St. Louis Park High School Virtual Celebration Program 2020

ST. LOUIS PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 June 2, 2020 7:30 p.m.

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CLASS OF 2020

ST. LOUIS PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020

ORDER OF PROGRAM • Scott Meyers, St. Louis Park High School Principal • Kelsey Milne, Class of 2020 Counselor • Tammy McCanna, Chairperson, St. Louis Park Dollars for Scholars • Brad Brubaker, Retiring St. Louis Park High School Social Studies Teacher • Class of 2020 Valedictorians “I Am Because We Are” Response • Class of 2020 Graduates

Student Names & Photos

Future Plans & Favorite Memories

Awards & Scholarships

• Original Spoken Word and Musical Performance

by Nebyu Bekele, Class of 2020

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ST. LOUIS PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020

DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS Students: Claim your scholarship by June 12.

ABOUT DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS

St. Louis Park Dollars for Scholars, affiliated with Scholarship America, is a volunteer, community based organization committed to raising scholarships funds for St. Louis Park High School seniors. It is a locally operated and supported, non-profit, taxexempt scholarship foundation and has been in existence since 1995. SLP DFS is managed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors committed to increasing the amount of scholarship money available while keeping the cost to a minimum. Our yearly operating cost is less than $1000 – about 1.5% of the scholarships awarded. Our purpose is to encourage academic achievement and to expand access to educational opportunities by providing scholarship assistance. New board members are welcome. For more information, visit www.stlouispark.dollarsforscholars.org

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ST. LOUIS PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 CLASS OF 2020 Yusuf Abdi

Future plans: I’m taking a gap year and I’m working for that whole year. Then I’m joining the National Guard so they can pay for my college.

Abdisalan Abdisalan

Future plans: Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Sutra Abdullahi

Future plans: Normandale Community College

ZamZam Abdullahi

Future plans: Undecided

Scholarship: Jennissen/ Vos Women in Technology Scholarship

Ilhaan Abdulle

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Award: High Academic Honor

Keysar Adan

Future plans: Normandale Community College, then transfer to either the University of Minnesota or St. Thomas to study Business Marketing Scholarship: Park Association of Teachers Scholarship

Mahamed Aden

Future plans: Gap year

Arafat Ahmed

Tjessa Arradondo

Scholarship: Janice M. Jacobson Scholarship

Award: International Baccalaureate Bronze, National Honor Society

Future plans: University of Minnesota to study Biomedical Engineering

Ayan Ahmed

Future plans: Normandale Community College

Ameer Ali

Future plans: Undecided college in Minnesota

Amira Ali

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Hamdi Ali

Future plans: University of Minnesota Award: Highest Academic Honor

Scholarship: Sarah Tilman Memorial Scholarship

Badra Alisahal

Future plans: Undecided

Award: Highest Academic Honor Scholarship: Dick Wainio Memorial Scholarship

Alison Angier

Future plans: Gap year

Future plans: Hamline University

Scholarship: Sally Callahan Scholarship

Nebyu Bekele

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities to study Psychology and Marketing

Daevion Bellanger

Future plans: Undecided

Jackson Aune

Shaqued Ben-Harush

Arianna Balfour

Keishana Bennett

Mark Barannikov

Leo Benson

Alyssa Barth

Devion Bercier

Award: Highest Academic Honor

Shalom Berhane

Future plans: St. Cloud State University to study Cybersecurity

Future plans: Not sure yet, staying in Minneapolis

Future plans: Attending Transitions Plus SLP

Future plans: Arizona State University to study Business and Marketing

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Neighborhood Scholarship

Nathan Becker

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Future plans: St. Cloud State University to study Music Education and Performance

Future plans: Working in Rhode Island

Future plans: Normandale Community College

Future plans: Joining the U.S. Reserve and then planning to go to college after

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, National Honor Society

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Neighborhood Scholarship

Scholarship: Elizabeth Bergren Memorial Scholarship

Elena Bednarski

Frances Bevell

Future plans: Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Future plans: University of New Mexico to study Elementary Education

Feisal Bireh

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

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Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 CLASS OF 2020 Ava Bishop

