65th Annual Commencement Exercises - Saint John's School

Saint John’s School’s Sixty-fifth Annual Commencement Exercises Class of 2021 Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Sala de Festivales Antonio Paoli Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré San Juan, Puerto Rico

Program Processional National Anthems Legacy Recognition Opening Remarks

David Sanabria

Class President’s Remarks

Marco de Marsily

Presentation of Academic Awards

David Sanabria

President’s Award for Educational Achievement President’s Award for Educational Excellence Cum Laude Society Recognition Saint John’s Scholar Salutatorian Valedictorian

Presentation of Special Awards

David Sanabria

Department Awards Principal’s Award Survivor Medal

Head of School’s Remarks

Lorraine Lago

Presentation of Diplomas

Lorraine Lago David Sanabria

Jessica Wattman Board Chair’s Remarks

Jessica Wattman

Closing Remarks

Lorraine Lago

School Song Recessional

School Song On Saint John’s School On Saint John’s School Sing her praises loud She will guide us to our future Of her we’ll be proud Keep her honor Keep her honor Spread out through the world And whether near or far Her flag unfurled

Class of 2021 Isabel Cristina Abreu González Gabriela Michelle Acevedo Pérez Carolina Acosta Biaggi Felipe Manuel Albors Riera Ana Patricia Aponte Muñoz Lorenzo Javier Arabía Acosta Darien Malaki Aranda Alexander Elias Barlia Bitton Liav Bejar Díaz Abigayle Lee Boquette Carola Margarita Calaf Pérez María Victoria Calzada Torres Carolina Maité Camacho Castro Alanna Marina Sydney Carlo Pagán Yong Yan Chan Wu Catalina Andrea Christiansen Adsuar Nicolás Gabriel Cid Delgado Natalie Cohen Rodríguez Andrea Isabelle Colón Cuesta Gustavo Andrés Costa Crespo Ramón Augusto Dana del Rosario Gian Carlo Miguel Ángel Dardet Botero Marco Joaquín Ghislain de Marsily Viso Sabrina Alejandra D’Elía Cerchi Carlos Guillermo Díaz Martínez Claudia Aurora Díaz Mateo Lucas Gabriel Díaz Ortiz Valerie Marie Esquilín Martí Nicolás Andrés Farmer del Toro José Ignacio Fernández Bobonis Lara Isabel Fortuño Blanco Paola Michelle Fuentes Méndez Sebastián Niaz Gerges Cruz Gino Alejandro Gómez Calo Félix Manuel González González Karla Y. González González Conrad Lynn Hamilton Gordon Robinson Helmers Valerie Heredia Piñeiro

Class of 2021 Alejandra Beatriz Lamoso Muñoz Solomon Levis Chévere David Levis González Camelia Isabel Marrero Alejandro Ricardo Shawki Marrero-Alattar Alfredo Javier Maymó Cuprill Michal Mendelbaum Kweller Claudia Alejandra Méndez Marcos Christopher Daniel Merrill Rosaly Mauricio Manuel Miles Contreras Enrique Pascual Fernández Paola Victoria Pimentel Torres Milo Mano Pineau Guillermo Andrés Pou Castro Luis Rogelio Quiñones Haigler Jan Pablo Quiñones Trujillo Lucas Andrés Radoncic Mas Gia Mar Ramos Palmer Isabelle Sabrina Ramseyer Torres Cecilia Isabel Rao Lago Ivana Andrea Rivera Irlanda José Antonio Rodríguez Carrión Paola Cristina Rodríguez Sáez Diego Sebastián Saavedra Dávila Alexandra Sofía Santiago Negrón Robert Boyd Sims Dubón Tracey Sabrina Tirri Alexia Yekaterina Torres Cabezas Andrei Alexandre Torres Cabezas Diego Andrés Torres Cerda Isabel Anne Torres Isaac José Torres Pastrana Katherine Xi-Xin Tsui Mu Carlos Francisco Unanue Colón José Alberto Valdés Muentes Marco Alejandro Vázquez Monrouzeau Claudia Villamil Gutiérrez Maite Villamil Palmer

