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Manatee High Honors Class of 2011
Graduates are celebrated at Saturday's ceremony at Hawkins Stadium.
Number of seniors: 467.
Guest speakers: Graduating seniors Emily Townsend and Ederick Johnson.
Invocation: Emily Schnering, student council president.
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Outsanding Mantee High School Alumnus: Rodney Potter, Class of 1954.
Class flower: Sunflower.
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Class song: "Forever Young," by Jay-Z.
Class quote: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
Memorable quotes: Graduating senior Emily Schnering said during her invocation, "When you let your instincts and heart guide you ... anything is possible."
In speaking about the Manatee High faculty, Principal Bob Gagnon said, "What they do each day is nothing short of amazing."
After accepting the 2011 Outstanding Manatee High Alumus award, Rodney Potter said to the graduating seniors, "You have a great start on the rest of your lives."
Graduating senior Ederick Johnson in addressing his fellow graduates said he was deemed at risk when he started at Manatee High because he did not pass the reading portion of the FCAT, but "I didn't let my problem affect my future and my dream."
Notable moments: Johnson, during his address to his fellow graduates, recognized his mother was celebrating her birthday the same night as he was graduating and said, "To my mother ... I say happy birthday and I love you."
About 20 senior members of the Manatee High Sinfonia orchestra, Wind Ensemble and Manatee Singers left their fellow graduating classmates and joined the musical groups for the last time to perform "Footprints."
Gagnon recognized the graduating seniors who are entering the Armed Forces, attending colleges on ROTC scholarships, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
MANATEE HIGH SENIOR CLASS OF 2011
Note: All senior class lists were supplied by the School District of Manatee County on May 16, and the names contained in these lists may not reflect changes based on the completion of specific graduation requirements. Some student names were omitted from the lists because of confidentiality paperwork filed by parents with the school district.
TAYLOR MARIE ABERTS
CAROLYN LOUISE AGUILAR
JESSICA M. AGUILAR
MICHELLE ANN AGUILAR
MARLEN AGUIRRE
BRANDON EDWARD ALBERT
NICHOLAS JOSEPH ALGOZZINE
SAMUEL TECUMSEH ALLISON
DELMIS ALVAREZ
EBONI DENESHA ANDERSON
ANTONINO CHARLES ARAUJO
BREEZE ALEXANDRA ARB-PAUL
STEVEN TAYLOR ARNOLD
GEOVANNY ARREDONDO
ROBBYN EMILLEE’ ATKINS
ELLYN REBECCA AYRES
BREANNA BACON
JOHN FLADIMI BADIO
KARLA JATZIRI BAHENA
JARQUELL M. BAIN
CASSIDY THOMAS BAIZ
JOHNNA D. BAKOS
SARAH M. BALDUCCI
ASHLEIGH NICOLE BALDWIN
EMMA ANN BARLOW
CORY L. BARRINGER
MARGARET ELIZABETH BARTLES
JAMISON LEE BARTLETT
BRITTANY TERESA BAUCOM
ANGELA BRITTANY BAUMGARTEN
KATHRYN E. BEASLEY
WILLIAM R. BEASLEY
JENA LEE BEAUDOIN
DANIEL GERARD BEEMAN JR.
KATIE ANN BELISLE
DANIELA SOFIA BERDEJO
JOSE CARLOS BERLIOZ
BRYAN RASHAY BING
RAVEN BLACKBURN
ALYSON NICOLE BLAIR
MICHAEL BLAKELY
AUGUSTINE BLANC JR.
SAMANTHA NATASHA BLANC
SKYLAR JOSEPH BOEHM
ANTHONY JAY BOOTH
JAZMIN ASHLEY BOSTOCK
SHIMAGI NICOLE BOTERO
LAMESHA SHAQUITA BOYD
WESLEY WRIGHT BRITTON
SHANNON MARIE BROCKETT
BERNARD LEE BROOKS
KEOSHA SHANEQUA BROOKS
BRANDON ALEXANDER BROWN
HAYLEY MARGARET BROWN
KARENDA U. BROWN
LATORRIA TRASHAWN BROWN
TAMMARIE BROWN
ADAM BUJARSKI
QUENTON RENARD BUNDRAGE
SUNDAE LEEANN BURSTON
KYA NASHE BUSSELL
CHRISTOPHER CALLAHAN
RAUL JOSE CALZADILLA
JAMES WAYDE CAMPBELL JR.
