West Mesa High School

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. The ceremony is about to begin. We will begin promptly at 2:30, if you can all find your seats.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is the request of West Mesa High School administration that we honor and that we recognize each and every graduate. Most of you are here today to celebrate the accomplishments of one or maybe even more graduates that are special to you. Please allow others around you to celebrate their special graduate today, and kindly be reminded to refrain from any excessive cheering and the use of noisemakers so that each graduate's name can be heard clearly. At this time, please turn off your cellphones or silence them. Thank you for attending today for the Class of 2022 Commencement Ceremony for West Mesa High School.

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This evening, the colors are being presented by the West Mesa High School NJROTC under the direction of Senior Chief Nicholson and Major Hendricks. And now, I present to you the Class of 2022.

Please bring them in to the processional.

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Welcome, Class of 2022.

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And ladies and gentlemen, at this time, will you all please rise for the Presentation of the Colors by West Mesa's NJROTC? And graduates, please remove your caps. Will the band play the national anthem? At this time, will you join me in the Pledge of Allegiance?

[All] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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You may be seated. Graduates, you may don your caps. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Joseph Cordova. I'm your Activities Director here at West Mesa High School. It is my honor to introduce our distinguished guests for this afternoon's Commencement Ceremony.

Joining us this morning is APS Board Member Crystal Tapia-Romero. (audience applauds)
Our APS Leadership representatives, Superintendent Mr. Scott Elder, (audience applauds)
Associate Superintendent Dr. Antonio Gonzalez. (audience applauds)
Also with us this morning is West Mesa's Principal, Ms. Michele Torres. (audience applauds)
Assistant Principal Mr. Robert Erp, (audience applauds) 
Assistant Principal Mr. Santino Hernandez, (audience applauds)
and Assistant Principal, Ms. Jean Marie Baca. (audience applauds)

Our readers for this morning are Mr. Juan Aragon and Mrs. Rebecca Knowles.

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Representing the Class of 2022, I have your student body vice president, Jidapa Anderson.

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Also on stage, our salutatorians, Marissa Villa and Lyset Quinones.

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We also have our valedictorian for the Class of 2022, Jackelyn Hernandez.

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And last but not least, I would like to introduce to the podium a graduate who has distinguished herself by earning the bilingual seal on her diploma. Please help me welcome to the podium Daisy Astorga.

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Can you guys hear me? I just want to make sure. Yeah? Okay, great. Good afternoon, my name is Daisy Astorga. I am here today with a great honor to stand in front of this beautiful crowd and the 2022 graduating class. Many of us in the 2022 class obtained the bilingual seal. The bilingual seal goes way back to kindergarten. Yes, since we were very young. As a bilingual student, we manage to collide two worlds in one. The capability to include anyone in a conversation or being more understanding towards a different culture creates the meaning behind the bilingual seal.

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But I had an incredible teacher who convinced my mother to take me to extra classes so I would never forget my Spanish. To this day, I am very thankful for that incredible woman because I would have not obtained my bilingual seal if it wasn't for her. My eighth grade year, we started to practice on how to put your binders together and how to present. I thought it was going to be easy like eighth grade year, but I was completely wrong. My freshman year, I was pulled out of class and was told to take these classes if I wanted the bilingual seal. As an overachiever, I did what I was told.

Years passed and it was finally senior year, which came along too fast in my opinion because half of sophomore year was pulled away from us.

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I told myself I would finish high school with a bang, and trust me, I am. I was even in top 10, that was amazing. The day I started to write speeches, essays, making collages, poems, posters, slides, and much more has improved my writing and speaking for both languages. My Spanish was horrible when I was young, but thanks to all the bilingual classes I have taken in my school career, it has helped me a lot, mostly in the Bilingual Boot Camp. What I have learned the most was to appreciate the value of being bilingual. I can collide two worlds in one. While doing community service, I have realized people who are looking for someone who speaks Spanish and they do find someone, the look they give is full of relief, and that makes me happy.

