Notre Dame San Jose Class of 2021 Graduation Program

NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL

The One Hundred Seventieth Commencement Exercises

Class of 2021

Saturday, June 5th, 2021

Welcome

Mary Beth Riley Principal

••• Prayer

Kathleen Quiazon Director of Mission & Ministry

••• Salutatory Address Ojaswee Chaudhary

••• Conferring of Diplomas J o h n B r a cc o Vice Principal of Student Affairs

Susana Garcia Vice Principal of Enrollment & Public Relations

••• Valedictory Address Julie Tran

••• Graduates’ Prayer G a b r i e l l a O l ava r r í a Senior Class President

Julie Billiart Award Ojaswee Chaudhary

Principal’s Leadership Award Madeleine Wong

Margaret Hoffman, SND Woman Of Service Award Catherine Tong

Notre Dame Scholar Athlete Award Kaia Pang

Notre Dame Most Valuable Athlete Award Nina Pursai

Notre Dame Curricular and C o -C u r r i c u l a r P r o g r a m M e d a l s Campus Ministry

Charlotte Olsen

Shruthisri Ravisankar

English

Ojaswee Chaudhary

Journalism

Maeve Hopkins

Mathematics

Julie Tran

Modern Language - Spanish

Katherine Armanini

Modern Language - French

Julie Tran

Modern Language - Chinese

Ava Baker

Religious Studies

Maya Díaz

Robotics

Emily Gelke

Cailin Le

Science - Physical Science

Atreyi Leela Mukherjee

Science - Life Science

Samskruthi Madireddy

Social Studies

Shruthi Sriram

Social Studies - History

Catherine Tong

Speech & Debate

Julie Tran

STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math

Ziana Sarkari

Visual Arts - 2D Studio Art

Mreettika Prema Yousef

Ceramics - 3D Studio Art

Adeline Muller

Performing Arts

Rhy Mack

Yearbook

Amanda Palacios

Journalism

Maeve Hopkins

Highest Academic Honors (Minimum 4.45 weighted GPA & minimum of 7 Honors/AP courses) Students are invited to submit a speech to be considered for the valedictory address.

Meghana Ambalathingal

Maeve Hopkins

Katherine Armanini

Shirlene John

Kriti Arunkundrum

Charlotte Lara

Amy Badrock

Cailin Le

Marta Betlej

Samskruthi Madireddy

Grace Boulos

Ruhi Malipatlolla

Ojaswee Chaudhary

Victoria Martelli

Mariam Fahmi

Zainah Masood

Sarah Fernandez

Atreyi Leela Mukherjee

Sandhya Ganesan

Isha Mukundan

Raiya Haque

Adeline Muller

Mallika Hegde

Nina Pursai

Kelly Hong

Kimia Rategh

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Highest Academic Honors

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Kristen Ratnaparkhi

Shruthi Sriram

Shruthisri Ravisankar

Shreya Suresh

Charlotte Richards

Ananya Thapar

Shirin Rokni

Catherine Tong

Ahlyssa Santillana

Amber Tran

Ziana Sarkari

Julie Tran

Eleonora Sheppard

Yiyun Wei

Risha Shetty

Sarah Williams

Jordan Smith

Madeleine Wong

Julie Billiart Scholars Katherine Armanini Grace Boulos Sandhya Ganesan Luca Guerrera Cailin Le Ruhi Malipatlolla Atreyi Leela Mukherjee Isha Mukundan

Shreya Rao Eleonora Sheppard Risha Shetty Shruthi Sriram Shreya Suresh Julie Tran Sarah Williams

FranÇoise Leadership Award Grace Boulos Ava Hutchins Rhy Mack Victoria Martelli

Janet Nguyen Holly Petermann Allyssa Rauscher

National Honor Society Isabella Aguilar Rachel Aguilar Meghana Ambalathingal Katherine Armanini Kriti Arunkundrum Gabrielle Azevedo Taylor Backer Ava Baker Marta Betlej Grace Boulos Ojaswee Chaudhary Sofia del Rosario Eylenne Diaz Maya Díaz Jessica Dinh Amy Do Aruna Doreswamy Mariam Fahmi Sarah Fernandez Sandhya Ganesan Emily Gelke Marley Gerhart Raiya Haque Maeve Hopkins Anna Hughes Ava Hutchins Shirlene John Phoenix LaFreniere Charlotte Lara Cailin Le Jennifer Le

