LAKEWOOD, OH — More than 300 students marched across the Civic Auditorium stage to receive a diploma on Sunday. The class of 2018, composed of 318 remarkable students, received their degrees from Board of Education President Edward Favre along with Superintendent Jeff Patterson and Principal Keith Ahearn.
Veronica Lee was the class valedictorian. Donia Amra and Madison Lewellyn gave speeches to their class prior to receiving their diplomas.
"Lakewood has taught me that diversityand being accepted are important for each and every one of us because it manifestsitself in building a great community and reputation," Amra said in her speech to her classmates.
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- Suha Abousamieh *
- Katelyn Abraham
- Bashar Abu-Jaradeh
- Shuruq Abuzahriyeh
- Ahmed Alhanash
- Amin Ali
- Kamar Alkhdour
- Aya Allaham
- Emma Allenson * + ++
- Nur Alniserawiy
- Diana Alrameiah
- Hussein Al-Tameemi
- Julius Alvarez
- Lauren Alvarez
- Dania Amra
- Donia Amra +
- Taylor Anderson
- Erin Antos +
- Alexander Aoun +
- Autumn Arrighi
- Kristina Arthur
- Joshua Baker
- Kyle Ballestero
- Usha Baniya
- Layali Banna
- Haleigh Barrett
- Levi Barrett
- Sarah Bene +
- Carlos Bermudez Pineda
- Umesh Biswa
- Tashanna Blair
- Alicia Boatman *
- Tara Bobinac ** +
- Alexis Bonner
- Jamila Bonyadi
- Christian Bort
- Jybrell Boyd
- Jordan Bozak
- Selena Brahaj
- Morgaine Brennan
- Jordan Brenot
- Olivia Britt * +
- Madelyn Brooks
- Deshawn Brothers
- Criztiana Brown
- Jacob Brown * +
- Dianna Browne
- Trinity Bryant
- Evan Budzar
- Edison Budzar-Tigue +
- Jaclyn Burdette
- Deanna Burke
- Joseph Burtzlaff +
- Joseph Byczek
- Jozef Callentine +
- Destiny Canant +
- Haidena Capas
- Isabella Carrabine-Gregg
- Francheska Castellanos
- Joshua Chamot +
- Casey Chanter
- Caitlin Cimino * +
- Isabel Cintron
- Joseph Clementson
- Nathan Cochran
- Hannah Cogar * +
- Camryn Cole
- Ian Coleman
- Noah Congeni
- Grace Cooper
- Maya Costanzo
- Marissa Cratcha
- Harrison Cuffaro
- Kevin Cush * +
- Anjana Dahal
- Matthew Dailey
- Abe Dalisky * +
- Kyle Darovich
- Stela Dedaj
- Matthew Delaney
- Thomas Dent
- Michael Dever
- Marissa Doi
- Calvin Dolatowski * +
- Brian Donahoe * +
- Victoria Donegan
- Beatrice Doren
- Joseph Dorko
- Liam Doup
- Jared Dubber
- Matthew Dugger
- Andrew Duna +
- Millenia Duncan
- Jason Dupay
- Solace Duval +
- Gabriella Eisel
- Matthew Elaban * +
- James Elder
- Emily Erhardt * +
- Emily Ertle +
- Maximilian Evans * + ++
- Jing Feng * +
- Sarah Figueiredo
- Milan Flores
- Jacquelyn Folts + ++
- Brennan Foran * +
- Burke Fortner
- Rachael Fox + ++
- Deja Frazier
- Hema Gajmer
- Caitlin Gang
- Andres Garcia Jr.