Faculty Sandra Acevedo

Dana Erickson

Carola Acosta

Christine Estrada

Beatriz Aldarondo

Johanna Estrella

Mariam Alejandro

Arquelio Feliciano

Olga Alfonso

Millie Ferrés

Melvin Alicea

Isabel Franqui

Roxana Asmat

Nelson Franqui

Alexandra Balzac

Sonia Franqui

Lisette Barbeito

María Fusté

Carolina Bauzá

Larimar Gallardo

Luis Beltrán

Gretchen Giuliani

María Beyley

Madeline Gómez

Francesca Biundo

Doris González

Ana Blanco

Viviana González

Natalia Bonelli

Teresita Gregorio

Ryan Brewer

Sheila Hau

Sylmarí Burgos

Monique Heiser

Yaiza Burgos

David Henner

Rebecca Carlos

Marjorie Joseph

Pedro De Jesús

Joselyn Latimer

Patricia Del Toro

Mara Lladó

Elizabeth Diez

Ellena Lopez

Ilanit Edry

Gabriel López

Rosalía Eiffert

Raquel Maldonado

Gabriel English

Lorez Manon

Faculty Pilar Marichal María Martínez Wilma Martínez Margarita Mercado Marielys Morales Nayda Morales Sheila Morales Cathleen Myatt Carlos Nieves Carmen Olmo Vanessa Ortiz Marla Otero Gisela Overby

Magdalena Reichard Alumna ‘10

Carmen Rivera Joanne Rivera Lyaned Rivera Nicole Rivera Rosa Rivera

Glenda Rodríguez Mayra Rodríguez Daniela Rondinelli Cullen Sacha Francisco Santiago Yarleen Santiago

Alumna ‘98

Carlos Seda

Verónica Pantoja

Marialina Segurola

Jacquelyn Pedley

María Sierra

Alumna ‘07

Michelle Pérez Rafael Pérez

Ana Soler Sylvie Tarbox Carol Topp

Mayra Préstamo

Alumna ‘76

José Darío Pujals

Gian Toyos

Jessica Purcell

Amanda Valentín

Paola Quirós

Luis Valentín

Yismariel Ralat

Jeannette Valldejuli

Beatriz Ramírez

David Vélez

Brian Rechkemmer

Administration Lorraine Lago, Head of School David Sanabria, Secondary School Principal Yolanda Adames, Upper Elementary Principal Maika Marchán, Early Childhood Principal John La Rue, Dean of Academics Samuel Ortiz, Dean of Student Life Luis Camacho, Director of Athletics Roberto Porrata-Doria, Director of Communications Marisol González, Director of Institutional Advancement Nissa A. Cardona, Director of Admissions Edwin Rosario, Senior Director of Operations Lourdes García, Director of Facilities Ivette Alonso, Director of Finance Karla Ocasio, Director of Human Resources Teresita Somoza, Director of Technology

Student Support Services Iraida Toro, Registrar Djiara Meehan, College Counselor Mark Bowen, College Counselor María de Lourdes Seijo, Associate College Counselor Dr. Sayra González, Secondary Division Psychologist Dr. Nelymar Reyes, Elementary Division Psychologist

Board of Trustees Jessica Wattman, Chair Rafael Blanes, Vice Chair Alumnus ‘97

Nannette Berríos, Secretary Alumna ‘93

Carlos Rodríguez, Treasurer Guillermo Bermúdez Ricardo Cruzval Alumnus ‘03

Manuel Del Valle José R. Dubón Alumnus ‘83

Eduardo Emanuelli Alumnus ‘98

Ignacio Fernández José A. Fernández Jorge J. Fuentes Alumnus ‘92

Nazli Iqbal Mariana Ortiz-Blanes Alumna ‘85

Luis Pérez-Moreno

Enrique L. Vázquez Cristina Villalón Alumna ‘96

Awards Cords & Stoles AP Capstone

Teal cord

Athletics

Green and white double cord

French Honor Society

Red, white, and blue cord

Green Key Society

Green and silver cord

International Thespian Society

White stole with ITS logo

Italian Honor Society

Red, white, and green cord

Legacy

Green and gold cord

Legacy (Double)

Green, gold, and white cord

Musical

Gold and blue cord

National Honor Society

White stole with NHS logo

Student Council

White stole with NatStuCo logo

Legacy Recognition Awarded to seniors who are children of a Saint John's School alumnus.

Double Legacy Recognition is for seniors who are direct descendants of two consecutive generations of Saint John's School Alumni.

President’s Award for Educational Achievement Awarded to seniors who have maintained a B+ average throughout their high school years and who meet the specific criteria as established by the principal.