Tuanh Luong Samskruthi Madireddy Ruhi Malipatlolla Zainah Masood Atreyi Leela Mukherjee Isha Mukundan Adeline Muller Amanda Nguyen Janet Nguyen Gabriella Olavarría Charlotte Olsen Varsha Pai Kaia Pang Holly Petermann Charlotte Phan Sahana Rajmohan Kimia Rategh Kristen Ratnaparkhi Shruthisri Ravisankar Charlotte Richards Elaina Riley Alessandra Santana Ahlyssa Santillana Ziana Sarkari Eleonora Sheppard Risha Shetty Jordan Smith Shruthi Sriram Shreya Suresh Ananya Thapar Madeleine Wong

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California Scholarship Federation Life Membership Rachel Aguilar Katherine Armanini Kriti Arunkundrum Amy Badrock Marta Betlej Grace Boulos Sofia del Rosario Jessica Dinh Aruna Doreswamy Sandhya Ganesan Emily Gelke Marley Gerhart Raiya Haque Kelly Hong Anna Hughes Shirlene John Charlotte Lara Cailin Le Vanessa Le Karina Lipe Tuanh Luong Samskruthi Madireddy Victoria Martelli

Atreyi Leela Mukherjee Isha Mukundan Ria Nair Amanda Nguyen Janet Nguyen Varsha Pai Amanda Palacios Kaia Pang Charlotte Phan Kimia Rategh Shruthisri Ravisankar Charlotte Richards Ziana Sarkari Eleonora Sheppard Shreya Suresh Catherine Tong Amber Tran Chelsea Tran Daphne Tran Julie Tran Sarah Williams Madeleine Wong

International Thespian Society Isabella Aguilar Eylenne Diaz Mara Leehane Karina Lipe Rhy Mack Victoria Martelli

Adeline Muller Ella Nowinski Charlotte Olsen Allyssa Rauscher Shruthisri Ravisankar Anicka-Judith Torres

Mathematics National Honor Society Charlotte Lara Atreyi Leela Mukherjee

Julie Tran

Speech & Debate Association Honor Society Varsha Pai Shruthi Sriram

Catherine Tong Julie Tran

Academic Honor Roll First Honors:

(First honors earned through seven semesters)

Rachel Aguilar Meghana Ambalathingal Katherine Armanini Kriti Arunkundrum Taylor Backer Amy Badrock Ava Baker Marta Betlej Grace Boulos Ojaswee Chaudhary Sofia del Rosario Maya Díaz Jessica Dinh Aruna Doreswamy Mariam Fahmi Sarah Fernandez Sandhya Ganesan Rishika Garg

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Emily Gelke Marley Gerhart Luca Guerrera Raiya Haque Ella Hedman Mallika Hegde Isabella Hernandez Kelly Hong Maeve Hopkins Ava Hutchins Shirlene John Amelia Johnson Claire Krotoski Charlotte Lara Cailin Le Jennifer Le Vanessa Le Daniela Ledesma

Alexandra Levee-Murray Karina Lipe Tuanh Luong Samskruthi Madireddy Ruhi Malipatlolla Madieson Manalo Victoria Martelli Zainah Masood Atreyi Leela Mukherjee Isha Mukundan Adeline Muller Sophia Nelson Amanda Nguyen DanChi Nguyen Janet Nguyen Gabriella Olavarría Charlotte Olsen Lizbeth Ornelas Varsha Pai Kaia Pang Jordan Paran Serena Park Francesca Parroco Tejal Patel Holly Petermann Charlotte Phan Nina Pursai Shreya Rao

Kimia Rategh Kristen Ratnaparkhi Shruthisri Ravisankar Charlotte Richards Shirin Rokni America Romero Alessandra Santana Ahlyssa Santillana Ziana Sarkari Eleonora Sheppard Risha Shetty Jordan Smith Shruthi Sriram Shreya Suresh Sydney Szeto Ananya Thapar Catherine Tong Amber Tran Chelsea Tran Daphne Tran Julie Tran Yiyun Wei Megan Weirshauser Sarah Williams Madeleine Wong Mreettika Prema Yousuf Madelyn Zeledon

National Merit Recognition National Merit Scholarships Samskruthi Madireddy Atreya Leela Mukherjee Shruthi Sriram Julie Tran National Merit Finalists Samskruthi Madireddy Atreyi Leela Mukherjee

Shruthi Sriram

Shreya Suresh Julie Tran

National Merit Commended Scholars Amy Badrock Isha Mukundan Ojaswee Chaudhary Eleonora Sheppard Sandhya Ganesan Yiyun Wei Raiya Haque Sarah Williams Shirlene John Madeleine Wong Ruhi Malipatlolla

“Teach them what they need to know for life.”

