AISC CLASS OF 2026
S aturday, May 30, 2026 | 4:00 p.m. | FAC Theater
Arrival & Prelude Music
GRADUATION CEREMONY
Saturday, May 30, 2026 | 4:00 p.m.
High School Symphonic Band
HS Faculty Processional Crown Imperial ...................... Orchestral March by William Walton
Student Processional Pomp and Circumstance .......................................... Edward Elgar
Performed by High School Symphonic Band
Welcome from the Class of 2026
Ms. Jiyun Yang | Welcome in English
Ms. Sumukhi Pashupathy | Welcome in Tamil
Lighting of the Lamp
Dr. Greg Clinton, Mr. Ravishankar Pillai, Ms. Justyna McMillan, Ms. Jiyun Yang, and Ms. Sumukhi Pashupathy
Welcome from the Head of School Dr. Greg Clinton
Faculty-Chosen Student Address
Ms. Rosalie Johnson
Introduced by Mr. Dheeban Kumar Saravana Kumar
(Student Council Vice President)
Musical Interlude For Good......................................................... Stephen Schwartz
Performed by Airi Otani, Archisha Sarath, Sanjay Ravichandran, Varsha Arvind, Yash Bilagi, Youngeun Kim, and the HS Choir (Accompanied on the piano by Mr. Wesley Newbegin)
Recognition of AISC Faculty & Staff
Faculty Address
Ms. Michelle Johnson
Introduced by Mr. Chris Galaty (Associate Principal) A Moment of Gratitude A Thousand Years ........................................... Cristina Perri
Senior Class Address
Ms. Vijay Shania Penker
Introduced by Mr. Yash Bilagi (Student Council President)
Senior Slideshow Class of 2026
Presentation of the Class of 2026
Awarding of Diplomas
Conferring of Graduates
Ms. Justyna McMillan | High School Principal
Mr. Ravishankar Pillai | Board Chairman | AISC Board of Directors
Dr. Greg Clinton | Head of School
Ms. Justyna McMillan | High School Principal
Ms. Justyna McMillan | High School Principal
Recessional End of Beginning ................................................... by DJO
There will be a reception in the Atrium of the Fine Arts Center (FAC) immediately following the commencement ceremony.
Nayanika Adarsh
Arick Agarwal IB
Sooa Ahn
Mehaan V. Ahuja
Chaitanya Amudhan Vel IB
Varsha Aparna Arvind
Sihyeon Bae
Eunwoo Baek
Henry R. Behringer
Yash Sandesh Bilagi IB N
Adam Challal IB
Minju Cho N
Wonhee Cho N
Senthil Guru
Lara Ann Narayan Hodges
Seojun Hwang
Sukhyun Jang
Lance G.Johnson
Rosalie Christine Johnson
Chanwoo Kim N
Kangmin Kim
Taewon Kim
Youngeun Kim
AISC CLASS OF 2026
Junyoung Koo N
Seungwon Kwak N
Jonghyuk Lee
Farah Mecca
Jamil Mukthar N
Jasim Mukthar
Airi Otani IB N
Hyein Park
Sangwoo Park
Sumukhi Pashupathy
Vijay Shania Michaela Penker IB N
Valentina Lucita Phillips Quiñones IB
Yuvan Boaz Ramesh
Sanjay Ravichandran
Kyoungrim Ryu N
Archisha Sarath IB N
Dheeban Kumar Saravana Kumar IB N
Ritwik Shanmugam
Shahnaz Sithik IB
Hyunwoo Sohn
Agasthya Viswanath
Wan Sarah Soffeya Binti Wan Ahmad Tarmizi IB
Jiyun Yang IB N
ENDORSEMENTS
ADMINISTRATION
Greg Clinton | Head of School
Justyna McMillan | High School Principal
Christopher Galaty | Secondary Associate Principal for Academics
Riedwaan Kader | Secondary Associate Principal for Student Life
Samir Jamal | High School Counselor
Shelley-Ann Francis | High School Counselor
Lisa Levi | HS English & IBDP/AP Coordinator
LEARNING COACHES
Abena Baiden Luis Carlos Moreno
HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY
Bob Krebs
Bounama Keita
Chris Bailey
Divya Sharma
Doug Mabie
Geetha Venugopal
Gregg Phillips
James Carter
Jodi Thompson
John Lund
Joshua Cannon
Kala Ganeshan
Karthikeyan P.
Raj Sharma
Krista Quint
Kyle Quint
Lakshmi Induprasad
Lakshmi Vijayaraghavan
Manoharan Krishnan
Matt Kelly
Matthew Ignash
Meyyammai Venkatachalam
Michelle Johnson
Miriam Chakko
Nick Pollman
Nicole Merletti
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Suresh Kulothungan
Nandini Navalan
Norman Coady
Patricia Marie-Therese Power
Sagaya Mary
Sandhya Gopinath
Sara Clark
Serge Nicolai
Suzanne Brigham
Toby Decker
Triston McMillan
Victoria Jones
Ramkumar K. Sheeba Mary
SECONDARY PARAEDUCATORS
Anjala Nilofar
Divya Krishnan
Lynda Mathews
Shruthi Abraham
SECONDARY PERMANENT SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS
Neeraja C. Ranjana R.P.
PIANO ACCOMPANIST
Wesley Newbegin
HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS
Priya Sarath Sunita Suchith
SPECIAL THANKS
This celebration reflects the care, dedication, and support of an entire community. The American International School Chennai extends sincere gratitude to all those who contributed to the success of this ceremony and to the journey of the Class of 2026. Special thanks to: the Members of the Board of Trustees, the School Leadership Team, AISC Faculty & Staff, the Facilities, Advancement, Operations, Theater and Technology Teams, the Grade 12 Parent Graduation Planning Team, Student Council, Student Leaders, and Performers, The Families and Friends of the Class of 2026.
To the Grade 12 Parents and Caregivers — thank you for walking beside this class every step of the way.
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