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Saturday, May 27, 2017 1:00 p.m.

Merket Alumni Center Texas Tech University

17th Street & University Avenue Lubbock, Texas

2017Class of

Commencement Exercise

Commencement Program

Welcome James Taliaferro Ed.D Superintendent, TTUISD

Introductions James Taliaferro Ed.D Superintendent, TTUISD

Commencement Address Melanie Hart, Ph.D. Vice Provost for eLearning and Academic Partnerships

Presentation of Class Cari Moye, M.Ed, M.A. High School Principal, TTUISD

Acceptance of Class James Taliaferro, Ed.D. Superintendent, TTUISD

Presentation of Diplomas James Taliaferro, Ed.D. Superintendent, TTUISD

Cari Moye, M.Ed, M.A. High School Principal, TTUISD

ReadingofClassRoll JeffOldham,M.EdAd International Partnerships Principal, TTUISD Elementary/Middle School Principal, TTUISD

Matador Song Kara Reynolds Pianist Graduates and audience

Dismissal James Taliaferro Ed.D Superintendent, TTUISD

e Reception and refreshments following commencement exercises f Photos taken by the photographer at today’s event will be available for download

in a couple weeks on the TTUISD graduation website at no cost.

Special thanks to the following: Jon Taylor, Photography Kara Reynolds, Pianist

2016-17 TTUISD Graduates

Miriam Ann Bass plans to go to medical school and will be a pre-med student at Texas Tech University.

Lucas Kent Asherman plans to own a ranch and will be studying animal science at Texas Tech University.

Pranav Singh Ahluwalia plans to major in computer science concentrating in cyber security at Northeastern University. He will receive an award of 10 thousand dollars a year for three years.

Pranav Singh Ahluwalia ...............................Dallas, TXLucas Kent Asherman ..............The Woodlands, TX Miriam Ann Bass.......................................Lubbock, TX Aaron Isaac Calamaco ..................................Dallas, TXChristopher Stephen Carter .........The Woodlands, TXZachary Mitchell Coker ............................Orchard,TXJames Coleman Dodson III ................. Lumberton, TXDaniel Lee Gonzales ............. Manzanillo, Colima, MXJoshua Robert Gonzales ...............................Frisco, TXLynzi Jade Hiler ........................................Lubbock, TX

Kaitlyn Haylee King .................................Rockwall, TXKaley Marie Kuykendall...........................Rockwall, TX Madeline Lee Lewis ..................................... Luling, TXTyger Miles ................................................ Amarillo,TX Bronte Nicole Procell ..................................El Paso, TXMichael Peter Smith ................................Rossville, TNBenjamin Russell Stewart ...............................Tyler, TXHannah Elizabeth Thomasson ......College Station, TXLauren Michele Washington.........................Dallas, TX

Aaron Isaac Calamaco plans to join the Navy and become a U.S. Navy SEAL.


James Coleman Dodson III plans to study meteorology and aviation attheUniversityofOklahoma.

Zachary Mitchell Coker plans to attend junior college and become an aircraft technician.

Christopher Stephen Carter plans to start an oil and gas minerals business, invest in commercial real estate, and work on the research and development of renewable energy. He joined the National Technical Honor Society in the 11th grade.


Joshua Robert Gonzales plans to move back to the United States to attend Texas Tech University to major in business.

Lynzi Jade Hiler plans to major in business at South Plains College and get a real estate license.

Kaitlyn Haylee King plans to be a great mother to her kids and a great wife to her husband.

Daniel Lee Gonzales would like to start his own sound and music production company. He will attend Texas Tech University majoring in business administration.

Kaley Marie Kuykendall will major in child development at Texas Women’s University. She plans to earn a masters in occupational therapy while maintaining dance as a hobby.


Bronte Nicole Procell will major in studio art at the University of New Mexico where she has been awarded the Amigo Scholarship. She plans to become a professional photographer.

Tyger Miles plans to attend Amarillo College and then West Texas A&M University to pursue a business degree.

Madeline Lee Lewis plans to major in horticulture at Texas State University and hopes to explore ways to stop the spread of non-native plants that compete withwildflowersnativetoTexas.Sheis on a swim team, plays piano and practices Brazilian jiu jitsu.


