Commencement 2009

Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School’s Class of 2009 graduated May 30 in a lively and emotional ceremony held in the Kelly Gymnasium. One hundred and sixteen graduates, their families and friends heard commencement speaker Kathie Montserrat’s “last lesson to the seniors,” a five-point list for them to keep in mind as they pursue the future. Montserrat, a well-known mentor to students and faculty on campus, retired this year after 21 years as an SJND social studies teacher and department chair. Principal Simon Chiu also addressed the crowd and Father Fred Riccio led the invocation.

Valedictorian Teresa Mooney, bound for UCLA, and Salutatorian Anna Patricia Jimenez, who is headed to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, also spoke, calling on their fellow graduates to remember their days at SJND as they pursue their dreams. Fully 99 percent of this year’s graduates are headed to college, at schools ranging from the campuses of the University of California, to Santa Clara University, Stanford University and even West Point Academy. This year's graduating class received $2.4 milliion in merit based scholarships.

Following commencement, graduates followed a long-standing tradition at SJND and left the gym, flanked on both sides by the applauding faculty. Once gathered in the middle of Chestnut Street, the graduates cheered and tossed their mortarboards in the air, filling the sky with blue and orange.

List of Senior Awards pdf
List of Colleges that Accepted 2009 Grads pdf

 

 

Graduating Class
Legacy Families

 

"The quality Catholic education we received here, ground into every fiber of our being, every religion class we had to take, every liturgy we had together, makes us take those abilities we have and use them for the greater good out in the real world. Saint Joseph Notre Dame gave us the paints and techniques to create the picture of the world we wish to see- a better world."
Anna Patricia Jimenez, Salutatorian 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

"And though many of us will be attending huge or distant universities next year, don't forget that each one of us was always known by name and face in the halls of St. Joe's. If we take this memory with us, no matter where we are, we will know that we are important, worthy of respect, and capable of making a difference."
Teresa Mooney, Valedictorian 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Graduating Class of 2009

Christopher Aldous

Angelica Alleyne

Veronica Andaya

Cynthia Avalos

Yesenia Baires

Jennifer Baldwin

Roman Barranco

Arianna Borsoni

Anjenay Bowens

Daniel Brylawski

Diana Campbell

Sophia Chaparro

Phillip Chapot

Allan Coello

Francisco Coello

Bill Connacher

Jasmine Cornn

Justine Dalipe

Rosaleen Daniels

Alee DeLos Santos

David DePoe

Teddy Eusebio

Christopher Felts

Kyle Ferguson

Eugene Feygelman

Ashley Fong

Jasmine Frazier

Ariel Gabato

Hannah Gandsey

Kristoffer Garcia

Caitlin Gardner

Michelle Garibay

Ramel George

Genora Givens

Daniel Goff

Christopher Griffith

Dominic Guiton

Rodney Hamlin

Sara Harvey

D'Angelo Hutton

Anthony Jaber

Danielle Jabson

Treena Javier

Patricia Jimenez

Amanda Johnson

Michael Johnson

Deonte Jones-Mims

Stuart Kanady

Chelsea Lancaster

Christopher Lindsey

Joseph Lundgren

John Lynch

Molly MacKenzie

Charlene Maglaya

Karen Joy Malicdem

Lauren Malinis

Tiffany Mallory

Jomar Martinez

Matthew Martinez

Michael McAlister

Gabriel McDowell

Daniel McGavin

Allison Meins

Jezeca Melgar

Joshua Mendez

Amanda  Meyer

Matthew Millado

Megan Montgomery

Teresa Mooney

Christen Morrison

Martin Mosqueda

Arthur Nguyen

Matthew Noche

Dashiell Nye

Mark  Olaguer

Alfonso Orozco

Olivia Overtone

Cody Powell-McClintick

Sophia Real

Victor Republicano

Philip John Rivera

Daniel Robin

Nathaniel Roco

Michelle Rothhammer-Ruiz

Sophia Ruiz

Kyle Savnik

Madeleine Seiwald

Stefanie Shephard

Alyssa Sibal

Lily Smith

Thomas Smith

Gilbert Solis

Galen Soria

Olivia Stean

Jade Street

Ryan Suen

Jesse Swatling-Holcomb

Ryan Sze

Kamron Tangney

Byron Thompson

Leslie Tobar

David Todd

Nicholas Tubbs

Joseph Vacca

Mirella Villalpando

Jonas Voiron

Krystal Voisenat

Kevin Wagner

Allison Walden

Andrew Walters

Chelsea Wellott

Brandon White

Mackenzie Whitton

Kyle Williams

Zeke Willmes

Norman Xie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SJND Legacy Families

The following graduates have continued a family legacy at Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School. The following pictures show the 2009 graduate with their fellow alum family member.

 

 

William Connacher '09 and Mary McDonald Connacher '70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jasmine Cornn '09 and James Cornn '84.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rosaleen Daniels '09 and Michael Daniels '79.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hannah Gandsey '09 and Lawrence Gandsey '72.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Robert Lynch '09 and Robert Lynch '77.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Meins '09 and Jan Wells Meins '82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sophia Real '09 and Steven Real '74