Annie Breyak

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar, International Baccalaureate Bronze, CTE Student of Excellence, National Honor Society

Award:Highest Academic Honor/Presidential Academic Excellence in Education

Future plans: University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management to study Finance

Scholarship: SPAM FC Scholarship

Shaninah Blair

Future plans: Launching my cosmetic business very soon

Nolan Blake

Future plans: University of South Florida

Svea Bleske

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Scholarship: St. Louis Park Kiwanis Golden “K” Scholarship

Brandon Bohanon

Future plans: Either Minnesota State University, Mankato or Texas Southern University to study Aviation and Computer Science

Bryce Bonine

Future plans: Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Future plans: Colorado College to study Environmental Science and Neuroscience

Scholarship: Sally Callahan Scholarship

Mia Cahalan

Quentin Cloutier

Award: International Baccalaureate Bronze, National Honor Society

Joseph Colway

Future plans: Concordia University, St. Paul to study Biology

Scholarship: Women’s Club of St. Louis Park Scholarship

Ame’ Caldwell-Dass

Jacob Brown

Future plans: University of Minnesota to study Business Management Award: Highest Academic Honor

Scholarship: LMAA Tyler Hill Foundation Scholarship

Benjamin Bryan

Future plans: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction, Excellence in World Language

Parker Brynildson

Future plans: Undecided

London Burney

Future plans: Mankato

Shaniya Burnley

Future plans: Working full time to save up for college in fall of 2021

Future plans: Undecided

Owen Campbell

Future plans: Normandale Community College then University of Minnesota

Victoria Caraballo

Future plans: University of Nebraska-Lincoln to study Pre-Health with a minor in anatomy and physiology Scholarship: League of Women Voters SLP Scholarshipp

Demareon Caston

Future plans: Continue working at my current job, moving to Las Vegas

Kypri Cepeda-Johnson Future plans: South Central College in Mankato

Holden Christopher

Future plans: Undecided

Karie Chula

Future plans: Anoka Technical College to study Pre-Occupational Therapy

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Future plans: My plan is to receive a locksmithing apprenticeship and attend community college

Future plans: Getting a job somewhere in retail, and then enter in Job Corps

Jacqualynn Connolly Future plans: Undecided college

Ashley Contreras Reyes

Future plans: Superior Center of Tourist Studies Jalapa (Centro Superior de Estudios Turisticos Jalapa) Award:Highest Academic Honor

Victoria Contreras

Future plans: Marquette University

Award: High Academic Honor, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Bronze

Scholarship: Jessica Zemple Scholarship

Kevin Cordova

Future plans: Dunwoody College of Technology

Scholarship: John W. Steimle Memorial Scholarship

Zackary Corpron

Future plans: Hamline University is pending

Award: Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar

ST. LOUIS PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 CLASS OF 2020 Rafe Covin

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Honors, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Gold

Abdikhadar Dahir

Future plans: Traveling the country

Tobyous Davenport, Jr. Future plans: Mesabi Range College

Ethan Deetz

Future plans: Columbia College in Chicago, Music Industry Business Award: High Academic Honor

Noah Deetz

Future plans: American University

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education Scholarship: St. Louis Park Class of 1968 Memorial Scholarship

Ryan DeLozier

Future plans: College in Boulder, Colorado

John Michael Demcisak

Future plans: Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Christopher Diffley

Future plans: Undecided

Patrick Djerf

Future plans: Carleton College

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholar, International Baccalaureate Gold, National Honor Society

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Class of 1970- Community Service Volunteer Scholarship

Maia Doherty

Future plans: Luther College to study Psychology, Pre-Law and Spanish

Joseph Donahue

Future plans: University of Sioux Falls to study Computer Science

Sharda Doorbijai

Future plans: St. Cloud State University Scholarship: Ribnick Family Scholarship

Robert Doss

Future plans: Montana State University to study Mechanical Engineering Technology

Aaron Ellingson

Cole Ewald

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction, National Honor Society