JOSE JUAN CAPULA
KARAH NICHOLE CARNEY
BENJAMIN CARRICK CARPENTER
CARLYE LYNN CARSON
RODNEY CASIMIR
LAWRENCE J. CERVETTO
ANDREW JUSTIN CHANNELL
ALEXANDER SOUHAD CHAWI
KYLE RICHARD CHERKO
ANDREW CHIANG
CHARLES WILLIAM CHOATE
CAROLYN ROSE CHUPA
FREDO CINEUS
JANINE SUSAN CLAUDAT
EMILY JOY CLAY
TAYLOR JAMIESON CLINES
BRANDON REID COFFEY
RICHARD COKER
CAITLIN ELIZABETH COLAVITO
JOSHUA ELIJAH COLE
BIANCA JANAE COLEMAN
JACQUELINE COLON
JARED MICHAEL COMBS
FELIPE REGIA CONCEICAO
ASHLEY TAYLOR CONLEY
TINA ROSE CONNORS
RYAN WILLIAM COOK
JOSEPH JEROMY CORDERO
GAVINO CORONA
KARI ANN COSSER
JALISA COTTON
KATI LYNN COUCH
ALEXIS ELIZABETH COULTER
SHELBY CAITLIN COUNIHAN
CONNOR COVINGTON
CHRISTIAN ANTHONY COX
MARIO ALBERTO COYOTE
CASSANDRA MARIE CRAFT
COLLIN MATTHEW CRAVENS
ALEXA DANIELLE CRAWFORD
CHRISTAL SITERIA CRAWFORD
CHELSEA CROWTON
KRISSY LYNN DAGOSTINO
JENNIFER KAY DALE
NIKI LYNN DANCER
AERIELL ALEXIS DANIELS
JOHANA DAVILA
TANICA KATURA DAVIS
ANTHONY MICHAEL DEFRANK
MELISSA ANN DEGROAT
ASIA MARIE DELASALAS
BEVERLY N. DELGADO
MANUEL DE JESUS DELGADO
JENNA SUE DEMAYA
HERBERT FRANKLIN DENNING IV
TAYLOR MICHAEL DEVICE
LETICIA DIAZ-VARGAS
MICHAEL DICKERSON
TYLER M. DIETZWAY
PALI HUNTER DINGLER
KELLY RENEE DODSON
MEGAN LINDSEY DONOVAN
ALEXANDER RYAN DORAN
EVANS DORENE
MATTHEW CARTER DORTON
CHRISTOPHER DOSS
JEFFREY PAUL DRUMMEY
CHELSEA DUDEVOIRE
DANIELLE TIKIA DUNBAR
LINDA DURAN
JENNA OLIVIA DUVALL
KATELYN RAE EGYED
KYLE RAY ELLIOTT
MICHAEL ELNES
CHARLES FREDERICK ELZER IV
ALYSSA JUNE ESCOBAR
KATELYN NICOLE ETCHIESON
TERRY C. EVANS II
ZACHARY JOSEPH EVANS
ZACHARY BURT EVEN
AMBER LEEANN EVERHART
PATRICK L. FACHERIS
MARGOT ANNA FAILLACE
JACOB DANIEL FANNIN
ARIEL FARMER
OSVALDO FIGUEROA
JENSEN RAY FIRTH
ALEXANDRA MICHELLE FLECK
CAITLYN ELAINE FLORROW
TAYLOR W. FORREST-COLE
CHANTE FOSTER
JANICE ELLEIN FRAKI
CHRISTOPHER ALAN FRANCIS-PLOWMAN
KIA PHERRON FRAZIER-WILLIAMS
CHRISTOPHER T. FREEMAN
SHAKARA MICHELE FREEMAN
TRAVIS LAWRENCE FULK
KAYLIN SUE FULLER
MICHAEL T. GAGLIANO
AMANDA JEAN GAJAN
NICHOLAS JOSEPH GALATI
COREY RALSTON GALLIAN
SEAN MICHAEL GALUSKA
TYLER RAY GANGAROSA
JAMES SCOTT GANSKE
DANIEL GARCES
JENNIFER GARCIA
JAMIE DAWN GARGANO
SKYE M. GARVER
DILLON TYE GATES
