fame. Red and white and gold forever, let our spirits ever soar. So let s cheer for Mount Tahoma and its glory ever more.
Autographs, Notes and Memories
Autographs, Notes and Memories
Board of Directors Scott Heinze, President Andrea Cobb, Vice President Elizabeth Bonbright Lisa Keating Enrique Leon, M.D. Administrators Carla J. Santorno, Superintendent Joshua Garcia, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent Toni Pace, Assistant Superintendent, K-12 Support Douglas Hostetter, Ed.D., Executive Director, Secondary Education David McColgan, Principal Kamrica Ary-Turner, Assistant Principal Kristin Mudd, Assistant Principal Andrea Pham, Assistant Principal Acknowledgements Derek Hall, ASF Brittany Spencer, Senior Class Advisor Mike Appleby, District Graduation Coordinator Matthew Wasson, Concert Band Emily Golan, Orchestra Director Derek Hall, Concert Choir Director Hearing Impaired Interpreters Elizabeth Holland and Kayla Beers Graduation Marshals Jason Acevedo, Jeffrey Drinkwine, Brent Gaspaire, Derek Hall, Mark Jones, Kenneth Sackman, Brittany Spencer, Lance Trebilcock, Phillip Lord and Dianne Pletcher