Over 400 Class Of 2018 Norwalk High School Students To Graduate

NORWALK, CT — Over 400 Norwalk High School students will accept diplomas Monday evening at the 116th annual commencement at Testa Field.

According to a news release, this year’s graduates were accepted to over 350 universities including American University, Brown University, Clemson University, Delaware State University, Gettysburg College, Miami University, MIT, Norwalk Community College, Princeton University, Skidmore College, Yale University and more.

Norwalk High School graduating seniors earned over 100 scholarships this year ranging from the Kevin M. Eidt Memorial Scholarship Fund, to the Norwalk Federation of Teachers Scholarship, Norwalk High School Integrity Award, Pastime Athletic Club Scholarship, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Scholarship, The Jae Lin Memorial Scholarship and more.

Senior Class President Colin Baker will follow remarks from NPS Superintendent Dr. Steven Adamowski with a greeting from the senior class. Class Secretary Kelly Halloran and Treasurer Lauren Muldowney will present class gifts, and Class Vice President Chaz Bethel-Brescia will present to the retiring teachers.

Ryan Stelly, the Class Salutatorian, will then address graduates followed by speeches by Covaledictorians
Katerina Karaiskos and Chaz Bethel-Brescia. This year’s program recognizes members of the National Honor Society as well as students who graduated in the top ten percent of their class.

Norwalk High School Principal Reginald Roberts spoke of the class of 2018 as being “aware of the responsibility to care for their fellow students as well as the community that surrounds them.”

“The class of 2018 worked hard to accomplish success in areas both academic and philanthropic. This is a class that orchestrated and truly showed up for charity events, clean up initiatives, the fight against cancer, and spotlighted the importance of living a healthy lifestyle,” Roberts said in a release. “We are extremely proud of our students and look forward to seeing what they will do next as they continue on to various colleges and universities.”

As part of Norwalk Public School’s commitment to offer school choice, Norwalk High School offers a diverse range of academic opportunities and pathways, including the Norwalk Early College Academy (NECA), Advanced Placement courses for college credit, and the newly designed Digital Media and Communications
Academy.

Twelve NECA graduates received an Associate in Applied Science degree in software engineering from Norwalk Community College in May. A partnership between Norwalk Public Schools, Norwalk Community College and IBM, this is the first graduating class from what is Connecticut's first P-TECH school.

This year marks the first opportunity for students to be awarded the Connecticut State Seal of Biliteracy. This honor, established by the State Board of Education, acknowledges that a student has demonstrated mastery of two or more languages.

The Seal of Biliteracy also provides recognition to English learners for the great value of developing English and maintaining their primary language.

The Norwalk High School four-year graduation rate in 2017 was 94.1. The overall NPS graduation rate for 2017 was higher than the State for the third year in a row. This ranking positions NPS as first in our District Reference Group (DRG), which compares NPS with other districts with similar socioeconomic status across the state.

Increasing Norwalk's graduation rate is part of the overall district objectives to implement the right strategies, systems and supports to ensure that all students leave Grade 12 ready for future academic or work success.

Here is a list of the Class of 2018 graduates:

Caroline Eloise Abrams
Angeli Abreu
Katherine Ivelisse Abreu
Jeffrey Luis Abreu
Cory Eric Acevedo
Diana Marcela Acosta-Rincon
Rayna Aguiar
Kiarra Alcena
Samantha Alegria
Senya G Alfonso Martinez
Leslie Dianny Almonte
Kirwin A Alvarez
Brian Alzate
Vanessa Lynn Amador
Zachary Kieran Anderson
Lucas Araujo
Sarah Arena
Juan Arenas
Frank N Arevalo
Nikayla Lashae Ashley
Shamar Tyrese Askew
Cinthya Yaneth Avila Guevara
Erin Aymerich
Dante Jahkeel Backman
Colin Baker
Izaac Mandela Ballard
Dori Joan Bartush
Quint Bartush
Mariah Baskin
Barry Frederick Belardinelli
Joseph David Benincaso
Alyssa Marie Berardino
Chaz Michael Bethel-Brescia
Emily Christine Billmeyer
Nikolas Lorenzo Bistolas
Chynna Blakes
Liam Bleakley
Edward Gennaro Boccanfuso
Maria Anna Bonaddio
Leonardo Harrison Bonanno
Benjamin Bonebrake
Monica Jeaneth Bonilla
Tina Rose Boyian
Trevor Boyrer
Anna Renee Breault
Nathan Joseph Brenn
Marlon Olando Brown
Ni'Ar Sharod Brown
Jordan Noelle Buffone
Raul Steven Buitrago
Raul Felipe Buitrago
Hannah C Busch
Grace Bustell
Christopher Michael Buzzeo
Tanyia Bynum
Ryan Joseph Byrne
Carol Cabrera
Oriana Daniela Camacho Escalona
Chinari Campbell
Yoelia Rosali Caraballo
Santiago A. Cardenas Aguirre
Camila Cardona
Claudia Paige Carpanzano
Anthony Castellano
Melina Castro
Gabriela Alessandra Catino
Kevin Cayo
Gabriella Ceja

