ACADEMY OF
Class of
Thursday, May 22, 2025
2025 Commencement Program
Introduction
Jamie Flannery, Assistant Principal of Campus Life
National Anthem
Anna Jacobsen ’25
Invocation
Sofia Spencer ’25 and Sydney Shaw ’25
A
Message from the Diocese
Leticia Oseguera, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of San Diego
Words of Welcome
Peter Harris, Assistant Head of School
A
Message to Our Graduates
Dr. Lauren Lek, Head of School
Valedictory & Salutatory Address
Yasmeen Shah ‘25, Valedictorian
Liliana Ashman ‘25, Salutatorian
Presentation of Graduates
Gilberto Moreno, Faculty
Conferring of Diplomas
Dr. Lauren Lek and Peter Harris
Introduction of the Class of 2025
Alayna Ma’ake ’25, Senior Class President Designate
Alma Mater
Laura Allen ’25 and ASL Interpreters: Kate Cassie ’25, Madeira da Luz ’25, Elisabeth Downing ’25, Ryan Kovar ’25, Alyssa Mossuto ’25, Claire Padilla ’25, Gabriella Syrios ’25, and Lilian Wessman ’25
Recessional
Recession of the Faculty, Class of 1975, Administration, Board of Trustees, Class of 2025
Honored Graduates from the Class of 1975
Rita Moran Alanis
Linda Ledford Bahador
Jeanette Barrack
Monica Bengs
Patricia Bergin
Lynn Aramendia Bernitz
Virginia Biewer*
Theresa Boone
Ellen Boucher
Nancy Bowling
Dorothy Breen
Janis Zirpolo Browning
Lourdes Barcelona Buckles*
Catherine Bundon
Mara Nasland Childers
Kathleen McKinley Cleveland
Jeanne Scarvelis Constantinou
Margaret Cooke
Denise Coulson
Theresa Sawaya Crockett
Christine Cuscito
Janet Lee Davis
Laurel Kaminsky DeGrenier
Lori Dircks
Bernadette Padilla Donnelly
Margaret Hoffman Easterling
Eileen Dallezotte Engelke
Margaret McMahon Erskine
Doreen Segawa Esqueda
Mary Ferguson
Catherine Ferguson
Peggy Ferrier
Louise Fradet-Clark
Nina Buchaca Frontz
Susan Gallacher
Mary Lindgren Gardner
Dawn Gaudette
Teresa Goodbody
Carol Charente Gould
Kelly Monahan Gower
Elizabeth Broding Graham
Patricia Grame
Geralyn Haradon
Chantal Underwood Hill
Kathleen Shaw Hodgson
Shirley Hyland
Anita Iannucci
Virginia Foreman Johnson
Karen Bond Johnson*
Michelle Dierks Kallenbach*
Theresa Hamer Lapica
Lisa Huch Laughter
Julia Biewer Laverdiere
Mary Ann Leal Bliss
Jo Ann Lee
Patricia Johnson Loeser
Emily Lovberg
Marisela Toscano Lozano
Nancy Luse
Vicky Heatherman Malecha
Maureen Malone
Cyd Thompson Malouf
Katie Manning
Josefina Sanchez Martin Del Campo
Patricia McCambridge
Corrinne McColl
Helene Cali McGowan
Carmen Mena
Carmen Chandler Mendoza
Maura Monahan
Susan Moons Moore
Alexandra Moreno
Colleen Shillito Morse
Andrea Wengert Muratet*
Rosemary Nava
Rosanna Garcia Nice
Debra Ordonez
Debra Pacheco
Debra Menna Parry
Patricia Bardia Perry
Patricia Fitzsimmons Reedy
Uyvonna Hyatt Ricevuto
Ann Rieken
Mary Robbins-Wade
Martha Muro Rodriguez
Gail Rodriques
Estele Caraza-Sanchez
Romero
Natalie Chandler Roush*
Mary Cecilia Ruiz
Elizabeth Salazar
Nadine Sarmiento
Linda Sattler
Jan Schulte
Dorothy Schurkens
Maritza Davis Skandunas
Aleida Botter Sterling
Yasko Tashiro
Kathleen Howard Thompson
Karen Riley Tobin
Alejandra Valdes
Raquel Stonehouse Valley
Angela Adrignola Wachtmann
Lucia Adrignola Washburn
Anne Welty
Melissa Ottenville Winsor
Carol Withers
Sherry Hester Witkowski*
* Deceased
Congratulations from OLP Faculty & Staff
Donna Allen ‘85
Stephanie Avery
Roxanne Bennett
Sally Boettger
Jamie Brooker
Molly Brown
Taylor Brown
Lisa Budrawich
Kristen Busch
Alex Buser ‘19
Nicole Calka
Manuel Carranza
Tara Clemen
James Cooney
Danielle Coronado
Abby Cota ‘22
Debra Cota
Kelly Culver
