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PAAAS Senior Awards 2019-20
Excellence in LANGUAGE ARTS Excellence in TECHNOLOGY Stephanie Pantaleon & Kamani Jones Destiny Williams Most Improved Trent Green & Tamarah Tolentino Most Improved Ashley Lopez Excellence in MATHEMATICS Excellence in VISUAL ARTS Kamani Jones Angie Zelaya Menjivar Most Improved Trent Green Most Improved Alan Salguro Excellence in SCIENCE Excellence in TV PRODUCTION Ashley Lopez Torres Katherin Menjivar Most Improved Jamal Guye Most Improved Gysselle Terry Excellence in FRENCH Excellence in VOCAL MUSIC Kamani Jones Bryana Amaya & Joseph Nunez Most Improved Le’Anthony Howell Most Improved Wendy Aparicio Excellence in SPANISH Excellence in THEATER Alejandra Escobar Juliana Herrera Most Improved Yamileht Lara Most Improved Charlene Hills Excellence in BUSINESS Excellence in DANCE Kamani Jones Destiny Williams Most Improved Joseph Nunez Most Improved Ta’liyah Brown Rising Star Kayla Shipley-Willis Excellence in PHYSICS Excellence in INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Nancy Zambrano Amman Mayers Excellence in SOCIOLOGY Most Improved in PIANO Tamara Garcia Jeffry Hernandez Excellence in HISTORY Excellence in ROBOTICS Tamara Tolentino Regis Halliday Excellence in PHYSICAL EDUCATION PRINCIPAL’S AWARD Stephanie Pantaleon & Regis Halliday Regis Halliday Most Improved Wendy Aparicio & Steven Hatcher Juliana Herrera
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CLASS OF
PAAAS
PLAINFIELD ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS AND
ADVANCED STUDIES
7TH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
June 22, 2020
PLAINFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Plainfield Public School District
Board of Education Mr. Cameron E. Cox, President
Mr. Terence J. Johnson, Vice President Mrs. Lynn Anderson-Person
Mr. John C. Campbell Mrs. Willie P. Hembree
Mrs. Emily Morgan Ms. Carmencita Pile
Dr. Avonia A. Richardson-Miller Mr. Richard Wyatt
District Administration Dr. Diana Mitchell | Superintendent
Mr. Mark A. Williams | Assistant Superintendent Mr. Arcelius Brickhouse | Secondary Executive Director
Dr. Gretel Perez | Elementary Executive Director Mrs. Elizabeth Filippatos | Special Services Executive Director
Mrs. Yolanda Koon | Acting Business Administrator
PAAAS Administration Dr. Angela Bento | Principal
Mrs. Aurora J. Hill | Vice Principal Ms. Brenda Noble | Acting Vice Principal
Mrs. Allison Hartpence | Senior Class Co-Advisor Ms. Shawna Newsome | Senior Class Co-Advisor
Senior Class Officers Charlene Hills | President
Serenity Washington | Vice Principal Brandon Damas | Secretary
Yulissa Pena | Secretary Ta’liyah Brown | Treasurer
Class of 2020 College Acceptances Taylor Amani James………………………..FAIRLEIGH DICKENSON UNIVERSITY Tory Amar James………………….………….….……..……SETON HALL UNIVERSITY Kamani Aaliyah Jones……………….…….…….……………….....BENEDICT COLLEGE Jesus Lara-Eliosa……………………….….….BERKELEY COLLEGE-WOODBRIDGE Yamileht Lara-Valladares…………RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Angela Larrave-Vera……………………………..…..LINCOLN TECHNICAL SCHOOL Ashley Michelle Lizano Bayas…………….…..MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY Ashley Lopez Torres………………………………...……...UNION COUNTY COLLEGE Amman Alterick Mayers………………..…..WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY Elijah Xavier Mathew McDonald………APPRENTICESHIP W/LOCAL ARTIST Danielle Skye McGowan………………………………….