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Neighborhood Scholarship

Future plans: Bethel University to study Finance

Scholarship: Louise R. Rotman Memorial Scholarship

Adam Elmi

Future plans: University of Minnesota to study Biology, Society and Environment (Pre-Med) Award: High Academic Honor

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Class of 1969 Memorial Scholarship

Nevaeh Emerson

Future plans: South Central College in Mankato

Ryan Erickson

Future plans: Attending Transitions Plus SLP

Elliot Etz

Future plans: Iowa State University, College of Engineering

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Honors, International Baccalaureate Bronze, National Honor Society

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Future plans: Upper Iowa University

Daniel Eyal

Future plans: Chapman University

Awards: High Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education

Ethan Favour

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Maxwell Fehring

Future plans: Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Awards: High Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, International Baccalaureate Program 2020

Allison Feller

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Madison to study Landscape and Urban Studies

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar, International Baccalaureate Bronze, National Honor Society Scholarship: Scholarship America Mission Scholarship

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Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 CLASS OF 2020 Racquel Fhima

Gradi Ghonda

Awards: High Academic Honor, National Honor Society

Award: High Academic Honor

Future plans: Chapman University

Amaya Fokuo

Future plans: Connecticut College Awards: High Academic Honor

Scholarship: SLP Achiever Scholarship

Kiyla Ganske-Purifoy Future plans: Gap year, work/travel and prepare for college

Jonathan GeldenThompson

Future plans: Either no college or gap year

Sofia Geretz

Future plans: I am going on a gap year in Israel on Young Judaea Year Course and then attending University of Massachusetts Amherst Honors College in Fall 2021

Awards: High Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Gold Scholarship: St. Louis Park Neighborhood Scholarship

Future plans: North Hennepin Community College

Phillip Givens, Jr.

Future plans: Get a good paying job and get myself situated

Ryan Guse

Future plans: Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tenzin Gyaldatsang

Future plans: Normandale Community College

Awards: International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Gold

Skylor Glover

Hayden Haase

Zakiah Goff

Hilda Habia

Blake Grant

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education

Future plans: Undecided

Future plans: Undecided

Future plans: University of Manitoba

Morgan Graves

Future plans: Carleton College to study Mathematics and German Awards: High Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Gold Scholarship: Nancy & Clayton Kaufman Memorial Scholarship

Hannah Greenstein Future plans: Indiana University to study Cello Performance and Arts Management

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, National Honor Society

Future plans: Gap year

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Scholarship: Nancy & Clayton Kaufman Memorial Scholarship

Alexander Hager

Future plans: Undecided

Joseph Hall

Future plans: Undecided

Janea Hall

Future plans: Joining the National Guard, then college to become a case worker

Molly Hallett

Future plans: Undecided

Award: Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar Scholarship: Future Oriole Educator Scholarship

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Ella Hammerstrand

Future plans: Undecided

Award: Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar

Mari Hanchi

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholar, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Honors, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Silver

Sumeya Hanshi

Future plans: Undecided

Hamza Harbi

Future plans: Undecided

Charles Harper

Future plans: Fordham University to study Political Science

Awards: High Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education Scholarship: Templar Lodge Scholarship

Hayden Heitzinger Future plans: Gap year

Zoe Henderson

Future plans: Undecided

Madison Henry

Future plans: Dunwoody College of Technology

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Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 CLASS OF 2020 Annika Herkenhoff

Jenika Howard

Donae Ives

Calista Johnson

Jeffrey Hesteness

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Class of 1957 Memorial Scholarship

Stanley Jackson

Jacob Johnson

Future plans: North Dakota State University to study Nursing

Future plans: Gap year to work more

Axel Hilario-Hawkins

Future plans: University of St. Thomas to study Financial Management Award: High Academic Honor

Marta Hill

Future plans: Northeastern University to study Journalism

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholar, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Honors, International Baccalaureate Silver, National Honor Society Scholarship: Sponberg Family Foundation Outstanding Writer Scholarship

Miriam Hope

Future plans: Studying in Israel next year and will attend Mills College in Oakland, California

Callan Horton Landis Future plans: Relaxing this summer, then working and taking some classes in the Fall