Benoise Judith Celestin
Myra Cerrato
Andrew Bolivar Chacon
Victoria C Chiappetta
Amina Anowara Chowdhury
Adriana F Cifuentes
Luis David Cisneros-Morales
Alexus Clarke
Rachel Clarke
Katrell Bennet Clay
Devonte Calvin Cogswell
Solei Maria Colon
Luca Connor
Richard M Cordero
Caroline R Cormier
James Cornejo
Jose Salvador Corona
Karla Guadalupe Corona
Carlos Correa
Briana M Cortese
Oscar Cortez
Kelsey Sebastian Coto
Jamilette Cruz Acevedo
Cecilia Guadalupe Cruz Diaz
Kelsey A Cuellar
Johanna Cuevas
Christopher Angelo Cunningham
Katherine Lynn Czulewicz
Adrian Daci
Emma Daignault
Trevor Dalton
Sajal Kanti Das
Karissa Davis
Carina DeBlasi
Caila E Degrandi
Joel W DeGray
Camille Samantha Deguzman
Joseph A. Delgiudice
Brian W Denke
Farah-Ruth Desrameaux
Andrew Joseph Devigne
Dina Marie DiBlasio
Kaniya Dickens
Julia Raynise Dolphin
Dale W Donovan
Izunique Dorcinville
Maryury Lizeth Dormes
Emily Marie Dougherty
John David Dufort
Shelsie Eva Dupervil
Sebastian Echeverri
Pasindu Prabashmin Ediriweera
Jamie Edwards
Dylan Thomas Ehlers
Jalen Dwan Elliott
Kevin Elzea
Derek Allen Engel
Ishwa Tajai Entzminger
Sean Essig
Ju'Lisa Ann Evans
Amanda Evans
Sara Evon
Katherine Lisa Fallon
Brendan Joseph Farrell
Wagner Bradley Fils
Noah Ethan Finchler
Ryann C Fletcher
Carla Flores
Misty Fogle
Trinity Foulks
Raekwon Isiaiah Fulton
Kevin G Funes
Christian Alejandro Funez
Alejandro Galdamez
Juliana Garces-Perez
Michaela E Garconvil
Antonely Gaston Padilla
Sanders Gilles
Grace Godeski
Jonathan Gomez
Xavier Frances Gonzales
Raul Gonzalez
Evelin Gonzalez
Martina Gonzalez
Mya Brianna Graham
Sara G Grant
Carlos Antonio Guevara
Emma G Guilbault

Robert Lloyd Gummer
Abraham Gutierrez
Daniel Gutierrez
Nicolas Guzman
Maria Fernanda Guzman Lopez
Efrosini Hajian
Alton D Hall
Kelly Halloran
Michael Brandon Hammer
Justin Rafael Hampton
Nia N Harrington
Joseph Jamieson Haus
Melissa Hawkes
Rafael Yuhan Helisch
Sofia Henao
Kayla Henderson
D'Andre Hernandez
Ashley Maria Hernandez
Isabel Herrera
Jordan Tyrell Herring
John F Hogan
Kimani Alexander Hoheb
Gismar Otto Horsch
Francisco Huerta-Aguirre
Samson Job Hunte
Ana Sabrina Inciarte
Gabriel Peter Iosifides
Daina Horelly Jacques
Evelin Denise Jaimes
Serena Jankovic
Mark Edner Jeune
Jeremy Jimenez
Alberto Jimenez
Sam Jones
Essence Jones-Smith
Christiana Skyler Joyner
Cole Barton Judkins
Shane Justis
Delaney Marie Kansy
Katerina A Karaiskos
Mattias Nils Karlehag
Gavin Kempa
Amanda Lynn Kenner
Hannah Elizabeth Keyes
Akber Ali Khan
Clare King
Jonathan Richard Kling
Frideriki Koletsos
John Kruy
Natalie Pauline Kurek
Aiden Lajoie
Zhaneja Lalanne
Kwan Kit Lam
Carlie LaRochelle
Ryan Mark Lasher
Madeline Gabriela Lavaire
Clara Lazaro
Angelica Isabel Lazo
Jack Louis Letizia
Abigail Madison Lewis
Patsy Libertino
Ismael Limon
Asha Carolyn Locke
Soleil Londono
Daniel Long
Appolonia Longo
Isabel Lopez
Izaiah Y Lopez
Nancy Lopez Contreras
Jake Lovo-Campos
Justin Lowenbein
Alena B Ludger
Monica Luna
Tania Torres Machado
Cindy Makaba
Michael A Malagise
Kimberly Malaspina
Ashley Nicole Maldonado
Michael W Mallozzi
Michael Angelo Mammoliti
Jennifer Lucia Mandujano
Jazmine Kiara Manning
Nicole Marie-Hope Mariano
Janessa Malia Martinez
Jhan C Martinez
Edwin Martinez
Alejandro Jeronimo Martinez
Natalie Massaro