Piaoying Deng
Emily Devereaux ‘00
Hector Escalante
Matthew Fager
Jamie Flannery
Jennifer Flynn
Rosie Fraga
Jessica Gooding
Maureen Griffin
Danilo Guasticci
Breeze Hafenstein
Suzanne Hall
Shawn Hanley
Peter Harris
Brenna Hartman
Jessica Helwig ‘08
Anita Heveron ‘00
Jill Hicke
Monica Hickey
Scott Higby
Elsi Hildebrand ‘15
Jacqueline Hillier Valdez
Karen Hsu
Ryan Kennedy
Nelson Kim
Alma Kim-Carranza
Jeffrey Kirschbaum
Milena Kufa
Jennifer Lamandt
Steven LaMarca
John Landicho
Dr. Lauren Lek
Vanessa Leyba
Arielle Lugn
Stefini Ma’ake ‘98
Siobhan MacManus ‘01
Brigid Malheiros ‘04
Linnete Manrique-Robles
Julia Marentez ‘97
Genoveva Marin
Tina Martinez
Ryan Martin-Spencer
Sue McKeller
Ashley McNulty
Jennifer Meza
Gilberto Moreno
Don Morgan
Cesar Murillo
Jessica Occhialini ‘88
Kara Olvera
Timothy Paluso
Gracie Petersmeyer
Elisa Pham
Danielle Pigeon
Colleen Prantil
Samantha Quinsey
Tiffany Rajski ‘07
Board of Trustees
Dr. Lauren Lek, Head of School
Timothy Truxaw, Chair
German Andrade Bustamante
Paul Baribault
Cara Beauvais ’06
Francesca Castagnola-Pizzo
Monsignor Richard Duncanson
Andrea Salazar Gilman
Chris Herrera
Dr. Steven Jones
Deacon Lane Litke
Sister Ann Bernard O’Shea, CSJ
Alana Wong Robinson ’81
Michele Schiele ’85
Dr. Seanna Thompson ’93
Joel Tubao
Nicole Rayner
Dave Ritzmann
Carolyn Rucke Williams
Nicole Rubio ‘24
Yordana Simpson
Kevin Soares
Michelline Suarez
Kerry Tarlov
Richard Thomas
Katherine Thorvick
Heather Tiegs
Julie Tran
Harrison Trubitt
Fallon Tureson
Diego Velarde
Aaron Wilker
Melissa Williams
Christine Wilson ‘04
Ann Wisniew
Jackson Wyatt
Isaac Zapata
Cord & Stole Designations
Navy, Blue, and White Cord
American Sign Language Honor Society
Royal Blue and Light Blue Cord
AP Capstone
Gold Stole; Gold Cord
California Scholarship Federation - 100% Membership & Lifetime Membership
Blue Stole; Blue and Gold Double Cord
Honor Thespian & National Honor Thespian Scholars
Blue and White Cord
Mock Trial
Light Blue and Gold Double Cord
Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society
Multi-Colored Cord
National Art Honor Society
Navy Blue, Yellow, and White Cord
National English Honor Society
Red and Gold Cord
National Hispanic Honor Society
Blue and Gold Double Cord
National Honor Society
Light Blue and White Double Cord
National Honor Society for the Dance Arts
Green, Purple, and Gold Cord
National Science Honor Society
Red and Gray Cord
National Speech & Debate Honor Society
Red, White, and Blue Cord
Robotics
White and Blue Cord
Rho Kappa Honor Society
Blue, Red, and White Cord
Société Honoraire de Français
Teal Cord
STEM Certificate
Pink Cord
Tri-M Music Honor Society
Presenting the Class of 2025
Hannah Mariam Abbouna
Laura Grace Allen
Zaiah J. Alvara
Alyssa Michelle Anning
Luciana Arce-Hoffman
Antonia Desirey Arellano
Alisa Marie Armbruster Mendez
Sofia Arzate
Liliana Grace Ashman
Maya Teresa Aspeytia
Camilla Maria Atallah
Ambre Emmanuelle Autin-Roy
Sofia Nicol Bagnasco
Isabella Ysla Bayona
Nicolette Joan Hope Beadle
Daniela Esperanza Bonaccorsi
Sophia Marie Bonde
Alyssa Fernanda Borboa Pimentel
Margaret Rose Boyd
Mayra Irann Bravo
Aoibheann Erica-Rose Brooker
Sofia Dawn Calatroni
Paloma Andrea Calderon
Maggie Helen Callaghan
Sophia Elizabeth Camara
Marlet Carrillo Mendivil
Kate Lee Cassie
Mariajose Castaño Arboleda
Carmina Alexa Castro
Analucia Cervantes
Samantha Chavez-Araiza
Elizabeth Maria Adame Churchill
Katherine Ann Adame Churchill
Camila Contreras
Athena Caroline Cox
Kendall AnneLouise Crane
