Class 2026 - Grad. Program (4)

The Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts 17 TH COMMENCEMENT CERMONY

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Class Of 2026

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

Senior Vocal Majors - “A Million Dreams” - The Greatest Showman Juniors and Sophmores Vocal Majors - “Lift Every Voice and Sing”

Assistant Principal, Nakia Smith

Introduction of Salutatorian

Michelle Kingston

Juan Quezada

Introduction of Valedictorian

Kierra Johnson

Valedictorian Address

Principal, Dr. Willayie Saygbe Assistant Principal, Nakia Smith Nakia Smith Assistant Principal & Ayeley Sowah - English Teacher Principal, Dr. Willayie Saygbe

Special Awards

Presentation of Diplomas Commemoration of Graduates

Graduates JAE'LA BALL

DEVEN ROSE MALONEY

KIAURA BISHOP

KASH MCRAE

ASHLEIGH BURGESS

JAELA MEDINA

SOLAIRE CALDERON

LAYLA MELENDEZ

SHAKORA CHISHOLM RANDIEL COLON SERENITY CROCKETT JOSE CRUZ CONTRERAS DANIEL DEL CARPIO POLA CHARLENE DUNSTON JUSTINE ELLIS DAN FELIZ

ALANNA MORONTA * ALEXANDER PAULA FERNANDEZ NICOLLE POLANCO ANAVI RODRIGUEZ MAXX RODRIGUEZ VICTOR SANTIAGO LONDON STEVENS

SYMARA GODBOLD

ANELIESE STEVENSON

PEYTON GRACE

E' MIELY STEWART

KIERRA JOHNSON

JENNIFER VALENTIN

MICHELLE KINGSTON

KHARI VANDROSS

JASIRE LUGO

THERESA WILLIAMS

RINNELLY MALDONADO

*Early Graduate RAYVEN RICHARDS-DAVIS (Class of 2027)

UASPA Learning Support Team SECRETARY, MS. ALOMA BLANDON PARENT COORDINATOR, MRS. ELIZABETH WHITAKER DEAN OF STUDENTS, MS. TAMIKO SUMPTER ICARE TEAM MR. KENNETH JONES MR. JAMES MCNEILL 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 MR. KOREDE GRIFFITH

UASPA Teaching & Learning Team ART

BAND, Mr. Royalhyness Allah DANCE, Ms. Angela Reid VOCAL, Ms. Ashira Mothersil THEATER, Ms. Jenni Mabrie HUMANITIES SOCIAL STUDIES, Mr. Robert Neigeborn SOCIAL STUDIES , Ms. Michele Newton SOCIAL STUDIES, Mr. Juan Quezada ENGLISH, Ms. Rebecca Lespierre, Ms. Bagayoko Mabintou, Ms. Ayeley Sowah 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 / Mr. Donny Jackson / Mr. Rasheed Sparks PHYSICAL EDUCATION / COMPUTER SCIENCE Ms. Shavon Glover PARAPROFESSIONAL Mr. Allah Mrs. Anabel Catedral Mrs. Wandy Lugo Mrs. Veronica Washington

UASPA Partnerships THE URBAN ASSEMBLY

CARE ALONG THE WAY: Martin Medina COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - ACHIEVEMENT INITIATIVES: Willa Ivory EPIC THEATER ENSEMBLE, Melissa Fieldmen

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: SYEP & WLG, Ashley Huertas NYC PROJECT PIVOT SCHOOL, Billy Council NYPD 26TH PRECINCT, Captain Taveras & CYO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ATHLETIC LEAGUE (PSAL) STARS FOR TOMORROW PROJECT, Inc: Brian Hills

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 SENIOR LEADERSHIP AWARD SHAWN JENNINGS AWARD SIGMA PI ALPHA HONOR SOCIETY THE MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

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