TUHSD 2017 GRADUATION INFORMATION
May 2017
TEMPE HIGH
A+ School of Excellence™ Award (2014) from the Arizona Educational Foundation
Graduates: 303
Valedictorian: Jose Luis Diaz Reyes
Salutatorians: Alexis Schlotterback
Scholarship amount offered: $ 2.9 million
Notable scholars/graduates:
Dell Scholar: Brittani Jo Solarez
Dorrance Scholarship: Alexis Lucero
Homa and Irene Wood Foundation: Graciela Gomez Cruz, Janet Mancillas, Karla Nieves Sandoval
Stanford University: Full Scholarship to Jose Luis Diaz Reyes
Tempe Changemakers: Shandy Htun, Theint Nwe, Joseph Olivas, Julio Padilla, Alexis Schlotterback
Tempe Courage Award: Monica Martinez Aviles, Luz Ruiz
Tempe Diablos Excellence in Education Scholarships: Miguel Acosta, Clarissa Gutierrez,
Theint Nwe, Brittani Joe Solarez
Students’ post high school plans:
26% University / 40% 2 yr Community College / 4% Technical–Vocational / 3% Military / 27% Career
McCLINTOCK
A+ School of Excellence™ Award (2012 & 2016) from the Arizona Educational Foundation
Graduates: 380
Peggy Payne Academy Valedictorian: Bobby Chen
Valedictorian: Emma Ryan
Salutatorian: Roomie Wood Peggy Payne Academy Salutatorian: McKinley Becraft
Scholarship amount offered: $11.3 million
Notable scholars/graduates:
National Merit Finalists: Bobby Chen, Carmela Guaglianone, Marceau Phillips,
Sidney Belitsky, Thomas Kaplan
National Hispanic Scholar: Erin Granillo-Walker
Duke: Carmela Guaglianone Georgia Tech: Thomas Kaplan Harvard: Bobby Chen MIT: Antoni Soledad
New York University: Jazin Hodge
Tempe Diablos Scholarships: Claudia Fragoso, Taylor Ryan
Tempe Changemakers: McKinley Becraft, Carmela Guaglianone, Zaria Guignard Shaul Leket-Mor, Jonah Wilery
Tempe Courage Award: Hannah Olsen
Tempe Diablos Excellence in Education Scholarships: Wyatt Calandro, Samantha Castro, Adam Garcia,
Erin Granillo-Walker, Emma Ryan, Andrew Scheidecker, Emily Wescott
Students who earned associates degrees through dual enrollment: Associates of Arts & Science: Emma Ryan
Students’ post high school plans:
40% University / 36% 2yr Community College / 2% Technical–Vocational / 1% Military / 21% Career
District Office • 500 West Guadalupe Road • Tempe, Arizona 85283-3599 • Phone: (480) 839-0292 • www.TempeUnion.org
TUHSD 2017 GRADUATION INFORMATION
May 2017
MARCOS DE NIZA
A+ School of Excellence™ Award (2014) from the Arizona Educational Foundation
Graduates: 306
Valedictorian: Nicole Marie Hoke Salutatorian: Mandri Randeniya
Scholarship amount offered: $ 5.9 million
Notable scholars/graduates:
Health Occupations Students of America Scholarship: Maryama Aden, Rida Imtiaz
Homa and Irene Wood Foundation Scholarship: Brittany Jimenez, Angel Lara Montiel
Horatio Alger Scholarship: Lucy Argota
John Carroll University Magis Scholarship: James Salata
MDN Chris Massey Memorial Scholarship: Nicole Allen, Jakob Rivali, Savanna Silvas, Lesley Vargas, Krystal Vazquez
Pascua Yaqui Tribe Scholarship: Fernando Almanza, Juanita Arenas, Marco Antonio Contreras, Matthew
Coronado, Esai Flores, Eric Gayosso, Emily Gonzales, Natalia Macias, Bianca Matus, Destiny Medina, Antonio Molina
Lorena Mori, Alexis Osuna, Tesoro Roman, Frank Sanchez, Savanna Silvas, Damian Valenzuela, Adriana Vera
Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarship: Lucy Argota
Rutgers University Deans Scholarship: Victoria Bennett
Scudder Foundations Awards: Jennifer Bass, Nicole Hoke, Rida Imtiaz, Mandri Randeniya
Tempe Diablos Excellence in Education Scholarships: Maryama Aden, Nicole Hoke, Rida Imtiaz, Jocelyn Posey
Tempe Changemakers: Lucy Argota, Braylen Drew, Nicole Hoke, Jakob Rivali, Cassidy Wright
Tempe Dollars for Scholars Scholarship: Rida Imtiaz, James Salata
Tempe IDA Scholarship: Anfernee Curtis, Stephanie Gauthier, Anthony Gomez-Nicastro, Brittany Krenz,
Jakob Rivali, Krystal Vazquez
Students who earned associates degrees through dual enrollment:
Associates of Arts: Rida Imtiaz
Students’ post high school plans:
29% University / 50% 2yr Community College / 1% Technical–Vocational / 5% Military / 15% Career
CORONA DEL SOL
A+ School of Excellence™ Award (2014) from the Arizona Educational Foundation
Graduates: 701
Valedictorians: Praveen Balaji, Nomith Murari
Salutatorians: Andrea Lara-Garcia
Scholarship amount offered: $17.6 million
Notable scholars/graduates:
Flynn Scholar: Andrea Lara-Garcia
National Merit Finalists: Praveen Balaji, Daniel Bish, Ryan Kittle, Sara Kolbehdari,
Katerina Liong, Nomith Murari, Adlar Tao
National Hispanic Scholars: Mikaela Hatfield, Alexandra Johnson, Aaron Kline, Andrea Lara-Garcia, Brianna Orrill