Future plans: Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Jerene Hsu

Future plans: Going to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire...or maybe not Award: National Honor Society

Amelia Huebsch

Future plans: Iowa State University

Awards: International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Gold

Muna Hussin

Future plans: University of Minnesota to study Psychology Award: High Academic Honor

Scholarship: St. Louis Park High School Staff Scholarship

Kayla Ignatowicz

Future plans: Fordham University

Awards: Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Gold Scholarship: St. Louis Park Neighborhood Scholarship

Hamdi Issa

Future plans: Normandale Community College

Future plans: Working on music and working full time

Kenna Jacobson

Future plans: Drake University to study Business and Marketing

Kimberly Jaimes

Future plans: Attending college (still deciding which)

Scholarship: Jennissen/Vos Education Scholarship

Fahmo Jama

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Duluth to study Nursing

Scholarship: Humanitarian Scholarship

Anika Jamison

Future plans: Minneapolis College of Art and Design to study Animation Scholarship: St. Louis Park High School Diversity Scholarship

Hayly Jampsa

Future plans: Gap year

Jason Jeffrey

Future plans: Undecided

Demetrious Jenkins

Future plans: Attending North Hennepin Community College

Future plans: Working

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Future plans: University of Iowa

Future plans: University of Minnesota to study Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Honors, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Bronze Scholarship: Jim Bayers Memorial Scholarship

Quaron Johnson

Future plans: Undecided

Denari Jones

Future plans: Working full time at St. Louis Park Kids Place

Ivy Jones

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire to study Criminal Justice and Psychology

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, National Honor Society

Lauren Joyce

Future plans: Gap year and then going to Normandale Community College

Isabella Kanne

Future plans: Columbia College-Chicago to study Film and Television

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Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 CLASS OF 2020 David Kanyinku

Isabel Kjaer

Anna Keith

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Bronze

Future plans: Normandale Community College

Future plans: University of Minnesota to study Nutrition and Global Studies Award: High Academic Honor

Scholarship: Frank Lundberg Post 282 American Legion Scholarship

Emily Keith

Future plans: University of Minnesota to study Forensic Science Scholarship: Violence Prevention Scholarship

Collin Kenney-Hall

Future plans: Gap year for work, Minnesota or Texas

David Khabie

Future plans: University of Maryland-College Park to study Economics Award: High Academic Honor

Zakaria Khalif

Future plans: St. Cloud State University

Alex Kirkland

Future plans: Undecided

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction

Future plans: Lewis and Clark College to study Psychology

Scholarship: Sally Callahan Scholarship

Maggie Klaers

Future plans: University of Notre Dame to study Biology

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction, International Baccalaureate Silver, National Honor Society

Samantha Klepfer

Dayna Krause

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Gold

Award: High Academic Honor

Future plans: Gap year to work/travel and then University of WisconsinMadison

Scholarship: Citizens Independent Bank Scholarship

Cory Kleve

Future plans: South Dakota State University

Awards: High Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education

Scholarship: SLP History Buff Scholarship

Scholarship: Elizabeth Bergren Memorial Scholarship

David Klein

Andrew Kniser

Future plans: Trying to find work and a college education somewhere safe

Margaret Klein

Future plans: Iowa State University

Future plans: Gustavus Adolphus College to study Forensic Science and Spanish

Aiden Kreun

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Duluth to study Exercise Science

Jackson Kubitza

Future plans: Dakota County Technical School

Hattie Kugler

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Madison to study Psychology and Marketing

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, National Honor Society Scholarship: Women’s Club of St. Louis Park Scholarship

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Maiya Laliberte

Zoe Kozlowski

Award: Highest Academic Honor

Award: Highest Academic Honor

Future plans: Undecided

William Kralick

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

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Future plans: University of Minnesota to study Entrepreneurial Management

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Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 CLASS OF 2020 Emma Leff

Future plans: University of Minnesota - Honors Program to study Environmental Science, Policy and Management

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar, National Honor Society Scholarship: St. Louis Park Dollars for Scholars Merit Scholarship

