Patch Honors The Class Of 2020 In Howard County

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Patch wants to provide a way to highlight the achievements of Howard County high school graduates, even if it's in a small way. With in-person instruction switched to online for the 2019-2020 school year across Maryland due to the coronavirus, high school seniors are missing out on the last moments of what should be a happy, celebratory time. Many schools' proms have been canceled and Howard County Public School System's graduation will be held virtually. We know many high school seniors are bummed about missing these milestones in what should be an exciting last year of school.

We hope that this will give the community a way to share their pride in our Class of 2020 high school graduates. You can find the form here if you'd like to add your graduate. Patch will be updating this form until May 31.

Here are some of the Class of 2020 high school graduates from across Howard County:

Maxime Arbareri, Altholton High School

Maxime will be enlisting in the Marines.

A message for Maxime: Congratulations to smart, funny multitalented Max! Good luck. Love, Grammy and Moe

(Photo courtesy of Mary Fox)

Justyn Petigny, Oakland Mills High School

Justyn will be attending Morgan State University.

A message for Justyn: Dream big, study hard, execute many, exceed all. Your Parents are extremely happy. Love you.

Jalynn Wright, Oakland Mills High School

Jalynn will be attending Howard University College. She will major in early childhood education.

A message for Jalynn: Congratulations to my beautiful granddaughter. Jalynn I'm so proud of your achievements. Your're a hard worker and have excelled in all your academics. I'm also proud that you became a Delta Scholar. I know that you will excel in your future endeavors. I love you.
High School Graduate 2020

(Photo courtesy of Nancy Mill)

Andrew J. Brock, Wilde Lake High School

A message for Andrew: Congrats to our son Andrew. Wherever life leads you, we know that you will hit it outta the park!!! We are so proud of you and love you lots!! Love, your family

Zion Olibris, Wilde Lake High School

Zion will be attending the University of Maryland College Park, Robert H. Smith School of Business, Honors College.

A message for Zion: Congratulations Zion on your high school graduation and college decision! We are so proud of you and all your accomplishments. May God continue to bless and guide you on your journey. We love you, Mom, Dad, and Gabrielle.

(Photo courtesy of Nana Olibris)

Desmond Coles, Oakland Mills High School

Desmond will be attending Howard County Community College.

Message for Desmond: Congratulations and I'm so proud of you!

Madeline Hasson, Centennial High School

Madeline will be attending Emory University.

Message for Madeline: Congrats, we love you and are so proud of you!

(Photo courtesy of Pam Hasson)

Savon Warren, Oakland Mills High School

Savon will be attending Old Dominion University possibly majoring in communication.

Message for Savon: You came into our life during a very dark time (2 days after 9/11) and were our shining light then and you continue to be. You have always had everything you needed to be and do anything you want. Go out and change the world and be sure to enjoy every bit of the ride. We love you, Mom, Dad, Miles, Colson and Elias (Oh, and Buster too)

(Photo courtesy of B. Warren)

Christopher Keyser, Hammond High

Christopher is going to Howard Community College to study music.

Message to Christopher: No words can describe how proud I am of you! Congratulations Christopher, you did it! Love mom and Damien.

Lydia Jones, Howard High School

Lydia will be entering EMT training.

Message for Lydia: You’re a star, Lydia..a front line defender already!

(Photo courtesy of Mary Fox)

Grace Pellegrino, Oakland Mills High School

Grace will be attending UCLA.

Message for Grace: Grace, your drive to succeed will serve you well. Even beyond academics... as Drum Major, Senior Dance Company, and Musical Theater, your joy and passion have made the world a better place. Keep reaching for the stars!

(Photo courtesy of Lisa Pellegrino)

Aiden Pellegrino, Oakland Mills High School

Aiden will be attending Howard Community College and will be part of the Rouse Scholars Program.

