MNA - 2024 Graduation - 05/18/2024

Featuring Graduates From:

• Bear Lake

• Brethren/Kelava

• Casman Academy

• Manistee ISD

• Manistee Catholic Central

• Manistee High School

• Onekama

• West Shore Community College

BEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL

BACCALAUREATE

CEREMONY

May 21st at 7:30 PM at Bear Lake Community Church

GRADUATION

CEREMONY

May 24th at 7:30 PM at Bear Lake High School

BEAR LAKE

TOP STUDENTS

Sydney Mae Bentley

Cole Allen Merrill

Kaden Levi Forward

Kylie Grace Blattner

Kaylee Ann Cherry

James Eric Riley-Lampinen

Zachary Jay Griffis

Jayden Todd Raspotnik

Jocelyn Rae Teter

Ian Matthew Madsen

CLASS COLORS

Black and Silver

CLASS SONG

“Good Old Days” by Macklemore

CLASS FLOWER

White Rose

CLASS MOTTO

“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, You’re at the beginning of something else.”

Mr. Rogers

VALEDICTORIAN

Sydney Mae Bentley & Cole Allen Merrill

You’ve struggled, worked hard, studied late and made sacrifices and now you’re graduating. There will be more challenges in store for you, but with your education and hard work, nothing is beyond your reach.

SALUTATORIAN

Kaden Levi Forward

BEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL

Madison

Antoinette Ball

Sydney Mae Bentley

Kylie Grace Blattner

Kaylee Ann Cherry

Jaun Julius DiPaula

Levi Forward

Marisa Jane Green

Jay Griffis

Lee Howes

Kaden

Zachary

Jacob

BEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL

lan Matthew Madsen

James Eric RileyLampinen

Cole Allen Merrill

Jayden Todd Raspotnik

Kara Morgan Smith

Jocelyn Rae Teter

Congrats Bear Lake Class of 2024!

BRETHREN HIGH SCHOOL

BRETHREN

TOP STUDENTS

Grace Kidd

Kendelyne Schmidt

Alexis Shea

Paige Gutowski

Julia Parsons

Connor Wojciechowski

Abigail Kissling

Elliana Sexton

Hailey Stevenson

Madelyn Biller

CLASS COLOR

Lavender

CLASS SONG

“Good Riddance”

- Green Day

CLASS FLOWER

Lilac

CLASS MOTTO

“Not here for the long time, here for a good time.”

VALEDICTORIAN

Grace Kidd

Kendelyne Schmidt

Alexis Shea

SALUTATORIAN

Paige Gutowski

Aaron Andricks

May 24th at 8:00 AM at United Epworth

May 24th at 6:00 PM at Brethren High School Gym

Franklin Bass

Ryan Bialik

Maddy Biller

Brett Amelia

BRETHREN HIGH SCHOOL

Gracy Bray

Viktoriia Byelozerskykh

Jordan Fritts

Paige Gutowski

Destiny Hamilton

Autumn Harris

Emma Hatt

Samantha Hiller

Lars Johnson

Grace Kidd

BRETHREN HIGH SCHOOL

Keenan Lynch

Kyle Matthews

Caden Mikus

Kaito Nitta

Madisyn Parks

Julia Parsons

Toni

Pate

Salena Peck

Abigail Kissling

BRETHREN HIGH SCHOOL

Aaron Tam Wing Long

Selena Thompson

Alex Trowbridge

Destiny Tyler Kylee Walker

Kara Watson

Conner Wojciechowski

Charles Young

Chase Young

GRADUATION

CEREMONY

May 23rd at 1:00 PM at Ramsdell Theater

NOT PICTURED

Amaya Sisson

CASMAN ACADEMY

CLASS COLORS

Blue & Green

CLASS SONG “Graduation” - Juice WRLD & Benny Blanco

CLASS FLOWER

Carnation

MANISTEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Manistee Intermediate School District is a regional service agency which provides instructional and administrative services to four public school districts, two public academies and two non-public schools. We serve the community by helping all learners reach their full potential.

Olivia Rackow

Kaylee Bredbanner

Kayla Bredbanner

Chad McDougall

Kelsey Bredbanner

Evan Slaughter

BACCALAUREATE CEREMONY

MANISTEE CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION CEREMONY

May 22nd at 5:30 PM at St. Joseph Church, Divine Mercy Parish, Manistee

CLASS COLORS

Baby Blue

CLASS SONG

“Time of Our Lives”

CLASS FLOWER

Hydrangeas

CLASS MOTTO

It is what it is.

VALEDICTORIAN

Luke Niedzielski

SALUTATORIAN

Ryker Capling

May 24th at 7:00 PM at Manistee Catholic Central

Ryker Capling

Taylor Esiline

Peter Hybza

Elizabeth Logan

Luke Niedzielski

Nathan Oleniczak

Violet Snider

Shayla Tetzlaff

MANISTEE CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Ryker Capling is the Class of 2024 Salutatorian for Manistee Catholic Central School.