Angjeliqi Leno

Joseph Lindstrom

Future plans: Normandale Community College

Julia Lochan

Future plans: St. Cloud State University to study Kinesiology

Matthew Loftus

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Liberal Arts Award: Excellence in Art

Rosilia Lokenye

Future plans: Augsburg University to study Kinesiology

Future plans: Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Shavontae Lester

Anna Long

Euan Lim

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar, National Honor Society

Future plans: Minneapolis Community and Technical College to study Nursing

Future plans: University of Minnesota - Honors Program to study Genetics

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Silver

Madison Lind

Future plans: University of Minnesota to study Math and Computer Science

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education Scholarship: Joel Anderson/ Joan Brinkman Scholarship

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Scholarship: Women’s Club of St. Louis Park Scholarship

Tony Longs, Jr.

Future plans: Undecided

Dairion Lovely

Future plans: Junior college in Minnesota or Florida

Drake MacDonald

Future plans: With the COVID-19 outbreak, I’ll be taking a gap year. I was originally going to go to Dunwoody College for software engineering

Joseph Mack

Future plans: Gap year to decide what I want to do with the rest of my life

Ky’areia Malone

Future plans: Pursuing a career in music and music engineering

Amy Manzano-Foote Future plans: Minnesota Community and Technical College

William Mathews

Future plans: Willamette University

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar, International Baccalaureate Gold, Excellence in Science, National Honor Society

Armando Maurelli

Future plans: Gap year to travel, out of Minnesota

Jazmin Marin Luna

Randy Mayele

Future plans: Normandale Community College

Future plans: Augsburg University

Sofia Marin-Sanchez

Ashley Mbong

Future plans: Minnesota Community and Technical College

Janet Marquina Valdez Future plans: Undecided

Gerardo Marquina Future plans: Working

Victoria Martinez

Future plans: Study abroad in Costa Rica and Panama with Verto Education in my fall semester. Then attend the American University in Bulgaria in my spring semester Scholarship: Terri Kuhl Wehling Scholarship

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Future plans: Normandale Community College Award: High Academic Honor

Sarah McCallon

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Madison to study Political Science on a PreLaw track

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar, International Baccalaureate Bronze, National Honor Society Scholarship: Apple Automatic Food Service Scholarship

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Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 CLASS OF 2020 Jackson McClain

Mia Miller

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Neighborhood Scholarship

Scholarship: Sally Callahan Scholarship

Future plans: St. John’s University

Aliviah McClinton

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-River Falls to play soccer and study Animal Science Scholarship: SPAM FC Scholarship

Samantha McGurgan Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, National Honor Society Scholarship: Women’s Club of St. Louis Park Scholarship

Ethan Meisler

Future plans: Tulane University

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, National Honor Society

Matthew Meredith

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Morris

Quinn Michaelsen

Future plans: Gap year

Joseph Miller

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Neighborhood Scholarship

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Molly Miller

Future plans: Dakota County Technical College

Shayla Miller

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Honors Program Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Honors, National Honor Society Scholarship: Traci Neuman Journalism Scholarship

Andrew Mittelbusher Future plans: Undecided

Ladan Mogi

Future plans: Anoka-Ramsey Community College and Augsburg University

Mohamed Mohamed Future plans: Undecided

Yacob Mohamed

Future plans: Undecided

Yahye Mohamed

Future plans: Normandale Community College

Zahra Mohamed

Future plans: I’ll be visiting family in Canada and was thinking about going to Queens University of Charlotte, and if not, then I’ll be going to school here

Sajid Nathim

Future plans: Augsburg University

Selena Nejib

Future plans: South Dakota State University

Mushtakh Mohammed

Scholarship: Sharon Warner & Dean Berry Memorial Scholarship

Awards: High Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education

Maren Nelson

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin CIties

Scholarship: Young Family Foundation Scholarship

Kayla Moonsammy

Future plans: Undecided

Alise Moore

Future plans: Undecided

Zachary Munson

Future plans: St. Cloud State University if dorms are open in the fall, MCTC if they are not Award: Excellence in Computer Science

Kaia Myers

Future plans: Marquette University

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Bronze Scholarship: Parsons Family Scholarship

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Future plans: University of Kansas

