The Westlake High School Class of 2008

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers HATS OFF TO THE FUTURE- The Westlake High School Class of 2008 celebrates after singing the school's Alma Mater with a traditional tossing of their mortarboards at the end of commencement. The ceremony took place last Thursday at Warrior Stadium. Caroline M. Abraham, Andre J. Abrahamian, Nadia Abu-Gheida, Nicole Kathleen Ackerman, Alexandra Ackourey, Lindsay Shaye Adler, Naveed Afshar, Talish Aghababayan, Xavier Andres Aguilera, Tovah Von Ahlvers, Sohail Nazeer Ahmed, Erik James Aidukas, Teri Keiko Akahoshi, Chelsea Akita, Stephany Alfaro, Erica Allbritton, Sarai S. Almanza, Aaron Charles Alpert, Brooke Elizabeth Andersen, Kelley Louise Anderson, Laurence Lilley Anderson, Z. Michael Aranda, Nicole Elizabeth Arentzoff, Ali Athar, Kaleigh Erin Aucoin, Amilcar Avila, Michael Yitschak Avraham, Kourosh Babaeian, Jeremy Bachrach, Nicholas Anthony Bague, Ross Barnett, Taylor Michael Barone, George Jonathan Barrales, Daniel F. Barrera, Alexander Loren Barron, Christopher Paul Barthe, Jenna Elizabeth Becerra, Michael Garett Beck, Brooke Allison Bedford, Nathassia Catherine Stefanon Benjamin, Christopher Brian Bennett, Chelsea Eliza Berg, Jarrett Berl, Morgan Leigh Berliner, Jessica Brooke Berman, John Bernardo, Marc Berns, Christopher Charles Biggs, Justin Ryan Bignell, Alexander Billings, Erika Leigh Binsley, Rachel Marie Blair, Jason Scott Bliss, Michael Joseph Boisvert, Rachel Marie Borowski, Tiffany Lynn Boucher, Shane Bowman, Ian M. Bradley, Torreé Michelle Bradley, Tyler Scott Bramhall, Austin Michele Brown, Cameron Scott Brown, Joshua James Brown, Luke Harrison Brown, Kelly Ann Buckley, Mckenna Buegler, Adam Todd Burke, Jennifer Rachel Burr, Wynn Foster Burson, Christopher Edward Bury and Caitlyn Elizabeth Meikuei Byrne

JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers A REASON TO SMILE- Juan Santos, who graduated from Westlake High School last Thursday, moved here from Mexico City and couldn't speak English a year before he went to WHS. He not only learned English, he earned above average grades and will now pursue a career in medicine. Lindsey Marie Calubayan, Colin Campbell, Nicholas Alexander Canfield, Cathy Jo-Ann Canzano, Tanya Virginia Carcamo, James Cole Carlson, Michael Jeffrey Carlson, Melissa Kimberly Carson, Baudelio Castrellon, Andrew Jordan Castro, Katie Elizabeth Catapano, Colleen Elizabeth Ceglarski, Guinevere Hoi Chan, Timothy Shin Chang, Amna Chaudhry, Michael Chen, Bradley Cicotti, Christina Marie Cipriani, Amie Clark, Chante Simone Coady, Kaleigh Alyse Coffman, Stephanie Lauren Cohen, Erica Beth Colannino, Jennifer Lynn Commons, John Condello, Christine Joanne Connor, Westley R. Contrata, Garrett James Cook, Sarah Core, Christopher Michael Corona, Nicolas Estefan Cortes, Melissa Amanda Cortez, Alexandra Taylor Cox, William H.D. Crooks, Nayeli Cuellar, Alexander Thomas Daley, Lucy Elizabeth Darago, Bianca Darya Darkhor, Lauren D'Atri, Valerie Davis, Ryan De Jesus, Katheryn Danielle De Martini, Alison Colleen Degnon, Austin R. Del'Ve, Breann Kathleen Dengler, Brittany Claire DeRose, Matthew Christian Devine, Kirsten Ashley Di Pippo, Elizabeth Diarbekirian, Alexa Marie Diaz, Samuel J. Diaz, Ashanofy Frederick Dixon, Tahnee Jouniele Dixon, Kimberly Michelle Doberman, Kristina Dollman, Zachary Andrew Dorff, Stephanie Erin Doris, Kyle Dotzler, Thomas Kelsey Doupé, Guy Duer, Waseem Hussein Dulloo and Cutter Dykstra

