COMMENCEMENT

Poolesville High School

Class of 2020

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

12:00 p.m.

Senior Class Officers

Class of 2020

Frank Willard, President Duke University

Alaina Shields, Vice President

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Isaac Wang, Vice President University of Maryland, College Park

Meera Barochia, Treasurer

New York University

Rachel Onderko, Secretary Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Amulya Puttaraju, Historian

Cornell University

Kendall Griffith, ILT Georgetown University

Commencement Speakers

Mrs. Barbara Martin Resource Counselor

Mrs. Melissa Nagy

School Counselor

“You never know how strong you are until

being strong is your only choice.”

– Bob Marley

Poolesville High School Graduation Program

Class of 2020

Pomp and Circumstance...........................................................................................................

Welcome to Class of 2020 Graduation ....................................... Alaina Shields, Vice President

Star-Spangled Banner ..............................................................................................................

Introduction of Principal ................................................................. Isaac Wang, Vice President

Principal’s Address ................................................................ Mr. Mark A. Carothers, Principal

Introduction of Senior Class Speaker .............................................. Amulya Puttaraju, Historian

Senior Class Speaker ................................................................................... Zachary Goldstein

Introduction of Senior Class Vocalist ............................................... Meera Barochia, Treasurer

Senior Class Vocalist .................................................................................... Heather Robinson

Accompanied on guitar by Joseph Helfert

Introduction of Commencement Speakers ......................................... Rachel Onderko, Secretary

Commencement Address ...................................... Mrs. Barbara Martin and Mrs. Melissa Nagy

Mantle Ceremony ............................................................................... Frank Willard, President

Acknowledgements ................................................................................. Kendall Griffith, ILT

Presentation of Diplomas ....................................................... Mr. Mark A. Carothers, Principal

............................................................ Ms. Rebecca Smondrowski, Board of Education

Nominators................................................................ Mrs. Alexandra Hicks, Resource Teacher

.......................................................................... Mr. Dan McKenna, Resource Teacher

Tassel Ceremony ................................................................................ Frank Willard, President