SAGE GEERAERTS
AMANDA NICOLE GIBSON
KAITLYN ANN GIBSON
CHELSIE GILCHRIST
KIMBERLIE C. GIRON
WILLIAM GRIFFIN GIROUX
BRITTANY NICOLE GIVEN
DARA RENEE GODWIN
LEOPOLDO DOMINGO GOMEZ
ANNA SHEILA GONZALEZ
SHEA MARIE GOODMAN
PETER ANDREW GOUDANIS
PORSHA R. GOUSSE
SHANNON MICHELE GOWESKY
KATIE ANN GRANBERG
KASEY CAITLIN GRAY
KRISTOPHER ALAN GREEN
KEVIN PHILLIP GREENE
JACOB ANDREW GREGORY
KARL DENVER GROSS
LUCELI LISETA GUEVARA
TRAVIS S. GUSTOMSKI
SUZANNA MARIA GUTIERREZ
CHRISTOPHER JEFFREY GUY
PAUL MICHAEL HAAS
SHANE MICHAEL HAGMAIER
JACKY LEE HALE III
HAILEY KIRRA HALL
VINCENT HAMILTON II
BRENT LEE HAMILTON
WALKER TOBIN HARE
MICHAEL AUSTIN HARMON
RACHEL MARIE HARRINGTON
ROBERT KYLE HARRIS
SONORA HARVEY
JASMINE HAYES
DANIEL JAMES HEASLEY
ANSLEY TAYLOR HENDRIX
KRISTEN ALEXIS HENRY
MONICA NICOLE HERNANDEZ
KIERAN HERRERA
EMMA HILTZ
ALICIA MARIE HOFF
SHANQUEVIA SHANAE HOLMES
BRYAN AJ HOPKINS
BRENDAN PAUL HOWARD
SARAH ELIZABETH HOWARD
SHAVION DAZMIQUE HOWELL
KATE HUNT
SKYLER MORGEN HUNT
LISA MARIE INGLIS
AKEEM R. INGRAM
RACHAEL MONEA INGRAM
MARY LOUGHLIN ISIMINGER
MEGAN MARIE JACKSON
REECE COLBY JACKSON
CHEYENNE RENEE JACOBS
SANDY JEAN JACQUES
ELLEN MARIE JARVIS
RICCO JAMAL JEAN-BAPTISTE
DOMINIQUE MARIE JENKINS
CHRISTOPHER ANTON JENSEN
BENJAMIN JIMERSON-JURY
ABIGAIL IRENE JOHNSON
EDERICK ENRICO JOHNSON
JAMES EDWARD JOHNSON
JESSICA LEANNA JOHNSON
TODD ASANTE JOHNSON
JOHN WAYNE JOHNSON JR.
JASMINE NESHA JONES
KEONTHA NICOLE JONES
SHUNDEVON JONES
ZACHARY A. JONES
TAYLER RENE JORDAN
ATIL JOSEPH
JESSE MICHAEL JURADO
ASHLEY RAE JURKOWSKI
SHELBY ANN KALMBACH
DANIEL RYAN KELLER
RAYMOND M. KENNEDY
JONATHON VAUGHN KESLER
ANTHONY JAMAL KIDD
ASIA R. KING
DYLAN THOMAS KING
JESSE DYLAN KING
JONNA CAROL KINNEY
KELBI RAE KITZMAN
SIERRA BRITTNEY KLECKA
KATHERINE KNOWLES
KATHERINE ANN KOCHER
JOHN MICHAEL KOSER
MACKENZIE KOSFELD
CRYSTAL ANNA KRAUSE
BRANDON JAMES KULL
D’ANTE JOEL LANE
SHAMKERIA LANE
JESSE MICHAEL LANGELAND
OURANIA K. LARDAS
EVELYN CLAIRE LASATER
BRIANA CATHERINE LASS
GABRIELLE GRACE LEE
WENDY ABIGAIL LEMUS
COLBY LUKE LENGEL
TYLER CRAIG LEPPEK
ASHLEY NICOLE LEPRIOL
AMBER DIANE JOY LEVITA
ERIK PAUL LINDBERG
LING ZHAO LIU
CHRISTOPHER LOGAN
TONEISHA SHANTA LONG
FRENANDO LOPEZ JR.
