2025 Commencement Program

Commencement Ceremony

ACADEMY OF

OUR LADY OF

PEACE FOUNDED 1882

Class of 2025 Thursday, May 22, 2025

Class of 2 025 | 1

PEACE 2025 Commencement Program ACADEMY OF

OUR LADY OF FOUNDED 1882

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 2 | A cad e my o f O u r L ady o f Peace

Honored Graduates from the Class of 1975 Rita Moran Alanis

Carol Charente Gould

Rosanna Garcia Nice

Linda Ledford Bahador

Kelly Monahan Gower

Debra Ordonez

Jeanette Barrack

Elizabeth Broding Graham

Debra Pacheco

Monica Bengs

Patricia Grame

Debra Menna Parry

Patricia Bergin

Geralyn Haradon

Patricia Bardia Perry

Lynn Aramendia Bernitz

Chantal Underwood Hill

Patricia Fitzsimmons Reedy

Virginia Biewer*

Kathleen Shaw Hodgson

Uyvonna Hyatt Ricevuto

Theresa Boone

Shirley Hyland

Ann Rieken

Ellen Boucher

Anita Iannucci

Mary Robbins-Wade

Nancy Bowling

Virginia Foreman Johnson

Martha Muro Rodriguez

Dorothy Breen

Karen Bond Johnson*

Gail Rodriques

Janis Zirpolo Browning

Michelle Dierks Kallenbach*

Estele Caraza-Sanchez

Lourdes Barcelona Buckles*

Theresa Hamer Lapica

Romero

Catherine Bundon

Lisa Huch Laughter

Natalie Chandler Roush*

Mara Nasland Childers

Julia Biewer Laverdiere

Mary Cecilia Ruiz

Kathleen McKinley Cleveland

Mary Ann Leal Bliss

Elizabeth Salazar

Jeanne Scarvelis Constantinou

Jo Ann Lee

Nadine Sarmiento

Margaret Cooke

Patricia Johnson Loeser

Linda Sattler

Denise Coulson

Emily Lovberg

Jan Schulte

Theresa Sawaya Crockett

Marisela Toscano Lozano

Dorothy Schurkens

Christine Cuscito

Nancy Luse

Maritza Davis Skandunas

Janet Lee Davis

Vicky Heatherman Malecha

Aleida Botter Sterling

Laurel Kaminsky DeGrenier

Maureen Malone

Yasko Tashiro

Lori Dircks

Cyd Thompson Malouf

Kathleen Howard Thompson

Bernadette Padilla Donnelly

Katie Manning

Karen Riley Tobin

Margaret Hoffman Easterling

Josefina Sanchez Martin Del

Alejandra Valdes

Eileen Dallezotte Engelke

Campo

Raquel Stonehouse Valley

Margaret McMahon Erskine

Patricia McCambridge

Angela Adrignola Wachtmann

Doreen Segawa Esqueda

Corrinne McColl

Lucia Adrignola Washburn

Mary Ferguson

Helene Cali McGowan

Anne Welty

Catherine Ferguson

Carmen Mena

Melissa Ottenville Winsor

Peggy Ferrier

Carmen Chandler Mendoza

Carol Withers

Louise Fradet-Clark

Maura Monahan

Sherry Hester Witkowski*

Nina Buchaca Frontz

Susan Moons Moore

Susan Gallacher

Alexandra Moreno

Mary Lindgren Gardner

Colleen Shillito Morse

Dawn Gaudette

Andrea Wengert Muratet*

Teresa Goodbody

Rosemary Nava

*Deceased Class of 2 025 | 3

Congratulations from OLP Faculty & Staff Donna Allen ‘85

Jessica Gooding

Vanessa Leyba

Nicole Rayner

Stephanie Avery

Maureen Griffin

Arielle Lugn

Dave Ritzmann

Roxanne Bennett

Danilo Guasticci

Stefini Ma’ake ‘98

Carolyn Rucke Williams

Sally Boettger

Breeze Hafenstein

Siobhan MacManus ‘01

Nicole Rubio ‘24

Jamie Brooker

Suzanne Hall

Brigid Malheiros ‘04

Yordana Simpson

Molly Brown

Shawn Hanley

Linnete Manrique-Robles

Kevin Soares

Taylor Brown

Peter Harris

Julia Marentez ‘97

Michelline Suarez

Lisa Budrawich

Brenna Hartman

Genoveva Marin

Kerry Tarlov

Kristen Busch

Jessica Helwig ‘08

Tina Martinez

Richard Thomas

Alex Buser ‘19

Anita Heveron ‘00

Ryan Martin-Spencer

Katherine Thorvick

Nicole Calka

Jill Hicke

Sue McKeller

Heather Tiegs

Manuel Carranza

Monica Hickey

Ashley McNulty

Julie Tran

Tara Clemen

Scott Higby

Jennifer Meza

Harrison Trubitt

James Cooney

Elsi Hildebrand ‘15

Gilberto Moreno

Fallon Tureson

Danielle Coronado

Jacqueline Hillier Valdez

Don Morgan

Diego Velarde

Abby Cota ‘22

Karen Hsu

Cesar Murillo

Aaron Wilker

Debra Cota

Ryan Kennedy

Jessica Occhialini ‘88

Melissa Williams

Kelly Culver

Nelson Kim

Kara Olvera

Christine Wilson ‘04

Piaoying Deng

Alma Kim-Carranza

Timothy Paluso

Ann Wisniew

Emily Devereaux ‘00

Jeffrey Kirschbaum

Gracie Petersmeyer

Jackson Wyatt

Hector Escalante

Milena Kufa

Elisa Pham

Isaac Zapata

Matthew Fager

Jennifer Lamandt

Danielle Pigeon

Jamie Flannery

Steven LaMarca

Colleen Prantil

Jennifer Flynn

John Landicho

Samantha Quinsey

Rosie Fraga

Dr. Lauren Lek

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

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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

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Presenting the Class of 2025 Hannah Mariam Abbouna

