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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

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