KARLA ANGELICA LOPEZ
YI MEI LU
REBECCA ANNE LYNCH
JONATHAN DANIEL MAASCH
GENESIS GABRIELA MACIAS
SARA BOWLES MAGLEY
STEVIE DANIELLE MALEY
MICHAEL MARCINIAK
ALFREDO MARINES
JAMES WILLIAM MARSHALL
AUSTIN JOSEPH MARTIN
YAKEME CLARENCE MARTIN
JOSEPH M. MASSON
PRINCE DAVID MATT
CODY RYAN MATTAS
CHARNEKIA ARMINTA MATTHEWS
BRIEANA MARIE MAYO
NATHANIEL MAYO
KIMBERLY D. MAYS
SHANICE NADINE MAYS
CHANDLER MCCLUNG
DEXTRINA PATIENCE MCDONALD
SEAN PATRICK MCNULTY
BRIANNE KELSEY MCWHIRTER
JACQUELINE MARIE MEDVETZ
JUSTIN SCOTT MIESNER
GISELA SARAI MIJARES
RICHARD ALLEN MILLER III
CAMDEN JOHN MILLS
DOLORES YVONNE MIRON
JARED LEE MONG
EMILY BETH MOORE
ISAAC DANIEL MORALES
PHILLIP MARCUS MOREHOUSE
JESSE NORRIS MORELAND
REMY E. MULLEN
CHRISTINA JULIA MULLIGAN
ERIN MULRINE
ALFRED MICHAEL MUSITANO
KRISTINE MUSUMECHE
STEPHENIE MICHELLE MYERS
LEOPOLDO NAVARRO
CHRISSHANTA CHARMAIN NEAL
MEREDITH AURELIA NEZ
JOSEPH HANK NIEBANCK
CORI MARIE NOLAN
ISMELENE NORD
JAMES ARTHUR O’BRIEN
SARAH ELIZABETH OLDHAM
JORGE M. OLIVER
KAITLIN M. O’NEIL
SYDNEY CLYATT O’REILLY
ALEXIS LOREE OWENS
MICHAEL DAMIAN OZARK
JANNINE PALMER
JASMINE LAQUANDRA PARKER
VANESSA FAY PARKIN
GABRIEL PARRISH
JOSHUA MCKENZIE PARRISH
MEGHE ANNE PASIENZA
KEVIN PASTAURIN
KATELYNN NICOLE PATCHELL
JAINA P. PATEL
KYNNETH RAE PAULLIN
BREANNE ERIN PEFFLEY
TARAN JOSEPH PENNEBACKER
CHRISTOPHER JOHN PEREZ
ROLAND EUGENE PETERSON JR.
MARCUS LUKE PETERSON
WERLEY PHILIPPE
ERIKA ELAINE PICKELSIMER
JULIA ELIZABETH PIGNANELLI
BRITTANY LYNN PLYMAN
STEPHANIE CLAIRE POELSTRA
CHRISTOPHER MONTREZ POMPEY
QUINTON DEAYRIUS POMPEY
CHELSE RENEE POTTER
BAILEY ELIZABETH POWERS
TYREL LEE PRATER
REAGAN MARIE PRATT
VANESSA PRESERVIL
FRANKLIN PERRY PRICE JR.
REINA FRANCISCA QUEZADA
ISRAEL T. QUIMING
CLAIRE ELIZABETH QUINN
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN RAIBLE
SANTOS FREDDI P. RAMIREZ
YESSINA RAMIREZ
LYDIA DENISE RANALLO
CAROLINE MARIE RAWE
JEFFREY J. RAY
SHELBY MARIE RAYE
KENNETH NATHANIEL REAVES
ALEXIS LYN REBACK
LENA ALLISON REID
LINDSEY TERESA REID
NATASHA DEONNIE REID
HEATHER MARIE RIPLEY
KIRK ROBERT RITCHEY
JONATHAN RIVERA
MARIA SOL RIVERA
JAMES WILLIAM ROBINSON III
KAYLA ELISE ROBINSON
MARCUS JAMAL ROBINSON
BRETT THOMAS ROCKLEIN
CHIANTA NATASHA RODGERS
ARNOLD JOSE RODRIGUEZ
MARTIN RODRIGUEZ
DARLYN SIMONNE ROJAS
JESSICA RAE ROMINE
OSCAR ROGELIO ROSALES
MARISSA ANN ROSS
OSCAR ROGELIO ROSALES
MARISSA ANN ROSS
JORDAN MATTHEW ROTHFELD
COLBY TANNER ROYALL