Marlet Carrillo Mendivil

Laura Grace Allen

Kate Lee Cassie

Zaiah J. Alvara

Mariajose Castaño Arboleda

Alyssa Michelle Anning

Carmina Alexa Castro

Luciana Arce-Hoffman

Analucia Cervantes

Antonia Desirey Arellano

Samantha Chavez-Araiza

Alisa Marie Armbruster Mendez

Elizabeth Maria Adame Churchill

Sofia Arzate

Katherine Ann Adame Churchill

Liliana Grace Ashman

Camila Contreras

Maya Teresa Aspeytia

Athena Caroline Cox

Camilla Maria Atallah

Kendall AnneLouise Crane

Ambre Emmanuelle Autin-Roy

Madeira Grace da Luz

Sofia Nicol Bagnasco

Isabella Rose Dalrymple

Isabella Ysla Bayona

Joycelyn Ngan-Giang Dang

Nicolette Joan Hope Beadle

Eliana Miriam Daood

Daniela Esperanza Bonaccorsi

Ana Regina De la Herran Meza

Sophia Marie Bonde

Clare Ryan Deilke

Alyssa Fernanda Borboa Pimentel

Natalia Del Castillo

Margaret Rose Boyd

Regina Del Castillo

Mayra Irann Bravo

Raquel Delgado Orrantia

Aoibheann Erica-Rose Brooker

Cristina Sofia Diaz Melendez

Sofia Dawn Calatroni

Linda Dominguez

Paloma Andrea Calderon

Elisabeth Mae Downing

Maggie Helen Callaghan

Yu Du

Sophia Elizabeth Camara

Natalie Marie DuBreuil

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ACADEMY OF

OUR LADY OF

PEACE

Luciana Iwane Dunn

Isabella Hemmens

Luisa Mariela Ellis

Bryanna Rubi Hernandez Rivera

Greta Rose Engelman

Jamie Ho

Ema Sophia Escobar

Alyssa Rebeca Holguin

Diana Alexis Esparza-Martin

Olivia Diane Hostetler

Cassandra Esquivel Andrade

Alexandria Elizabeth Hulse

Adelaide Alicia Evans

Katelyn Rose Hunter

Carmela Elsa Fallica

Caroline Judith Huschke

Clare Anne Farrell

Asa Marianna Jacobs

Siena Kylie Ferreyra-MacPete

Anna Kathryn Jacobsen

Franki Victoria Flores

Sophia Ifalina Jenkinson

Savannah Flores

Lilliana Sofia Jimenez

Camille Sheridan Forga

Camryn Nicole Johnson

Katharine Autumn Forrest

Jemma May Jones

Caitlin Marie Friesenhahn

Sophia Marianna Kellems

Olivia Rose Garcia

Taylor Reed Kindley

Jovanna Sophia Garcia

Ryan Christine Kovar

Isabella Maria Garcia Urrea

Jaya Laxmi Kuldau

Graciela Guillermina Gonzalez

Camila Kuri

Aoife Pearse Goodman

Beatriz Kuri Bernal

Melania Azhar Gorou

Daniela Labrada

Sophia Manoli Guerrero

Valeria Labrada

Jocelyn Sara Hammerstrand

Karina Michel Larrieu

Jazmine Lyzzet Haslage

Avery Madison Lay

Gabriela Healy

Natalia Lazo de la Vega

FOUNDED 1882

Class of 2 025 | 7

Mila Sofia Leandro

Emine Busra Ozcakir

Sofia Leftridge

Zoe Iris Pabarcus

Brooke Ashlyn Lemley

Claire Renee Padilla

Erika Nora Limon Avalos

Belen Palomino Young

Abigail Frances Lis

Nathalia Nizet Patino Tapia

Valeria Lopez-Hodoyan

Lily Quill Patterson

Siliangyi Lu

Mariana Pinal-Godoy

Alayna Kristine Lu’isa Ma’ake

Valeria Pizarro

Valeria Marquez Padilla

Jacqueline Ava Poulin

Carli Ann Martinez

Amanda Grace Prior

Izabel Martinez

Valeria Quiroga Aceves

Patricia Maria Mejia

Rosalyn Marie Real-Kygar

Mirshah Misirlioglu

Marietta Renison

Zahra Mjahed

Elise Lynn Rodrigues

Penelope Lizbeth Moreno

Maria Sarah Rogerio-Gallego

Alexandria Ahonui Morland-Tellez

Giulia Anna Rossi

Alyssa Marie Mossuto

Marissa Lynn Ruffo

Carly Grace Muhart

Isabella Ruffo

Naomi Munguia

Regina Sanabria-Manjarrez

Jennielle Frances Munoz

Camila Sanchez

Amelia Lane Nail

Rylie Kate Sandler

Cassie Ha Anh Nguyen

Isabelle Rose Schlichting