Benjamin Russell Stewart will major in mechanical engineering and minor in math at The University of Texas at Tyler. He has been accepted into the Honors Program and is receiving the Patriot Academic Scholarship and Endowed Honors Scholarship.

Hannah Elizabeth Thomasson is interested in the entertainment side offinearts,hasplacedinmultipleartshows, and won awards for dance. She will attend the University of Colorado-Denver to major in fineartsandillustration.

Lauren Michele Washington plans to be a marketing executive and will be attending Brookhaven and then UCLA majoring in business management. She will receive scholarships from Project Still I Rise, and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Michael Peter Smith plans to do clinical research in pharmaceutical and medical device development and will major in psychology at the University of Memphis.

2016-17 Graduates – Diplomas in Absentia

Pir N. Abiola ...................................... Houston, TXMaruanAdibNafiFilho ........................Cuiabá, BZHelenaAfférriFernandesPinto ........ Sorocaba, BZGuilherme Aguiar Forte .................... Fortaleza, BZElisa Akemi Pina Cabral....Santana de Parnaíba, BZAmanda Akim de Moraes Sarmento ...Piracicaba, BZVinicius Akim de Moraes Sarmento .. Piracicaba, BZLucasAlcantaraTerrafinoLima ....... São Paulo, BZIgor Aleksandra Alencar Martins de Ferrer E Arruda ..................................................... João Pessoa, BZMarcela Alencar Demes .................... Fortaleza, BZAmna Ali ........................................... Houston, TXHaeli M. Allen ....................................... Bryan, TXGiuliana Allocca Dorini ................... São Paulo, BZMarcelle Alves Silva ........................ Londrina, BZPedroAméricoBeneciutidosSantos ....Cuiabá, BZGabriela Andrade E Brito de Souza Vidal ...........................................................Curitiba, BZCaíque Andrade Lisboa ................... São Paulo, BZMicael Andre Martins de Melo ..... João Pessoa, BZMarina Andruccioli Villela ........ Ribeirão Preto, BZÉrica Antunes Fabiano Alves ...............Niteroi, BZPedro Aquino de Carvalho................ Fortaleza, BZMarcelo Aragão E Silva Filho .......... Fortaleza, BZAmanda Arambul Gomedi ............... Londrina, BZJulia Araújo Serra ........................... São Paulo, BZGuilherme Asato Rique ................... São Paulo, BZGabriel Augusto de Carvalho Sanches ....................................... Santana de Parnaíba, BZLucas Augusto do Lago Campos ...... São Paulo, BZMarcella Azambuja Araujo .............. São Paulo, BZHenrique Azank dos Santos ............Piracicaba, BZIago Aziz de Souza Alves .....................Niteroi, BZBaylee K. Baker ................................. Durham, NCEnrico Baldini Benetti .........................Limeira, BZHailey E. Barber .............................Richmond, TXNicolas Barbosa Stelatto ......................Cuiabá, BZDana L. Basara ....................................Denton, TXDiego Bastos Agra ............................ Fortaleza, BZNickolas Batista Mendonça Machado ...Fortaleza, BZMilena Baycsi Monaco Pedrao ........ São Paulo, BZChristian Belmonte Walter ................... Santos, BZIsabela Benedetti .............................Piracicaba, BZCamila Bercovici Travassos ............. São Paulo, BZVictoria P. Beshea ...................................Hurst, TXGabriel Bezerra Castaldelli ............... Fortaleza, BZNatália Biazon ...........................Foz do Iguaçu, BZHeather E. Blackwood ...................League City, TX