- Dakotah Garlock
- Joseph Gentile
- Alexander Gerakis III
- Ella Germaine * +
- Joseph Giffels
- Eliot Gill
- Patrick Gilman
- Vishaka Giri
- De’Vryon Gray
- Victoria Gregg +
- Stephanie Guist +
- Erika Hakko
- Saher Hamdan
- Dayvon Hanible
- Muna Haroun
- Caitlyn Harrison
- Benjamin Harvey
- Lucas Healy
- Shacarra Herbin
- George Hericks
- Morgan Hericks
- Tianna Hernandez
- Ashley Hill
- Eric Hoegner
- Seamus Holian
- Tyler Houska
- Zachary Howe * +
- Lah Htoo
- Chelsea Inak +
- Micah Inak +
- Anabella Ivinskas
- Bihieshta Jabarkhil
- Johnnesha Johnson
- LaNiqua Jones
- Damien Jouriles +
- Chandra Kafley
- Alyson Kantor * +
- Alexandar Karapandzich
- Isaac Karel * +
- Elias Khawam
- Nezar Khawam
- Kazimir Klein +
- Carolyn Kocian
- John Kompier * +
- Sarah Krost
- Rachel Krotseng +
- Grace LaDue +
- Abby LaForm * + ++
- Lily Lamotte +
- Alexandra Larson
- Mary Lavelle
- Trevor Leaf
- Veronica Lee *** +
- Heh Gay Ler
- Averie Lester +
- Madyson Lewellyn +
- Anne Litherland
- Harrison Long
- Husam Mafargeh
- Austin Mahar
- Meara Mahoney * +
- Michelle Majewski
- Ruslan Mamadaliyev
- Faiza Manaa * +
- Bailey Manke * +
- Omar Mansour
- Alexander Markham
- Jean Martes
- Kaylei Matello
- Kayla May
- Abdikadir Mayingwa
- Aggrey McBean
- Robert McFarlin
- Colman McGuan * +
- Margaret McHugh +
- Megan McHugh * +
- Rory Meehan
- Noah Meyer
- Elyza Mihalski +
- Abigail Miller
- Brooke Miller
- Jordan Miller
- Jovon Mills
- Ler Hsee Moo
- Jason Morgenstern * +
- Cynan Morrissey +
- Alyssa Motsinger
- Erin Mullen
- Ali Musleh
- Antonio Nacarino
- Seta Nagbe * +
- Attila Nagy +
- Olivia Nagy * +
- Jared Naida
- Payton Neal
- Lane Neumarker
- Sara Ngo
- Omar Nieves
- May Theh Noi
- Emelia Oravetz +
- Heather Orosz
- Kevin Ortiz
- Isabel Ostrowski +
- Colin O’Toole
- Audrey Pae
- Justin Pagsuyoin
- Kyle Palmer
- Mina Palmisano
- Natalie Pape
- Sophia Parker * +
- Richard Paul
- Allison Pavey-Cox * +
- Sarah Ann Pepe
- Layana Perry
- Hem Pradhan
- Dalton Pringle
- Akosh Raffai * +
- Binisha Rai
- Joseph Ramos
- Marcus Rand Jr.
- Harrison Reed
- Stephen Reis
- Courtney Ribar
- James Rice
- Jacob Richmond * +
- Ellen Riddle
- Liam Riker
- Jonathon Ritchea
- Theodore Romeo
- Saige Rook * +
- Spencer Rose +
- Arianna Ross
- Mary Roufael
- Emily Ruebsteck
- Elizabeth Ruple
- Keegan Sabin
- Aden Said
- Angelina Sakach +
- Jacob Sala
- Mackenzie Sargent
- Cody Satayathum +
- Eric Schraibman
- Logan Schreiber
- Vincent Sclimenti
- Elizabeth Scott
- Sullivan Segreto ++
- Blake Setta
- Sara Severino
- Patrick Shay
- Zena Shean
- Kylie Shelt ++
- Nicholas Shewalter
- Elizabeth Shuga * +
- Gregory Shupp
- Alexander Silea
- Elizabeth Skourlis
- Gary Smith
- Isabella Smith * +
- Sierra Smith
- Slade Smith
- Angelina Snitzer
- Martin Solner
- Chloe Soneson
- Noah Stadler
- Haley Stanaitis
- Lorielle Stevens
- Ryan Stringer
- Mohammad J. Suleiman
- Mohammed M. Suleiman
- Nichole Sullenberger * +
- John Tamilio IV
- Tyler Teel
- Austin Tench
- Nakia Thomas
- Audra Tuleta
- Dakota Turek
- Kiara Tyus
- Laila Umble
- Mira Vainisi ++
- Andrew Van Auken +
- Johnny Vegal
- Amya Velez
- Kevin Villafane
- Kaila Vitale
- Dorian Walker
- Claire Walkosak * +
- Melinda Warren * ++
- Keionna Washington-Cloud
- Liam Weddell
- Felicia Wenner +
- Fern Wentzel
- Reakwon Whitfield
- Gregory Whitkofski ++
- Taylor Williams
- Erica Wills
- Haley Wlodarczyk
- Julia Wozniakowski
- James Wright
- Eva Wynn * +
- Alyssa Yeager
- Meghan Young
- Nagina Zar Alam
- Nicole Zimmerman +
***Valedictorian * * Salutatorian *Academic Excellence +Honors Diploma
^Military ++Community Service
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