Madeira Grace da Luz
Isabella Rose Dalrymple
Joycelyn Ngan-Giang Dang
Eliana Miriam Daood
Ana Regina De la Herran Meza
Clare Ryan Deilke
Natalia Del Castillo
Regina Del Castillo
Raquel Delgado Orrantia
Cristina Sofia Diaz Melendez
Linda Dominguez
Elisabeth Mae Downing
Yu Du
Natalie Marie DuBreuil
Luciana Iwane Dunn
Luisa Mariela Ellis
Greta Rose Engelman
Ema Sophia Escobar
Diana Alexis Esparza-Martin
Cassandra Esquivel Andrade
Adelaide Alicia Evans
Carmela Elsa Fallica
Clare Anne Farrell
Siena Kylie Ferreyra-MacPete
Franki Victoria Flores
Savannah Flores
Camille Sheridan Forga
Katharine Autumn Forrest
Caitlin Marie Friesenhahn
Olivia Rose Garcia
Jovanna Sophia Garcia
Isabella Maria Garcia Urrea
Graciela Guillermina Gonzalez
Aoife Pearse Goodman
Melania Azhar Gorou
Sophia Manoli Guerrero
Jocelyn Sara Hammerstrand
Jazmine Lyzzet Haslage
Gabriela Healy
Isabella Hemmens
Bryanna Rubi Hernandez Rivera
Jamie Ho
Alyssa Rebeca Holguin
Olivia Diane Hostetler
Alexandria Elizabeth Hulse
Katelyn Rose Hunter
Caroline Judith Huschke
Asa Marianna Jacobs
Anna Kathryn Jacobsen
Sophia Ifalina Jenkinson
Lilliana Sofia Jimenez
Camryn Nicole Johnson
Jemma May Jones
Sophia Marianna Kellems
Taylor Reed Kindley
Ryan Christine Kovar
Jaya Laxmi Kuldau
Camila Kuri
Beatriz Kuri Bernal
Daniela Labrada
Valeria Labrada
Karina Michel Larrieu
Avery Madison Lay
Natalia Lazo de la Vega
Mila Sofia Leandro
Sofia Leftridge
Brooke Ashlyn Lemley
Erika Nora Limon Avalos
Abigail Frances Lis
Valeria Lopez-Hodoyan
Siliangyi Lu
Alayna Kristine Lu’isa Ma’ake
Valeria Marquez Padilla
Carli Ann Martinez
Izabel Martinez
Patricia Maria Mejia
Mirshah Misirlioglu
Zahra Mjahed
Penelope Lizbeth Moreno
Alexandria Ahonui Morland-Tellez
Alyssa Marie Mossuto
Carly Grace Muhart
Naomi Munguia
Jennielle Frances Munoz
Amelia Lane Nail
Cassie Ha Anh Nguyen
Anh Minh Nguyen
Stella Alessandra Olvera-Barnet
Lucia Maria Ortega Flores
Emine Busra Ozcakir
Zoe Iris Pabarcus
Claire Renee Padilla
Belen Palomino Young
Nathalia Nizet Patino Tapia
Lily Quill Patterson
Mariana Pinal-Godoy
Valeria Pizarro
Jacqueline Ava Poulin
Amanda Grace Prior
Valeria Quiroga Aceves
Rosalyn Marie Real-Kygar
Marietta Renison
Elise Lynn Rodrigues
Maria Sarah Rogerio-Gallego
Giulia Anna Rossi
Marissa Lynn Ruffo
Isabella Ruffo
Regina Sanabria-Manjarrez
Camila Sanchez
Rylie Kate Sandler
Isabelle Rose Schlichting
Sadie Elise Schwerdtfeger
Daniela Elyza Sclater
Carolina Isabelle Scott
Sydney Ellen Scripps
Yasmeen Nilesh Shah
Lauren Elizabeth Shamoun
Katherine Lynn Shanner
Sydney Grace Shaw
Madison Lydia Shillito
Jacqueline Marie Siddons
Claira Grace Silady
Ellie Mary Sipper
Elliot Jade Smith
Isabella Caballero Sotelo
Sofia Spencer
Jordan Elizabeth Straub
Ivanna Suarez Gonzalez
Gabriella Porto Syrios
Alana Tessada
Anissa Solei Carrie Thompson
Zoe Lynn Tillner
Angelina Urquidez
Hannah Gabrielle Varol
Bianca Nichelle Vega
Mary Isabel Vena
Ashley Marie Vinck
Isabella Jeanne Virissimo
Alyxia Vidal Warner
Hannah Rose Wauson
Avery Tehani Weinzimer
Kiera Reese Wentzel
Lilian Mai Wessman
Michelle Alejandra Wilson
Francesca Marie Wurst
2025 Student College Decision List
Laura Adame Churchill ‘87
Legacy Graduates
Mother of Elizabeth Churchill
Mother of Katherine Churchill
Lourdes Adame ‘84
Aunt of Elizabeth Churchill
Aunt of Katherine Churchill
Donna Fitzgerald Allen ‘85
Mother of Laura Allen
Lynette Delgado Atallah ‘95
Mother of Camilla Atallah
Ana Bernal ‘97
Aunt of Beatriz Kuri
María Bernal Kuri ‘98
Mother of Beatriz Kuri
