2021 Manhattan Hunter Science High School Graduation Program

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Commencement Exercises of The Class of Two Thousand Twenty-One

Sunday, June 20th at 4:00pm Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Damrosch Park

The Class of 2021

Faaizah Afoda l Minal Ahmar u Samiha Akter l Tashnim Akter u Amos Amigon u Marcel Apatewen l Lauren Ayuen l Eli Balidemaj l Eduardo Bano u Jennifer Baranyai u Josephine Bassaw Koomson l Arifa Begum s Bryanna Blakely u Aisha Bueno l Smile Butt l Enzo Caceres Roussel u Sheila Camacho u Corina Cao l Alex Cazan l Muhammed Cheema u Jiayi Chen u Fahima Chowdhury u Joelle Chua u Fratchelya Ciputra l Esayas Cohn u Mattia Cora u Mohamed Coulibaly l Caroline Curry u Radhica Das u Eric Desoiza l Ideline Diaz u Nevaeh Edwards s Theodore Eisenberg u Jason Encalada u Sean Encarnacion u John Richard Escolar l

u Regents Diploma l Regents with Honors Diploma s Advaned Regents Diploma

Nia Fearon u Ibtesam Fidiya u Spencer Fox u Nyla Frazier u Tenzin Gaga u Hayleen Garcia l Lianna Gonzalez u Kiana Guarino u Hailey Guillermo u Melany Guzman u Sidrat Habib u Akshay Hanooman l Abigail Haslam u Faith Howell l Noelia Jimenez u Jeremy Joseph u Ethan Kalb l Aya Kamel l Daymoni Kelly u Arlind Kukaj u Shihoo Kwon u Maya Laidler l Isaac Lal u Laszlo Lecroy u Amanda Liu l Issany Loor u Brittany Luckain u Lukasz Luczaj l Eliezer Lugo u Emily Lui u Crystal Mapoy u Tobia Marwell u Amy Maurad Cuji u Brianna Mena l Daxtyn Minn u Nialy Montoya l

Maryiam Mustafa l Elle Oestreich l Ugochinyere Okogeri u Koray Okuyan Swonder u Osaruyi Onaghinor l Eren Ozcilingir l Marissa Patterson u Alissa Pham u Asiah Quattlebaum u Izet Radoncic l Ana Ramos De Jesus s Sofia Ramos u Jennifer Reyes-Morales l Jake Rogers u Edward Rojas u Jana Lucille Santiago l Natalia Sawicka u Robin Sebastian l Kimberly Seodarsan u Samiha Sharif u Sheridan Siguencia l Amira Uddin l Natalie Urena l Kaylee Welling u Dorothea West l Coby Wise u De Qiang Wu u Brook Xhabrahimi l Joycelyn Xia l William Xu u Samuel Yuditskiy l Amit Yusuf l Isabella Zaldana u Naydelin Zamora s John Zhagnay u

The Program

Welcome.......................................................................Jonathan West, Co-Chair, MHSHS Parents Association Processional................................................................................................................................................... Class of 2021 National Anthem...............................................................................................................Nyla Frazier, Class of 2021 Principal’s Welcome.........................................................................................................Dr. Kevin Froner, Principal Remarks..................................................The Honorable Helen Rosenthal, New York City Council Member Remarks..........................................................................................Pam Wilks, Assistant Principal/Senior Advisor Graduate Address............................................................................................... Mohamed Couliby, Class of 2021 Graduate Address........................................................................................................ Faaizah Afoda, Class of 2021 Presentation of Graduates......................................................Pam Wilks, Assistant Principal/Senior Advisor

Anishah Ganee, Senior Team Instuctor

Eric Ost, Senior Team Instructor Closing Remarks................................................................................................................Dr. Kevin Froner, Principal Mission. Our mission is to bring alive the power of curiosity and passion in each and every student and to help maximize their academic potential.

Vision. Manhattan Hunter Science High School is a science-focused college-preparatory high school designed to give students the tools they need to achieve academic success. Hunter College is an integral part of Manhattan Hunter Science High School, from collaborating with faculty and enrolling students in college-level courses on its own Upper East Side campus, to providing a full time 12th grade college experience where students develop important early college skills, including academic research and writing, effective study habits, and time management.

Core Values. With an unwavering sense of commitment…. …we never give up on a student.

…we prepare all students for college readiness and success. …we appreciate, respect and embrace our school’s cultural diversity. …we support and encourage rich and meaningful after-school experiences. …our school is a community where every staff member, student, and family has a voice.

Colleges of the Class of 2021 Faaizah Afoda CUNY Hunter College

Alex Cazan CUNY Hunter College

Nia Fearon University of New Haven

Minal Ahmar PACE University

Muhammed Cheema CUNY Hunter College

Ibtesam Fidiya CUNY City College

Samiha Akter CUNY Baruch

Jiayi Chen CUNY Hunter College

Spencer Fox Arizona State University

Tashnim Akter CUNY Guttman

Fahima Chowdhury CUNY Hunter College

Nyla Frazier Villanova University

Amos Amigon Michigan State University

Joelle Chua CUNY Hunter College

Tenzin Gaga CUNY Hunter College

Marcel Apatewen University of Southern California

Fratchelya Ciputra CUNY Hunter College, Roosevelt Honors Scholar

Hayleen Garcia Lawrence University

Lauren Ayuen George Washington University

Esayas Cohn CUNY NYC College of Technology

Eli Balidemaj New York University Eduardo Bano CUNY Hunter College Jennifer Baranyai CUNY Hunter College, Dadaelus Honors Scholar Josephine Bassaw Koomson Howard University Arifa Begum CUNY City College Bryanna Blakely University of South Florida Aisha Bueno Fordham University Smile Butt Fordham University Enzo Caceres Roussel CUNY Hunter College Sheila Camacho Middlebury College Corina Cao SUNY Stony Brook

