ALIEF KERR HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 2024
COMMENCEMENT
DON COLEMAN COLISEUM
THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2024
7:00 P.M.
Board of Trustees
President .................................................................................................Dr. Darlene Breaux
Vice President ...............................................................................................Dr. Lily Truong
Secretary..............................................................................................................Rick Moreno
Assistant Secretary............................................................................................. Jennifer Key
Members ...............................................Dr. Gregg Patrick, Janet Spurlock, Ann Williams
Superintendent
Dr. Anthony Mays
Deputy Superintendents
Curriculum & Instruction...........................................................................................Kathleen Jahn
Business Services.........................................................................................................Charles Woods
Human Resources & Professional Learning........................................Dr. Elizabeth Veloz-Powell
District Chiefs
Chief of Schools...........................................................................................................Dr. Cecilia Crear
Chief of Staff...........................................................................................................Dr. Julia Y. Andrews
Chief of Communications......................................................................................Kristyn Cathey
Chief of School Improvement & Accountability...................................................Dr. Rayyan Amine
Chief Financial Officer................................................................................................Anne Faichtinger
Assistant & Associate Superintendents
Elementary................................................................................................................Dr. Steven Stapleton
Secondary....................................................................................................................Michael McDonald
Support Services.............................................................................................................Hilda Rodriguez
Human Resources......................................................................................Dr. Tangela Hughes-Beston
Human Resources...........................................................................................................Shawn Williams
Campus Administration
Campus Principal ...........................................................................................Vinson Lewis
Assistant Principal.............................................................................................. Sara Tones
Counselors Registrar
Denea Aquil
Sherry Iyamu
Nakethia Alexander
Safraz Ali
Stephen Andrews
Norma Avila
Margaret Bancroft
Jack Bell
Steven Bolting
Ricky Broussard
Lee Linsey Bryant
Eileen Caetta
LaShonda Cameron
Clarissa Caro Doris
Curry
Dipti Das
Derek Davis
Jacob Lazarou
Laura Tully
Maria Rodriguez
Teacher of the Year
Safraz Ali
Campus Faculty & Staff
Eric Dunlap
Janine Dykes
Marilou Escañan
Rita Famakin-Johnson
Meredith Freeman-Bell
Jeremy Gilbert
Daniel Gill
Leif Hall
Kathleen Harrison
Michael Hughes
Benedict Khoo Cynthia
King
Sheri Koshkin
Tom Lam
Teresa Lamb
Alma Lontos
Zachary Luftop
Tess Mabilangan
Toni Maness-Richards
Roger Martin
Paula Murray
Laura Negri
Vickie Nguyen
Ayn Nys
Lerma Ona
Karen Orta
Jason Quach
Keri Reynolds
Julie Ryan
Stefan San Miguel
Norma Sanborn
Allen Silagan
Luci Siminic
Maria Tolentino
Daniel Treat
Minhtam Trinh
Irma Vereen
Evgenia Volkova
Nicole Vu
Yetzul Werner
Vanessa Winslow
Elisa Yeung
Commencement Program
Processional: "Pomp and Circumstance" .........................................................................Elgar
Pledge of Allegiance............................................................................................Oluwakunmi Oboh
Welcome................................................................................... Superintendent Dr. Anthony Mays
Presentation of School Board Awards................................................Alief ISD Board of Trustees
Salutatory Address.....................................................................................................Kathyquynh Do
Valedictory Address ....................................................................................................Mai Quynh Lu
Presentation of Diplomas.............................................................................................Vinson Lewis
Closing........................................................................................Superintendent Dr. Anthony Mays
Alma Mater Alief Kerr High School
Arranged by Patsy Dupree Lyrics by Christina Harris
Before our school we stand, Like no other in the land. Loyalty we give to you, To Kerr our school be true.
Her halls are filled with pride, Welcome all who come inside, Loyalty we give to you, To Kerr our school be true.
In our hearts no one replaces, Our school's undying graces, We will always honor you, To Kerr our school be true, To Kerr our school be true.