What can I say, being bilingual is like having a superpower. The bilingual seal was an eye opener for me and some of my classmates because working hard does pay off. I am not going to lie, I was going to drop the class, but thanks to Marcos Lucero, I did not. Having someone who calls you every night and volunteers to help out or listens to your ranting is a person you need. He has helped me mentally and emotionally. Always be cautious on who you choose to hang out because they will influence your life.

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After all the difficulties, I obtained the biggest achievement that I have thought I would receive. I am a graduate, well, going to graduate, that has the bilingual seal on the  diploma and the first in my family to do so. I am glad I never gave up this year. I started with tears but I ended the year with a bang. Years of hard work, and now I am walking towards success. Do not let anyone bring you down because you are different. Show your true colors. Outshine your haters and be proud of your culture. If I had listened to my bullies, I would not be standing here in front of all of you saying this speech. Be who you are, Class 2022. Thank you, gracias.

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Next up, will you please help me welcome the principal of West Mesa High School, Ms. Michele Torres.

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Good afternoon, I am Michele Torres, and I have the honor and privilege to serve this senior class, this school, and this great community as principal of West Mesa High School. This morning I would like to take the time to welcome and thank each of our families, staff, friends, and distinguished guests for joining us today as we recognize the outstanding accomplishments of each member of the Class of 2022. Graduates, your high school years have been far from ordinary. You have lived through a pandemic, the loss of time with friends on the school campus, time with your teachers in your classrooms, and many other events that every high school student should experience.

But despite all of this, you have persevered. You are graduating. Today is a great day.

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It's a day to celebrate with your families and friends. This is a day you've been waiting for since you entered kindergarten those 13 long years ago. For some of you, it's about getting out of school and getting on with your life. It's a time when that old childhood rhyme, "No more teachers, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks" describes just how you feel. For many others of you, high school graduation is just the next step in your education. You're headed on to a university, a community college, apprenticeship training, to the exciting journey of preparing for a career you want to pursue.

But for all of you, as you take off the caps and gowns you're wearing today and take your tassels and diplomas home, remember this, the diploma you receive today is your insurance policy with the premium paid in full by the hard work you've put in over those last 13 years. The value of that policy depends on how much effort you put into your education and what you do with it as you go on. As a first year principal of a high school, I have been part of many wonderful experiences. I spent time in classrooms with you and your teachers as you were learning about math, science, history, sociology, and most importantly, about life.

I attended my first homecoming and prom as a principal. I watched as 35 of you earned your bilingual seals. I was there when our cheer team placed as our state runner up. And I watched our NJROTC Drill Team take state.

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These are just a couple of examples of the many great things that happened on our campus. I thank you for your kindness and patience while I learned about our campus, our teachers, our students, and our amazing school community. I will take my lessons learned from you into the rest of my years as West Mesa's principal. As my thank you to you, I would like to impart a little wisdom that I learned from someone whom I recently lost, Grandma Lucy. When I was graduating, Grandma Lucy shared with me her four rules of living.

Rule number one, cherish your family and friends as if your life depends upon it because it does. By the time you've reached my age, you've made more friends than you'll have time to keep up with, but cherish the moments that you do have with them because as we have learned this year, life is too short. And always remember, sometimes Mom and Dad or Grandma and Grandpa do know best. Don't be afraid to listen to their advice. Rule number two, love people more than things. It's easy to get caught up in wanting the best clothes, the best toys, the best car, the best of anything. But nothing beats being kind. Be kind to those you love and even to those you don't. Being kind costs nothing but it's more valuable than anything you will ever own. Rule number three, indulge the child in you. Live your life to its fullest, you only get one.

Encourage the fun and the laughter that lives inside of you. Make time for play, for the impractical, for the absurd, and make a rule to do it, not just every once in a while, but when the opportunity presents itself. Let your heart overrule your head once in a while. Never turn down a new experience unless, of course, it's against the law, will get someone hurt, or will get you into serious trouble. And rule number four, don't spend a lot of time worrying about your failures.