Mattia Cora Rochester Institute of Technology

Lianna Gonzalez Penn State Kiana Guarino CUNY Hunter College Hailey Guillermo CUNY City College

Mohamed Coulibaly Princeton University

Melany Guzman CUNY Hunter College

Caroline Curry CUNY Hunter College

Sidrat Habib CUNY Hunter College

Radhica Das CUNY Hunter College

Akshay Hanooman CUNY Hunter College

Eric Desoiza University of Chicago

Abigail Haslam CUNY Hunter College

Ideline Diaz CUNY Hunter College

Faith Howell CUNY City College

Nevaeh Edwards New York University

Noelia Jimenez SUNY Albany

Theodore Eisenberg Skidmore College

Jeremy Joseph SUNY Albany

Jason Encalada CUNY Baruch

Ethan Kalb University of Central Florida

Sean Encarnacion St Bonaventure University

Aya Kamel Northeastern University

John Richard Escolar CUNY City College

Daymoni Kelly CUNY Hunter College

Colleges of the Class of 2021 Arlind Kukaj CUNY City College

Nialy Montoya Fordham University

Robin Sebastian CUNY Hunter College

Shihoo Kwon CUNY City College

Maryiam Mustafa Long Island University

Kimberly Seodarsan CUNY John Jay

Maya Laidler Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Elle Oestreich Skidmore College

Samiha Sharif New York University

Isaac Lal CUNY Hunter College

Ugochinyere Okogeri Rochester Institute of Technology

Sheridan Siguencia CUNY Hunter College

Laszlo Lecroy CUNY Hunter College, Roosevelt Honors Scholar

Koray Okuyan Swonder LIM College

Andrew Leon Rochester Institute of Technology Amanda Liu Penn State Issany Loor CUNY Hunter College Brittany Luckain CUNY Hunter College, Macaulay Honors College Lukasz Luczaj University at Buffalo Eliezer Lugo SUNY Delhi Emily Lui CUNY Hunter College

Osaruyi Onaghinor Vanderbilt University Eren Ozcilingir Worcester Polytech Institute Marissa Patterson CUNY City College Alissa Pham CUNY Baruch, Macaulay Honors College Asiah Quattlebaum Champlain College Izet Radoncic CUNY Baruch Ana Ramos De Jesus Columbia University Sofia Ramos CUNY Hunter College

Crystal Mapoy CUNY Hunter College, Dadaelus Honors Scholar

Jennifer Reyes-Morales New York University

Tobia Marwell Brandeis University

Jake Rogers Rider University

Amy Maurad Cuji CUNY Hunter College, Yalow Honors Scholar

Edward Rojas CUNY Hunter College

Brianna Mena SUNY Binghamton Daxtyn Minn CUNY BMCC

Jana Lucille Santiago CUNY Hunter College Natalia Sawicka Fordham University

Amira Uddin Long Island University Natalie Urena CUNY Hunter College Kaylee Welling University of Texas Austin Dorothea West Drexel University Coby Wise CUNY Hunter College De Qiang Wu SUNY Stony Brook Brook Xhabrahimi CUNY Hunter College Joycelyn Xia SUNY Stony Brook William Xu CUNY Hunter College Samuel Yuditskiy CUNY Hunter College Amit Yusuf CUNY BMCC Isabella Zaldana CUNY Hunter College Naydelin Zamora New York University John Zhagnay CUNY BMCC

Administration, Faculty & Staff The City of New York

The Honorable Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City

The Honorable Meisha Porter, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education

Fred Walsh, Superintendent, CUNY Urban Assembly High Schools The City University of New York

Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, Chancellor of the City University of New York

Jennifer J. Raab, President, Hunter College of the City University of New York

Eija Ayravainen, Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students, Hunter College

Tyler Sampson, College Liaison & Academic Advisor, Hunter College Manhattan Hunter Science High School

Kevin Froner, Principal

Joseph Sciarrone, Assistant Principal

Pamela Wilks, Assistant Principal Karen Diaz, Secretary Luisa Martinez, School Aide Art Department Nick Kozak Gerald Gallardo

Special Education Department Kristen Farulla Anisah Ganee Natasha Monday Alicia Petrollini Brittany Shutts

English Department Julia Bardach Alexis Cordova Matthew McKay Andrew Schuck

Pupil Personnel Marilyn Arias Hazel Branche Tanya Howell Eric Klein

Foreign Language Department Emylene Cisneros Freddie Sinchi

Social Studies Department Viraj Desai Tamia Moore Eric Ost Debbie Veras

Mathematics Department Christina Aguis Hai Ying Cheung Marc Drouin Michelle Heft

Richard Premvaree Physical Education Department Rob O’Connor Kiki Williams Librarian Teresa Tartaglione English as a New Language Greg Andronica

Science Department Eric Eisenstadt Aryeh Gershon Vishwanand Jewram

A very special thanks to Lincoln Center for hosting our 2021 Commencement Exercises as part of their Restart Stages initiative.