President’s Award for Educational Excellence Awarded to seniors who have cumulative A- averages for four high school years and who meet the specific criteria as established by the principal.

Saint John’s Scholar Awarded to the senior who has attained the third highest grade point average, or who has a grade point average equal to that of the valedictorian or salutatorian, and who has been a student in the high school for at least two consecutive years. In the case that there are students who are candidates for this award who have been here for four consecutive years, three consecutive years, or only two consecutive years, the GPA will be calculated based solely on the junior and senior year grades.

Salutatorian Awarded to the senior who has been a student for four consecutive years in the high school and has attained the second highest grade point average.

Awards Valedictorian Awarded to the senior who has been a student for four consecutive years in the high school and has attained the highest grade point average.

Cum Laude Society Recognition Awarded to the seniors who have been in the high school for at least three consecutive years and whose cumulative grade point averages are within the top 10% of the class.

Department Awards Spanish Department Award Awarded by the Spanish Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in Spanish while taking the most challenging Spanish program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School.

English Department Award Awarded by the English Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in English while taking the most challenging English program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School.

Science Department Award Awarded by the Science Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in science while taking the most challenging science program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School.

Spanish as a Second Language Award Awarded by the Foreign Languages Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in Spanish as a Second Language while taking the most challenging Spanish as a Second Language program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School.

Mathematics Department Award Awarded by the Mathematics Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in mathematics while taking the most challenging mathematics program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School.

Awards French Department Award Awarded by the Foreign Language Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in French while taking the most challenging French program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School.

Italian Department Award Awarded by the Foreign Language Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in Italian while taking the most challenging Italian program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School.

Social Studies Department Award Awarded by the Social Studies Department to the member of the senior class who has maintained an outstanding grade point average in social studies while taking the most challenging social studies program for three consecutive years at Saint John’s School.

José Félix Alegría Award Awarded to the senior who maintains the highest grade point average throughout both semesters in History of Puerto Rico.

Premio Miguel de Unamuno Otorgado por el Departamento de Español al estudiante de la clase graduanda que haya demostrado especial amor, respeto e interés en la lengua y la cultura hispánica a través de sus años de escuela superior.

Principal’s Award Awarded to the senior(s) who have a demonstrated record of service and dedication to making a difference through their work in the lives of others, are also in excellent academic standing, and are regarded as exemplary citizens of the school community. Selected by the principal based on outstanding service and demonstrated passion for serving and helping others.

Survivor Medal Awarded to seniors who have been at Saint John’s School without interruption since kindergarten.

Survivors Gabriela Michelle Acevedo Pérez Carolina Acosta Biaggi Felipe Manuel Albors Riera Lorenzo Javier Arabía Acosta Alexander Elias Barlia Bitton Liav Bejar Díaz Carolina Maité Camacho Castro Catalina Andrea Christiansen Adsuar

Nicolás Gabriel Cid Delgado Marco Joaquín Ghislain de Marsily Viso Lucas Gabriel Díaz Ortiz Paola Michelle Fuentes Méndez Sebastián Niaz Gerges Cruz Gino Alejandro Gómez Calo Solomon Levis Chévere Camelia Isabel Marrero Alejandro

Michal Mendelbaum Kweller Claudia Alejandra Méndez Marcos Mauricio Manuel Miles Contreras Paola Victoria Pimentel Torres Gia Mar Ramos Palmer Isabelle Sabrina Ramseyer Torres Cecilia Isabel Rao Lago Diego Sebastián Saavedra Dávila

Alexandra Sofía Santiago Negrón Robert Boyd Sims Dubón Katherine Xi-Xin Tsui Mu Carlos Francisco Unanue Colón Maite Villamil Palmer

Double Legacy Felipe Manuel Albors Riera Tere Riera Carrión ‘88 & Dr. Jose D. Riera ‘51

Robert Boyd Sims Dubón Marilyn C. Dubón ‘92 & Manuel H. Dubón ‘55

Legacy Alexander Elias Barlia Bitton Jack Barlia ‘87

Liav Bejar Díaz Mark Bejar Bitton ‘90

Catalina Andrea Christiansen Adsuar Ralph Christiansen ‘85 & Conchita Adsuar ‘91

Paola Michelle Fuentes Méndez Jorge J. Fuentes ‘92

Mauricio Manuel Miles Contreras Sean Miles ‘86

Lucas Andrés Radoncic Mas Madeline Mas ‘95