St. Julie Billiart 5

Advanced Placement Scholars National AP Scholar: Sandhya Ganesan

Scholar with Distinction: Rachel Aguilar Ojaswee Chaudhary Eylenne Diaz Mariam Fahmi Sandhya Ganesan Kelly Hong Shirlene John Cailin Le Samskruthi Madireddy

Zainah Masood Atreyi Leela Mukherjee Lizbeth Ornelas Ziana Sarkari Eleonora Sheppard Shruthi Sriram Julie Tran

Yiyun Wei

Madeleine Wong

Scholar with Honor: Katherine Armanini Kriti Arunkundrum Taylor Backer Amy Badrock Sarah Fernandez Marley Gerhart Raiya Haque Mallika Hegde Ruhi Malipatlolla

Isha Mukundan Varsha Pai Charlotte Richards Shirin Rokni Risha Shetty Jordan Smith Shreya Suresh Catherine Tong Mreettika Prema Yousuf

Scholar: Marta Betlej Aruna Doreswamy Emily Gelke Maeve Hopkins Diana Labonville Tuanh Luong DanChi Nguyen Serena Park

Charlotte Phan

Nina Pursai

Sahana Rajmohan Kimia Rategh

Alessandra Santana Ahlyssa Santillana Sydney Szeto Ananya Thapar Amber Tran Daphne Tran Sarah Williams

First Generation to College Princess Aguayo Isabella Aguilar Eylenne Diaz Amy Do Anya Fuentes Daisy Garcia Daniela Ledesma Tuanh Luong Tiffany Marquez

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Ashley Mendez Evelia Nakapaahu Janet Nguyen Lizbeth Ornelas Angela Ortiz-Barela Wendy Ramirez America Romero Anabel Ruiz Anicka-Judith Torres

Diploma With Emphasis Notre Dame's Diplomas With Emphasis reflect a student's choice to follow an academic pathway and acknowledge the student’s involvement in both curricular and co-curricular programs over four years.

Emphasis on Social Justice Katherine Armanini Gabrielle Azevedo Mariam Fahmi Charlotte Olsen

Emphasis on STEAM Grace Boulos Emily Gelke Maeve Hopkins Atreyi Leela Mukherjee Shruthisri Ravisankar Ahlyssa Santillana Ziana Zarir Sarkari

Emphasis on Visual & Performing Arts Karina Elizabeth Lipe Kristen Ratnaparkhi Alyssa Rodriguez

Senior Class Officers President

Gabriella Olavarría

Vice-President

Raiya Haque

Secretary

Ojaswee Chaudhary

Big/Little Sister Coordinator

Shreya Suresh

Athletics & Spirit Coordinator Student Life Commissioner

Nina Pursai Marley Gerhart

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Class of 2021 Graduates Princess Aguayo