Aunt of Camila Kuri
Elizabeth Gunder Bell Jaime ‘67
Grandmother of Sophia Jenkinson
Elizabeth Bell Jaime ‘93
Mother of Sophia Jenkinson
Rosalie Bianchi Wisniew ‘63
Grandmother of Rosalyn Wisniew-Colwell
Linda Caballero Sotelo ‘84
Mother of Isabella Caballero Sotelo
Kathryn Straub Cannon ‘03
Mother of Jordan Straub
Roxana Rodriguez Zubiate ‘91
Mother of Carmina Castro
Yolanda Coppel ‘66
Grandmother of Raquel Delgado Orrantia
Kristen Linaugh Deilke ‘90
Mother of Clare Deilke
Gina Di Crescenzo Patterson ‘96
Mother of Lily Patterson
Michelle Flores-Gonzalez ‘96
Mother of Savannah Flores
Carla Torres Funcke ’59 *
Grandmother of Luisa Ellis
Lorena Urrea Garcia ‘94
Mother of Isabella Garcia
Pamela Garrison Anning ’71 * Grandmother of Alyssa Anning
Kristina Palomares Gonzalez ‘96
Mother of Gracie Gonzalez
Maureen Fitzgerald Gygi ‘83
Aunt of Laura Allen
Eileen Esteban Lay ‘92
Mother of Avery Lay
Alysia Larkins Jimenez ‘95
Mother of Lilliana Jimenez
Kristina Larkins ‘00
Aunt of Lilliana Jimenez
Ariana Limon ‘99
Mother of Mayra Bravo
Julieta Lopez-Hodoyan ‘59
Grandmother of Valeria Lopez-Hodoyan
Julissa Lopez-Hodoyan ‘95
Aunt of Valeria Lopez-Hodoyan
Katia Lopez-Hodoyan ‘98
Aunt of Valeria Lopez-Hodoyan
Yordanna Lopez-Hodoyan Tatoy ’90
Aunt of Valeria Lopez-Hodoyan
Donna Lopez-Beadle ‘84
Mother of Nicolette Beadle
Stefini Ma’ake ‘98
Aunt of Alayna Ma’ake
Amy Kunde Kovar ‘93
Mother of Ryan Kovar
Sheryl Devlin Kunde ‘67
Grandmother of Ryan Kovar
Venetia Morris ‘00
Stepmother of Stella Olvera
Colleen Shillito Morse ‘75
Aunt of Madison Shillito
Iliana Molina ‘98
Mother of Carolina Scott
Jennifer Bauer Mossuto ‘90
Mother of Alyssa Mossuto
Jennifer Machado Ruffo ‘91
Mother of Marissa Ruffo
Kathia Ruiz Mejia ‘98
Mother of Patricia Mejia
Aunt of Karina Michel Larrieu
Karina Michel Ruiz ‘96
Mother of Karina Michel Larrieu
Aunt of Patricia Mejia
Emily Silady ‘00
Mother of Claira Silady
Rebecca Silady ‘94
Aunt of Claira Silady
Amanda Vinck ‘99
Aunt of Ashley Vinck
Katie Holmes Vinck ‘00
Mother of Ashley Vinck
Jeannine Wisniew-Colwell ‘98
Mother of Rosalyn Wisniew-Colwell
Carolyn Wisniew ‘00
Aunt of Rosalyn Wisniew-Colwell
* Deceased
2025 College Acceptances
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
AMDA College of the Performing Arts (Los Angeles)
American Musical and Dramatic Academy
American University
Arizona Christian University
Arizona State University (Tempe)
Azusa Pacific University
Ball State University
Belmont University
Bentley University
Bocconi University
Boise State University
Brandeis University
Brigham Young University
California Baptist University
California Lutheran University
California State University (Channel Islands)
California State University (Chico)
California State University (Northridge)
California State University (Sacramento)
California State University (San Bernardino)
Catholic University of America
Centre College
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Chapman University
Chatham University
Clarkson University
College of Charleston
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University (Fort Collins)
Concordia University (Irvine)
Creighton University
Cuyamaca College
DePaul University
Dominican University of California
East Tennessee State University
Emerson College
Emmanuel College
Fisher College
Flagler College
Florida Atlantic University
Furman University
Georgia State University
Gonzaga University
Grambling State University
Grand Canyon University
Harvey Mudd College
Hawai’i Pacific University
