Schools
'I'm Going To Miss You Terribly'
Fitch High School Principal Joseph Acarese was joined by hundreds to wish the Class of 2013 good luck Friday night at the 83rd FHS commencement ceremony.
By Ellyn Santiago
The Fitch High School Class of 2013 was at once exuberant and emotional at its commencement Friday night, the first day of summer, this class of 279 preparing to say goodbye to their high school careers under a made-to-order sky backdrop with thousands of cheering family and friends there to honor and celebrate their achievement.
The ceremony began with a speech by class president Catherine Lanyon’s whose funny and tender remarks had the class at once laughing and holding back tears, something she was barely able to do as her voice quaked.
Valedictorian Erica Mayer reminded her classmates that the world, quite literally is at their fingertips and Salutatorian Sethulakshmi Babu asked her class to, among other things, follow the Golden Rule and closed quoting Winnie the Pooh: “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”
Class speaker Sean Blais encouraged his classmates to be willing to fail to succeed and reminded them that success is not necessarily measure by how much money one has.
But it was the remarks of Principal Joseph A. Acarese that may have most resonated with the class. He was hired four years ago, and as he told them, “You are my first class and you are very dear to my heart.” He asked them to visit him and he would welcome them with open arms: “I am going to miss you terribly.”
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The Fitch High School graduating Class of 2013 is:
