2024 ProgramFINAL622

Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts

EMONY R E C Class Of 2024

JUNE 24, 2024

509 WEST 129TH STREET NYC

Program Guests Arrival and Seating Mr. Quezada

Opening Remarks Procession of Graduates

Junior Vocalists, Class of 2025

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” Principal Address

Principal, Roxanne Brown

Introduction of Salutatorian

Assistant Principal, Nakia Smith Sanayah Graham

Salutatorian Address

Principal, Roxanne Brown

Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Dr. Ayanna Johnson

Keynote Address

Principal, Roxanne Brown & A.P. Nakia Smith Senior Soloist - Janelia Hernandez Mr. Quezada

Special Awards

“A Change in Me” by Beauty and the Beast Introduction of Valedictorian

Jayden Wu

Valedictorian Address

Senior’s Guidance Counselor, Susan Bobb

Presentation of Diplomas

Principal, Roxanne Brown

Commemoration of Graduates

Graduates ISABEL ACKON PURISHA ASSANAH HEAVYN BAILEY MARIETOU BAMBA CHRISTION BELL LANDON BLOODMAN DREW BROWNE EDWIN CALDERON ANGELICA CAMPBELL JAYDEN CHAPMAN TATIANA COFFEY CARLTON CRYSLYNN CONEJO SAVANNAH DAVIS TYREE DEANS TYNEIL DESGOUTTE COBREY TENIECE ELLISON SHANEL FACEY GIA FAISON IHANDRA FELIZ SANAYAH GRAHAM AIDEN GREENE ASIAH HALL JANELIA HERNANDEZ LAURA HERRERA JHYIRA JORDAN JAREL LANE MILLER YANEIRA LARIOS JAHMIR LARRY

AMEERA LEWIS ALICIA MATTHEWS RAYVON MCNEALY JR MAKAYLA MEDINA CHRISTIAN MEJIA STACEY MENDEZ ANTONNET MOORE ANIYA NEAL TANEYA NUNN ESSENCE OWENS JADA PAGAN NANA PARE TAYLOR PLEASANT-MOSS REHANNA ROBERTS JERELYN RODRIGUEZ MIKAEL ROJAS SANAA ROKER-GREENE KRISALYS SALADO AMAYAH SHAREEF TRACY SMITH TALIA THOMPSON CLAIRISSA TORRES-DUNLAP EMMANUELL URRACA DESTINY VALENTIN ADONIS WILLIAMS DESIA WILLIAMS LIZ ZAPIL GONZALEZ SINKE ZWEGE

Awards 2024 Speaker Achievement Award Achieve Now Award Alicia Purvis Founders Award College Bound Award Council of Supervision & Administrators Juwan Taveras Award Liza Aviles Award Manhattan Borough President Award NYC Comptroller Award Partnership Award Richard Kahan Award Senior Leadership Award Shawn Jennings Award United Federation of Teachers Award

Certificates American Federation of School Administrators Attendance Achievement 90 - 100 % Chancellor’s Diploma Endorsement of the Arts, Dance Chancellor’s Diploma Endorsement of the Arts, Theater Chancellor’s Diploma Endorsement of the Arts, Vocal Cooperation in Government Hackette Certificate Richard Welling Certificate

UASPA Learning Support Team PRINCIPAL, Mrs. Roxanne Brown ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, Mrs. Nakia Smith SECRETARY, Ms. Aloma Blandon PARENT COORDINATOR, Mrs. Elizabeth Whitaker DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, Mr. Russell Starks RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COORDINATOR/DEAN OF STUDENTS, Mr. Michael Priskie COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE/ICARE, Mrs. Millie Diaz-Butler COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE/ICARE, Mr. Kenneth Jones COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE/ICARE, Mr. Jelani Brown COUNSELING DEPARTMENT College Bound Initiative - Transition Coach, Ms. Rosaly Gonzalez Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Susan Bobb (11th & 12th Grades) Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Adylia Ortiz-Castro (9th & 10th Grades) School Social Worker / Related Services Counselor, Ms. Cecilia Marquette, LMSW Speech Therapists, Mrs. Tova Itzkovits SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SPECIALIST, Ms. Mackensee Ganpat

UASPA Teaching & Learning Interventions Team COORDINATOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, Doug Dachille-White SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, Scott Standish-Parkin PARA-PROFESSIONAL, Mrs. Anabel Catedral PARA-PROFESSIONAL, Mrs. Wandy Lugo

STUDENT INTERVENTION - (ELA) Ms. Ariel Laureano STUDENT INTERVENTION - (ELA) Ms. Michele Newton STUDENT INTERVENTION - (ELA) Ms. Susie Wynns STUDENT INTERVENTION - (MATH) Mr. Fred Rweru STUDENT INTERVENTION - (MATH) Mr. Rasheed Sparks STUDENT INTERVENTION - (SCIENCE) Mr. Mario Hilaire STUDENT INTERVENTION - (SCIENCE) Ms. Shayla Proctor STUDENT INTERVENTION - (SCIENCE) Ms. Tiffany Spivey ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER, Ms. LaShawn Edwards

ART - DANCE, Ms. Angela Reid ART - THEATER, Mr. Dale Smith ART - VOCAL, Ms. Ashira Mothersil ENGLISH - Ms. List Conway ENGLISH - Ms. Felesha Karim ENGLISH - Ms. Ayeley Sowah HISTORY - Mr. Bud Gankhuyag HISTORY - Mr. Robert Neigeborn HISTORY - Mr. Juan Quezada MATH - Ms. Lisa Clother

PHYSICAL EDUCATION/ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, Ms. Shavon Glover SCIENCE - Mr. Miere Fickel ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM SUPPORT, Mr. Darryl Lawson

UASPA Partnerships AFRICAN - KOTCHENGA DANCE COMPANY BALLET - PENTACLE DANCE WORKS COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - ACHIEVEMENT INITIATIVES *Program Coordinator/Social Worker, Mr. Tim Bustle, LMSW *Administrative coordinator/Social Worker, Ms. Rena Tucker, LMSW *Personal Learning Plan Coordinator/Social Worker, Ms. Sydney Morris, LMSW

The Community Initiatives of NYC, Program Directors Mr. & Mrs. Cohen EPIC THEATER ENSEMBLE, Melissa Freidmen & Ron Russell JAZZ-NOTES IN MOTION / AMANDA SELWYN DANCE THEATER Manhattan Transition and College Access Center (TCAC) NYC Public Schools, Division of Specialized Instruction and Student Support, Audrey Mangan

Mosholu Montefiore Community Center - Career Ready Workforce Training Summer and Winter Programs: Program Director, Mrs. Tina Ibanez NYPD 26TH PRECINCT, Captain Taveras & CYO OPTICAL ACADEMY & NYC DOE & NYC DOHMH’s Office of School Health’s Vision Program, Hana Shukri

PUBLIC SCHOOLS ATHLETIC LEAGUE (PSAL) THEATER DEVELOPMENT FUND (TDF) Wendy Wasserstein Project URBAN ASSEMBLY - Social Emotional Learning Specialist, Abi Eveleigh