Keraine Ngingi

Future plans: Minneapolis Community and Technical College Award: High Academic Honor

Anna Nicholls

Future plans: Grand Canyon University to study Nursing

Awards: High Academic Honor, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Bronze Scholarship: St. Louis Park Youth Hockey Scholarship

Cole Nugteren

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Stout to study Computer Science and Game Design

Awards: High Academic Honor, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Bronze

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Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 CLASS OF 2020 Christopher Nyakundi

Future plans: Not sure at the moment due to Coronavirus, but staying in Minnesota or North Dakota Award: Senior Math Award

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Class of 1960 Scholarship

Hannah Odland

Future plans: University of Minnesota to study Kinesiology

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, National Honor Society

Scholarship: Bach Family Medical/Dental Scholarship

Bryan Okere

Future plans: St. Cloud State University

Oliver Olson

Future plans: Undecided

Safiya Omar

Future plans: Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Ian Otos

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, National Honor Society

Cynthia Owens

Future plans: South Central College in Mankato Scholarship: St. Louis Park Neighborhood Scholarship

Makenna Palmer

Rakesh Plantz

Ellen Poulter

Nikolaos Pantazides

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar, International Baccalaureate Bronze, National Honor Society

Award: Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar

Future plans: Working

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Award: Highest Academic Honor

Keshawn Joshua Pearson

Future plans: Enter entrepreneurship and further a career in composition and production of music

Stefany Perez

Future plans: University of Denver, Daniels College of Business Award: Highest Academic Honor

Scholarship: The First Class Scholarship

Erik Piehl

Future plans: University of Kansas

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education Scholarship: Marty Hammer ‘Mr. Hustle’ Scholarship

William Pinney

Future plans: Junior Hockey for St. Cloud Norsemen of the NAHL

Avery Pittman

Future plans: Playing junior hockey, location to be determined

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Scholarship: Chad Zemple Scholarship

Quintin Pollock

Future plans: University of Missouri Awards: High Academic Honor, National Honor Society

Scholarship: Discover St. Louis Park Scholarship

Ruth Posada

Future plans: University of Maryland

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, National Honor Society

Jonathan Potter

Future plans: University of Chicago

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholar, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Honors, International Baccalaureate Gold, Sons of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award, National Honor Society

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Future plans: Agnes Scott College

Scholarship: Sally Callahan Scholarship

Carissa Prestholdt

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Award: High Academic Honor

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Class of 1988 Scholarship

David Prohofsky

Future plans: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Award: High Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Bronze Scholarship: Platform 9¾ Scholarship

Mya Quinones

Future plans: Undecided for next year, but working while I decide

Ana Ramirez Quinteros Future plans: Undecided

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Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 CLASS OF 2020 Michael Ramirez

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities to study Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Awards: Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Bronze

Elizabeth Reuter

Future plans: North Dakota State University Award: High Academic Honor

Maria RevolorioSalazar

Future plans: Undecided

Sydney Ring

Lola Ruff

Thomas Salamzadeh

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction, International Baccalaureate Silver, National Honor Society

Award: High Academic Honor

Award: Highest Academic Honor

Future plans: Northeastern University

Scholarship: Kopp Family Foundation Scholarship

Calvin D’Marco Robinson

Future plans: North Dakota State University

Lyric Robinson

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Neighborhood Scholarship

Future plans: South Central College in Mankato

Chloe Richardson

Emma Roloff

Future plans: Normandale Community College to study Computer Science

Elliott Rickert

Future plans: Moving to New Orleans to work on music

Alexander Riley

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Awards: High Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education Scholarship: Derrick Keller Memorial Scholarship

Nicholas Riley

Future plans: St. Cloud State University

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire to study Biology

Scholarship: Frank Lundberg Post 282 American Legion Scholarship

Tristan Rooney

Future plans: North Dakota State University

Carter Rost

Future plans: Undecided

Lily Rostal

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Neighborhood Scholarship

Samuel Ruff

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education

Scholarship: Frank Lundberg Post 282 American Legion Scholarship

Justin Rutland

Future plans: Hamline University

Awards: High Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education

Amelia Ryan

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, National Honor Society Scholarship: The Curiosity Scholarship