…………...PACE UNIVERSITY Andrew Josue Mejia Cole………………...FAIRLEIGH DICKENSON UNIVERSITY Katherin Yaritza Menjivar Serrano………...MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY Khireyaa Nakole Mitchell……………………………..……………..KEAN UNIVERSITY Destiny Lanae Nix………………………………...….MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE Joseph David Nun ez…………………………….…………...UNION COUNTY COLLEGE Ifianyichukwu Ashley Santuary Prosper Nwankwo...HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Oluwadamilola Margaret Ogunwolere……MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY
Stephanie Pantaleon………………..RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK Yulissa Pen a………………………………...…FAIRLEIGH DICKENSON UNIVERSITY Jose Ivan Rodriguez…………………………………..……..UNION COUNTY COLLEGE Alan E. Salguero………………………………………...…….UNION COUNTY COLLEGE Kayla Alexis Shipley-Willis……………………..………………...…KEAN UNIVERSITY Bryce Craig Thompson…………………………..…MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE Tamarah Jamila Tolentino…………………......RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK Serenity Nytear Anjail Washington……WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY
Immanuel Xavier Wiggins………………...………...JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY Destiny Abigail Williams………….RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK Nancy Zambrano Vicario………………………..…………….……..KEAN UNIVERSITY Angie Paola Zelaya Menjivar…………………………….UNION COUNTY COLLEGE
Class of 2020 College Acceptances
Vanessa Alejandra Aguilar Pereira………………...….UNION COUNTY COLLEGE Bryana Nicole Amaya……………………….…………..….UNION COUNTY COLLEGE Wendy Gabriela Aparicio………....RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Rashon Jamal Barksdale……………………..……………..……….RIDER UNIVERSITY Allison Beraud…………………………RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Kyle Andre Bonzono………………….………………………………………….UNDECIDED Kejuan Nazir Boone………………………………...…….……………………...UNDECIDED Skylar-Rae Boone……………………...……...WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY Ta'liyah Leigh Brown………………………..WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY Quentin Marcelle Coleman…………….…….…...NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY Gysselle Lynette Coutard-Terry……….….…MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY Brandon Napoleon Damas………………… .…...MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE Ethan Michai-Eugene Dawson…….……..WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY Angel Ariel Diaz………………….…...RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK Corey Reginald Elikens…….……..……...………………..UNION COUNTY COLLEGE Joel A. Escobar……………….….…….RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Alejandra Patricia Escobar Fuentes….…….…..…….UNION COUNTY COLLEGE Jorge Flores Manuel………………………..FAIRLEIGH DICKENSON UNIVERSITY Tamara Garcia………………………………………...……….UNION COUNTY COLLEGE Mikaeli Ayana Gomez……………………………...……….UNION COUNTY COLLEGE Trent Edward Green………………….………………………..………………..UNDECIDED Jamal Allan Guye…………………......RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK Regis Adonye Halliday……………………...…...RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK Steven Herman Hatcher……………...…….WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY Jeffry Neftaly Hernandez……………………………….……………………...UNDECIDED Juliana Estefania Herrera-Juarez…...RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-MASON GROSS Nishadia Elizabeth Hillhouse………………………………………………...UNDECIDED Charlene Anna Hills…………………………………………….…...BENEDICT COLLEGE Le'Anthony Maurice Howell…………....FAIRLEIGH DICKENSON UNIVERSITY Amarilis Dayana Ibara……………………………..MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE
Class of 2020 Commencement Program
OPENING REMARKS……………………………………….Dr. Angela Bento
Principal
WELCOMING MESSAGE………………………………….Mr. Cameron Cox
President, Plainfield Board of Education
VALEDICTORIAN ADDRESS…………………………………Kamani Jones SALUTATORIAN ADDRESS………………………...Angie Zelaya Menjivar SUPERINTENDENT REMARKS……………………….....Dr. Diana Mitchell
PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES & DIPLOMAS
CLOSING REMARKS……………………………………...Mrs. Aurora J. Hill
Vice Principal
Vanessa Alejandra Aguilar Pereira
Bryana Nicole Amaya
Wendy Gabriela Aparicio
Rashon Jamal Barksdale
Allison Beraud
Kyle Andre Bonzano
Kejuan Nazir Boone
Skylar-Rae Boone
Ta'liyah Leigh Brown
Quentin Marcelle Coleman
Gysselle Lynette Coutard-Terry
Brandon Napoleon Damas
Ethan Michai-Eugene Dawson
Angel Ariel Diaz
Corey Reginald Elikens
Joel A. Escobar Alejandra Patricia Escobar Fuentes
Jorge Flores Manuel
Tamara Garcia
Mikaeli Ayana Gomez
Trent Edward Green
Jamal Allan Guye
Regis Adonye Halliday
Steven Herman Hatcher
Jeffry Neftaly Hernandez
Juliana Estefania Herrera-Juarez
Nishadia Elizabeth Hillhouse
Charlene Anna Hills
Le'Anthony Maurice Howell
Amarilis Dayana Ibarra
Taylor Amani James
Tory Amar James
Kamani Aaliyah Jones
Jesus Lara-Eliosa
Yamileht Lara-Valladares
Angela Larrave-Vera
Ashley Michelle Lizano Bayas
Ashley Lopez Torres
Amman Alterick Mayers
Elijah Xavier Mathew McDonald
Danielle Skye McGowan
Andrew Josue Mejia Cole
Katherin Yaritza Menjivar Serrano
Khireyaa Nakole Mitchell
Destiny Lanae Nix
Joseph David Nun ez
Ifianyichukwu Ashley Santuary Prosper Nwankwo
Oluwadamilola Margaret Ogunwolere
Stephanie Pantaleon
Yulissa Pen a
Jose Ivan Rodriguez
Alan E. Salguero
Kayla Alexis Shipley-Willis Bryce Craig Thompson
Tamarah Jamila Tolentino
Serenity Nytear Anjail Washington
Immanuel Xavier Wiggins
Destiny Abigail Williams
Nancy Zambrano Vicario
Angie Paola Zelaya Menjivar
Class of 2020
Key:
National Honor Society Clearing House Rutgers Upward Bound National Honor Society for Dance
PRINCIPAL Dr. Angela Bento
VICE PRINCIPAL Aurora J. Hill
ACTING VICE PRINCIPAL Brenda Noble
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS
Revonda Christmas Jeremy Lewis
GUIDANCE Denise Krok
Ann Nettingham
CUSTODIAL STAFF Bradley Brown
Roderick Drakeford Karl Gregory
Desmarie Thomas
SECURITY
Tee’Kim Ross Ronnie Thomas
SCHOOL NURSE Glen Johnstone
MATHEMATICS Roger Cavallo Iseul Hwang Arlen Klinger Keli Leunes Changyun Liu Leon Thomas
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Taryn Aguirre Vanita Bentley Corey Carter
Allison Hartpence Hayley Newman John Pearson
Adriana Ramirez
SOCIAL STUDIES Jennifer Brubaker
Scott Caffrey Frank Harpster Francis Nelson Joel Plummer
SCIENCE Eugene Cincotta Daniel Gold
Matthew Krywy Aiswarya Mahadevan
Michael Pisani
PARAPROFESSIONALS
Yvonne Brooks Chauncey Carter
WORLD LANGUAGE Carol Afriyie
Marlon Mendoza-Rodriguez
Gloria Villaquiran
PERFORMING ARTS Leah Getz
Kristina A. Horn Sang M. Lee Othell Miller
Gregory O. Williams
VISUAL ARTS Archana Kamani
Todd Dowdy-Sloan
CAREER & TECHNOLOGY Paul D’Amico Rida Fugawala Joey Panchenko Gregory Thomas
SPECIAL NEEDS Vincent Barracato
Joseph Clark
PHYSICAL EDUCATION Deborah Ford Felix Romero
Edward Yapczenski
PAAAS Faculty