1 Tyler William Ackley
2 Ashley Ann-Marie Adams
3 Sara Jane Adams
4 Peter Joseph Aldrich
5 Joscelyn Alisbo Amar
6 Shriji Jitendra Amin
7 Richard William Aspinwall
8 Javonne Damian Augmon
9 Aaron Tyler Austin
10 Takeya Brianna Ayres
11 Sethulakshmi Babu
12 Pamela Agnes Zablan Bailon
13 Christian Omar Barbosa
14 Julieann Rose Lee Barnes
15 Amar Batra
16 Victoria Hope Bean
17 Hunter Kanale Beckford
18 Ebony Xiomara Veronique Bell
19 Brandon James Bendfeldt
20 Christian Nelson Berg
21 Kyanno Joen Berrios
22 Samantha Paige Bialek
23 Sean Timothy Blais
24 Paula Bianca Abrenica Bolado
25 Christopher Anthony Bond
26 Ian Healy Bond
27 Steven Austin Boring
28 Ian Francis Boyd
29 Andrew William Braman
30 Alexander DaShawn Brown
31 Jaryn Jeneaya Burgis
32 Shawn Paul Burns
33 Renee' Elizabeth Campbell
34 Olivia Lee Mingsha Carmenati
35 Anthony Joseph Castagnaro
36 Kelly Oconnor Cavanagh
37 Sobeidaliz Centeno
38 Cheyanna Kristine Chesnut
39 Benjamin Andrew Clark
40 M'Kaila Janey Clark
41 Latazia Marie Cluff
42 Hope Rebecca Cole
43 Katie Majella Cole
44 Nyesha Lashel Coram
45 Nikolas Ryan Cordero
46 Avery Coughlin
47 Luis Felipe Crisostomo
48 Catherine Monique Crouch
49 Mason Ross Cummings
50 Kyle David Cutler
51 Krystal Lauren Czapek
52 Travon Michael Dandridge
53 Breanna Nichole Danley
54 Izzy Sebastian Davila
55 Saffwan Anthony Davis
56 William Paul DeCourcey
57 MacKenzie Elizabeth DeLaura
58 Alyssa Victoria Denno
59 Melissa Catherine DeSena
60 Emily Alma Dessaules
61 Desiree Diaz
62 Johnny Diep
63 Aiyana-Agnieszka Jemima Dietel
64 Elijah Guy Dixon
65 Kailyn Elizabeth Doiron
66 Makayla Anne Dooley
67 Clare Rose Doyle
68 Nicholas Ryan Drab
69 Nicholas Andrew Duba
70 Judeah Christopher Dunn
71 Kervince Duperval
72 Maegan Xue Dyakiw
73 Kerri Kristine Eckert
74 Alanna Yi-Ye Edwards
75 Rayvon Jamiel Edwards
76 Kyle Michael Ryan Esposito
77 Sarah Ann Ferguson
78 Zachary Mark Fernandez
79 James Patrick Fiftal
80 Aimee Elizabeth Filippetti
81 Nancy Lynn Fitzmorris
82 Kasey Dane Flint
83 Sara Racquel Fontanez
84 Lexis Jordan Foster
85 Alec John Franklin
86 Rachel Ann Frazzo
87 Elijah David Fredericks
88 Charles Michael Freeman
89 Alyssa Marie Gaetani
90 Jesse Thomas Gardner
91 Naja' Unique Garland
92 Kristin Nicole Gaudet
93 Olivia Marie Georgetti
94 Sarah Adrian Giblin
95 Hunter Lee Gillen
96 Lexus Deonte΄ Gordon
97 Cameron Issac Greer
98 Candy Latoja Grief
99 Marquis Andrew Guess
100 Kevin Matthew Hakenjos
101 Ashley Susan Hall
102 Meredith Grace Haluga
103 Mathew Eric Hansen
104 Dakota Joe Harmon
105 Nathan Patrick Havens
106 Daonjha Charmaine Hayes
107 Rashawn Edward Hazel
108 Demetrius Ramon Hernandez
109 Tracie Lynn Hicks
110 Austin Nix Higgins
111 Aaron Kenneth Hill
112 Desmond Jemell Hodges
113 Kaylee Elizabeth Hogstad
114 Melanie Bannenberg House
115 Peter Donald Houser
116 Joanna Michelle Hoyt
117 Elizabeth Marie Huey
118 Lauren Marie Hunt
119 Tristan Scott Hurley
120 Corey Alexander Hurt
121 Sabrina Lindsey Innaurato
122 Michael Joseph Irons
123 Connor Blay Irwin
124 Bryce Alan Jacobson
125 Dominic James Jengo
126 Sultan Jilani
127 Gabrielle Alicia Jodoin
128 Nisa Cheyenne Johnson-Smith
129 Stefan Edward Jones
130 Terrance Paul Jones
131 Scott Juano
132 Christopher B. Kane
133 Alexander Paul Kelleher
134 Nicholas Aaron Kellogg
135 Kaitlyn Suzanne Kettle
136 Stefanie Ann Kiely
137 Samantha Nichole King
138 Patrick Darnell Kirkwood Jr.
139 Austin Trevor K Kliphon
140 Nicole Knox-Vilchez
141 Olivia Kosztala
142 Bryn Isobel LaLonde
143 Emily Susan Lamb
144 Catherine Emily Lanyon