Senior Class
Valedictorian.............................................................................................Mai Quynh Lu
Salutatorian.......................................................................................Kathyquynh Do Le
President...........................................................................................Oluwakunmi Oboh
Vice President...........................................................................................Kaylee Toruno
Treasurer......................................................................Oluwademilade Favour Taiwo
Secretary........................................................................................Thy Hoang Anh Tran
Historian.....................................................................................................Belen Peraza
CLASS SONG
“Dynamite” by Taio Cruz
CLASS COLOR
CLASS FLOWER Red Tulip
CLASS MOTTO
“Never back down, never what? Never give up!”
CLASS SPONSOR
Yetzul Werner
ALIEF KERR HIGH SCHOOL - CLASS OF 2024
Top 10 Graduates
##*** Lu, Mai Quynh
##*** Do, KathyQuynh Le
^##*** Nguyen, Tracy Nhu Thao
^##*** Guo, Kevin
^##*** Tran, Thy Hoang Anh
##*** Tran, Thao Nhi Myna
^##*** Nguyen, Huyen Mong
##*** Trieu, Chi Le
##*** Vu, Phuong Nam
##*** Tran, Linda
Summa Cum Laude Graduates
##*** Adams-Tolden, Lillian Simone
##*** Adebisi, Jesunifemi Jacob
##*** Aleman Bernal, Lizeth
##*** Ali, Mohammed Mustafa
##*** Ali, Sherjeel Imran
##*** Au, Alvin
##*** Bui, Duyen Thien
##*** Campos, Melody Rosemary
##*** Caro, Ethan Rogelio
##*** Chau, Lena
##*** Chavez Alvarenga, Esmeralda Carolina
##*** Cheema, Reya
##*** Chen, Jinglin
^##*** Chov, Katheryne Lin
##*** Dang, Jessica Tien
##*** Dang, Phuong Jenny Quynh
##*** Doan, Chelsey Truong
##*** El-Ibrahim, Hamza Mouhammed
^##*** Fernandez Granados, Katherine Alessandra
##*** Fernandez, Julissa Amerie
##*** Gam-Edorh, Faith Kafui
##*** Gary Robles, Angel Daniel
##*** Ho, Catherine
##*** Ho, Quynh Nhu Thi
##*** Ho, Tiara
##*** Hong, Avery Joshua
##*** Huynh, Tin Nguyen Trong
##*** Lam, Kaitlynn Tu Uyen
##*** Le, Hoang-My Phuong
##*** Le, Nicole
^##*** Le, Tuan Dang Gia
##*** Ly, Aidan Hung
##*** Mai, Vivian Ngoc
^##*** Meng, Xiangchun
##*** Morgan, Harleigh DeAhn
##*** Naveed, Namra
##*** Ngo, Huy Hoang
##*** Nguyen, Brendon Bao Khoi
##*** Nguyen, Casey Huynh
##*** Nguyen, Colin Thanh
##*** Nguyen, Dan Linh
##*** Nguyen, Hoan Quoc
##*** Nguyen, Jasmine Bao Quynh
##*** Nguyen, Kalee Thien-Kim
##*** Nguyen, Lily
##*** Nguyen, Newton
##*** Nguyen, Phuong Hoang Nam
##*** Nguyen, Ryan
##*** Nguyen, Steven Duong
##*** Nguyen, Vincent Minh
##*** Nguyen, Windy
##*** Odelugo, Chelsy Chinweude
##*** Ola-Keji, Oluwaseun Ebinabo
##*** Olufeko, Oluwatito Moyosore
##*** Patino, Bryan Adrian
##*** Peraza, Belen Jocabed
##*** Pham, Thu Ngoc Minh
^##*** Phan, Alice Thuy
##*** Phan, Jimmy Nhan
##*** Phan, Khue Ngoc Tu
##*** Phan, Lac
##*** Phan, Minh Dan Huynh
##*** Phung, Eileen Nhu
^##*** Raza, Syed Ali-Yazdhan
##*** Santos, Ingrid Yalena
##*** Smart, Savannah Marie
##*** Taiwo, Oluwademilade Favour
