BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School awarded diplomas to 147 students during a commencement ceremony held on June 22.
The graduates were enrolled in Career and Technical Education programs and the Academy for Health and Medical Sciences at Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School, also known as SCVTHS.
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The ceremony marked the completion of studies for students across those programs.
The school also identified the salutatorians for the Class of 2026.
In Career and Technical Education, the salutatorian was Dominik Lojek of Hillsborough Township.
In the Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, the salutatorian was Malavika Malanthara of Franklin Township.
Valedictorians for the Class of 2026 also were announced.
In Career and Technical Education, Eden Bingel of Bridgewater-Raritan earned that distinction.
In the Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Saanvi Trivedi of Hillsborough Township was named valedictorian.
The graduates are:
- Riya Agarwal, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Franklin Township
- Ivy Aiyegbo, Health Occupations, Franklin Township
- Evan Andrews, Theater Arts, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Joseph Arena Jr, Auto Body, Middlesex Borough
- Alexander Arguello, Carpentry, Hillsborough Township
- Sebastian Badilla, Auto-Diesel Technology, Bound Brook
- Ainsley Ball, Theater Arts, Manville Borough
- Derek Benning, Culinary Arts, Montgomery Township
- Delilah Bergman, Culinary Arts, Hillsborough Township
- Eden Bingel, Agricultural Science, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Anushka Biswal, Graphic Communications, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Lily Bjorlo, Dance, Green Brook Township
- Lily Boguslavsky, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Francesca Boian-Togyik, Culinary Arts, Manville Borough
- Neil Brinkerhoff, Auto-Diesel Technology, Delaware Valley Regional High
- Franklin Brooks, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration, Franklin Township
- Michaela Cabales, Dance, Phillipsburg
- Maurielis Caceres, Cosmetology, North Plainfield Borough
- Edward Callahan, Electrical Construction, Branchburg Township
- Alexander Canares Jr., Auto-Diesel Technology, Somerville Borough
- Estefania Carino, Health Occupations, South Bound Brook
- Mark Casique, Computer Science, Bound Brook
- Sharon Castro Benitez, Culinary Arts, Hillsborough Township
- Skarleth Castro Ramos, Cosmetology, North Plainfield Borough
- Peter Caterinicchia, Business, Entrepreneurship, and Management, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Luis Ceballo, Electrical Construction, North Plainfield Borough
- Karla Chac, Auto Body, Bound Brook
- Kiara Chac, Graphic Communications, Bound Brook
- Ashley Chavez, Cosmetology, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Catherine Chmiel, Cosmetology, Hillsborough Township
- Rebecca Coakley, Theater Arts, North Plainfield Borough
- Shane Cole, Graphic Communications, Branchburg Township
- Maura Cosman, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Branchburg Township
- Zachary Cundari, Auto-Diesel Technology, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Kacey Cupit, Dance, Green Brook Township
- Lenin De las Nueces Acosta, Auto-Diesel Technology, Franklin Township
- Rowan de Wet, Welding, Manville Borough
- Francesca D'Egidio, Cosmetology, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Chloe Deitrick, Cosmetology, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Laci DeLuca, Cosmetology, Bernards Township
- Allison Derrick, Auto-Diesel Technology, Manville Borough
- Diamond Dorsey, Cosmetology, Somerville Borough
- Christopher Dugan, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Branchburg Township
- Nicholas Dysko, Law and Public Safety, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Kay Escobar, Cosmetology, North Plainfield Borough
- Rachel Fellin, Cosmetology, Franklin Township
- Grant Ferrara, No Shop, Middlesex Borough
- Aaron Fodor, Theater Arts, Branchburg Township
- Joshua Gant, Mechatronics, Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing, Bernards Township
- Matthew Ethan Gaspar, Culinary Arts, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Jashith Gorrepati, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Green Brook Township
- Trinity Grover, Welding, Hillsborough Township
- Nathaniel Guerrazzi, Auto-Diesel Technology, Manville Borough
- Gabriel Guidez Gonzalez, Mechatronics, Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Julian Guillen, Carpentry, Somerville Borough
- Elijah Gyamfi, Computer Science, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Meghan Hanlon, Welding, South Bound Brook
- Jake Hendershot, Computer Science, Branchburg Township
- Dylan Hernandez, Auto Body, Hillsborough Township
- Alexander Herskovitz, Mechatronics, Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing, Manville Borough
- Austin Heywood, Welding, Hillsborough Township
- Ella Ianniello, Theater Arts, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Deanna Isbitski, Cosmetology, Hillsborough Township
- Vihaan Iyer, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Hillsborough Township
- Eesha Jagadeesh, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Watchung Hills Regional