Message for Aiden: Aiden, you have shown again and again what it means to persevere and fight for your dreams. Your talents in Chamber Choir and Theater are only a small portion of the many achievements you have to be proud of. Keep making the world a more beautiful place and aspiring to make a difference.

Rebecca Leanne Finucane, Hammond High School

Rebecca will be attending the Community College of Baltimore County, studying early childhood education.

Message for Rebecca: I couldn’t be more proud of your courageousness over the past three years, after losing your Dad! There’s no stopping you now! Love, Mom

(Photo courtesy of Susane Finucane)

Mia Stott, Hammond High School

Mia will be attending Salisbury University and studying exercise science.

Message for Mia: We are so proud of all your hard work and efforts to achieve your goals. We can't wait to see what comes next for you! Go Class of 2020!!

(Photo courtesy of Jennifer Kling)

Ryan C. Shifflett, Long Reach High School

Ryan is interested in culinary and joining the Marines.

Message for Ryan: It's been tough at times but so proud of our baby boy!! Not how we envisioned your senior year ending but so happy you stayed the course and overcame some obstacles to get where you are.

Jordan Brittingham, Wilde Lake High School

Jordan will be attending Howard Community College majoring in exercise science.

Message for Jordan: Congratulations Jordan, I'm so PROUD of you son!!! You're full of GREATNESS!!!

David Salazar, Oakland Mills High School

David will be attending St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

Message for David: David, we are very happy for you and can’t wait to see all of the new adventures that life has for you. God bless you! Love, Mom, dad, Christian, Rebecca and Lady (our dog)

(Photo courtesy of Peter Salazar)

Daniel Christopher Walker, Wilde Lake High School

Daniel will be attending Auburn University as a member of the honors and engineering programs, majoring in aerospace engineering with a minor in public administration (policy).

Message to Daniel: Daniel, you have worked so hard through all the many years of schooling. While academics always came fairly easily, life has given you a unique set of challenges. We are so proud of how you have persevered and overcome the obstacles, always pushing threw and never giving up. We will always be your biggest cheerleaders, supports, and advocates throughout all of life. May the future bring you the successes and rewards you truly deserve. Love, Mommy, Daddy, and Kaylynn

(Photo by Jennifer Walker)

Kayla P. Palermo, Howard High School

Kayla will be attending Howard Community College to pursue a nursing degree.

Message for Kayla: Kayla, you have persevered - we are so proud of you! Congratulations! Love, Granddad and Grandmother

Casey Duhon, Centennial High School

Casey will be attending Towson to train as a registered nurse.

Message for Casey: Congratulations Casey, we’re all very proud of your achievements, and the person you’ve become. Go do great things and take this world by storm.

Kiersten Edwards, Wilde Lake High School

Kiersten will be studying to become a NICU nurse.

Message for Kiersten: Congratulations Kiersten !! We are all so proud of you. Love Mom, Joe, Madison , Pap, Gram, Mimi , Aunt Jackie

Lindsey Smith, River Hill High School

Lindsey will be attending Lindenwood University and playing lacrosse there. We are excited to watch her continue her lacrosse journey for such a great program and team. Currently, her major is undecided.

Message for Lindsey: We are so proud of all your achievements and accomplishments throughout the years. We can’t wait to see what you accomplish in your college years. Congratulations to our grad of the Class of 2020! We love you so much! XOXO

Kiersten Edwards, Wilde Lake High School

Kiersten will be studying to becoming a NICU nurse.

Message for Kiersten: Congratulations Kiersten !! We are all so proud of you. Love Mom, Joe, Madison, Pap, Gram, Mimi, Aunt Jackie

Valarie Hibbard, Wilde Lake High School

Valarie will be attending Penn State University at University Park, majoring in elementary education.

We are so proud of all you have done in high school! We can't wait to see what your future holds! Love you! Mom and Dad

Craisha'e Biggers, Wilde Lake High

Craisha'e will be attending college to study business/entrepreneurship.

