CRESCENTA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL:
Crescenta Valley High School families braved the heat and hard seats to watch their sons and daughters receive their diplomas Friday evening at Stengel Field.
With the reading of a name and the shaking of a hand, 13 years of academics ended and a whole new future began.
“I just hope I don’t trip,” said senior Emily Anderson before the ceremony. “I’m really excited to start my new life.”
Anderson said she would miss the high school, especially its drama department.
“I’ve worked on a lot of plays and made a lot of friends,” she said.
Others had no problem thinking of the immediate future.
“I just want it over,” said Chase Chapman. “I want to go have dinner.”
His father, Craig, was a little more reflective.
“It’s amazing to see them grow from children to young adults,” he said. “And now looking forward to what he wants to do.”
The call for seniors to line up for the precession was made, and they entered to the beat of a three count, as teacher Vickie Boultin held each one of them back, counted and let them enter as the high school’s orchestra played on.
There were 665 graduating Crescenta Valley High School seniors, 237 of whom received the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma, which is given to those who receive high scores on their state standardized test in history, English, math and science.
Principal Linda Evans also touted the school’s achievements, including being named one of the top 12 public high schools in the county by Los Angeles Magazine, 246th in the nation in a recent issue of Newsweek.
Jennifer Lee was this year’s valedictorian with a 4.57 grade point average. As is the tradition, Evans was presented Lee’s certificate by the engineering class robot.
Seniors Ricky Arvizu and Zachary Torres presented the 2009 class gift.
“[In sports] we have had a phenomenal year,” Arvizu said.
“And so the class of 2009 have decided to donate funds to the CVHS Hall of Fame to honor those amazing athletes [of the past],” Torres said.
The Hall of Fame project is nearing completion in the school’s gym.
As the night moved on, the temperature dropped considerably as the diplomas were handed out.
Parents strained to get a look at their graduate, friends held up signs and cheers echoed throughout the field.
Then, with the last name called, the new graduates were introduced as the Class of 2009 and the caps went flying into the air.
“All day I have felt numb,” said Molly Johnson, adding she was excited about going to the University of Oregon and starting her studies, but still had yet to grasp the end of high school.
“It’s over, but I don’t think it’s sunk in yet,” said graduate Mellania Safarian.
CLASS OF 2009
Selin Abdalian
Meleeah Abkarian
Edgar Abnoose
Christopher Abril
Sydney Acevedo
Tro Achekian
Jorge Acosta
Ninet Aghasatourian
Ani Aghazarian
Veronica Aguilar
Jason Ahn
Jessica Ahn
Khali Ailes
Amy Aivazian
Mariam Ajemian
Rawan Al Jamal
Nigel Alandy
Claudia Alaniz
Sharif Alaoui
Lijia Tatiana Alas Acencio
Abubakr Ali
Megan Allen
Morgan Amado
Mina Amin