KATHERINE ROSE RUGGIERO
NOLAN JAMES RYAN
MAX ORTHANN SAINVIL
KRISTINE ELISE SALEMI
JIMMY SANCHEZ
MATTHEW SANCHEZ
SEBASTIAN SAUL SANDOVAL
ARNOLD J. SANTANA
KYLE ARON SCHEERINGA
AUTUMN ANN SCHENK
FORREST B. SCHIELD
EMILY MEAGAN SCHNERING
KRYSTAL MARIE SEPCSIK
SUNNY PRAKASH SHAH
JARED DONALD SHAW
SELENA MARIE SHAW
ANDREW REID SHELTON
DYLAN JAMES SHIPMAN
MITCHELL PATRICK SHREVES
ASHLEY LAUREN SHUCK
MARK BYRON SHUFORD III
MICHAEL THOMAS SHUTT
BRIANA CHENELL SILVA
CHANSLY SIMEON
SAMANTHA LA’SHAWN SIMMONS
DIEGO PRIAMO SIQUEIRA
MOLLY M. SLICKER
AUSTIN GARRETT SMITH
AUSTIN MATTHEW SMITH
CHARLES BRADLEY SMITH
CHRISTOPHER LESTER SMITH
EMMA K. SMITH
JUSTIN ANDRE SMITH
AMBER LYNN SNYDER
CHRISTINA MARIE SOBR
SACHEATH SON SON
DAWN MARIE SOUDERS
MARIEL JOAN SOUSA
JENNIFER RUTH SQUIRE
DILLION DOUGLAS STAFFORD
BENJAMIN ALBERT STASURAK
MARSHALL JAMES STEWART
MARGARET KATHLEEN STOCKFORD
JUSTIN ARTHUR STRAWN
ASHLEY DAWN STRICKLAND
JOHN TREVOR STURM
CHLOE ALEXANDRA SWEETMAN
STEVEN MICHAEL SYLVESTER
BRITTANI ANN TAYLOR
IRIS TETHU
FLOYD DENNIS THORMODSON II
BANNING QUINN TIBBETTS
ALLYSON JEAN TITSWORTH
MICHAEL TOMAS-ESTRADA
BRITTANY LYNNE TOMES
EMILY BROOKE TOWNSEND
BRANDON DAVIS TRAMMELL
ABYDJANA ROSEBENCA TRESALUS
JENNY AIVAN TRUONG
KENNY K. TRUONG
KEVIN HONG TSE
CARLY LOUISE TURNER
RONALD CH UNG
AELO MARE UVO
FELIX VALLE
LELAND ANNETTE VANALSTYNE
CHANTAL VARON
MAKENZIE ANNE VAUGHAN
JOSE JR VEGA
LIZBETH VILLAFRANCA
BRYAN ANTHONY VOELKL
VICTORIA SARAH VOLLMER
ZACHARY ALEX WADECK
JALISA NECHOLA WAITERS
MARY ELIZABETH WALKER
KENDRA CAITLIN WALLACE
GREYSON JOY WALLIS
JULIANNE LEIGH WALSH
LAUREN E. WALTER
ALAINA D. WARD
ASHLEY E. WARING
CHINA WATKINS
KYLE ALEXANDER WEIDNER
KRISTIN MARY WEISKOPF
REBEKAH JANE WELKER
ALEX NATHANIEL WENTLAND
EVAN SCOTT WHALEY
GABRIEL JAVONTE WHITE
MICHAELA ELIZABETH WHITE
RONNY OWEN WHITT
KRISTI NICOLE WICKERSHAM
SHANTRICE LORENE WILKIE
JESSE CURTIS WILLEY
DEMETRIUS ALTONE WILLIAMS JR.
ANN MARIE WILLIAMS
JANAY BRIANA WILLIAMS
BLAINE EDWIN WILLIS
BLAKE ANTHONY WILSON
BRIANNE N. WILSON
DANIEL WHITMAN WILSON
DRAKKAR BREONTE WILSON
HANNA LYN WILSON
KYLE JUSTIN WILSON
ETHAN MARSHALL WINDHAM
LAUREN A. WINNER
CAMERON TAYLOR WOLFE
CLAY STEVEN WOLFE
KATELYN SAMANTHA WOLLET
JASHAY DEANDRA WOODIE
ALISA LAUREN WOODRUFF
ALYSSA MARIE WOODS
LAUREN MARIEL WOODSON
JOSEPH ROBERT WYNN
RACHEL ANNE YORK
KHASEM RAED YOUSEF
JORGE ALBERTO ZAMARRIPA
RUBI LEE ZAVALA
JOSHUA LUIS ZIEGLER