Class 2025 - Grad. Program Final

The Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts 16TH COMMENCEMENT CERMONY

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Class Of 2025

SUPERINTENDENT CUNY & THE URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOLS, MR. FRED WALSH THE URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOLS, MR. DAVID ADAMS, CEO PRINCIPAL, DR. WILLAYIE SAYGBE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, MRS. NAKIA SMITH

Program Guests Arrival and Seating Juan Quezada, History Teacher

Opening Remarks Procession of Graduates

Color Guard Procession

Camden C. Braunson, Alaya Sappe, Nazjah Stewart

Junior Vocalists, Class of 2026

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” by Kirk Franklin

Principal, Dr. Willayie Saygbe

Principal Address / Presentation of the Arts

10th Grade Dance Majors “ Grace” Peformed by: Brooke Gibson, Julianny Portorreal, Jaroline Lugo Soto 10th Grade Theater Major Lady Macbeth performed by Nazjah Stewart Senior Vocal Majors - “High Hopes by Panic! At the Disco” Assistant Principal, Nakia Smith

Introduction of Salutatorian

Cireya Daley

Juan Quezada

Introduction of Valedictorian

Shayla Forrest

Valedictorian Address

Principal, Dr. Willayie Saygbe Assistant Principal, Nakia Smith Nakia Smith Assistant Principal & Susie Wynns, Student Intervention Principal, Dr. Willayie Saygbe

Special Awards

Presentation of Diplomas Commemoration of Graduates

Graduates ELIZABETH APOLLON

JAMAYA KYTE

CAYLIE APONTE *

SYEIRA MONFISTON

MICHELLE CAPERS

JAYLYNN MONTERO

CIREYA DALEY

IAN NICHOLSON

EJ DUARTE*

DARIANA NORMAN

LIEN FOO

VONYA PACK

SHAYLA FORREST

MIA RAMIREZ GARCIA

GLORIA GONZALEZ

YAIDNEY RENYOSO*

EMILY GONZALEZ ALMONTE

ALAYA STEVENS

AALIYAH GREAVES*

AYAHNNA TALABERA

MARGARET GYAMFI

SHANIAH TYSON

BRIANNA HARPER

ALEXIS VEGA*

IZAYAH HUGHES

BABA WAGUE

KAILYN JAMES

DASIA WATSON

*Early Graduates

UASPA Learning Support Team SECRETARY, MS. ALOMA BLANDON PARENT COORDINATOR, MRS. ELIZABETH WHITAKER DEAN OF STUDENTS, MS. DIANE JOHNSON MR. RASHEED SPARKS ASSISTANT DEAN MR. KENNETH JONES ICARE TEAM MRS. MILLIE DIAZ-BUTLER MS. MABINTOU BAGAYOKO ATTENDANCE COORDINATOR/ICARE MS.BERNICE RISBROOK

SCHOOL COUNSELORS MRS. MERLEN LOCKE (11TH & 12TH GRADES) MS. KRISTON JACKSON (9TH & 10TH GRADES) SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS MR. SCOTT STANDISH-PARKIN SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER MS. CECILIA MARQUETTE, LMSW SPEECH THERAPIST MS. TOVA ITZKOVITS SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SPECIALIST MS. SHANIQUA ORR

UASPA Teaching & Learning Team ART

COSMETOLOGY, Ms. Tishana Span DANCE, Ms. Angela Reid FINE ART, John Riveaux GRAPHIC ART, Leanne Warner VOCAL, Ms. Ashira Mothersil INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT/ THEATER, Mr. Darryl Lawson / MR. TRAVIS RAEBURN HUMANITIES SOCIAL STUDIES, Mr. Robert Neigeborn SOCIAL STUDIES , Ms. Michele Newton SOCIAL STUDIES, Mr. Juan Quezada ENGLISH, Ms. Ayeley Sowah ENGLISH, Ms. Susie Wynns ENGLISH AS A NEW LANGUAGE Ms. LaShawn Edwards STEM SCIENCE, Mr. Mario Hilaire SCIENCE, Mr. Miere Fickel SCIENCE, Ms. Shayla Proctor MATH, Mr. Kahlil Russel Starks PHYSICAL EDUCATION / COMPUTER SCIENCE Ms. Shavon Glover PARAPROFESSIONAL Mrs. Anabel Catedral Mrs. Wandy Lugo

UASPA Partnerships THE URBAN ASSEMBLY

CARE ALONG THE WAY: Martin Medina COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - ACHIEVEMENT INITIATIVES: Willa Ivory EPIC THEATER ENSEMBLE, Melissa Fieldmen HARLEM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, James Horton

JAZZ-NOTES IN MOTION / AMANDA SELWYN DANCE THEATER, Amanda Selwyn KOTCHEGNA DANCE COMPANY, Vado Diomande LIMON4KIDS (Modern Dance), Director Lena Lauer MOSHOLU MONTEFIORE COMMUNITY CENTER Career Ready Workforce Training, Ana Mejia NYC PROJECT PIVOT SCHOOL, Billy Council NYPD 26TH PRECINCT, Captain Taveras & CYO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ATHLETIC LEAGUE (PSAL) STARS FOR TOMORROW PROJECT, Inc: Brian Hills WESTCHESTER BARBER ACADEMY, Charnay Phaire YOUNG EXEKUTIVE : Carl Michel

Special Acknowledgements ARTS ENDORSEMENT RECOGNITION AMERICAN FEDERATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS CHANCELLOR'S ROLL OF HONORS FOR EXCELLENCE IN DANCE CHANCELLOR'S ROLL OF HONORS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THEATRE CHANCELLOR'S ROLL OF HONORS IN VOCAL COLLEGE BOUND AWARD COOPERATION IN GOVERNMENT COUNCIL OF SUPERVISION & ADMINISTRATORS JUWAN TAVERAS AWARD LIZA AVILES AWARD NYC COMPTROLLER AWARD PARTNERSHIP AWARDS RICHARD KAHAN AWARD SENIOR LEADERSHIP AWARD SHAWN JENNINGS AWARD SIGMA PI ALPHA HONOR SOCIETY THE MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

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