Ryan Amurao
Alina Ananian
Tyler Andersen
Carly Anderson
Emily Anderson
Justin Anderson
Christopher Andriassian
John Araujo
Anthony Armstrong
Barkev Arslanian
Ricky Arvizu
Matthew Ashby
Rebecca Avadessians
Artin Avanessian
Ashton Avila
Christopher Aydin
Jennifer Ayo-Akinyemi
Armen Azizian
Heather Bacon
Christina Baghdasarian
Raffi Bagramian
Kirk Bairian
Melanie Balabegians
Nicollette Balassanian
Victoria Baldridge
Monica Banaag
Marcus Barbosa
Garni Baroni
Alexandra Barrett
Christopher Barsamian
Tyler Beach
Fernando Becerril
Taleen Bedikian
Kelley Bedoe
Spencer Belko
Christine Benjamin
Brittany Berger
Madison Bernhardt
Emina Bidzan
Eric Bjorklund
Dustin Blaise
Rachelle Blinoff-Mudd
Caroline Bognot
Michael Bond
Alexander Bonilla
Andre Bonyad
Flanna Borgeson-Leake
Lily Boshier
Brandt Bowers
William Boyd
Hana Bracht
Krystina Break
Michael Breeden
Breona Brinkley
Tessa Brown
Sarah Buck
Destiny Buensuceso
Timothy Buhler
Devin Buttelwerth
Kimberly Buyer
Lauren Cabrera
Michelle Callister
Kyle Calvillo
Anthony Campbell
Alexander Campos
Kali Cancelosi
Dana Carey
Karley Carrillo
Brian Casey
Mikhail Castro
Daniel Cauble
Zachary Cedeno
Cynthia Ceja
Dong Ryul Cha
Min Ji Cha
Myoung Jin Cha
Kelsey Chambers
Jesse Chan
Antonio Chang
Ashily Chang
Michelle Chang
Sharon Chang
Soo Min Chang
Yohan Chang
You Jung Chang
Chase Chapman
Natalie Charik
Brenda Charles
Amy Chase
Kevin Chase
Lorrin Cheeney
Ho Yong Cheong
Jason Cheung
Isabella Chilingaryan
Jae Hun Cho
James Cho
Michelle Cho
Philip Cho
Sang Keung Cho
Bryan Choi
Christopher Choi
Eun Jin Choi
Gin Ho Choi
Hyun Suk Choi
Kyu Whan Choi
Naomi Choi
Tammy Choi
Chon Sung Woo Shick
Helena Chong
Shant Chorbadjian
Christopher Chu
Stephanie Chung
Henry Clark
Samantha Clark
Shanae Clark
Marcus Collins
Laura Contreras
Jonathan Cook
Alvaro Coronado
Nicholas Cortes
Rachel Coutin
Kimberly Cox
Elizabeth Coy
Jennifer Crosby
Erika Crowder
Tawny Dalley
Andre Darbidian
Talin Davidian
Summer Davidson
David Davoodi
Andre Davoodian
Armen Davoudian
Oliver Day
Stevi De Jesus
Daniel De La Torre
Brittani Dearman
Lorenzo D’egidio
Clarissa Delgado
Claudia Delgado
Shelby Denton
Emily Diaz
Felicia Diaz
Megan Doeding
Debora Dominguez
Maria Donigian
Brittny Dow
Douglas Drugan
Len Drumheller
Michelle Du
Kayla Duarte
Anna Ducharme
Dillon Dupuy
John Duquette
Ryan Eberhart
Neala Ebrahimi
Narbeh Ebrahimian
Tye Edelman Iii
Sean Elliott
Amanda Ellis
So Hyeon Eom
Peter Escartin
Mary Eskandarian
Andrew Esmailian
Laura Espinoza
Randi Estrada
Sarah Ettinger
Alexis Fagundo
Sarah Fernandez
Daphne Ferreiro
Janine Finley
Karen Fitzpatrick
Katherine Forgey
Diana Franco
Katelyn Fritts
Christopher Galvan
Vincent Galvan
Analise Gay
Celine Gharakhanian
Linette Gharibi
Patric Gharibian
Laura Gibson
Leigh-Anne Gibson
Thomson Gilles
Shawn Gilliam
Andrew Goldsworthy
Arlecchino Gomez
David Gomez
Ciaran Gray
Kaela Green
Brittany Greenberg
Maxwell Gregory
Shant Hairapetian
Vardan Hakobyan
Elizabeth Han
Travis Hanable
Tara Hanada
Matthew Hanzel
Michael Harootoonyan
Rachel Hart
Melanie Hartenian
Amy Harter
Taylor Harwood
Emin Hatamian
Elisabeth Heinrich-Josties