145 Rubayet Tasneem Lasker
146 Meaghan Elizabeth Lau
147 Lindsay Marie Legary
148 Quiara Dionne Nichole Lessard
149 Perry Sage Liston
150 Alana Michaela Luzzio
151 Payton Diane Lyle
152 Terrie-Ann Rachel Lyon
153 Jordan William Maheu
154 Alesha Jordon Mancini
155 Kevin Jake Manzanares
156 Alba Renatte Marques
157 Leany Marie Marrero
158 Katherine Olivia Mason
159 Matthew James Mattila
160 Erika Lauren Mayer
161 Lariah Shade Maynard
162 Leia Erin McDonnell
163 Darshanee Casey McFadden
164 Marissa Ann McFadden
165 Rachel Naomi Measimer
166 Kylie Sheehan Merrow
167 James Nicholas Messina
168 Nicole Marie Micklus
169 Megan Kimberly Mizzell
170 Douglas Harold Moore Jr
171 Sierra-Rae Morgan
172 Jack Gaenor Moriarty
173 Tiffany Réne Mosley
174 Chelsea Anne Murallo
175 Zachary Joseph Murallo
176 Brittany Lashay Renee Murphy
177 Inisha Clara Aguilar Thomas Muse
178 Marquise Terrell Myers
179 Patrick Jaster Neigel
180 Holly Marie Noe
181 Caitlin Clare Noel
182 Mustapha Kolade Noibi
183 Juliet Ashley Novotny
184 Mary Elizabeth O'Donnell
185 Chloe Isabel Obach
186 Jeanelle Morales Ocampo
187 Laura Ann Okerblom
188 David Robert Oko
189 Joshua Hughes Paquette
190 North Latham Paradis
191 Jaykumar Thakorbhai Patel
192 Kanal A. Patel
193 Lakia Shanice Patrick
194 Ryan Hector Pena
195 Andrew Perez
196 Matthew Mark Pochal
197 David Jason Poirier
198 Stacia Renee Pombrio
199 Allissa Skye Poppick
200 Stephane Lamartine Pouilh
201 Eric Michael Powers Jr.
202 Charles Edward Pratt
203 Rylan Paul Preabt
204 Brandon William Price
205 Drew James Prunier
206 Colin Richard Smith Purcell
207 Riley Sherman Pyzalski
208 Anibal Neftaly Ramirez Lebron
209 Clifford Randolph III
210 Troy Kiefer Renkema
211 Syarah Nijah Reyes
212 Randall Reginald Rissing
213 Kaitlyn Ethel Rivera
214 Christian Lee Rodriguez
215 Zeheidi Roman Acevedo
216 John Paul Rose Jr
217 Haley Elizabeth Savona
218 Joseph Tyler Scarpa
219 Shania June Schlapfer
220 Nicole Lauren Schoolcraft
221 Aaron Michael Scott
222 Michael Jeffrey Semancik
223 Jonathan Michael Shaffer
224 Abigale Kay Simmons
225 Coral Lee Smedberg
226 Rita Mazel Smith Champlain
227 Alexis Rae Smith
228 Calvin Wyatt Smith
229 Dreyvin Anthony Smith
230 Lauren Ashley Smith
231 Lester Foulton Smith
232 Myiesha Jen 'a Smith
233 Ada Marie Snodgrass
234 Shevon South
235 Srinivas Rao Srirangam
236 Corey Katharine St. Louis
237 Deion Anthonie Stanford
238 Phoebe Jane Steel
239 Nicole Lissette Stitz-Galvan
240 Annessa Monique Strickland
241 Brittany Lee Stuart
242 Richard Alan-Maverick Switzer
243 Christina Elaine Szczesny
244 Chloe Catherine Taylor
245 Charles Thieme
246 Kimberly Ann Thieme
247 Kelvin Torres
248 Niko Alberto Torres
249 Mark Phillip Tourville
250 Samantha Nicole Turner
251 Mckenzie Mccoy Umrysz
252 Kelly Lisa Venditti
253 Aaron Vincent Vetelino
254 Paige Nicole Vinson
255 Kristen Emily Wagman
256 Brittany Marie Wallace
257 Elizabeth Firth Wallace
258 Justin Joseph Wallace
259 Emmy Alina Walrath
260 Mai Verily Walters
261 Gage Michael Weber
262 Ashlie Nicole Wenzel
263 Crystal Marie Westrate
264 Katherine Mary White
265 Lucia Fox Wiley
266 Roslin Marie Wilhelm
267 Jacquilynn Elizabeth Wilkinson
268 Ryan Christopher Willey
269 Johnathon Norman Williams
270 Carly Nicole Wilson
271 Justin Patrick Wing
272 Alexandra Lee Wisniewski
273 Brianna Marie Wisniewski
274 Bradley Charles Wydler
275 Lake Ringland Hadden Wyld
276 Kathryn Alexandra Yalen
277 Jacob Michael Yost
278 Holly Kathleen Zeppieri
279 Morgan Taylor Zimmerman
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