The Academy Spring '26 Graduation Program

THE ACADEMY EDUCATION PROGRAM

GRADUATION | SPRING ‘26 MAY 2, 2026 | 9 - 11 AM

THE STOREHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER

order of ceremony ENTRANCE MUSIC

ANDREW PACKARD

PROCESSION

ESL 105 GRADUATES

Trumpet Tune in D, David Johnson WELCOME

WILLIAM URREGO

HYMN

CAMILLE SKYE

98. To God Be the Glory | Alabad al gran Rey PRAYER & CEO REMARKS

CANDACE WINSLOW

DIRECTOR REMARKS

LIGIA URREGO

WORK WELL CERTIFICATE

WORK WELL PARTICIPANTS

ESL CERTIFICATES

ESL STUDENTS

CHARGE TO GRADUATES

PAIGE WHITE

ESL 105 CERTIFICATES

ESL 105 GRADUATES

GRADUATE REMARKS

RUTH RODRIGUEZ

SPECIAL MUSIC The Prayer

CAMILLE SKYE & YORGE LOPEZ, VOICE | JUANA DIAZ, CELLO | ANDREW PACKARD, PIANO

CLOSING REMARKS EXIT MUSIC Now Thank We All Our God, Sigfrid Karg-Elert

WILLIAM URREGO ANDREW PACKARD

congratulations

THE ACADEMY ESL CLASS OF 2026 AMABELI RUBALCAVA | AMAL SHUKER | ANY PEREZ EDGARDO MORENO | ISABEL BRAVO | JUAN ROSAS LUIS GUILLERMO MENDOZA | LUIS MENDOZA NELSON SUAREZ | RUTH RODRIGUEZ | WENDY IUIT

acknowledgements We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Joan Smith and Jodie Digan for their invaluable support in bringing the Spring 2026 Graduation Ceremony to life through their thoughtful setup and decorations.

We are deeply thankful for our dedicated ESL volunteer teachers, who faithfully give their Saturday mornings — twelve consecutive weeks, four hours at a time — to walk alongside our neighbors in learning English. Your consistency, care, and passion play a vital role in building both language skills and confidence.

100: Artie Pagan, Bill Warren, Valeria Fleitas 101, T/TH: Denise Ball, Margaret Orman, Mirianette Freedman, Vicente Garcia 101A: Diane Giannola, Janie Haskew, Maria Laura Urdaneta, Marlene Aldridge 102A: Joe Friedlander, Mirianette Freedman 102B: Jacqueline Casarez, Sonia Jatemz 102C: Melinda Mathews, Wendy Hart 103A: Cori Sices, Ron Henrici, Roy Mendoza 103B: Margarat Orman, Ned Montgomery, Paige White 103C: Denise Ball, Haeven Gibbons 104: Denny Mosseller, Kami Ingram, Mai Nguyen 104 Advanced: Betsy Lennox, Pam East, Troy Dodd 105: Jim Hess, Wendy Leth-Steensen Small Talk: Mary Hellen Owen Pronunciation: Frank Mendes Language Lab: Joan Smith, Nancy Kurkowski We also extend our sincere appreciation to Alis Ramos, Gustavo Urdaneta, Pam Hodges, and Rodolfo Salas for their steady support behind the scenes — serving with excellence in logistics, setup, and the countless details that made this semester a success.

Special thanks as well to our neighbors Nelson Suarez and Pierina Quinde, who were certified as Healthy Heart Ambassadors through the Plano Family YMCA and helped lead this semester’s Blood Pressure Monitoring class.