Leticia Blanco Cançado ...................Piracicaba, BZMaiana Bodaneze Rossasi .........Foz do Iguaçu, BZJúlia Bonventi Nunes ....................... Sorocaba, BZMarina Botequio de Moraes ...........Piracicaba, BZTaylor L. Bowen .............................Fort Worth, TXAlexandria R. Brauer ............................. Justin, TXArtur Bringel Soares Madruga...... João Pessoa, BZCamille Brito Müller ...........................Curitiba, BZCeci Cabello Duarte Barretto...........Piracicaba, BZRonaldo Cabral ............................... São Paulo, BZBeatriz Calsolari Ranha ........................Niteroi, BZIago Camargo de Freitas ................Piracicaba, BZCaio Capuzzo ................................. São Paulo, BZLuiz Carlos Freire Lima Júnior ........ Fortaleza, BZDiana Carolina de Lima Suckow ........Curitiba, BZAna Carolina Jalles ..... SãoJosédoRioPreto,BZAna Carolina Mendonça Fontes Fernandes ............................................................Aracaju, BZBruno Carramona Cherubini ..................................... SãoJosédoRioPreto,BZLuca Casarotti Grizzo ......................Piracicaba, BZJúlia Cassiano Martinez ... SãoJosédoRioPreto,BZLuiza Castellucci Cedroni ......... Ribeirão Preto, BZAvery C. Castillo .............................Harlingen, TXNicolas Cavalcante Fatel Filla ........... Londrina, BZAlexandre Cavalcante Teixeira ......... Fortaleza, BZJúlia Cezar Carneiro de Lacerda ..... São Paulo, BZLouise Chagas Loeser de Carvalho ......Aracaju, BZSoyoung Cho ...................................Piracicaba, BZEzria J. Christian ................................. Odessa,TXAnaClaraCustódioBragadeOliveira ....Recife, BZAna Clara Suzano de Mula .............. São Paulo, BZAlexander B. Collins .......................... Lubbock, TXIsabella Concilio Cesar .................... São Paulo, BZMayara Correia E Sá Araújo ..................Recife, BZAndressa Cortes Badiz Berbel ........... Londrina, BZFelipp Costa Pinto de Andrade ....... São Paulo, BZCatherine Cover .............................. São Paulo, BZCameron J. Crabtree ......................... Midland, TXArin M. Crawford .................................Haslet, TXLuana Cristina Leite de Freitas ........ São Paulo, BZLuiza da Costa Lavieri .... Santana de Parnaíba, BZElisabeth A. Daniel .........................Fort Worth, TXJonathan K. Davis ............................ Floydada, TXWhitman F. Davis .............................. Houston, TXCara K. Day ...................................Broadstairs, UKBeatriz de Almeida Barreto .............. Fortaleza, BZCristiano de Almeida Favarin ..........Piracicaba, BZ

Bold - Attending Texas Tech University

Julia de Azevedo Barboza .............. São Paulo, BZJuliana de Carvalho E Silva Wuensche de Souza .............................................................Niteroi, BZBruna de Cristofaro Lopes de Souza ....................................... Santana de Parnaíba, BZLeonardodeOliveiraLuiz ............... São Paulo, BZLucadeOliveiraMachado ............... São Paulo, BZTalles De Serio Zilio ............................Limeira, BZCarolina de Souza Philippi ................Cascavel, BZMarcelo de Souza Ribeiro ............... Fortaleza, BZJoshua H. Debo ............................. Spicewood, TXHelena Deorsola Xavier Leite Marini .... São Paulo, BZAidan R. DeRouen .......................... Nederland, TXAndrea L. Detty ........................ Spring Branch, TXLuca di Segni ................. Santana de Parnaíba, BZVinicius Dias Fonseca ..................SantoAndré,BZHassan A. Dirir ................................Arlington, TXLeonardo Domingues Chammas ...... São Paulo, BZEmily M. Drexler ............................... Lubbock, TXIzadora Duarte Pires ...................... São Paulo, BZGustavo Duarte Trucharte ................ Sorocaba, BZLauren A. Easterling ........................ Little Elm, TXLindsay B. Easterling ....................... Little Elm, TXMarcelle Eduarda David Paro .........Piracicaba, BZLuiz Eduardo Pereira de Mendonça.....Aracaju, BZGabriel Ellis Silveira ........................ São Paulo, BZPedro Eross Sales ............................. Fortaleza, BZBruno Esteves Santos ..........................Niteroi, BZArthur Felipe de Noronha Sampaio ......Cuiabá, BZJoséFelipeMartins ...............................Niteroi, BZMaria Fernanda da Fonte Neves ............Recife, BZGuilherme Fernandes Assis ............. São Paulo, BZEduarda Fernandes Nunes Padilha ........ Recife, BZGiovanna Ferrari Pinto Sassi ...............Niteroi, BZDéboraFerreiraDeotti .................... São Paulo, BZSergio Figueiredo Barbosa Bezerra Coutinho ..............................................................Recife, BZDiana J. Fitzpatrick ..................... San Antonio, TXAna Flavia Tanimoto Algarte ... Ribeirão Preto, BZLeila R. Flippo ................................... Midland, TXTaisFoltranOrsini ...........................Piracicaba, BZCamilla Forlin Pereira Erthal Ribeiro Sorocaba, BZMarcella Formento Gagliano da Silva ... Campinas, BZCaio Fortier Silva.............................. Fortaleza, BZNathalia Freire Albuquerque .................Recife, BZVitor Freitas de Lima Castor ............. Londrina, BZRoberta Funes Acayaba de Toledo ..................................... SãoJosédoRioPreto,BZ