Hibo Salah

Future plans: North Hennepin Community College Scholarship: St. Louis Park Class of 1963 Scholarship

Scholarship: Templar Lodge Scholarship

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Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Aldo Salas Sanchez Future plans: Working in concrete

Matthew Sari

Future plans: Hennepin Technical College or might end up living abroad for a year

Zachary Schacherer

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Award: High Academic Honor

Jackson Schaehrer

Future plans: Undecided Scholarship: Duck Soup Scholarship

Nathan Schempp

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education Scholarship: Elizabeth Bergren Memorial Scholarship

ST. LOUIS PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 CLASS OF 2020 Lauren Schmelzer

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar, International Baccalaureate Bronze, Outstanding Attendance Award, National Honor Society Scholarship: Oxman STEM Starter Scholarship

William Schoenecker Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Awards: High Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar

Aleah Schumann

Future plans: PCI Academy for hair, skin and nails

William Schwietering Future plans: University of Minnesota-Duluth to study Mechanical Engineering

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Class of 1961 Memorial Scholarship

Tsui Scott

Future plans: Concordia University, St. Paul

Caitlin Seaman

Future plans: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Loui Sedgewick

Future plans: Taking a gap year or two to just work/ move out and pursue music performance. I’ll attend college later

Sofia Seewald

Future plans: Emory University

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar, International Baccalaureate Silver, National Honor Society Scholarship: Echo Journalism Endowment Scholarship

Jack Sheehan

Raphaela Slager

Olivia Steinke

Awards: International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Gold

Ruby Stillman

Future plans: Michigan Technological University

Scholarship: Will’s Lemonade Stand Scholarship

Monica Smigleski

Future plans: Attending Transitions Plus SLP

Ivet Solis-Benitez

Future plans: Undecided

Ivon Solis-Benitez

Future plans: Undecided

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Neighborhood Scholarship

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse

James Sorenson

Salma Sheikh

Future plans: Undecided

Award: High Academic Honor

Jamal Sherif

Flynn Spano

Samuel Sietsema

Scholarship: Gary Shute Memorial Scholarship

Future plans: Normandale Community College

Future plans: Augsburg University

Josue Simon Claveria Future plans: Undecided

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Future plans: Concordia University Wisconsin

Anthony Stadler

Future plans: Iowa State University or University of Wisconsin-Madison

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, National Honor Society

Awards: Highest Academic Honor

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Future plans: Work/travel

Future plans: Emory University

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Honors, International Baccalaureate Bronze, Rose Rees Peace Award, National Honor Society Scholarship: Alice M. Trainor Memorial Scholarship

Madeline Tadewald

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Awards: Highest Academic Honor Scholarship: Park Association of Teachers Scholarship

Alyscia Thomas

Future plans: Gap year

Gabriella Thomas

Future plans: Arizona State University, Barrett Honors Awards: High Academic Honor, National Merit Scholarship Finalist, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction

Scholarship: Nancy & Clayton Kaufman Memorial Scholarship

ST. LOUIS PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 CLASS OF 2020 Samuel Thyne

Future plans: University of Kansas

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education

Emma Tight

Future plans: Creighton University

Awards: High Academic Honor, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Bronze

Scholarship: Frank Lundberg Post 282 American Legion Scholarship

Justin Tomniczak

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar, National Honor Society Scholarship: Kopp Family Foundation Scholarship

Kaitlyn Towers

Future plans: Gap year to work

Jack Townsend

Future plans: Hamline University

Jaye Townsend

Future plans: United States Marine Corps, South Carolina

Ava Tronson

Future plans: Oberlin College

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Silver Scholarship: Sally Callahan Scholarship

Jordyn Turek

Future plans: For first semester, I will study abroad in Costa Rica. My second I will be in Spain. Then will attend Lynn University.