##*** Tan, Allison Ngoc-Tien
##*** Tan, Lillian Kim-Khanh
##*** Toruno, Kaylee Elizabeth
##*** Tran, Jermaine Minh
##*** Trieu, Ngoc Le
##*** Van, Andy
##*** Wu, Karen Hua
## Abi Saab, Hana
## Aguilar Alfaro, Michelle Esmeralda
## Ahmad, Farin Bushra
## Akinkunmi, Shalom
## Ali, Abeera
## Almaguer Alfonso, Ana Laura
## Alvarez Amaya, Raquel Stephanie
## Barreiro, Mia
## Benitez, Anthony
## Bolanos, Jackielou Vasquez
## Brown-Nkemdirim, Chikanyima
## Calixto, Rolando
## Cao, Miljing
## Cao, Thanh Ha Thanh
## Cardenas, Lucia Maria
## Carreno, Jose Miguel
## Chavez, Edson Xavier
## Cheesman, Giancarlo
## Chen, Yi
## Copeland, Kiara Ashley
## Deransburg, Christian Theodore-Bradford
## Diop, Adjinafi
## Do, Thuy Vi
## Doan, Tran Nguyen Bich
## Doucet, Caleb
## Duong, Lena
## El Hallak, Wessam Hossam
## Flores Alvarado, Monica Daniella
## Galvez, Emily Janeth
## Garcia Zuniga, Valeria Guadalupe
## Ghebrelul, Abeal Tsehaye
## Gomez, Gabriella
## Gomez, Isaii Norberto
## Gonzalez, Andrew Joel
## Gonzalez-Gomez, Lilibeth
## Gutierrez, Arianna Itzel
## Ha, Stacy
## Ha, Tri Manh
## Hall, Zoe Rose
## Hamed, Ali Osman
## Hernandez, Daniel Antonio
## Hoang, Tomy Nam
Other Outstanding Graduates
## Hossain, Aadi Belayet
## Huynh, Evelyn Minh Ngoc
## Huynh, Kevin Ly
## Irizarry Pagan, Julianna Valeria
## Johnson, Aariyah Trenise
## Jones, Jaden Avery
## Kili, Cameron Steven
## Kwon, Yul Tack
## Lam, Jennifer Maicy
## Lawal, Mojolaoluwa Sepheenat
## Le, Betty
## Le, Christina
## Le, Sandra
## Le, Vivian Yen
## Lopez, Elissa Rita
## Ly, Tommy Tai
## Martinez, Daniella Gloria Emma
## Martinez, Hector Rogelio
## Mejia Villatoro, Allison Marcelina
## Melendez Reyes, Jaira Lisseth
## Melendez, Michael D'Angelo
## Mokoro, Lourine Kerubo
## Moreno, Ashley
## Motlani, Mahek Irfan
## Nguyen, Austin
## Nguyen, Han Ngoc Bao
## Nguyen, Jennifer Truong
## Nguyen, Kenny Khang
Nguyen, Vy Thanh Thao
## Nwafor, Bryan Ikechukwu
## Oboh, Oluwakunmi Shalom
## Okuonghae, Osamede Shawn
## Oluwasegun, Daniel Oluwadamiloju
## Ouwad, Myriam Yasser
## Pedraza, Amy
## Peters, Seyon Hunge
## Pham, Charlyn
## Pham, Sandy Tu Quyen
## Phan, Emmy Nhi
## Phan, Felix
## Phan, Henry Huy
## Pineda, Isabella
## Price, Kyra Lanai Trashawn
## Qarizadah, Hamed
## Qhamata, Africa Devorah Bint
## Quadri, Harafat Monioluwa
## Ramos, Ashley Nicole
## Rangel, Alexander
## Rehman, Zain Adam Renteria, Ariana Gabriela
## Rivera, Gabriela Eleny
## Rocha, Martin Julian
## Rodriguez, Isai
## Romero, Angel Giovanni
## Salazar Ong, Justin Nicholas
## Samiuddin, Isaam
## Sanchez Torres, Natalyn Lizeth
## Saravia, David Ezequiel
## Sorto, Sofia Aurora
## Stout, Vahn Aiden
## Tran, Kelly
## Tran, Thu Minh Ngoc
## Tran, Trinh Nha
## Trinh, Uyen Minh Nha
## Valerio, Carolina
## Vi-Do, Cathy Hong An Villarreal, Ximena Edith
## Vo, Steven
## Vu, Hannah Khue
## Walker, Ianna Marie
## Zhang, Trina
*** Summa Cum Laude
## Distinguished Level of Achievement
^ Superintendent’s Academically Talented (SAT) Scholars
= Dual Language Graduate
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