I've learned a whole lot more from my failures and mistakes than I have from any of my successes. Mistakes are great teachers, but in order to learn from them, you must be willing to take ownership of them. When something goes wrong, it's usually very easy to find someone else to blame, but what does that really accomplish? The last thing you want to do is run from mistakes. There is much value to be had when you claim it, pay the price, learn the lesson, and grow.

That will make you much, much stronger. I'll never forget Grandma Lucy's words. Make sure you give each other a big hug before today is over. Tell your parents thanks and that you love them. Take plenty of pictures. Aim high, good luck, and remember, if you can be anything, be kind.

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I am honored today to also introduce our salutatorians for the Class of 2022. First up to the podium will be Marissa Villa, followed by Lyset Quinones.

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Good afternoon, Class of '22. Thank you to the West Mesa staff and faculty that have made this day possible. I would like to thank family and friends that have supported us graduates and that are here today. And, of course, we must not forget the parents, who to get us students to this day have sacrificed so many things, primarily money, but also gas for all of the rides they have given us. In all seriousness, thank you for helping us get to this point in our lives, and for pushing us to be the best we can be.

For us graduates, I'm sure our current mindset is centered around much stress and uncertainty about the future. But do not worry, because we don't have to face the future for, like, one more hour. Around three months ago, I got accepted into the school of my dreams. The process, however, wasn't all sunshine and rainbows. It was more like Albuquerque's weather, rainy, then sunny, then rainy again, then all of a sudden it snows and gives everyone a two hour delay.

While it was rigorous and at times unbearing, I am super contented to say that it was all worth it in the end. In this process, I experienced self-doubt, failure on top of failure, and was told many times to be realistic. I skipped out on multiple social events, I made up quizzes that I had already gotten a fair score on, and I pulled more all-nighters than I can count. Despite these obstacles, I persevered, I believed in myself, and never gave up. I also had a bunch of crying sessions, but we don't talk about that. The point is that I had worked so hard to make my dreams happen, and I know each of you can as well, whether your dreams are to become doctors, engineers, artists, stay at home children living in the basement, or scientists.

The numerous obstacles and failures that each of us have faced in the midst of our paths towards our goals shape who we are and often determine where we will be next. As we embark upon our new lives outside of high school, we will find ourselves in those very moments of self doubt, defeat, and fear. I am here to tell you that you have to keep pushing forward and pick yourself up because it will be worth it in the end. Take risks, don't be afraid to fail. Enjoy life's moments, and don't forget to smell the roses. And as one of the greats once said, "Have a dream, sacrifice for it, and never, ever rest in the middle," Kobe Bryant. Congratulations again, Class of '22, thank you.

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Good afternoon, Class of 2022. I would like to take a moment to thank all the family and friends who came here today to show their love and support for our graduating class.

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I would like to thank all my teachers, who saw something special in me and pushed me to be my best, both in my personal and educational life. I wouldn't have been able to make it this far without all the support from you guys. To all my friends who have stuck by my side, I definitely thank you from the depths of my heart. All of you have provided me with so much support without even knowing it. I know the future has amazing moments in store for us. These past four years have gone by in the blink of an eye, and it's finally our time to be in the spotlight, to be the ones who get to walk across this stage. And we must certainly thank those who have supported our journey. But now it is time to thank ourselves for enduring this enormous journey from the pond into the grand ocean.

I thank myself for not surrendering to the toughest days, for being resilient through those days I wanted to let go of the pencil and give up. I certainly thank myself for living up to my word that I would make my family proud. They have always made me proud, and I will do the same. I am proud of these two amazing ladies who sit up here with me today. We have all worked hard to earn our spot and I am honored to be up here with both Jacky and Marissa. If there is anything I learned in these past four years, it is to live in the moment and enjoy every second of it while it lasts. A huge congratulations to the Class of 2022.

We have made it this far and we still have a long way to go. Today we end this chapter with such amazing accomplishments. We will have to wait and see where tomorrow will take us, so for now live it up while we are still young, wild, and free.

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And last but not least, please welcome to the stage your valedictorian, Jackelyn Hernandez.

