21 Abington Students Graduate In Montco College Class Of 2019

BLUE BELL, PA — Montgomery County Community College graduated its class of 2019 on Thursday, sending 1,404 students out into the world.

"Tonight marks a wonderful milestone for all of you, but it is not an end," MCCC Board of Trustees Chair Frank X. Custer said during commencement. "That is why this is called a commencement – a beginning. Your stories will have many more chapters, and I hope that all of us have played at least a small part in giving you the tools to write chapters filled with accomplishment and happiness."

Of the 1,404 students, forty graduates finished with a GPA of 4.0, and 670 graduated with honors.

Abington residents are included below:

Carlos Avia, Kandis Brown, Geselle Cardoso-Rojas, Jared Claybrook, Ian Dockstader, Miles Dutton, Zachary Farrell, Carolyn Feeney, Marianne Heath, Colleen Hunter, Gena Jean, Albert Jombe, Joseph Kalinoski, Jennifer Kingsberry, Ashley Melvin, Maura Nolan, Rebecca O’Neill, Tim Pham, Matthew Renner, Rosolin Singletary, Jacine Wright-Boykin

Ardsley

Kelly Brennan

Cheltenham

Joseph Bennett, Dorothea Bowen, Brian De Rivera, Larry Ellis, Megan Ellis, Stephanie Hill, Khalid Hoummadi, Kristina Koutsouros, Isabel Loyola, Melissa Martinez, Jennifer Nguyen, Ezinne Ottih, Loymi Peralta, Jade Simpler, Cailtin Wallace

Roslyn

Kayla Brown, Eleazar Cardoso, Kevin Donnelly, Joseph Flint, Ashley Idler, Jonathan Idler, Rachelle Parker, Maren Pope, William Shepherd, Tara Thomas

Rockledge

Angelica Maleno, Amber Stainback, Sean Stevens

Willow Grove

Charles Alutius, Zoey Bethel, Kelsey Blake, Connor Buehler, James Carey, Angelique Carrion, Shannon Choi, Jennifer Crouthers, Phillip Diouf, Mark Fabrizio, Ian Fields, Patrick Garcia, Hannah Garlanger, Isak Gomez, Lindsay Greger, Chelsea Hadley, Mark Kirschenmann, Barbara Kroupa, Lovely Laurent, Adey McWethy, Joshua Pearlman, Michael Persechino, Steven Pham, Diana Roberts-Falconer, Evan Saunders, Molly Slaughter, Kelly Smith, Jade Sowell, Matthew Templeton, Justin Thompson, Taylor Valera

The commencement speaker was Ambler's Celeste Schwartz, the school's Vice President of Information Technology. A graduate of MCCC herself, Schwartz went on to gain degrees from St. Joseph's University, Villanova University, and Walden University, and now has a Ph.D in higher education administration. She's since earned numerous awards for her education leadership, the school said.

Pottstown's Logan Brianne Harrison, the student commencement speaker, told of how she began at MCCC in a special program for students who are at risk of not graduating.

"Once I learned what I was capable of, I wanted more for myself," Logan said in her speech. "I turned my grades from D’s to A’s and graduated early from high school with awards, a high GPA, and a strong support system."

The school's 52nd commencement ceremony honored students ranging from 18 to 69 years old, and included 91 graduates from the Municipal Police Academy, and 29 from the Culinary Arts institute.