Sugeera Samantha Eckley, Katarzyna Victoria Edlund, Christopher Eric Elvin, Cody Allen Eng, Adam Scott Englander, Shawna Ann Erhart, Zachary Alexander Eschrich, Blanca Escobar, Allen Escobedo, Corey Esparza, Michelle Christine Evans, Darcy Jeanne Evelhoch, Alessandra Markie Farnum, Caitlin Rose Febres, Cameron Fernandez, Rachel Fernandez, Jacob Scott Ferrin, Daniel Patrick Finneran, Alexandria Elizabeth Fiori, Jason Matthew Fishoff, Kelly Fitzgerald, Jillia Fongheiser, Samuel Julius Frankel, Daniel John Frees, Ellen Renee Friedman, Zachary Friedman, Camden Summer Frush, Robert Galletly, Anthony Samuel Gallucci, Angelina Carmen Galván, Joshua Alan Gannon, Jourdan M. Gantt, James Matthew Garcia, Julie Christine Garcia, David Garcia III, Chelsea Elizabeth Gardner, Andrew Ryan Garvin, Sidney Quang Garvin, Thomas Martin Gaulke, Christopher John Gebhardt, Ashley Ghaderi, Caroline Michele Gilbert, Jonathan Andrew Gillette, Alex Gillingham, Nicole Devereaux Glaser, Stefan Christopher Goehring, Thomas Daniel Goehring, Matthew Goldberg, Grant Goldstein, Anthony Michael Gomez, Gerry Gomez, Elena Monserrat Gonzalez, Jessica Patricia Gonzalez, Mireida Gonzalez, Nolan Gordin, Troy Gorss, Nathan Gottlieb, Hannah Graham, Sarah Caitlin Grant, Evan Alder Mutart Graves, Joshua Terrell Gray, Evan Muire Green, Daniel Irwin Greentree, William Patrick Greer, Jr., Jacob Gregoire, Jennifer Alicia Greynald, Justin Griffin, Casey Erin Groves, Jorge Guerrero and Nichole Louise Gurney

Sara Davis Hagey, Anthony Haghighi, Arshad M. Haider, Nilofar Natalie Hajian, Spencer Hall, Taylor Castle Grant Hampson, Melanie N. Han, Wesston Hansen, Jeremy Hardman, Denise Nova Harkins, Zoe Rebecca Harmala, John Russell Harrison, Jacob Alan Hartz, Anson Harvey, Jordan Blair Hass, Marie Ann Hayashi, Jasmine Anastasia Hayes, Hartlyn Taylor Haynes, Robert Teall Headley, Jordyn Alexandra Heisser, Alexander Stuart Henderson, Demi Hendrick, Jamie Laura Hendry, Timothy Joseph Hennessy, Tyler Robert Henry, Leah Kay Herbert, Taylor Nathan Herlihy, Carolina Hernández, Megan Amanda Hess, Kimberly HewsonBudnik, Angelea Joy Heyl, Flavio Victor Higareda, Kaylan Jeanne Hill, Sara Ann Hinds, Kyle Hlebasko Johnson, Jade Bera Hoffenberg, Johan Holmes, Katherine Holt, Timothy Homan, Samuel S. Hong, Bradley Reynold Hosking, Christian Cornell Houston, Jordan D. Huffman, Adam Hughes, Melissa Anne Hundley, Jonathan Allen Hunt, Vivian Hur, Jonathan Taylor Huskins, Hannah Rose Huxster, Philip Idell, Lauren Kay Iezza, Bret Ignoto, Ashley Elizabeth Impellitteri, Dominic Michael Insogna, Adam Michael Insul, Joseph Jacques, Julie Michelle Jarett, Blake Hunter Jassenoff, James Philip Jee, Shabdeez Jelvani, Catherine Elizabeth Jewett, Daniel M. Jo, Nathan Joe, Craig Nels Johnson, Graham Arthur Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Brendan Johnston, Shelby Johnston, Brianna Lynn Jones-Estrada, Ariel Joseph Kaplan, Elyse S. Kaplan, Casey James Kell, Grayson Edward Kemp, Julia Elizabeth Kemp, Rambod Kermanizadeh, Gregory William Kestenbaum, Marcelle Michelle Khalil, Christy Min Kim, Michelle Haejung Kim, Arielle Crystal Kirk, Megan Elizabeth Klafta, Lauren Nicole Klein, Daniel Joseph Kocen, Claire Kolaja, Adam Christopher Kolodney, Ratanapol Sean Konenakeaw, Courtney Priscilla Koski, Jonathan Jeremy Kotzin, Chanel S. Kouhanim, Taylor Christian Kral, Alexander Nicholas Kreger, Shane Kroker and Joel Kupfer