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Good afternoon, faculty, friends, family, and my fellow classmates. First off, I would like to thank God for guiding me through my life. I am grateful for everything. I would also like to thank everyone today for coming out and being here for us all. To my parents, Erika and Luis.

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To both of my brothers, Guero and David, thank you for setting the bar so high and thank you for being here today to watch me surpass it. I finally get to say I'm the smartest child.

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Without my family, I would not be up here today. I am so grateful for you all being my support system and for pushing me to my fullest potential. Thank you to all my teachers who helped me get here today. Not a single one of you ever made me feel like I could not accomplish my goals. To the staff, you all were so wonderful to me and helped me with the millions of questions I had. Thank you for never giving up on any of us. High school was a rollercoaster. From one week of spring break to a full year online, we all made friendships and memories that we will cherish for the rest of our lives. For me, meeting all of you had its ups and downs. I lost friends along the way and I found a few I knew I wanted to keep in my life forever.

I was able to find many special friendships through sports. I had the honor of playing alongside some of the greatest athletes I will ever meet in my life. Soccer was my favorite sport throughout high school. Although we had a losing record this year, I was able to become the number one goalkeeper in the state and 12th in the nation, ending my season with 254 saves and a 0.3 goals against average.

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I am beyond proud of myself and my teammates. It would not have been possible without the help of our coach. Coach Simoni, you believed in all of us and I know I speak for many of us when I say you helped us find our confidence on and off the field. You are the best coach I have ever had. As I stand here before you all, I would like to say that it was not easy making it up here today.

I spent nights crying over assignments, calculating how to pass a class with an A, stressing out over tests I never studied for and wondering if it was all even worth it. Well, it was. Someone very special in my life once told me how grateful I should be for making it up here today, that I deserve this. She told me that there are only 26,000 valedictorians each year in America, and I worked hard enough to be one of the 26,000.

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And I get to add to the statistics of female valedictorians this year, as do my fellow salutatorians. I am beyond proud both of you. So to my best friend and high school sweetheart, Liv, thank you for sticking with me through this entire year. I know it was annoying listening to me complain about having an A minus in a class, but without you I would have never believed I deserve this position at all, I adore you.

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Lastly, to the Class of 2022, take a moment to thank yourselves. We all made sacrifices to be here today and we deserve to be proud of that. At the end of the day, we all put in the hard work, we did our homework, we showed up to class, and we got the grades. With that being said, never let a grade define you because we are all much more than that. Albert Einstein once wrote the multiple tables of nine.

He wrote nine correct answers and one wrong. Everyone made fun of him for that one simple mistake. He then said, "Despite me answering the first nine questions correctly, no one congratulated me. Instead, when I got one wrong, everyone started laughing. This means that despite being very successful, society will only notice the smallest mistakes and make fun of it. Don't let simple criticism destroy your dreams." What I hope you all take from this is that only people who do nothing never make mistakes, so continue working hard, make mistakes, and learn from them. I am so happy and proud to be a part of this graduating class. I cannot wait to see what we all will accomplish in our futures. After four long years, we did it, seniors, thank you.

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All right, here's what we've been waiting for. Board member, Mrs. Crystal Tapia-Romero, the graduates before you have met the graduation requirements set forth by the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education, along with the New Mexico Public Education Department. To you, I present the Class of 2022.

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Principal Michele Torres, on behalf of Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education, we accept the graduating Class of 2022 from West Mesa High School.

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Monica Aceves. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Casey Acosta. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Victor Aguero. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Tamara Agalarb. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Amaya Alcaras. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Philip Aldareta. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Yadeliz Aldareta. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Luke Allan. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Javier Alvarado. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Lexy Alverson. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Anhel Amaya. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Amikiya Amiko. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jidapa Anderson. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Arielle Archuleta. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Matthew Armeho. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Olivia Armoure. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Daniel Areola. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Adam Arcate. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Daisy Astorga. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Moises Avaloz Aragon. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Cynthia Avila. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jimena Avila. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Daniel Ayella. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Mikayla Ayella. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Deandra Baca. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Elijah Baca-Lovato. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Nicholas Baker. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Ty Barlow. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Cindy Baron. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Emilio Basan. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Kim Basan-Grandados. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Veronica Barajano. (audience applauds)
Catherine Banali. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Isaac Ben Cuomo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Oscar Bermouthis Abanyas. (audience applauds) (audience cheers) 