Justin Herrera
Kylee Heurkins
Casey Heydenreich
Andrea Hill
Tyler Holstein
Daniel Hong
Joanna Hong
Sae-In Hong
Christine Hooper
Delaney Hopkinson
Alyssa Howey
Aaron Howitt
Presley Hubschmitt
Lauren Hughes
Lauren Hunt
Christine Hwang
Esther Hwang
Grace Hwang
Joonyoung Hwang
Youngjae Hwang
Jun Woo Hyun
Hayk Igraryan
Joann Im
Jazmin Infante
Corinne Ingalla
Laura Isaacs
Narek Isayan
Jared Iverson
Victoria Ives
Ninette Javadian
Seo Young Jeon
Hyun Bin Jeong
Brittany Johnson
Dean Johnson
Kadielynn Johnson
Marisa Johnson
Molly Johnson
Harley Jones
James Jones
Neil Jones
Diane Joo
Arda Jooharian
Lana Josephbek
Michelle Ju
Kidakarn Jugsujinda
Youn Woo Jung
Vazrakiran Kaila
Jessica Kalfayan
Hee Jung Kang
Heidi Kang
Justin Kang
Nam In Kang
Paul Kang
Ye Ji Kang
Young Kuk Kang
Harrison Kass
Patil Kavarian
Phillip Kaveh
Nanor Kechichian
Kimberly Kellam
Keenan Kelly
Nicholas Kelly
Chad Kerley
Neomi Khachatoorian
Khachik Khachikyan
Emin Khudaverdyan
Gregory Kilpatrick
Andre Kim
Andrea Kim
Andrew Kim
Andrew Kim
Anna Kim
Ariana Kim
Bianca Kim
Boo Kyung Kim
Charles Kim
Christine Kim
Derek Kim
Do Myung Kim
Dooee Kim
Esther Kim
Esther Kim
Ginah Kim
James Kim
Janelle Kim
Jessica Kim
Jessica Kim
Ji Eun Kim
Ji Ha Kim
Ji Hyun Kim
Ji In Kim
Ji Kim
Jina Kim
Jyong Seung Kim
Kevin Kim
Min Gyu Kim
Min Jee Kim
Min Kyu Kim
Patrick Kim
Patrick Kim
Pedro Kim
Rodrigo Kim
So Hyung Kim
Sohyun Kim
Soo-Heui Kim
Stephanie Kim
Steven Kim
Yea Seul Kim
Yuri Kim
Nichole Kimbell
Jordan Kirby
Baillie Kirker
Taylor Kisor-Smith
Alyssa Klintworth
Tae Wuk Ko
Tae Wuk Ko
Kyle Konkel
Christopher Koo
Rachel Koonse
Rita Krikorian
Thomas Krisko
Taylor Kuh
Tony Kum
Sarah Kwon
Sung Yoon Kwon
Ju Li Kyun
Jakob Ladanyi
Leslie Lallave
Megan Lamoreaux
Cara Lanzafame
Andres Lapostol
Michelle Lara
Vaughn Lawrence
Westen Lawton
Kelli Lazarowitz
Alice Lee
Andrew Lee
Angela Lee
Christopher Lee
Dong Ju Lee
Dyllan Lee
Federico Lee
Ga Lim Lee
Hong Min Lee
Jae Hyun Lee
Jason Lee
Jennifer Lee
Joanne Lee
Joseph Lee
June Lee
Kay Hye Lee
Kevin Lee
Michael Lee
Myung Jin Lee
Paul Lee
Su Yeon Lee
Woo Hyun Lee
Yong Lee
Jake Lehne
Shizuka Lei
Alayna Leibman
Courtney Lemay
Nicholas Leon
Sheila Catherine Leviste
James Lewis
Aaron Lim
Clement Lim
Devin Lim
Esther Lim
Jenny Lim
Kyung Taek Lim
Matthew Lim
Michael Lim
Simon Lim
Sung Moo Lim
Timothy Lim
Young Jin Lim
Dominic Lingua
Kristin Lo
Robert Longoria
Nestor Luansing
Brendan Luckey
Carmen Luna
John Lusby
Jonathan Lyans
Zayna Maaz
Kyle Macdonald
Joanna Machnicka
Mary Madero
Jacob Magid
Lauren Mahony
Serge Malian
Alina Mangassarian
Zong Wen Mao
Timothy Markonich
Nancy Marsch
Jordan Marshall
Brian Martin
Laura Martin
Christopher Martinez
Kelsey Martinez
Ryan Martinez
Daniel Mc Cune
Ellen Mc Neill
Sheree Mcdonald
Argin Mehrabian
Madison Meyer
Ryan Michel
Zachary Miller
Jae Min
Ye Sul Min
Leontine Minas
Alexander Minter
Rebecca Miranda
Adam Mitchell
Daniel Mock
Kate Moffat
Edmund Molder
Jennifer Momsen
Ji Hye Moon
Seong Hoon Moon
Andre Moradian
Sarin Moradkhanian
Joshua Morena
Robert Morris
Gregory Mouw
Amelia Munson
Jivan Muradian
Alison Murphy
