Class of 2020

The culmination of a student’s academic career is graduation. This emotionally-charged event is always the highlight for families, students, and faculty. York decided to postpone in-person commencement until August, but was committed to an end-of-year celebration to give the Class of 2020 a sense of closure and recognition. The pandemic has had such an impact on the social lives of our students and we wanted to make sure they were properly celebrated.

On the day that would have been their commencement, York faculty and staff lined up along the school’s decorated driveway, holding up congratulatory signs, cheering the seniors on as they drove by in their graduation caps and received their final gifts until the in-person commencement planned for August.

It was a joyous day, filled with excitement, cheer, and genuine affection for each senior. As the students drove through campus in their decorated cars, it was clear how happy and excited they were to celebrate their accomplishments. Teary-eyed parents, waving from their cars, conveyed feelings of gratitude and joy for York finding a way to celebrate their graduate.

Congratulations, Class of 2020!

In August of 2020, we were delighted to welcome 47 graduates of the Class of 2020 to the York alumni community. These graduates have excelled in many ways. They showed us what true resilience, commitment, and camaraderie looks like amidst a global pandemic that had a major impact through their final months at York. We are so proud of each of you, and can’t wait to see you back on campus. Congratulations and welcome new alumni!

Cheyenne Avina Sophie Barth Jupiter Berrysmith Nora Butler Josefina Camacho Stuart Carruthers Hayden Concepcion-Deyo Matthew DaCosta Henriette Diouf Kaeden Ellawendy Vivian Fei Yulissa Flores-Ibanez Juan Galarza Matthew Galloway Edwin Gao Fletcher Gaucher Jordan Goodwin Jared Griffith Thomas Hall Rikiya Jochi E’raya Johnson Sooyeon Kim Madison Kimball Alexander Lin Jiacheng Liu Matteo Lorenz Tobey Malone Albert Matei Nathan Nguyen Annabelle Norman Alexa Ortiz Luke Rosenblum Sophia Sanico Micheal Scholis Rohan Sethi Luke Song Francesco Spadaro Vianne Storrs Daisy Swanson Annushka Veliko-Shapko Justin Vu Samuel Wisner Stone Yang Owen Yu Jonathan Zhao Andy Zhou Guanjia Zhu

GRADUATES

COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS

DISTINGUISHED GLOBAL SCHOLARS

SCHOLARSHIP AND MERIT AWARDS

CHARGE TO CLASS: Michael Borrowman WELCOME: Josefina Camacho, Student Body President VALEDICTORY ADDRESS: Jordan Goodwin, Valedictorian WELCOME NEW ALUMNI: Doug Key, Head of School FAREWELL: Luke Rosenblum, Senior Class President

SPECIAL AWARDS Emod Brunner Award: Jordan Goodwin Faculty Award: E’raya Johnson, Jiacheng Liu Head of School Award: Jared Griffith Parent of the Year: Mike & Leslie Galloway Student of the Year: Josefina Camacho Distinguished Global Scholars: Francesco Carriglio, Annushka Veliko-Shapko, Jiacheng Liu, Jordan Goodwin, Rohan Sethi, Matthew Galloway COLLEGE DESTINATIONS:

Arizona State University Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo University of California-Berkeley* University of California-Davis* University of California-Irvine University of California-Santa Barbara* University of California-Santa Cruz* University of California-San Diego California State University, Long Beach* Central Washington University University of Chicago University of Colorado University of Denver Howard University Monterey Peninsula College* New York University Northwestern University* Pepperdine University Pitzer College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of San Diego University of San Francisco* San Francisco State University San Jose State University Santa Clara University* Scripps College Seattle University Tufts University University of Utah University of Wisconsin-Madison