João Gabriel Cara Tiago ........................Recife, BZHugo Gabriel da Rocha Gonçalves ......Niteroi, BZClara Galiani Tiezzi Dias Vaz ...............Niteroi, BZRaquel Galvão Feronato .................. Londrina, BZSofiaGalvãoFeronato ...................... Londrina, BZGustavo Garcia de Barros Pereira .... São Paulo, BZLucca Generali Marquezini.............. São Paulo, BZMariana Gleuma Feitosa do Carmo ....Fortaleza, BZGabriel Goes Pessôa Mendonça ........ Fortaleza, BZNayara González Iañes-Geraldo ...... Campinas, BZJayR.Griffin .................................. Sugarland, TXIsabella Guedes Calvano .....................Niteroi, BZFernão Guilherme Cunha de Macedo Galvão ......................................................... Londrina, BZJoão Guilherme Vidal Moraes Tibau... São Paulo, BZLuiza Gun......................................... Sorocaba, BZLetícia Gurgel Arzani ...........................Niteroi, BZFroylan J. Gutierrez .............................Dallas, TXAnnette C. Hallberg ............... The Woodlands, TXVitor Hara Taniguti .......................... Londrina, BZRebekah S. Harmon ............................. Austin, TXPayton M. Harris .................................Keller, TXJason G. Harrison.................................Devine, TXJoseph C. Haverkamp ..................... Lewisville, TXPaulo Henrique dos Santos Ebbing ....Cascavel, BZKenna D. Hess ....................................... Frisco, TXLane M. Hitt ...........................................Plano, TXHeesoo Hong .... Gyenggi-Do Sungnam, South KoreaCelia E. Horwitz .......................... Trophy Club, TXWillow B. Houseal .................. Fredericksburg, TXMatthew D. Hurdle ...................Travelers Rest, SCApril M. Jackson ........................... Shreveport, LAMauro Jayme Fernandes Martins ..... Fortaleza, BZNathália Joucoski Teixeira .................Curitiba, BZAna Julia Cappellano da Costa Marques ........................................................ São Paulo, BZAnusha Kartala ....................... The Woodlands, TXAndressa Kimati Petri ......................Piracicaba, BZBailey S. Kirby ...................................Wellman, TXJan Klink .....................................SantoAndré,BZKendall N. Kubena ......................... Sugarland, TXNithin S. Kuchibotla ...................... Sugarland, TXEnzo Labre Gutierrez Gomes .............Curitiba, BZWandick Landry Sobreira Cavalcanti Filho ......................................................... Fortaleza, BZAllison E. Langford ..................... San Antonio, TXGabriel Lavorato Viviani ....................Curitiba, BZFernanda Leão Borges Cirino ......... São Paulo, BZ