Anh Minh Nguyen

Sadie Elise Schwerdtfeger

Stella Alessandra Olvera-Barnet

Daniela Elyza Sclater

Lucia Maria Ortega Flores

Carolina Isabelle Scott

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ACADEMY OF

OUR LADY OF

PEACE

Sydney Ellen Scripps

Hannah Rose Wauson

Yasmeen Nilesh Shah

Avery Tehani Weinzimer

Lauren Elizabeth Shamoun

Kiera Reese Wentzel

Katherine Lynn Shanner

Lilian Mai Wessman

Sydney Grace Shaw

Michelle Alejandra Wilson

Madison Lydia Shillito

Francesca Marie Wurst

FOUNDED 1882

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

2025 Student College Decision List

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 Class of 2 025 | 9

Legacy Graduates

Laura Adame Churchill ‘87 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

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

Elizabeth Gunder Bell Jaime ‘67 Grandmother of Sophia Jenkinson

Stefini Ma’ake ‘98 Aunt of Alayna Ma’ake

Elizabeth Bell Jaime ‘93 Mother of Sophia Jenkinson

Amy Kunde Kovar ‘93 Mother of Ryan Kovar

Rosalie Bianchi Wisniew ‘63 Grandmother of Rosalyn Wisniew-Colwell

Sheryl Devlin Kunde ‘67 Grandmother of Ryan Kovar

Linda Caballero Sotelo ‘84 Mother of Isabella Caballero Sotelo

Venetia Morris ‘00 Stepmother of Stella Olvera

Kathryn Straub Cannon ‘03 Mother of Jordan Straub

Colleen Shillito Morse ‘75 Aunt of Madison Shillito

Roxana Rodriguez Zubiate ‘91 Mother of Carmina Castro

Iliana Molina ‘98 Mother of Carolina Scott

Yolanda Coppel ‘66 Grandmother of Raquel Delgado Orrantia

Jennifer Bauer Mossuto ‘90 Mother of Alyssa Mossuto

Kristen Linaugh Deilke ‘90 Mother of Clare Deilke

Jennifer Machado Ruffo ‘91 Mother of Marissa Ruffo

Gina Di Crescenzo Patterson ‘96 Mother of Lily Patterson

Kathia Ruiz Mejia ‘98 Mother of Patricia Mejia Aunt of Karina Michel Larrieu

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

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

Kristina Palomares Gonzalez ‘96 Mother of Gracie Gonzalez

Amanda Vinck ‘99 Aunt of Ashley Vinck

Maureen Fitzgerald Gygi ‘83 Aunt of Laura Allen

Katie Holmes Vinck ‘00 Mother of Ashley Vinck

Eileen Esteban Lay ‘92 Mother of Avery Lay

Jeannine Wisniew-Colwell ‘98 Mother of Rosalyn Wisniew-Colwell

Alysia Larkins Jimenez ‘95 Mother of Lilliana Jimenez

Carolyn Wisniew ‘00 Aunt of Rosalyn Wisniew-Colwell

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*Deceased

2025 College Acceptances

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Hofstra University

Seattle University

ACADEMY OF

OUR LADY OF

PEACE

AMDA College of the Performing Arts (Los Angeles) Ithaca College

Seton Hall University

American Musical and Dramatic Academy

James Madison University

Sewanee: The University of the South

American University

John Cabot University

Shawnee State University

Arizona Christian University

Lehigh University

Southern Utah University

Arizona State University (Tempe)

Lewis & Clark College

Suffolk University

Azusa Pacific University

Liberty University

Temple University

Ball State University

Louisiana State University

Tennessee Technological University

Belmont University

Loyola University Chicago

The University of Tampa

Bentley University

Loyola University Maryland

Union College

Bocconi University

Macalester College

University of Arizona

Boise State University