Message for Craisha'e: She believe she could so she did! congratulations to my beautiful smart daughter!

Geraldvi Davies, Wilde Lake High School

She wants to go to community college for a year or two and then con fair.

Message for Gerladvi: Geraldvi we are very proud of you, thank you for all your hard work.

Erin Webb, Mount Hebron High School

Erin will be attending York College of Pennsylvania majoring in graphic design.

Message for Erin: Be proud of your accomplishments during this uncertain time! Although you may not have traditional memories to celebrate your graduation, we will create our own and you will look back on this time stronger! We love you and our very proud of you!

(Photo courtesy of Cherrie Webb)

Sarah Anderson, Mt. Hebron High School

Sarah will be attending Towson University majoring in business.

Message for Sarah: We are so proud of the young lady you’ve become. We can’t wait to see all the great things you do in college!

Grayson Fleck, Mt. Hebron High School

Grayson will be attending Virginia Tech, majoring in engineering.

Message for Grayson: Grayson, words can't express how proud we are of you! You have worked so hard over the years setting high goals for yourself in everything you do! Keep working hard and great things will be in store for you. We can't wait to see all the wonderful adventures that life takes you on! With Love Always, Mom, Dad, Gavin and Tylar

(Photo courtesy of Kristen Fleck)

Eryca Sterling, Wilde Lake High School

Eryca will be attending Towson University majoring in art and design.

Message for Eryca: We are extremely proud of what you have accomplished in your senior year at Wilde Lake HS. You are a very creative young lady and we're excited about your acceptance into Towson University. Sky's the limit! We love you, Mom and Dad

(Photo Courtesy of the Sterling Family)

Lani Boschulte, Wilde Lake High School

Lanie will be attending Pace University and be a part of the international acting program.

Message for Lani: Congratulations Lani. We can’t wait to see you on Broadway. We love you and are very proud of you. Love Mommy, Daddy and the rest of your family.

(Photo Courtesy of Kathy Boschulte)

Devin Donato, Atholton High School

Devin will be entering the Air Force Security Forces.

Message for Devin: Congratulations Devin. We could not be more proud of the outstanding young man you have become! We are honored to say Thank you for your service! Stay safe and we love you!!

(Photo Courtesy of Lori Donato)

Zoe Reading, Wild Lake High School

Zoe will be attending Frostburg State University in the honors program studying biology and playing Division II field hockey.

Message for Zoe: I am so proud of Zoe in every way especially in this 2020 pandemic and being able to adjust and still be so amazing!

Evelyn Wilson, Reservoir High School

Evelyn will be attending Johnson and Wales University in Providence, R.I., pursuing a bachelor's degree in food and beverage entrepreneurship and culinary arts.

Message for Evelyn: Congratulations Eve and the entire Class of 2020! After four years of hard work, you did it! With love, the Wilson Family

(Photo courtesy of Marthea Wilson)

Isaiah Powell-Major, Long Reach High School

Isaiah will be playing football at Seton Hill University. He will be majoring in sports management.

Message for Isaiah: Isaiah, This Senior Year didn't go as expected but know your hard work hasn't gone unnoticed. You have excelled in the classroom, in the community, as well as with Football and Track. We are extremely proud of you both academically and athletically. Stay Focused and Trust God for the BEST is yet to come. Love Mom, Zhane, and Family

(Photo courtesy of Lakeshia Major)

Joshua Panepento, Atholton High School

Josh will be attending Howard Community College studying communications.

Message for Joshua: We are so proud of your hard work and all you have accomplished. Love Mom, Monica and Molly

(Photo courtesy of Nancy Murray)

Jonathan Jones, Wilde Lake High School

Jonathan will be attending Towson University.

Message for Jonathan: Congratulations on your graduation! We’re so very proud of you, Jonathan! Wishing you much happiness and success in your next adventure! Love, Mom, Dad, and Carly