Lívia Leitão Cardoso ......................... Fortaleza, BZEduardo Lema Cocozza Felipe.........Piracicaba, BZBernardo Lima Franco .........................Aracaju, BZRafael Lima Teixeira........................ São Paulo, BZMariana Limonti Macedo ... Santana de Parnaíba, BZCarolina E. Linbeck .......................... Houston, TXFernando Lisboa Costa ........................Aracaju, BZClarissa D. Loftin ..................................... Vega, TXLucas Loiola Ponte Albuquerque Ribeiro ......................................................... Fortaleza, BZIsabella Longo Guerrero .................. São Paulo, BZIsabella Lopes de Britto .......................Aracaju, BZSophia Lopes Peres .......................... São Paulo, BZBeatriz Lopes Távora ....................... São Paulo, BZFabrizio Lorenzetti Martinelli .......... São Paulo, BZBernardo Lourenço Saraiva ....................................... Santana de Parnaíba, BZPedro Luan Castilho Konstadinidis ....São Paulo, BZMaria Luiza C. Brancaccio Dos Santos ........................................................ Sorocaba, BZAna Luiza Moraes Ferraz ................. Sorocaba, BZMariaLuizaViannaOlivé ................ São Paulo, BZLilian Macambira Pinto .................... Fortaleza, BZIana Maciel Dos Santos ................... Sorocaba, BZAlexandre Magno Neves de Melo Filho ..................................................... João Pessoa, BZLetícia Magri dos Santos .................. Londrina, BZTabitha A. Mann ................................ Houston, TXLuiz Marcelo Aiex Corrêa ................Piracicaba, BZLuisa Marchiori Fein ....... Santana de Parnaíba, BZVictor Margossi Aguado . Santana de Parnaíba, BZCyntia Maria Rodrigues Monteiro .... Fortaleza, BZCatarina Maria Vinci Guedes Rodrigues Teixeira ........................................................ São Paulo, BZLuiza Marques Fonsêca Santos ..... João Pessoa, BZCarmen Martins Cid ................Campo Grande, BZGuilherme Martins de Carvalho ....... Fortaleza, BZBeatriz Mateus Faustino Saporito ..... Sorocaba, BZErnesto Matheus Rodrigues Garcia ... Piracicaba, BZLuan Matias Rocha ........................... Fortaleza, BZMadeline P. Maxwell ............................Lorena, TXFelippe Mazzuia Reis ....................... São Paulo, BZPreston E. McClour ........................ Lewisville, TXNoah P. McKay ................................Cookeville, TNElla Mae D. McKee ..... San Miguel de Allende, MXMallory J. Meade ................................. Austin, TXLucas Megali Pires E Albuquerque ....................................... Santana de Parnaíba, BZ

Peter Meirelles Schlossman .............Piracicaba, BZYasmin Melo Toledo ............................Aracaju, BZVanessa Mendes de Luca .................. Fortaleza, BZTucker J. Menz .................................... Boerne, TXIan M. Miller .................................... Houston, TXRandall L. Minnick ..............................Abilene, TXLaila Mirella Fonsêca de Ilieira Marques ...Recife, BZCarolina Mitsue Missawa ................ Sorocaba, BZAnnika R. Montalvo ................. Corpus Christi, TXLeonardo Monteiro de Carvalho ..................................... SãoJosédoRioPreto,BZMichael R. Moore .............................. Midland, TXMica M. Moore ...............................Fort Worth, TXVinícius Moreira Zampieri ..................................... SãoJosédoRioPreto,BZFelipe Morelli Guazzelli................... São Paulo, BZSpencer M. Morris .................................Celina, TXCarolina Murad Regadas .................. Fortaleza, BZBeatriz Murakami Chow ...........Foz do Iguaçu, BZMeredith A. Murff ..........................Amarillo, TXNatalia Nagata ............................... São Paulo, BZLucasNakauMurataSilvério ... Ribeirão Preto, BZRicardo Naoki Tanji ............................Curitiba, BZVitóriaNaomiOkimura .................... Londrina, BZLouise Nienkoetter Hirose .................Curitiba, BZVitor Nikoluk Friolani ..................... São Paulo, BZBenjamin C. Northcutt ..................Jonestown, TXAugusto Novaes da Ponte ................ São Paulo, BZMarina Novaes Lopes ..............Campo Grande, BZIsabella Novais Dias ........................ São Paulo, BZSávio Nunes de Sousa Fernandes ..... Fortaleza, BZCamilly Nunes do Carmo ................Piracicaba, BZRafaelaOliveiraDibax .......................Curitiba, BZGiovannaOliveiraSchlittlerBraghini ... São Paulo, BZBrunaPacíficoCarvalheira .............. São Paulo, BZNathalia Packo Campos .................... Londrina, BZPedro Paschoalin E Silva .............. João Pessoa, BZRafael Pastrello Rossetto .................. Sorocaba, BZAna Paula Becker ............................ São Paulo, BZMunashe M. Pazwakavambwa ..............Celina, TXJoão Pedro Bueno Gomes ................. Londrina, BZArthur Peixoto Alves Pôrto ....................Recife, BZGisele Penteado Viana ...................... Fortaleza, BZIsabella Pereira Martin Teixeira ....... São Paulo, BZSarah E. Perez .................................Mansfield,TXAndréPerroudSampaio .................. Sorocaba, BZLuana Pessanha de Mattos ...................Niteroi, BZLorenzoPettenazziTomé ................Piracicaba, BZ