Manhattan University

University of Arkansas

Brandeis University

Marist University

University of California (Merced)

Brigham Young University

Marquette University

University of California (Riverside)

California Baptist University

Marymount Manhattan College

University of Colorado Denver

California Lutheran University

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health

University of Connecticut (Avery Point)

California State University (Channel Islands)

Sciences

University of Dallas

California State University (Chico)

Merrimack College

University of Denver

California State University (Northridge)

Miami University (Oxford)

University of Idaho

California State University (Sacramento)

Michigan State University

University of Iowa

California State University (San Bernardino)

Middle Tennessee State University

University of La Verne

Catholic University of America

Milwaukee School of Engineering

University of Maine

Centre College

Missouri State University (Springfield)

University of Massachusetts (Boston)

Chaminade University of Honolulu

Mount Saint Mary’s University

University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)

Chapman University

Muhlenberg College

University of Mississippi

Chatham University

Northern Arizona University

University of Nevada (Reno)

Clarkson University

Occidental College

University of New England

College of Charleston

Oregon State University

University of New Mexico (Main Campus)

Colorado School of Mines

Pace University (New York City)

University of Oklahoma

Colorado State University (Fort Collins)

Point Park University

University of Oregon

Concordia University (Irvine)

Portland State University

University of Pittsburgh (Bradford)

Creighton University

Providence College

University of Portland

Cuyamaca College

Queen’s University

University of Puget Sound

DePaul University

Quinnipiac University

University of Redlands

Dominican University of California

Regis University

University of Rhode Island

East Tennessee State University

Rochester Institute of Technology

University of San Francisco

Emerson College

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

University of Scranton

Emmanuel College

Sacred Heart University

University of Toronto

Fisher College

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

University of Washington (Tacoma Campus)

Flagler College

Saint Louis University

University of Wyoming

Florida Atlantic University

Saint Louis University, Madrid

Utah Valley University

Furman University

Saint Mary’s College

Washington State University

Georgia State University

Saint Mary’s College of California

Wellesley College

Gonzaga University

Saint Michael’s College

West Virginia University

Grambling State University

Salem State University

Western New England University

Grand Canyon University

San Diego Mesa College

Western Washington University

Harvey Mudd College

San Francisco State University

Westmont College

Hawai’i Pacific University

Savannah College of Art and Design

High Point University

Seattle Pacific University

FOUNDED 1882

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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.

ACADEMY OF

OUR LADY OF

PEACE FOUNDED 1882

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