Distinguished Leadership

Rebecca Smondrowski, Board of Education

Janet S. Wilson, Ph.D., Interim Chief of Schools,

Office of School Support and Improvement

Mrs. Diane D. Morris, Area Associate Superintendent,

Office of School Support and Improvement

Dr. Mary Jane Q. Ennis, Director of Learning, Achievement and Administration

Office of School Support and Improvement

Ms. Kristin A. Alban, Principal, Monocacy Elementary School

Mr. Douglas M. Robbins, Principal, Poolesville Elementary School

Mr. Jon Green, Principal, John Poole Middle School

Miss Deena Levine, retired Principal

Administrators

Mark A. Carothers, Principal

Ms. Allison C. Wilder, Magnet Coordinator

Mrs. Jennifer L. Herman, Assistant Principal

Mr. John L. Butler, Assistant School Administrator

Ms. Susan L. Krouner, School Business Administrator

Amani Ieaisha Abbey

Islah Ismael Abdulmalek

Aaron James Aben

Aneesh Shyam Acharya

Amol Agrawal

Hisham Uzmir Ahmad

Sydney Helen Allentuck

Samuel Hiatt Allgood

Sofia Hadley Allison

Rohan Vignesh Aluka

Aziza Veronique Amani

Remy Leigh Anderson

Joseph Ali Unalp Arida

June Melinda Barash

David Orman Barkdoll

Meera Vipul Barochia

Juan Manuel Barron

William Marcial Batres

Pallavi Battina

Rachael Anne Behrend

Derrick Koran Berko

Kyra Margaret Bertolini

Bradford Yuki Blair

Samuel Lawson Bodmer

Shaun Philip Bolten

Moshelle Saihan Borjigin

Solomiya Sophia Brannman

Owen Gregory Brill

Luka Alekseevich Brizhik

Madeline Grace Brode

Olivia Joann Burdick

Kyle Mitchell Burns

Daniel Walker Cahill

Jacob Robert Carin

Cameron Matthew Carney

Fernando Carranza

Grace Taylor Carter

Ishita Chatterjee

Daniel Zhao Chen

Robert Li Chen

Shirley Yu Chen

Catherine M.Cherfan

Bakhtawar Munir Choudhry

Bradley George Christ

Kelly Jean Christensen

Mikayla Chantell Claiborne

Ajda Sezann Connell

Jessica Jean Convers

Holly Lynn Cross

Ann Marie Dahlman

Kobey Redmon Davenport

Mary Bernadette Deffinbaugh

Timothy Owen Dominici

Caroline Grace Dorr

Connor Riley Dorsey

Sophia Angela Durmowicz

Sabrina Grace Edwards

Isabelle Nicole Ehrentraut

Adam Howard Eisenhardt

Lena Mohamed Elamin

Yasmeen Wael Elkoshairi

Rithik Prabhakar Endlur

William Robert Ennis

Joseph Max Esser

Zachary Michael Fedders

Hannah Alexsandra Fedorov

Nicholas Alexander Ferguson

Caroline Emma Field

Justin Martin Fisher

Maxwell Parker Fisher

Aileen Hatsuko Foley

Madison Alexis Folk

Jacob Ryan Fruth

William Owen Fry

Mahi Ketan Ganatra

Neil Supriya Ghosh

Zachary Brennan Goldstein

Christine Qian Gong

Fabrizio Giovanni Gonzalez

Abigail Elena Gordon

Alyson Elizabeth Gotlewski

Nishanth B.Gowda

Mallary Heath Graham

Kendall Angell Griffith

Mary Julia Grob

Ethan Michael Groboski

Avery Noel Groeninger

Matthew Allen Grubb

Jeffrey Guan

Tejas Guha

Garrett Bradley Gularson

Dinal Gunaratne

Maansi Gupta

Geraldine Teresa Guzman

Colin Joseph Hammett

Maria Christina Hancu

Chase Patrick Hanscom

Brennan Mae Hardaway

Joseph Britton Helfert

Colin Harrison Hemingway

Chase Tanner Hillegas

Julianna Marie Hitchcock

Brianna Michelle Hobbs

Mary Anselmo Hobbs

Mandy Hsu

Justin Andrew Hui

Jalen Michael Inman

Tess Elizabeth Insalaco

Elias Sarkis Izmirlian

Benjamin Patrick Jamison

Eleanor Grace Jensen

Tanaya Jha

Andrew Joeseph Johnson

Madeleine Christine Johnston

Rakshan Joshi

Sreedatta Kaligotla

Alexander Baronoff Kalomiris

Pranay Bhargav Reddy Kamineny

Akshay Kandakumar

Hanne Liv Kaplan

Jacob Vincent Kasten

Samantha Charlene Kellogg

Christian Hanul Kim

Hannah Soo Kim

Hannah Kim

Katherine Yubin Kim

Minsu Kim

Ariana Lyons King

Jacob Aaron Kiviat

Josie Victoria Kolb

Medha Sri Kotti

Benjamin Carey Kovich

Ashley Hope Kraekel

Xavier Markus Kresslein

Kenna Faith Krueger