Mallika Ramachandra Hegde

Isabella Arianna Aguilar

Isabella Hernandez

Rachel Elena Aguilar

Kelly Jisoo Hong

Meghana Tony Ambalathingal

Maeve Siobhan Hopkins

Jocee Marie Susbilla Ang

Anna Marie Hughes

Katherine Anne Armanini

Ava Isabella Hutchins

Kriti Kamalika Arunkundrum

Shirlene John

Gabrielle Jeanne Azevedo

Lillian Elizabeth Johnson

Taylor Nicole Backer

Amelia Regina Johnson

Amy Lee Badrock

Claire Gina Krotoski

Ava Marie Baker

Diana Belén Labonville

Isabella Rose Barron

Phoenix Assata LaFreniere

Marta Betlej

Charlotte Emily Lara

Charlotte Gabrielle Borges

Cailin Mylinh Le

Grace Boulos

Jennifer Le

Ojaswee Chaudhary

Vanessa Cam Le

Avery Charlotte Cullen

Daniela Giselle Ledesma

Sofia del Rosario

Mara Kathryn Leehane

Eylenne Alexandra Diaz

Ava Christine Leonard

Maya Andrea Díaz

Alexandra Levee-Murray

Jessica Thuy Dinh

Mia Levy

Amy Do

Karina Elizabeth Cifuentes Lipe

Aruna Doreswamy

Tuanh Luong

Mariam Fahmi

Rhy Mack

Minette Jane Fernandes

Samskruthi Madireddy

Sarah Catherine Moore Fernandez

Ruhi Manik Malipatlolla

Allison Taylor Findley Anya Lorena Fuentes Sandhya Ganesan Daisy Garcia Rishika Garg Emily Alexandra Gelke Marley Rowan Gerhart Luca Guerrera Trisha Gundavelli Raiya Sarah Haque Regina Michelle Hartman Jaime Haysman Boaler Ella Grace Hedman 8

Madieson Chloe Manalo Amelia Ann Mangan Tiffany Marquez Escobar Victoria Elizabeth Martelli Zainah Laila Masood Chloe EA McCreight Ashley Nathaly Mendez Mitsuki Sunaga Mendoza Lia Della Moulton Atreyi Leela Mukherjee Isha Mukundan Adeline Rose Muller Ria Manoj Nair

Evelia Aline-Ali’iwahine Nakapaahu Sophia Amelia Nelson Amanda Quynh Anh Nguyen Dan-Chi Chappuis Nguyen Janet Thien Nguyen Katelyn D. Nguyen

Shirin Rokni America Gabriela Romero Anabel Graciela Ruiz Isabelle Leigh Sandoval Alessandra Santana Ahlyssa Monique Santillana Alyssa Guadalupe Sariñana

Jazmine Pearl Gutierrez Noguera

Maryssa Guadalupe Sariñana

Ella Rose Nowinski

Ziana Zarir Sarkari

Niamh Ann O'Donnell

Eleonora Kay Sheppard

Niamh Jeanette O'Flaherty

Risha Shetty

Gabriella Elise Olavarría

Jordan Ahava Smith

Charlotte Sarah Olsen

Shruthi Sriram

Lizbeth Ornelas-Guizar

Shreya Suresh

Calista Gabrielle L. Orquiola

Sydney Jenyee Szeto

Angela Elizabeth Ortiz-Barela

Noelle Elizabeth Corpus Takahashi

Addison Otto Varsha Nikita Pai Amanda Nicole Palacios Kaia Pearl Huey Pang Jordan Bailey Paran Serena Leeyoung Park

Ananya Thapar Catherine Li Tong Anicka-Judith Iniguez Torres Amber Tuong Vi Tran Chelsea My Hien Tran Daphne Vy Tran

Francesca Ysabella Beatrice Salvador Parroco

` Julie Minh-Thu’ Trân

Tejal Ashvin Patel

Eleanor Madeline Ward

Holly Elizabeth Petermann

Yiyun Wei

Charlotte Theresa Phan

Megan Louisa . Weirshauser

Nina Ellenberger Pursai

Sarah Phu’o’ng Williams

Alex Emmy Python

Madeleine Teresa Wong

Sahana Rajmohan

Erika Sophia Yamauchi

Wendy Ramirez Lopez

Mreettika Prema Yousuf

Shreya Avinash Rao

Madelyn Rose Zeledon

Kimia Rategh Kristen Alice Ratnaparkhi Allyssa Ann Rauscher Shruthisri Ravisankar Aliya Ayauzhan Reed Charlotte Nicole Richards Elaina Michelle Riley Alyssa Michelle Rodriguez 9

Notre Dame High School

B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s 2020—2021 Christopher Arriola