National Merit Commended: Jaxson Baxter, Kevin Bian, Julia Cuendet, Aronee Hossain, Julia Jackman, Simone
Johnston, Riya Kalra, Rachel Klein, Aaron, Kline, Andrea Lara-Garcia, Ava Lehner, Venkatanathan Narayanan,
Brianna Orrill, Rodney Staggers, Liliane Stewart, Nikhila Vembu, Angela Yang, Michael Zou
Tempe Diablos Excellence in Education Scholarships: Brooklynn Marios, Alexandra Bruno, Laney Ruth,
Tahsuda Gordon, Mikaela Hatfield, Markaya Hunter, Johannah Klein, Marian Le, Alexandra Malve, Michael
Nanez-Krause, Shannon Tropsa, Emin Hajdarovic
Tempe Changemakers: Ericka Boeger, Julia Cuendet, Maggie Engel, Josh Onwordi, Erica Ronda
U.S. Air Force Academy: Vincent Dolce and Brandon Konecny (wrestling)
U.S. Coast Guard Academy: Hunter Carmona (wrestling)
Students who earned associates degrees through dual enrollment:
Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC): Tyler Thompson, Kira Tucker
Associates of Arts: Isabella De Leon, James Miller, Mark Papala, David Ross
Students’ post high school plans:
70% University / 23% 2yr Community College / 2% Technical–Vocational / 1% Military / 4% Career
District Office • 500 West Guadalupe Road • Tempe, Arizona 85283-3599 • Phone: (480) 839-0292 • www.TempeUnion.org
TUHSD 2017 GRADUATION INFORMATION
May 2017
MOUNTAIN POINTE
A+ School of Excellence™ Award (2010 & 2014) from the Arizona Educational Foundation
Graduates: 600
Valedictorian: Logan Kenny
Salutatorian: Sarah Ding
Scholarship amount offered: $ 6.6 million
Notable scholars/graduates:
National Merit Finalist: Mica Stewart
National Hispanic Scholar: Saul Favila, Josh Svatora, Adam Tejada
Tempe Changemakers: Dana Beamon, Lauren Everett, Janae Jessie, Justice LeVeck, Nicole Swatton
Tempe Courage Award: Anna Anselone, Rudy Rauls
Tempe Diablos Scholarship: Brady Biederbeck
Students who earned associates degrees through dual enrollment:
Associates of Arts: Cassie Riggs, John Marshall, Sara Bacon, Vlada Markov, Saul Favila, Madeline Greve,
Payton Mackey, Terryn McDonald
Students’ post high school plans:
47% University / 42% 2yr Community College / 3% Technical–Vocational / 4% Military / 2% Career
All students will graduate with the knowledge, understanding and
ability to apply skills necessary for success in college, career and life.
DESERT VISTA
A+ School of Excellence™ Award (2011) from the Arizona Educational Foundation
Graduates: 711
Valedictorians: Aditya Bollam, Bobae Johnson, Dewey Johnson, Alice Wong
Scholarship amount offered: $33.3 million
Notable scholars/graduates:
National Merit Finalists: Mya Carrizosa, Jocelyn Chen, Kyle Corrette, Hannah Fuchs,
Brandon Jiang, Matthew Jobe, Bobae Johnson, Dylan Ketcham, Jaeyoung Kim, Nehya
Parvathala, Tyler Ruan, Kendall Schwartz, Alice Wong, Kai Yin, Sang Bo Yoon
Tempe Changemakers: Bryson Barrow, Andrew Basha, Elena Kalina, Nabia Kheshtchin-Kamel, Savannah Sampson
Tempe Courage Award: Evan Johnson
U.S. Air Force Academy Appointment: Solomon Hanson
U.S. Military Academy and Prep School: Nick Thomas
U.S. Military Academy Appointment: Clark Scalia
Students who earned associates degrees through dual enrollment:
Associates of Arts: Katherine Niemeyer, Carly Rogers, Elena Kalina, Julia Ziesmer, Jenna Vanderhave,
Kelly Tabarez, Olivia Pinkowski, Erick Rivera, Nicole Trujillo, Steven Oeberst
Associates of Arts & Science: Rohit Dhole, Jason Rattner, Travis Angell, Jodi Kreiner, Joshua Caballero,
Garrett Penna, Jacob Fisher, Audrey Larsen, Basia Adeleke, Paige Martin
Students’ post high school plans:
72% University / 21% 2yr Community College / 1% Technical–Vocational / 2% Military / 2% Career / 2% Other
District Office • 500 West Guadalupe Road • Tempe, Arizona 85283-3599 • Phone: (480) 839-0292 • www.TempeUnion.org
TUHSD 2017 GRADUATION INFORMATION
May 2017
COMPADRE ACADEMY
Graduates: 115
Scholarship amount offered: $11,575
Notable scholars/graduates:
Dollars for Scholars: Faith Spikes
Jumpstart Your Art Scholarship (2nd pl.): Brittany Cruz
LCPL: Sam Morris
Tempe Changemakers: Jenna “Dani” Beck, Key’Onna Cooley, Jamal Hinton, Andrew Lopez, Francisco Mendoza
Tempe Courage Award: Feliz Gonzalez, Aasiya Muhammad-Bey
Tempe IDA Scholarship: Alana Vasquez, Bianca Delatrinidad
Tempe Rotary: Faith Spikes
USMC Super Senior Scholarship: Matthew Determan
Students’ post high school plans:
2% University / 30% 2yr Community College / 20% Technical–Vocational / 10% Military / 38% Career
Congratulations
Class of 2017!
Have a Wonderful Summer
School Starts August 7, 2017
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District Office • 500 West Guadalupe Road • Tempe, Arizona 85283-3599 • Phone: (480) 839-0292 • www.TempeUnion.org