Ryker has attended Manistee Catholic Central School since Kindergarten. It has been a pleasure for his family and teachers to watch him grow in confidence and become the great leader he is today.

Ryker’s favorite classes at MCC are History, Religion, and Personal Finance. In addition to his regular class schedule, he has taken Dual Enrollment classes through West Shore Community College and CTE Automotive Technology. During his high school career, he has played Varsity Football, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Baseball, and Varsity Track. He has been the Captain of the Varsity Football Team for two years.

Whether in class, participating in sports, or spending time with friends and family, Ryker is a hardworking individual who cares deeply about cooperating with others to be successful in a common goal. He is an affable young man who brings a positive vibe to all his activities. He plans to become a Michigan State Police Trooper, admiring that this is a team-based system aiming to help those in need. May Ryker’s strong faith in God continue to guide him in a successful future.

Luke Niedzielski is the Class of 2024 Valedictorian for Manistee Catholic Central School.

Luke is not only graduating from High School at the top of his class, but will also be completing his Associate Degree at West Shore Community College this summer, having completed such classes as Differential Equations, Engineering Physics I and II, and Calculus III. Math is his favorite subject because it is logical and straightforward. He is a member of the National Honor Society at Manistee Catholic Central and a member of Phi Theta Kappa, WSCC’s Honor Society.

In addition to his academic honors, Luke has also excelled athletically. He participated in two years of Varsity Baseball and Varsity Basketball. He is also outstanding in Cross Country and Track and Field. It is not unusual to see Luke and his family running simply because they enjoy doing so.

Luke volunteers for the Knights of Columbus. He also plays the piano and participates in his Catholic faith at both Divine Mercy Parish, Manistee, and St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Custer. Luke is a role model of faith as demonstrated by his kind offer to tutor all ages in mathematics, his service to family, school, church, and community, and his perpetual pursuit to become a better Christian and human being.

Luke plans to attend Ferris State University in the Fall to pursue a Master’s Degree in Data Science.

MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL

MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL

TOP STUDENTS

Luke Smith

Cecilia Postma

Jacob Scharp

Laura Eix

Vincent Wang

William Somsel

Annika Arendt

Zoey Smith

Luke Senters

Annika Haag

CLASS COLORS

Navy Blue, Yellow & Grey

CLASS SONG

“Somewhere Only We Know” - Keane

CLASS FLOWER

Dahlia

CLASS MOTTO

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” - Ferris Bueller

VALEDICTORIAN

Luke Smith

SALUTATORIAN

Cecilia Postma

BACCALAUREATE CEREMONY

May 11th at 2:00 PM at Faith Covenant Church

GRADUATION CEREMONY

May 11th at 4:00 PM at Manistee Middle/High School

MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL

Joey Banicki

Alleah Battice

Helana Beaudrie

Olyvia Becerra

Theron Benjamen

Kristen Bevans

Peyton Bond

Mollie Brown

Faith Cameron

Kateri Ceplina

Austin Colby

Isaiah Davis

MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL

Nathan Doremus

Lillian Edgington

Colin Edmondson

Jaret Edmondson

Jayna Edmondson

Laura Eix

Bailey Gajewski

Rihana Glover

Ajae Gouker

Tristan Gras

Mason Gunnett

Annika Haag

MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL

Mom,

Conor, Morgan, Grandma Carol, Auntie, Uncle Mike, Chris, Jarred, Ally, Uncle Dale, Pam, Shane, Amie and Ember

MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL

Caius Johns

Nicklaus Judkins

Jayden Kolk

Nolan Kolk

Alec Lampen

Dylan Loper

Ava

Maietta

Elisabeth McCarthy

Josselyn McGowan

Andrew Mendians

Kennedy Miles

Zip Miller

MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL

Matthew Rivers

John Rozga Jacob Scharp

Brandon Scholl Luke Senters

Gracie Shively

Kaleb Shoemate

Luke Smith

Ryan

Smith

Zoey Smith

William Somsel

Braydon Sorenson

MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL

Damon Stellisch

Matthew Thies

Gannon Thomas

Avery Vaas

Amelia Vasquez

Sadie Verheek

Vincent Wang

Nora Winter

Gavin Yeager

ONEKAMA HIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATION CEREMONY

May 19th at 2:00pm at Onekama High School

Jesse Fink

Peyton Clouse

Taryn Bronson

Ashlyn Blackmore

ONEKAMA HIGH SCHOOL

Aubrey Johnson Mia Lamerson

Julia

Lapp

Connor LeSarge Javier Luque Losada

Seth

Mauntler

Drew Mclsaac

Lexie

Pringle

Connor

Tanner

Landon Tenant

Reece Tiel

Karmen

Warden

Associate of Science

Science

Joshua A. Berg

William E.

