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The University of Connecticut announced its 2021 graduates, and two Watertown residents were on the list. The following Watertown students were part of the Class of 2021 at UConn. Madeleine Grace BugbeeKourtney Rose Kennedy
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Minuteman High SchoolMembers of the Minuteman High School Class of 2021 celebrate after graduation at the Lowell Auditorium. The following piece was provided by Minuteman High School:
On June 4, 138 students from the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical High School in Lexington graduated in an in-person ceremony at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, allowing an unlimited number of family members and friends to view the milestone event after the state lifted most COVID-19 gathering restrictions about a week ago. The ceremony was broadcast live on LexMedia; a video will be posted to the YouTube channels of LexMedia and Minuteman High School. The seniors of the Minuteman Class of 2021 have accomplished a lot despite a difficult year and a half – marked by remote and hybrid learning, and a loss of many activities. Thirteen students were named to the National Honor Society (denoted with an asterisks), which recognizes students in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership and character. Additionally, 94 seniors have received scholarships from Minuteman through various organizations and individual donors.
Charlie BreitroseA 2021 Watertown High School senior waves toward the stands at Victory Field before Saturday’s graduation ceremony. Watertown High School seniors celebrated their graduation on Saturday at Victory Field. Honors:
+ Cum Laude Society
^ National Honor Sociey
* Seal of Biliteracy
# Seal of Biliteracy with Distinction
Watertown High School Class of 2021
Pargol Akbari *
Miar Amleh
Elaine Andrade ^
Leticia Andrade
Zainab Attar ^*
Emily Azevedo ^*
Christopher Baba
Zakary Babali
Leah Bailey +^
Jesse Bartolozzi
Cody Begg ^
Shabnam Begum
Morgan Beirne
Ahmed Bekdash ^
Jazmine Blaine-LaSanta
Louis Blaine-LaSanta
Dyanne Bonyuet +^*#
Jack Bunnell
Benjamin Burns-Shipps
Alexandra Calix
Kenan Canca ^
Kelly Caravantes
Wender Carlos *
Cavan Catalano
Nicholas Cavarretta
Gabriel Cinar
Kapriel Cinar
Madison Colon
Poppe Constable
Sebastian Correa
Paulo Costa
Jenna Cotter
Aidan Curry +^
Leah D’Amico ^
Grace Darmody ^
Sergey Davtyan
Kaylan De Sousa
Ana Vittoria DeFaria *
Nicole Delgado ^*#
Theodore DeRocher
Anthony Diallo
Nicholas DiPace
William Dolan
Kayleigh Dore ^
Seamas Doyle ^
Zoe Doyle ^*
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Kimberly Ellis
Audrey Ferguson
Tessa Ferrandi
Natalie Finton ^*#
Cole Fitzgerald
Allison Fitzpatrick ^*#
Iona Fleming ^
Rebecca Folse
Emma Forde
Dylan Francione
Christopher Gagnon
Lisandro Galdamez
Declan Gallagher
Lavender Gasciogne
Mario Greco
Damian Guanumen Parra ^
Stephanie Guler
Carolyn Gulley +^*
Rita Hackett +^
Angelina Halibian
Allend Hassan
Eva Henry *#
Bryan Hernandez
Jeremy Herrera
Adam Houjazy
Arman Hovhannisyan *
Dominick Howe
Joseph Ignacio *
Shakel Inniss
Lea Rena Jorekjian ^*
Shamaelle Joseph
Theresa Jumba
Amad Kabir *
Irene Kandilas ^
Miriam Karachi
Alicia Karunaratne ^
Tanya Kaya ^
Lauren Kempton
Shant Keshishian
Ahmed Khan
Fizza Khan
Waqas Khan
Sudais Khan
Caiden Kiani +^
Jonathan Kimera
David Kinnear
Raffi Lachinian
Christopher Lanni
Kaue Leal
Emily LeBlanc
Jaqueline Leitner
Ryan Leonard +^
George Lithotomos
Sean Loughran
Roberto Maguire
Justine Makisimu
Leyla Mandel +^
David Manoukian +^
Pablo Marques
Nelson Marquez
Nicole Matevosian
Lukas Matton
Danilsh McKoy
Enid McLawrence Toribio *
James Meehan
Karina Melkonian
Deborah Mendez-Capello
Arthur Metzker *
Katrin Mikaelyan
Teodora Misic +^*#
Suren Mkrtchyan *
Eva Morrissey
Javier Mota Lopez
Hannah Moylan
MaryKate Munroe
Niamh Murphy ^
Mira Musallam
Charlie BreitroseA member of the Watertown High School Class of 2021 gives an elbow bump after receiving his diploma. Harriet Neeley +^*
Maud Neeley +^*
Jamal Nelson
Julie Ngan
Jack Nicolas
Patricia Nsubuga
Matthew Oliveira De Mattos
Nicolas Oteri
Katelynn Palmer
Gleb Partensky
Atin Patel
Alexander Peters
Cooper Petrie ^
Jenna Petrie +^
Patricio Pino +^*#
Patcharaporn Pochaithong
Thomas Powderly +^
Sana Rafiq
Hina Rahman ^*
Jeffrey Ramirez
Giovanni Reyes
Juliana Reyes
Liana Rice ^*
John Riley
Matheus Rocha