- Arjun Jain, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Hillsborough Township
- Brianna Jimenez, Cosmetology, Watchung Hills Regional
- Alejandro Karako, Health Occupations, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Shane Killimett, Health Occupations, North Plainfield Borough
- Margaret Kim, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Franklin Township
- Anya Konduru, Health Occupations, Hillsborough Township
- Piotr Kowalczyk, Theater Arts, Hillsborough Township
- Savannah Kozyra, Welding, Hillsborough Township
- Clarissa Kwan, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Watchung Hills Regional
- Ryan Lakatos, Electrical Construction, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Lucas Larrosa, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Andrew Lodato, Welding, Hillsborough Township
- Dominik Lojek, Mechatronics, Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing, Hillsborough Township
- Haley Lopez, Cosmetology, Manville Borough
- Adrian Lopez, Plumbing, Branchburg Township
- Yosimar Lopez Garcia, Health Occupations, South Bound Brook
- Alejandra Lozano, Agricultural Science, South Bound Brook
- Malavika Malanthara, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Franklin Township
- Isa Malik, Health Occupations, North Plainfield Borough
- Pari Malla, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Branchburg Township
- Brandon Martinez Samano, Auto-Diesel Technology, Franklin Township
- Leni Mascaro, Welding, Branchburg Township
- Jacob Masciulli, Agricultural Science, Branchburg Township
- Priscilla Mensah, Cosmetology, Somerville Borough
- Shloka Moosthiala, No Shop, Branchburg Township
- Nicholas Morillo, Culinary Arts, South Bound Brook
- Caitlin Mullen, Theater Arts, Franklin Township
- Gabriel Naranjo, Health Occupations, Somerville Borough
- Olivia Nejmeh, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Branchburg Township
- Maria O'Farrell, Auto-Diesel Technology, Franklin Township
- Mary Ogle, Culinary Arts, Bedminster Township
- Edward Ortiz, Culinary Arts, Manville Borough
- Christopher Ortiz, Graphic Communications, South Bound Brook
- Justin Oursler, Law and Public Safety, Branchburg Township
- Alex Parasole, Culinary Arts, Hillsborough Township
- Saanvi Parikh, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Watchung Hills Regional
- Rohan Patel, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Hillsborough Township
- Rian Patel, Mechatronics, Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing, Hillsborough Township
- Sebastian Patino, Carpentry, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Shreya Patro, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Branchburg Township
- Christina Perdue, Agricultural Science, Somerville Borough
- Gianmaikol Perez-Gomez, Computer Science, Bound Brook
- Rick Porcelli, Law and Public Safety, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Dilan Porras Torres, Auto-Diesel Technology, South Bound Brook
- Julia Potts, Theater Arts, Montgomery Township
- Pranavi Prayaga, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Piscataway Township
- Sergio Provini, Graphic Communications, Bedminster Township
- Nathan Rannazzisi, Mechatronics, Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Kushi Rao, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Hillsborough Township
- Valeria Reinoso, Health Occupations, Hillsborough Township
- Kevin Richards, Welding, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Armando Rodriguez, Computer Science, North Plainfield Borough
- Zoey Rothschild, Dance, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Rohini Routray, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Hillsborough Township
- Logan Russomanno, Carpentry, Bound Brook
- Cole Russomanno, Plumbing, Bound Brook
- Stanley Salvador Orellana, Mechatronics, Engineering & Advanced Manufacturing, Bound Brook
- Henrique Santos, Law and Public Safety, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Lucas Sauer, Plumbing, Bernards Township
- Damian Schumacher, Auto Body, Manville Borough
- Shane Shanahan, Welding, Somerville Borough
- Syna Singla, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Hillsborough Township
- Lukas Skrajny, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration, Hillsborough Township
- Joseph Spagnolo, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Branchburg Township
- Chloe Spellman, Graphic Communications, Franklin Township
- Shagun Srivastava, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Hillsborough Township
- Esteban Tamayo-Heras, Auto-Diesel Technology, Branchburg Township
- Saanvi Trivedi, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Hillsborough Township
- Chloe Upton, Graphic Communications, Watchung Hills Regional
- Cickly Velis-Marquez, Cosmetology, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Miranda Verbist, Cosmetology, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Vaibhav Vujjini, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Hillsborough Township
- James Weinschenk, Plumbing, Watchung Hills Regional
- Taylor Williams, Cosmetology, Franklin Township
- Ahniyah Wroten, Cosmetology, Franklin Township
- David Yacka, Law and Public Safety, Hillsborough Township
- Aiden Yoder, Law and Public Safety, Hillsborough Township
- Margaret Youngman, Dance, Bridgewater-Raritan
- Daniel Yuh, Academy for Health and Medical Sciences, Franklin Township