Christopher Cassautus. Escorting Christopher are our foreign exchange students, Daniel Noreno and Mara Daublefield. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Adrianna Boswell.(audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jared Briones Cartajena. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Andres Brito. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)Sanaya Brown. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Elliot Bronell. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Charisma Burr.(audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Adam Burrows. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Emanuel Caguana. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Gabrielle Cadaron. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Isaac Candelaria. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Alondra Caradello. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Alejandra Carro. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Oscar Carasco. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Brittany Carasco-Gonzales. (audience applauds)
Gabriella Castillo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Lenise Castillo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Melanie Castillo-Dominguez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Aliya Chavez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Ismael Chavez, Jr. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Lisa Chavez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Miyavon Chavez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Rodrigo Chavez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Gilbert Chavez, Jr. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Ajane Chelf. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Vanessa Cisneros. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Anisa Coronado. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Ruby Cortez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Daisy Cruz. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Daniel Davis. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Estrella DeHerrera. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Emmanuel Chavez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jose Angel Contrares. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Mathew De La Rosa. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Thomas Denton. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Valentina Dominguez Tagla. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Asset Drane. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Tim Drannon. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Adrian Duran. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Brian Duran. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Elizabeth Easton. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Karen Elisando Ramirez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Angelia Enriques. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Taden Esalio. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Sophia Escalante Velos. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Josiah Escovedo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Mariah Esparsa. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Kaylee Estrada. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Marco Felix. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Dean Flores. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Marcos Flores Sedillo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Shakaya Flowers. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Julian Guiegos. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Miranda Guiegos. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Ruben Guiegos-Williams. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Geraldine Garcia. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jehovie Garcia. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Kayla Garcia. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Mikayla Garcia. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Mariah Garcia. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Natalia Garcia. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Osmar Garcia Castillo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Miranda Garcia Marin. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Areliano Guitan. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Elijah Heron. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Christopher Godwin, Jr. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Julianna Gomez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers) 
Angel Gonzalez. Kylie Graphis. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Kayley Gray. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Annette Guerrero. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Damian Guerrero. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Yvonne Gorolla Orosco. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Nicole Gule. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Alicia Gutierrez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Asia Gutierrez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Adrian Hernandez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Alexis Hernandez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Brooklyn Hernandez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Fernando Hernandez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jaqueline Hernandez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Lyset Hernandez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Maryanna Hernandez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Nestor Hernandez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Javier Hernandez-Garcia. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Maya Hill. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Braden Houte. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jorge Hiribe. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jordan Haramillo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Alon Jimenez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Karime Jimenez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Rayshon John. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Elijah Juanico. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Yuki Juarez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Santiago Khan. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Andre King. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Brodrick Landon. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Yaritza Ledesma. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Dax Leeds. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jasmine Lemoz-Savayos. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Isabela Leva. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Josue Leva. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jeremiah Leyal. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Gabriel Lind. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Caleb Leda. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Andrea Lopez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Heidi Lopez-Alatore. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Bryan Lopez-Martinez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Andrea Losoya. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Carlos Lucero-Lopez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Carlos Lueveno. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Kira Luhan. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Mariah Maldonado. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Anthony Mongopis. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jersey Mongrela. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Alexis Manning. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Julian Marques. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Xavier Marques. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Lilliana Sophia Martinez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Nathan Martinez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Rosillo Adriana Martinez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Bianca Matta Castro. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