Conner Mastropietro
Raven Gee Mathews
Mouhamed M'Bengue
Penda M'Bengue
James McClain
Kendon Lawrence McClain
Shannon McEveney
Cherish Aliezah McGill
Makiah Anita Mcintyre
Kiana Mahogany McLemont
Cameron Mcrae
Yoselin Sarahi Medina Avila
Frank Matthew Mercurio
Hugo J Meza
Jason Milord
Cristian Moncada
Marco Peter Monteiro
Nicolas Vincent Monteleone
Sherri Ambro Moore
Merlin Moran-Chirinos
Alexis Elizabeth Morelli
Helena Cassandra Morenberg
Victoria Joan Morin
Gabriela Mueses
Lauren Grace Muldowney
Jaqueline Muralles
Andrew Anthony Murgia
Jerry Narcisse
Kevin Nava
Amelia Navarro
Daniel Navas
William Aaron Neschis
Axel Ian Nicanor
Cassidy Marie Nieves
Gabriela Nunez
Rachel O'Brien
Alison O'Malley
Olivia Beau Opalinski
Jessica Annamaria Otto
Michael Oviedo
Brianna Merlinda Padilla
Brian Eduardo Paez
Eric Palacio
Daniella Marie Palumbo
Stephen A Pare'
Alec Jonathan Parker
Hannah Parks
Vishva Jignesh Patel
Tairra Paul
Elizabeth Paulino-Diaz
Tameka Shantelle Paulk
Jonathan Pavlowski
Dylan Joseph Persons
Jennifer Pia
Evenddley Pierre
Wiktoria Piktel
Daniel Pimentel
Elizabeth Piro
Christopher Platt
Genesis Ponce-Anariba
Jose Portillo
Lilliana Isabelle Portillo
Lucas Raynor Quadrini
Pablo Santiago Quiceno
Joel Quinones
Sara Quintero
Shadiqur Rahman
Jessica Ramirez
Mario Ramirez
Kely Alicia Ramos
Breana Ramsay
Isabella Jean Ranci-Ortigosa
Bianca Randazzo
Lexi Nicole Randazzo
Michael Anthony Rauccio
Kevin Stanley Remson
Carolina Restrepo-Barrios
Evelyn Reyes
Enrique James Reyes
Angel Z Reyes
Kimberly Reyes-Medina
Joshua Tharavy Richards
Carolina Rincon
Edith Nayely Rios
Indira Samantha Rivera
Jonathan P Roach
James Roberts
Jamie Rodriguez

Gloria Estale Rodriguez-Berrios
Alexis Romanello
Felix Rosales
Adriana Josephine Rosario
Megan Ruhnke
Kori Shay Russell
Holly Rybnick
Maria Saldana
Michael Angel Sanchez
Yesenia Sanchez
Luis Santamaria
Thalia Maggie Santana
Sahmra Khemay Sawyer
Matthew Schatten
Maxim Schwartz
Katherine I Sciglimpaglia
Albert Scimeca
Jonathan Scuderi
Jayden Christopher Shelton
Erika E Sichiqui
Christos Simoulidis
Jenna T Smeriglio
Joseph Somma
Keanu Rage Sookraj
Nicholas William Spano
Brynn Frances Spielman
Ryan Alexander Stelly
Prasant Subedi
Skyler L Suda
Elise Sullivan
Marisa Angela Swanson
Kyle Matthew Tamucci
Jacqueline Rosella Tessier
Varun Maulik Thakkar
Sophia Theodoridis
Alexander Theodore Theoklitos
Emeka Andrain Toney
Noel Alexander Torres
Ava Rose Torres
Annastasia Tsahirides
Peter Tsiropoulos
Matthew Vaccaro
Afreen Vahora
Danielle Elizabeth Valenti
Ashlee Valverde
Juanita Andrea Vargas
Ricky Jordan Vargas
Ajsa Vega
Christopher Vega
Kevin R Vega
Cristian Velez
Larry Velez
Raymond Alexander Velez
Aasim Mohmadfaruk Vhora
Jorge Luis Villalobos
Ashley Virgile
Anthony Bob Virgile
Masira Anis Vohora
Skylar Anne Volpe
Cakisha Bianna Warthen
Cornell Makhi Washington
Quenesp Xavier Welfare
Scott Andrew Whalen
Brooklynn Whitecotton
Serenity Wright
Alejandro Cuenca Xelo
Youbin Yang
Zachary Zako
Salomon David Zapata
Stephanie Zavala
Franklin Alfredo Zelaya
Alan Zurita
Liseth Zurita

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