Douglas Rodas Gonzalez
Giulia Salvucci +^*
Leticia Santos *
Rene Sargsyan
Oliver Schatzle
Caden Schultz
Lydia Seki
Nathan Sergi
Sabreena Shah
Maxim Sharapov
Sophie Shepard
Arlette Shirinian
Colin Simpson
Marcos Soares
Luis Solano Ramos
Olivia Sorensen
Gabriely Souza Nunes
Gabriel Spinelli
Daniel Stefano *
Bridget Sullivan
Anastasia Symonenko *
Wesley Szeto +^
Sarah Tabbara
Lana Taffel +^
Isabella Tancredo +^
Parsa Tehrani
Salar Tehrani
Janoah Thomas
Hrachya Tonyan ^
Nathan Valstyn
Suwapich Virojanadul *#
Gavia Vosbigian +^*#
Calvin Walter
Ryan Webber
Haley Wolff
Henry Yusem +^*
Christina Zouein ^
Charlie BreitroseA Watertown High School senior celebrates after receiving his diploma at the 2021 graduation ceremony. A celebration for the 2021 Watertown High School senior class was a long time coming, having endured the COVID-19 pandemic, remote learning and wearing masks in class. The grads had to wait an extra day due to weather concerns, but the delay did not dampen their spirits during Saturday morning’s graduation ceremony at Victory Field. WHS Class of 2021 Valedictorian Caiden Kiani, who also served as senior class president, said he has seen a lot of what goes on behind the scenes to make WHS run. He thanked a variety of people, including administrators, parents, counselors and others, but wanted to give some special thanks: the nursing staff, “who have helped us feel safe during the pandemic,” and the custodial staff, “who has worked extra hard to keep every room COVID free.”
Charlie BreitroseThe Watertown High School’s Class of 2021 will hold an in-person graduation ceremony at Victory Field with no limits on guests. Pictured here, the Class of 2014 celebrates. Watertown High School’s graduation ceremony will return to Victory Field in 2021, with full attendance, and the senior class will also get to attend prom, the senior barbecue and other events. The Class of 2021 will graduate on Friday, June 4 at 6 p.m. at Victory Field, announced WHS Principal Joel Giacobozzi on Tuesday. There had been discussions about limiting the number of guests each student could invite, but with the change in the state’s COVID-19 guidelines the school will not limit the number of people attending the ceremony.
The following piece was provided by Minuteman High School:
Dear Minuteman High School Community,
As the weather gets warmer and more people are getting vaccinated against COVID-19, there’s a level of optimism and energy that’s palpable. It’s invigorating to see more Minuteman students back in school and deeply satisfying to observe more in-person learning taking place. Spring is also a time to celebrate our seniors – a rite of passage that was greatly limited one year ago. Now, we are better able to plan safe events to honor the Class of 2021. In place of a traditional prom, Minuteman is holding multiple events for the senior class.
A Watertown high School senior smiles for photos after getting his diploma during a unique graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020, standing next to WHS Principal Shirley Lundberg. Watertown High School’s seniors claimed their diplomas in person at Victory Field on Saturday, but that was about all that was normal about graduation day for the Class of 2020. The atmosphere around Victory Field because the frenzy of activity was just spread out throughout the day as Watertown Public School officials put on a socially distanced ceremony to comply with the state’s COVID-19 guidelines. Each half hour a set of cars pulled up, the graduate stepped out and walked up to a small stage where Principal Shirley Lundberg waited with a diploma. Meanwhile, the family could stand along the small fence along the baseball field to cheer and take photos.
One of the signs that went up around town to celebrate Watertown High School’s graduating seniors. The School Committee will not be attending Saturday’s Watertown High School graduation after most members thought it was not appropriate to be there when so many cannot attend. They also heard about the planning for reopening schools in the fall, which may include reduced numbers of students on campus each day. Traditionally, the School Committee has taken part in the WHS graduation, with one of the members standing on stage shaking the hands of graduates when the students receive their diplomas. June 20’s graduation, however, will not be a traditional one.