David McDowell, Jr. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Mia Medina. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Ashley Medrano. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Saraya Mejilla. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Lucero Raquel Mendes. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Maribel Guadalupe Michowski. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Alejandro Miranda. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Cassandra Miranda. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Selena Montanyo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Destiny Blaze Montoya. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Destiny Danielle Montoya. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Ronan Montoya. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Patrick Mora. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Arianna Morales. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Hamisi Misambiya. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Cheyanna Muller. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Lima Munier. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Natalia Munoz. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Lincoln Nelson. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Solomon Nichols. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Frankie Nunez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Abigail Ochoa. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Carolina Olivas-Rongel. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Alyssa Ordway. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Louise Ornalez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Elisia Ortega. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Ashley Ortega. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Alexis Owens. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Alon Padilla. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jolia Padilla. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jorge Para. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Perla Paulino. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Aiden Pearlman. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Callini Pele. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Esperanza Pena. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Julian Perales. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Benjamin Perreya. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Eric Perreya. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Itzel Perez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Danielle Pina. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Paron Pazoyla. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Bianca Portillo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Terrel Price. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Ernesto Preyeto. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Lyset Quinones. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Gabriel Quintana. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Kimberly Queros. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Aliya Payal-Bacha. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Destiny Ramirez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Georgina Ramirez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Nicole Rausch. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jesus Rico. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Shelby Riley. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Nicolas Rios. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Joseph Rita. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Ramses Rivas. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Marcos Rivera. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Steve Rivera. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Alvaro Robles. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Monique Robles. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Maria Jesus Rodriguez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jennifer Rodriguez-Sarate. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Mario Rodulfo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Thomas Rojas Gomez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Leonelle Roman. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Kristen Romero. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Miguel Romero. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Angelo Roncillo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Santiago Rosales. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Otis Ruben. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jenna Savedra. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Juanise Savedra. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Orlando Savedra. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Sydney Salazar. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Christian Salgado Orospo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Caleb Sanchez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Dennis Sanchez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Nelson Sanchez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jaqueline Sanchez-Pallardes. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Arianna Elise Sandoval. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jacob Sandoval. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Serju Sandoval. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Elijah Sergeant. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Paul Sedillo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Angel Sagovia. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Calvin Silva. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jose Secueros. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Destiny Sicneros. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Anna Smith. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Evelyn Smith. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Gerald Smith. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Joseph Smith. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Joseph Solis. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Isangeli Tapia. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Aris Teller. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Emmanuel Tena. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Brandon Tena Solis. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Ruben Teran. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Cynthia Selena Terrasas Dias. (audience applauds) (audience cheers) 
Jonathan Tiherena. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Louis Torres Soltelo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Mia Torres. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Carlos Toscano. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Eduardo Toscano Terrasas. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Diamond Treviso. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Isaiah Trujillo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Soledad Trujillo. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Boste Uviado Hernandez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Kimberley Valencia-Jimenez. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Anthony Valentin. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Tomas Valenzuela. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Miriah Vargas. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Milene Vasquez-Diaz. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Justice Vella. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Marisa Via. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Kevin Villalobos. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Yoksi Villalon. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Jaleel Wells. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
William Wheeler-Bell. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Sanai White. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Sarah Whitehorse. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Isabel Wickert. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Anthony Wilkens. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Christiana Williams. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Marquis Williams. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Savannah Williams. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Matthew Woods. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Dante Yasi. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Ezekiel Zapada. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
Joshua Zarate. (audience applauds) (audience cheers)
And last but not least, Justice Martinez. I skipped one. (audience cheers)

(air horn honks)

(audience cheers)

Hello, my name is Jidapa Anderson, your Student Body Vice President. Class of 2022, this is the moment we've all been waiting for, we made it.

(audience cheers)

(audience applauds) 

All of our hard work has led us to this moment. At this time, will you all please stand? Now, oh.

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Now to signify our completion of high school, please move your tassel from the right to the left.

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(audience applauds) 

Now, on three, you may throw your caps in the air. One, two, three.

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You may retrieve your caps.

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Congratulations, graduates.

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(audience applauds)

Beatles, at this time, you may lead the graduates out to the recessional march. We did it, Class of 2022.

(audience applauds)

(audience cheers)

(slow brass music)

Thank you, families and friends, for celebrating this afternoon. You may meet your graduate in the meet and greet section to the west. Congratulations, Class of 2022.

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