Sister Rosalie Pizzo, SND '52

Linda McMullen '66 Bearie

Lorne Rundquist

Demerris Brooks-Immel '87

Dremeco Seifert

Pat Caldwell, Board Chair

Barbara Simmons

Mark Fernandes

Rose Pierro '63 Simmons

Steve Foster

Erik Soule

Howard Graham

Nicola Tan '03

Greg Hanson

Melinda Postle '88 Thompson

Jenny Hsia '99

Jim Woods

Amit Kumar

Katie Heagerty '87 Zazueta

Laura Murphy

Administrative Team Mary Beth Riley, Principal Janice Tupaj-Farthing, Vice Principal of Academic Affairs John Bracco, Vice Principal of Student Affairs Leah Schnoor, Executive Director for Advancement Susana Garcia, Vice Principal of Enrollment Bob Mason, Director of Business Operations Eran DeSilva, Director of Faculty Development Kathleen Quiazon, Director of Mission & Ministry Michelle McGovern, Director of Student Life

Faculty by Department

2020 - 2021 School Year Academic Programs Career & Life Success: Cecilia Perkins

Counseling: Carmen Barcena-Barba, Amy Battisti, Katherine Fischer, Katie Hogan, DeEnna Holohan, Melissa Johnson, Heather Valentine

Digital Learning & Resources: Amy Huang

English: Kari Climer, Samantha Gillespie, Vic Harrison, Emily King, Nicole Pfaff, Hilary Orr

Mathematics: Jessica Angelo '05, Tanisha Fitzgerald, Beverly Heigre, Anthony Lecheler, Elizabeth Milanovich, Nihad Mourad

Modern Language: Jiani Liao, Katherine Lipps, Bayard Nielsen, Corina Olmos, Janeth Quebrado, Charlotte Raveneau, Catherine Sharer

Physical Education: Emily King, Paul Lapke, Charlotte Raveneau

Religious Studies: 10

Steve Herrera, Cheryl Oreglia, Katie Pope, Deidre Savino, Mary Dern Walker

Science: Chelsey Beck '12, Jennifer Chen, Dianne Foote, Christine Koltermann, Elizabeth Milanovich, Olena Petrova, An Tam Vu

Social Studies: Eugenia Barba '10, Sabrina Burgio, Ruth Burson, Eran DeSilva, Abigail Johnson '12, Paul Novotny

Technology, Engineering & Design: Brooke Ahrens, Chris Johnson, Olena Petrova, Steve Spence

Visual & Performing Arts: Tiffany Andrus, Leslie Bock, Chris Johnson, Emily King, Sandy Mahler, Lisa Mallette, Tina Paulson

C o -C u r r i c u l a r P r o g r a m s Athletics: Paul Lapke

Campus Ministry: Julianne Johnston, Katie-Sue Scullin, Daniel Valcazar

Robotics: Marta Carrillo

Speech & Debate: Mariel Cruz

Student Leadership & Activities: Catherine Pandori

Senior Class Mentors & Moderators Eran DeSilva

Dianne Foote

Anthony Lecheler

Christine Koltermann

Cecilia Perkins

Deidre Savino

An Tam Vu Ruth Burson, Senior Class Co-Moderator Elizabeth Milanovich, Senior Class Co-Moderator

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Notre Dame Graduation Outcomes A Notre Dame graduate is a life-long learner who: • directs her own learning with choices that cultivate her intellectual curiosity

• integrates critical, creative and divergent thinking to construct knowledge

• utilizes a variety of resources and skills with digital fluency to locate, evaluate and synthesize information

• demonstrates collaboration, adaptability and resilience as she encounters real-world problems and generates solutions

A Notre Dame graduate is a spiritual seeker who: • recognizes the goodness of God in herself, in others and in all of creation

• develops a worldview shaped by the spirituality of the Sisters

of Notre Dame de Namur and informed by scripture, Catholic theology and social teachings

• nurtures her spiritual growth and purpose with prayer, liturgy and personal reflection

• fosters human dignity and respect for religious diversity

through interfaith dialogue, understanding and partnerships

A Notre Dame graduate is a justice advocate who: • creates inclusive and meaningful relationships with others through empathy, compassion and solidarity

• engages in community service and stewardship to affect social change

• analyzes complex social justice issues in local, national and

world contexts to build perspective and cultural competency

• responds to community needs with personal responsibility, initiative and advocacy

A Notre Dame graduate is a community leader who: • honors the legacy of women’s leadership and explores her own path to impact

• discerns her passions, gifts and talents to inform her future career and life’s work

• acts ethically, communicates effectively and leads with integrity and confidence

• promotes the common good through service, philanthropy and global citizenship

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