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