Bradford

Sirena Camilli

Dylan M. Eaton

Leticia Estrada

Jacob A. Holcomb

Isabel L. Omness

Ashley C. Ramirez

Anna M. Reister

Tanner C. Soelberg

Zoe G. Voss

Hunter M. White

Associate of Arts

Criminal Justice

Marla Nelson

Associate of Arts

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Janessa J. Alvesteffer

Blanca E. Andres Velasquez

Nathan D. Biggs

WEST SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2024 GRADUATING CLASS

Raymond D. Bourdage

Brenden M. Brady

KayLeigh Buell

Corinna M. Burns

Alishba R. Butt

Glory P. Curtiss

Evan Dalke

Alicia Escoto-Ortiz

Stuart D. Genta

Joseph R. Gill

Nathan B. Hartung

Anna D. Herberger

Ariana N. Hernandez

Rachel A. Huggard

Elle C. Janicki

Emily E. McGaffigan

Paige M. O’Brien

Alan J. Patterson

Lisa J. Patulski

Adam Porter

Abigail H. Pruyne

Anahy Ramirez

Erin C. Reilly

Madisyn R. Richards

Branden J. Rieger

Gladys M. Rosas

Rachel L. Ross

Alyssa M. Sayles

Keaton J. Smith

Morgan D. Smith

Alexandra L. Swanger

Kaden M. Taylor

April

Thompson

Bethanie J. Wilson

Hannah A. Wroge

Associate Degree General Studies

Joerdon P. Daldos

Emerson K. Dame

Kristin A. Johnson

Savannah R. Kwiatt

Hannah M. Nemitz

Julie K. Richards

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences

Accounting

Bryce A. Billings

Andres Santillan

Alexis T. Settler

Calvin C. Sumrall

Jenasie R. Townsend

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences Agribusiness

Mary E. Gregorski

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences

Business

Administration

Elizabeth Dufresne

Tara E. Fink

Joann L. Hambright

Deborah N. Lancour

Kimberly A. McClelland

Zoe D. Nader

Mary E. Reid

Erin C. Reilly

Bronwyn K. Stevens

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences

Computer Support Services

Raymond D. Bourdage

Robert McLouth

Rolando Perea

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences

Early Childhood Education

Kristina J. Cook

Vianney S. Gomez

Krystal G. VanderGraaf

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences

Game Design and Animation

Trent J. Beaudrie

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences

Information

Technology

Nathan B. Hartung

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences

Law Enforcement

Jayde Bray

Benjamin J. Falk

Kenneth S. King

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences

Marketing/ Management

Evelin

Moncada-Pineda

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences Multi-Skilled Health Care

Destiny F. Dulaney

Justine L. Ledger

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences

Network Services

Dylan T. Laczko

Calvin C. Sumrall

Travis Talsma

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences

Nursing – RN

Barbie L. Aldrich

Savannah A. Bice

Andrea M. Carnes

Tamara A. Cavazos

Brandi K. Cressell

Christina A. Frayer

Mikayla M. Harrison

Kathryn A. Haynes

Olivia Hickman

Erin C. Lewis

Sydney S. Linke

Chloe E. Mackinder

Moira M. O’Brien

Nynisha T. Patterson

Amiee M. Patulski

Luis Perez

Kendra J. Strait

Scott D. Sturgill

WEST SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2024 GRADUATING CLASS

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences

Paramedic

Elizabeth K. Ansuini

Tucker A. Chartier

Peter W. Eliopulos II

Chase A. Groh

Jonathan B. Guerrero

Christina Gunn

Shannon Huizenga

Drew Klassen

Elizabeth A. Vega

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences Paraprofessional

Mitzel

Rodriguez

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences

Precision Machine

Technology

Riley J. Priemer

Joseph W. Schwartz

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences

Welding Technology

Charles W. Austin

Jacob R. Austin

Samuel C. Corey

Rives H. Davidson

Brandon S. Recca

Nathaniel M. Story

Collin J. Suriano

Josiah N. Walker

One Year Certificate

Corrections

Kimberly A. McClelland

One Year Certificate

Early Childhood Education

Bobbiann J. Wallager

One Year Certificate

Electrical/Electronic Systems

Christopher B. Cox

Alan G. Cruz

Nicholas J. Kolanowski

One Year Certificate

Medical Office

Biller/Coder

Stephanie Carie

Jessa E. Kee

One Year Certificate Medical Office

Amber L. Palmer

Diane L. Shepard

One Year Certificate Nursing – LPN

Alexis M. Ahlfeld

Morgen Ahlfeld

Megan L. Barnard

Isabel V. Biggin

April R. Bratschi

Lillie A. Edwards

Jaimey M. Ferguson

Billie M. Gajewski

Holly R. Garwood

Angela Knell

Kimberley L. Masunas

McKayla McDonald

Andrew D. Mueller

Sydney O. Munoz

Mallorie C. Ryder

Mia A. Sacksteder

Shelby M. Schmidt

Anika L. Schmock

Christina Seymour

Payton Shoup

Samantha L. Stilson

Erin VanderWeele

Reagan A. Wiese

One Year Certificate

Welding

Technology

James T. Cook