Scholarship: Apple Automatic Food Service Scholarship

Donta Turner

Future plans: Normandale Community College

Jessica Valdez Lara

Future plans: Normandale Community College to study Business

Christian Vega Celis Future plans: Dunwoody College of Technology

Mitchell VonEschen Future plans: Lawrence University

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, National Merit Scholarship Finalist, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction, National Advanced Placement Scholar, International Baccalaureate Bronze, Excellence in Music, National Honor Society

Isaac Wahl

Future plans: Gap year to work/travel

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction

Ashley Walsh

Future plans: Loyola University Chicago to study Behavioral and Cognitive Science

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, National Honor Society

Scholarship: Past Recipients Scholarship

Addison Warg

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Neighborhood Scholarship

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Terrance Washington, Jr.

Future plans: Gap year to work

Colin Weingart

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Business School

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education Scholarship: St. Louis Park Neighborhood Scholarship

Eitan Weinstein

Future plans: University of Pennsylvania

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholar, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction, International Baccalaureate Gold, Senior Math Award, Excellence in Social Studies, National Honor Society Scholarship: St. Louis Park Dollars for Scholars Merit Scholarship

ST. LOUIS PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 CLASS OF 2020 Zachary Weiser

Brandon Wetterlin

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction, International Baccalaureate Gold, National Honor Society

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar, International Baccalaureate Program 2020, Three IB Tests - Silver

Future plans: Lehigh University

Scholarship: Elizabeth Bergren Memorial Scholarship

Anna Wert

Future plans: University of Colorado-Boulder

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Avion White

Future plans: Undecided

Alannah Woida

Future plans: University of Sioux Falls to study Biology

Sarah Wojtasiak

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Presidential Academic Excellence in Education, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Honors

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Neighborhood Scholarship

Scholarship: Balfour Publishing Company Scholarship

Jordan Wilson

Samantha Wolk

Makaila Winward

Award: Highest Academic Honor

Future plans: Gap year

Future plans: William Penn University

Future plans: Undecided

Award: High Academic Honor

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Kavi Xiong

Future plans: Undecided

Jacob Young

Future plans: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Zoe Younger

Future plans: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Awards: Highest Academic Honor, Minnesota Advanced Placement Scholar with Honors, Excellence in Language Arts Scholarship: Elizabeth Bergren Memorial Scholarship

Emily Ziessman

Future plans: Michigan State University Awards: High Academic Honor, National Honor Society

Scholarship: St. Louis Park Neighborhood Scholarship

ST. LOUIS PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Celebration of the Class of 2020 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY Interactive Parking Lot Graduation / Commencement Celebration for the Class of 2020 Tuesday, June 23, 2020

7:30 p.m. | St. Louis Park High School Parking Lot Graduates and their families will participate in an interactive video presentation displayed on large screens as they remain in their vehicles in the St. Louis Park High School parking lot.

COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION SCHEDULE 6:30 p.m.

Parking lot opens to graduates/families; ONE VEHICLE per graduate please!

7:30 p.m.

Graduation/Commencement Celebration begins

The graduation/commencement ceremony will look and sound very much like the traditional stadium ceremony and will include: musical selections from students, comments from school leaders, messages from valedictorians, and the formal presentation-acceptance-commendation of the Class of 2020 as they graduate from St. Louis Park High School. PLEASE NOTE: Per MDE guidance, graduates and families MUST remain in their vehicles for the entire graduation/commencement ceremony.

8:00 p.m.

Public Announcement of Graduates & Parade of Graduates

At the conclusion of the graduation/commencement celebration, graduates and their families will exit the parking lot and graduates will be announced over the loudspeaker by name as a “St. Louis Park High School Graduate of the Class of 2020�.

Cars will then proceed to drive around the school in a Car Parade (using the Homecoming Parade Route).

St. Louis Park Public Schools and St. Louis Park High School will invite students, teachers, staff, high school neighbors, and ALL community members who want to support the Class of 2020 to line the parade route at safe social distancing intervals and in groups of less than 10 (or the size that is advised by the Minnesota Department of Health at that time) - to congratulate the graduates of the Class of 2020!

PLEASE NOTE: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 is the RAIN DATE

for the Interactive Parking Lot Graduation/Commencement Celebration for the Class of 2020.

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