Brendan Murphy
Derreck Murray
Ivann Muscat
Hagop Najarian
Briana Nakawatase
Jamie Nakawatase
Tiffany Nakawatase
Ani Nalbandian
Tatiana Nazarian
Suzanne Nelson
Vigen Nersesian
Joshua Neubrand
Jack Nielsen
Giovanny Noguera
Brian Nolte
Eric Oh
Sung Jin Oh
Daniel Okonek
Andrew Oliver
Leo Oppenheimer
Windy Ornelas
David Orozco
Bridget Ostler
Armen Ourfalian
Ara Ovikian
Hyun Jae Paek
Edwin Paik
Hyun Woo Pak
Louis Palesano
Alex Papalia
Alexander Paprocki
Bo Kyeong Park
Eryn Park
Esther Park
Jessica Park
Ji-Min Park
Jin A Park
Jun Ho Park
Mindy Park
Peter Park
Saera Park
Simon Park
So Hee Park
Susana Park
Wayne Park
Artin Pashai
Hiral Patel
Jessica Paxton
Matthew Payne
Lysa Pereda
Ryan Peters
Cynthia Petrossian
Carlotta Pham
Demi Phillips
Courtney Pietsch
Arteen Pirverdian
Lori Pogarian
Rebeca Poore
Megann Pratt
Spencer Pratt
Robert Praun
Brittany Proffitt
Anthony Psaltis
Tayra Quinones
Anika Rahman
Gabriel Ramirez
Nicholas Ramos
Justin Rapose
Shanna Rebold
Andrew Reed
Shawn Responts
Griffin Riedel
Angus Ritchie
Michael Ritzer
Arianna Ro
Elena Roberto
Samantha Rofloc
Tyler Rohan
Stephany Romero
Steven Rostomian
Philip Roxas
Ryan Rue
Jessie Rueckel
Lindsay Sadja
Ashkan Saeid Ershadi
Arabo Safarian
Arineh Safarian
Mellania Safarian
John Salas
Denise Saldana
Christian Samortin
Babak Sanei
Jacqueline Santander
Edrick Sarkissian
Lilit Sarkissian
Sean Sarreal
Lilian Savadians
Jeffrey Schrage
Amanda Schwartz
Sara Schwarz
Kimberly Scott
Jessica Sears
Dong Seok Seo
Raven Sevilleja
Nilomi Shah
Vahram Shahbazian
Lilit Shahbazyan
Anthony Shaheen
Tamara Shahmoradian
Chelsea Sherwood
Jennifer Shim
Caroline Shin
Go Eun Shin
Hyun-Bin Shin
Katherine Shin
Grace Shirvani
Kristina Simonian
Kristofer Simonian
Sandra Simonian
Michael Skaf
George Skriabin
Kayla Smith
Charlson So
Yu Mi So
Jared Sobol
Kenneth John Soleta
Lia Soltani
Frank Son
Ji Yeon Son
Alice Song
You Song
Jennifer Soriano
Theodor Spater
Marilee Spencer
Michael Sprengelmeyer
Eric Steinert
Holly Stevens
Spencer Stoll
Grace Suh
Courtney Sulzberger
Augustine Sung
Bo Kyung Sung
John Sung
Aleksandra Surpicka
Alexander Surrey
Michael Ray
Andrea Tak
Sheena Talbott
Martin Talverdian
Anika Tamrazian
Natalie Tan-Torres
Pierre Tasci
Jonathan Tate
Sara Tayyar
Katayoun Tehrani
Anthony Tellache
Marissa Tessman
Willard Thayer
Ryan Thomas
Beau Thomason
Carly Tinoco
Stephanie Torres
Zachary Torres
Bassem Tossoun
Taylor Traxler
Dexter Trestrail
Olivia Trimis
Nicholas Trowbridge
Nicholas Unruh
Marvin Velo
Ronald Verna
Janine-Nicole Viray
Brittany Voelker
Vivek Voleti
Nicole Vose
Karin Vosgueritchian
Jacob Walker
Lindsay Walter
Daniel Weatherly
William Weaver
Michele Webb
Luke Webster
Yumeng Wei
Christopher White
Nelson White
Carolyn Wike
Holly Wilson
Tristan Winterhalter
Maxwell Wolfe
Yun Jae Won
Andrea Wong
Caitlin Worley
Amy Wright
Stephanie Wu
Joshua Wyman
Esther Yang
Henry Yang
Myong Shin Yang
Marina Yegiazaryan
Grace Yoo
Won Suk Yoo
Christine Yoon
Jeongsoo Yoon
Tae Hwan Youm
Kiersten Zabala
Serra Zadoorian
Shakey Zadorian
Cynthia Zeinali
John Zeytounian
Adrienne Zhao
Stephanie Ziemann
Matthew Zilinsky