Kylie Alexandra Kuhlman

Sanjana Kumar

Maria Isabel Lanasa

Zachary Gage Lease

Phillip Shinwon Lee

Alexander Maverick Leff

Makayla Elizabeth Lemarr

Lindsey Taylor Lightcap

Catherine Victoria Livingston

Sadhana Santoshi Lolla

Michelle Y. Lu

Macawan Siboonruang Luu

Celine Anne Estrada Macairan

Priyanka Raj Madhavan

Matthew Aldo Magnani

Bismita Mallik

Gurshaan Singh Mann

Esha Manoj

Christopher Ray Mantz

Andres Joel Martinez

Saloni Maskey

Elijah Thomas Jefferson Matlock

Sanjana Mayenkar

Hallie Emma Maytin

Fiona Julia McCue

Molly Carroll McCutcheon

Declan Conte McHugh

Emilia Fernanda Medina

Xenia Veronica Merchan

Keegan Matthew Morrison

Gordon David Moss

Valentina Mozolina

Eamon James Murphy

Anjali Eshwar Murthy

Urjoshi Nahid

Shabarish Nair

Helena Narisu

Aditya Sudarsan Nathela Sudhakhar

Megan Lok-Yi Nee

Ethan Christopher Nichols

Hina Nishida

Clare Musii Ntumsi

Aidan Michael Oberman

Olisaneme Otitodilinna Okonkwo

Aidan Frederick Olcott

Rachel Alexandra Onderko

Zachary Alexander Onderko

Ashley Stephanie Pacheco

Surya Padmanabhan

Matthew Daniel Palatnik

Roshini Parameswaran

Emma Elizabeth Parker

Anthony Sergeevich Pechenov

Lauren Roussel Penn

Elizabeth Rebecca Perelshteyn

Wasif Mahi Pervez

Elizabeth Lee Phelps

Krishna Datta Ponnapalli

Andrew James Poore

Kaeli Brooklyn Potts

Preethi Prakash

Miriam Zena Pustylnik

Amulya N.Puttaraju

Alexander James Quigley

Mariam Rahman

Holly Raines

Tharakai Valli Ramaswamy

Suraj Ratnam

Ria Nilesh Rawool

Jordan Elizabeth Rendzio

Astrid Carolina Rentel

Madison Elizabeth Repass

Safiullah Rifai

Heather Elizabeth Robinson

Jacob James Roe

Logan Kay Rohde

Maya Marina Rosenbaum

Jack Holden Rosenberg

Cole Louis Roy

Lydia Enyi Ruan

Aidan Michael Ryan

Skyler Amanda Sabas

Anna Michelle Sapcariu

Colin McLain Savage

James Harry Savage

Katerina Isabelle Scott

Bryanna Danielle Sellers

Imaan Shanavas

Shreya Yogesh Shete

Alaina Mary Shields

Charlie Shou

Udai Bir Singh

Emily Elisabeth Singleton

Jason Kenneth Sladic

Malik Jordan Smith

Micah Joseph Smith

Rowan Alexander Smith

Kenny Song

Connor Joseph Sorrell

Anya Olivia Madigan Speck-McMorris

Adhvayith Sriram

Lillian Grace-Marie Staples

Colin Alexander Staszewski

Ashlynn Rose Stearns

Madeline Haley Stempler

Thomas Evan Stoughton

Jenna Lee Stroud

Shreya Surendra

Kelsey Jean Szafranski

Steven Siwei Tan

Abdurrahman Bin Tauqeer

Cole Marrett Taylor

Ethan Jerome Tievy

Rachel Patricia Tievy

Kasra Zachariah Torshizi

Avi Seth Trost

Lucas James Trythall

Daniel Tuan

Megha Tummalapalli

Ethan Patrick Turner

Ian Burke Vaillancourt

Bhavya Lakshmi Sri Vakkalanka

Andrew Ryan Victory

Jessica Marie Volkle

Alison Yu-An Wang

Angie Dong Wang

Isaac Luke Wang

James Wang

Lila Eve Weir

Mollie Regina Wheeler

Joshua Leslie Widenhofer

Frank Christopher Willard

Brennan Lee Wittwer

William Jun-Wei Xu

Tejasa Yaddula

Megan Renee Yadron

Maxwell C. Yan

Joyce Dayoung Yu

Nicholas Andrew Zehnle

Jacob Francis Zeranski

Andrew Tianbao Zhong Noah Martin Zolt

HONOR COLORS

Green Tassel - Global Ecology House

Blue Tassel - Humanities House

White Tassel - Independent Studies Program

Red Tassel - Science, Math, Computer Science House

Red & White Tassel - Project Lead the Way

Purple Tassel - Certificate of Meritorious Service

White Stole - National Honor Society

Black & Gold Cord- Student Government

Blue & Gold Ribbon - International Thespian Society

Black & White Cord - Art Honor Society

Red, White & Blue Cord- French Honor Society

Blue & Gold Cord - Mathematics Honor Society

Gold, Green & Purple Cord - Science Honor Society Royal Blue & White Cord-Social Studies Honor Society

Red & Gold Cord - Spanish Honor Society

Light Blue & White Cord – Model UN