Kylie M. Pierce .............................. Pleasanton, TXIzabelle Pimenta Penha ............ Ribeirão Preto, BZIsabelaPiovesanDall’Oglio ............. São Paulo, BZLucas Pon-Gondry Ferreira de Castro .... Recife, BZRafael Ponte Bandeira Serrão da Costa ........................................................ São Paulo, BZBruno Ponte Belarmino Lima ........... Fortaleza, BZMarco Postigo Storel ...................SantoAndré,BZJada D. Powell .................................. Houston, TXSierra M Prempeh ..................... Grand Prairie, TXHeidi A. Protic ...............................League City, TXRodrigo Queirós Barboza ....Santana de Parnaíba, BZBruna Queiroz Carvalho ......................Aracaju, BZKésiaQuessadaGomes ......................Cascavel, BZLetícia Quintana Herren ........... Ribeirão Preto, BZAhmed Qureshi .................................... Austin, TXAlejandro Rafael D’Alessandro ... Foz do Iguaçu, BZJúlia Rafaella Müller Colussi ............ Londrina, BZAntonella A. Ramos........................... Cypress, TXPedro Ramos Monteiro .................... São Paulo, BZStéfaniRáoFavaretto ............... Ribeirão Preto, BZAirque Raphael Resende Sá Barreto ....Salvador, BZGeraldo Rayan Alves Messmore Coelho ...Aracaju, BZAllison M. Rea ................................... Midland, TXRaquel Reis Sbragio ....... Santana de Parnaíba, BZGabriel Ribeiro Itagyba .................. São Paulo, BZMichael B. Ringor ....................................Katy, TXEduardo Rios Lohmann ....Santana de Parnaíba, BZLuísa Ritt Gewehr .....................Foz do Iguaçu, BZVictor Rocha Rodrigues Feitosa ........ Fortaleza, BZNathalia Rodriguez ........................ São Paulo, BZHeather A. Rogers ..............................Tomball, TXLívia Rosa de Araújo ........................ Fortaleza, BZGustavo Rosa Palamidese ................. Sorocaba, BZCarolaine Rosa Soares Barreto .............Niteroi, BZBenjamin P. Rose ....................... Salt Lake City, UTReagan E. Ruddock .......................... Rockport, TXAlícia Russinholi Ferreira ......... Ribeirão Preto, BZShaheen Salim Rahimani ..........Foz do Iguaçu, BZGuilherme Salvador Alarsa ............. São Paulo, BZGamaliel Sanchez Jr. ................. Grand Prairie, TXPaulaSant’anaStrogoff ........................Niteroi, BZLuiza Santa Bárbara Nascimento ........Aracaju, BZDanilo Santos Dias ...............................Niteroi, BZAna Sarah Foltran Moniz ...............Piracicaba, BZPaula Saran Texeira ........................ São Paulo, BZElliot C. Schenk ........................... San Antonio, TXLauren F. Schuyler ............................... Prosper, TX