High Point University
Hofstra University
Ithaca College
James Madison University
John Cabot University
Lehigh University
Lewis & Clark College
Liberty University
Louisiana State University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Maryland
Macalester College
Manhattan University
Marist University
Marquette University
Marymount Manhattan College
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences
Merrimack College
Miami University (Oxford)
Michigan State University
Middle Tennessee State University
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Missouri State University (Springfield)
Mount Saint Mary’s University
Muhlenberg College
Northern Arizona University
Occidental College
Oregon State University
Pace University (New York City)
Point Park University
Portland State University
Providence College
Queen’s University
Quinnipiac University
Regis University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Sacred Heart University
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University, Madrid
Saint Mary’s College
Saint Mary’s College of California
Saint Michael’s College
Salem State University
San Diego Mesa College
San Francisco State University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle University
Seton Hall University
Sewanee: The University of the South
Shawnee State University
Southern Utah University
Suffolk University
Temple University
Tennessee Technological University
The University of Tampa Union College
University of Arizona
University of Arkansas
University of California (Merced)
University of California (Riverside)
University of Colorado Denver
University of Connecticut (Avery Point)
University of Dallas
University of Denver
University of Idaho
University of Iowa
University of La Verne
University of Maine
University of Massachusetts (Boston)
University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)
University of Mississippi
University of Nevada (Reno)
University of New England
University of New Mexico (Main Campus)
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Pittsburgh (Bradford)
University of Portland
University of Puget Sound
University of Redlands
University of Rhode Island
University of San Francisco
University of Scranton
University of Toronto
University of Washington (Tacoma Campus)
University of Wyoming
Utah Valley University
Washington State University
Wellesley College
West Virginia University
Western New England University
Western Washington University
Westmont College
Alma Mater
Set on a hill over valley royal Mountain and sea afar, Built by a love and devotion loyal, Stands Villa Montemar. Though years may pass, Other cares a’bringing, And you may not be near, Turn back our thoughts, Our hearts are singing to those memories dear. So sing to Villa Montemar, Where our hearts will be always; Sing once more to Our Lady of Peace Who deserves all our tribute and praise. With your shoulders back and heads up high And a bright gleam in your eye, Stand and cheer, loyal daughter, For your Alma Mater With a hail, hail, hail.
Ada B. Nesbit, 1924
OLP Mission Statement
Founded and rooted in the Gospel values of the Catholic Church and the charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, the Academy of Our Lady of Peace empowers young women in an innovative learning environment that honors the individual while fostering community, and develops faith-filled leaders dedicated to the love of God and the dear neighbor without distinction.