Erik Lake, Eric Lan, James William Lane, Madison Lane, Carly Lang, Thomas Gordon Lang, Eric M. Lange, Elana Perren Langer, Erin Marie Langlois, Maria Larriva, Kaitlin Christine Laubscher, Jung Seung Lee, Jonathan Reed LeFevre, Elise Daisy Leizerovich, Devon Leong, Adam Levi, Kristopher Scott Levine, Kurt Levy, Rachel Shen-chi Li, Sydney Friend Liebes, Adriane Tien-Sum Lim, Katharine Grace Linebaugh, Benjamine Y. Liu, Joseline Lillian Livingston, Kathleen Lo, Yazmin Vanessa Loaisiga, Matthew James Lofgren, Eileen Margaret Lopez, Sarah Raquel Lorsch, Amanda Sömmer Lotspike, Victoria Lee Lou, Cameron Louis, Zachary Michael Lunde, Nikita Mac, Tyler Mac Kerron, Andrew Pedrum Maleki, Maxx R. Mannheimer, Kyle Manning, Jeff Jordan Mannisto, Rachel Lynn Mantor, Lisa Kathleen Marchand, Anthony Nicholas Margott, Kristi Marine, Andrew Joseph Marlin, Megan Elizabeth Marshall, Lily Kessen Marston, Virginia Justice Martin, Keegan James Martinez, Michael A. Masterson, Charles Michael Match, Morgan Anthony Mathias, Amanda Susan Mays, Matthew M. Mazarei, Joseph Arthur Mazeika, Stephanie Mc Alister, Brent Ashley Mc Cunney, Bryan Mc Intyre, Paul Aaron Mc Kenzie, Christopher Ryan Mc Morrow, Daniil Medvedev, Kristina Melnichenko, Jane Mendiaz, Aurea Patricia Mendoza, Matthew Meyer, Samantha Louise Meyer, Natalie Regina Mian, David Michael, Risa Maran Middleton, Kathryn Elizabeth Milano, Erin Jessica Miller, Katelyn Sue Miller, Kody Steven Miller, Sarah Rebecca Miller, Alexandra Elizabeth MillerGonzalez, Cassondra Lee Moi, Mark Steven Molchan, Celeste Montesdeoca, Lesley Johanna Morales, Natalie L. Morin-Guzman, Alisa W. Morrison, Jesus Eduardo Muguerza Ibarra and James Philip Munding

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Scott Mathew Salas, Stephen Michael Salazar, Nancy Samaniego, Sabrina B. Samedi, Chris Armando Sanchez, Samantha Michelle Sander, Juan Santos, Brianna Christine Saranik, Jessica Saucedo, Lauren Louise Schloss, Nicole Elizabeth Schloss, Spencer Morton Schloss, Rebecca Katherine Schneider, Elise Nicole Schöneberg, Abilasch Sekhar, Erica Anne Selenkow, Vlad Serbulea, Christopher Reid Severn, Matthew Lloyd Seyhun, Swar Hemant Shah, Mona Shakibai, Krystin Shanklin, Philip Shao, Benjamin Louis Sheldon, Ashton Sherer, Karissa Nicole Sherrill, Brandon Mark Shindler, Cooper Shockley, Mel Gerard Siazon, Ashley Mae Siegle, Audrey Taylor Sievert, Aaron Silbering, Jessica Anne Silberman, Samantha Jean Silver, William Sinnett Smith, Zachary Sipos, Kylen Skaggs, Clifford William Slay II, Kevin Michael Sloan, Aislinn Norma Smalling, Christine Anne Smith, Jennifer Rose Smith, Pierre Alexander Smith, Victoria Margarette Smith, Luke Andrew Snyder, Nora Emily Sobczak, Jensyn Sparks, Micheal George Spates, Austen Taylor Specht, Johanna Spokny, Henry Ken Staaterman, Kristen Nicole Stankowski, Dana R. Stanley, Ian Stanley, Will Rusk Stanley, Zachary Alexander Stenger, Alexander David Stokes, Michael Lewis Strong II, Thomas Stuart, Kate Sullivan, Mark Steven Sumell, Shaun Summers, Stephanie Chain Sun, Maxwell Ethan Susa, Andreas Clay Svennefiord, Maha Syed and Vanessa Szeto

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