Fiona F. Shea ..................................... Lubbock, TXLeonardo Silva de Francischi ..............Limeira, BZRobyn A. Small .....................................Haslet, TXElizabeth K. Smith.................................. Allen, TXDylan M. Smoot ......................... San Antonio, TXLucas Sobral de Britto Pereira ......... São Paulo, BZAline Souza Marchi ........................ São Paulo, BZLarissa Souza Mora .......................... Sorocaba, BZYales Stefano Rios Vasconcelos ..... João Pessoa, BZMaria Stella Martins Trigueiro ..............Recife, BZKristen B. Stephens ............................Tomball, TXMaria Suelly Nogueira Pinheiro ...... Fortaleza, BZAllan Tahira dos Santos ...................Piracicaba, BZKaleb Ezekiel D. Talon .................... Dickinson, TXRachel R. Theisen ..............................Fairfield,TXRaphael Timothy Martingo Johnson ... Curitiba, BZEduarda Tonin Prates ...............Foz do Iguaçu, BZDouglas B. Torluemke ................Santa Clarita, CAVitor Toshio Atakiama ..........................Cuiabá, BZIsabella Tricate ............................. São Paulo, BZBruno Tricate Malta ........................ São Paulo, BZChelsea L. Tucker ........................Montgomery, TXBeatriz Veiga Aguiar da Costa Sabec ....Londrina, BZGabriel Vera Porto ............................ Fortaleza, BZGiovanna Vernillo Guth ................... São Paulo, BZPaulo Victor Murin Carpegiani ....................................... Santana de Parnaíba, BZJoão Victor Nascimento Mota ......... São Paulo, BZAntonio Vitor Berganton de Souza ...São Paulo, BZAmanda Vitória Serpelloni .................Limeira, BZIsabela Watanabe Silva .................... Sorocaba, BZEmily K. Webb ..................................Pensacola, FLKelsey S. Wells ..............................Fort Worth, TXGalen S. Wieck .................................. Houston, TXRalph R. Wilder ......................................Plano, TXJentry E. Williams ..............Bury St Edmunds, UKMatthew R. Wright .............................. Apopka, FLEmily R. Wu .......................................... Frisco, TXCarolyna Yamamoto Alves Pinto ..........Cuiabá, BZAdam H. Youngblood ....................... Houston, TXBruna Yuka Kadowaki ..................... São Paulo, BZPedroZaharMiné............................ São Paulo, BZRafael Zanatta Jory ......................... São Paulo, BZ


Graduation Information

Number of graduates each year:

1994-1998 ................................... 771998-1999 ................................... 561999-2000 ................................... 752000-2001 ................................. 1042001-2002 ................................. 1132002-2003 ................................. 1442003-2004 ................................. 1652004-2005 ................................. 1722005-2006 ................................. 1382006-2007 ................................. 161

2007-2008 ................................. 1722008-2009 ................................. 1592009-2010 ................................. 1762010-2011 ................................. 1522011-2012 ................................. 1972012-2013 ................................. 2572013-2014 ................................. 3442014-2015 ................................. 4342015-2016 ................................. 5462016-2017 ................................. 376Total ......................................4,018

The 2016-17 Graduating Class

With the TTUISD program, students work at their own pace and often times complete the graduationrequirementsthroughoutthetraditionalschoolyear.Overthecourseofthe2016-2017 school year, TTUISD graduated 376 students.

Among the 2016-17 TTUISD graduates, two of the graduates will attend Texas Tech University.Othercollegesanduniversitiesthesestudentswillattendinclude:BlinnCollege, Colburn Conservatory, Collin County Community College, Conservatory of MusicinOhio,EMTtraining,FashionInstituteofTechnology,HoustonBaptistUniversity,Midland College, Nascar Technical Institute, Navarro College, New York University, NortheastCommunityCollege,OccidentalUniversity,OhioStateUniversity,PrairieView A&M University, Saint Louis University - Madrid, San Antonio College, San Jacinto Community College, St. Philips College, Tarrant County College, Texas A&M University, Texas Christian University, Texas State University, Texas Tech University, a university in Sweden, University of Houston, University of Memphis, University of Mississippi, University of North Texas, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Texas at Dallas.

The 2016-2017 graduates come from eight states in the U.S. and four foreign countries: Texas (93), California, Florida (2), Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Utah, Brazil (261), Mexico, South Korea, and United Kingdom (2).

This year, the highest GPA in the graduating class is 4.58, and there are 25 students with a GPA of 4.0 or above. The average GPA is 2.88. The average SAT scores are 566 on the verbal portion, 542 on the math portion, and 540 on the writing portion. The average ACT composite score is 24. STAAR end-of-course averages are 4382 for English 1, 4316 for English 2, 4281 for Algebra 1, 4384 for Biology and 4324 for U.S. History.

We commend these students for their accomplishments and wish them all the best. Congratulations, graduates!

Texas Tech University’s Matador Song

Fight, Matadors, for Tech!

Songs of love we’ll sing to thee,

Bear our banners far and wide.

Ever to be our pride,

Fearless champions ever be.

Stand on heights of victory.

Strive for honor evermore.

Long live the Matadors!

Music by Harry Lemaire, words by R.C. Marshal

Thank you for attending

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