MOUND WESTONKA HIGH SCHOOL2021 COMMENCEMENT

June 2, 2021

6:00 P.M.

MOUND WESTONKA HIGH SCHOOL

WESTONKA SCHOOLDISTRICT NO. 277

FANFARE AND PROCESSIONAL…………………………………….…………………....MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA

STAR SPANGLED BANNER………………………………………………………………………………..MWHS CHOIR

WELCOME REMARKS………………………………………………………………...MARK MCILMOYLE, PRINCIPAL

WE ARE 2021……………………………………………………………………………………....CELEBRATORY VIDEO

STUDENT SENATE PRESIDENT WELCOME……………………………………………………….......CLAIRE FICEK

CELEBRATING ACADEMICS………………………………………………….……………………...MARK MCILMOYLE

SENIOR SPEAKERS……………………………………………………………..KATIE CLARKE and AVERY ROBBINS

MUSIC FROM WICKED “Defying Gravity” “For Good” …………………………….GRADUATING BAND MEMBERS

CELEBRATING ATHLETICS/ACTIVITIES ……………………………………….TRENTON BOWE and KATE MOCH

SENIOR SPEAKER …………………………………………………………….……………………………...RYAN ALLEN

CELEBRATING THE ARTS ………………………………………………………………………....MERRICK GORMLEY

SENIOR SPEAKER ……………………………………………………………….………………………....JOSH NKHATA

IMAGINE by John Lennon……………………………………………………….………………...MADD JAZZ MEMBERS

GREETING AND PRESENTATION OF GRADUATING CLASS…………….…...KEVIN BORG, SUPERINTENDENT

CONFERRING OF DIPLOMAS………………….HEIDI MARTY AND KELLE BOWE, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS

READING OF CLASS ROLL…………….……ANDY ATKINSON, COREY BULMAN, MWHS FACULTY MEMBERS

CLOSING REMARKS……………………………….………………………….…….………………....MARK MCILMOYLE.

FANFARE AND RECESSIONAL………………….…………………………………..………MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA

2021 SENIORS GRADUATING WITH ACADEMIC HONORS

SUMMA CUM LAUDE MAGNA CUM LAUDE CUM LAUDE

Blake D. Franzen Ava L. Kittelson Amelia M. Pettitt

Mariah L. Hess Paige E. Rist Jack T. Linder

Katherine A. Johnson Lydia G. Emery Simon B. Leonard

Alyssa C. Schneider Weston J. Lawrence Ella R. Clobes

Maya J. Jable Kate M. Moch Assata A. King

Carissa M. Richie Ryan P. Allen Bennett B. Kelley

Jacob L. Heins Benjamin A. Ortaleza Kacey R. Clipper

Grace A. Peterson Jett D. Andrews Tanner L. Kittelson

Jack C. Ryall Gabriella M. Yonker Carson J. Meritt

Brooke M. Pioske Grace E. Carlson Taylor S. Leonard

Carly M. McGown Connor S. Walters Isaac D. Miner

Tyler R. Thompson Maya L. Pfleghaar Elijah J. Goetz

Avery E. Finck Matthew A. Arneson Jordyn R. Edlund

Annika J. Wulf Nolan J. Hanson Jennifer N. Wood

Zabrina Kebernik Nora E. Taets Jack A. Decker

Nicholas M. Starinets Kylie P. Anderson Makayla J. Kryck

Logan A. Leonard Christian H. Henkels Kyle C. Sorrentino

Lily C. Sipprell Alyssa R. Bourdon Emily R. Miller

Nathan D. LaLuzerne Lance D. Munsterteiger John D. Wombacher

Lily M. Donelan Dean J. Andrews

Avery N. Robbins

Harrison S. Moen

Sydney Rose Turner

Eve I. Mikkelson

Trent J. Kelly

Mackenzie E. Wallace

Kyle A. Pellett

Santiago Phommahaxay

Evelina R. Galimova

Derek M. Lloyd

Jenna L. Courneya

Joshua K. Nkhata

Jordyn A. Nester

Jack R. Norton

Katherine B. Clarke

Lauren E. Balk

Merrick L. Gormley

Mallorie G. Brakemeier

PRESENTATION OF2021 GRADUATES

Ryan Patrick Allen ‡ Lily M Donelan ‡*

Maxwell Tollerud Altman Jordyn Riley Edlund *

Cody Edward Alvarez Sydney Ann Eidsness ‡

Kylie Paige Anderson Lydia Grace Emery *

Mabel Kathleen Anderson Josephine E Farwell

Tucker L Anderly Elena Mary Hoene Fayfield

Dean J Andrews * Roman Peter Fenzl

Jett D Andrews * Claire Alison Ficek ‡

Bode Allen Applegate Avery E Finck ‡‡*

Matthew A Arneson * Destiny Bernadette Fiveland

Lauren E Balk ‡* Louis Alexander Fix

Gabrielle Gail Barnett Blake Dylan Franzen ‡*

Jordan Roy Barreto ‡ Matthew Eric Funderburk

Isabella Mary Bedell Olivia Ann-Marie Gable

Chandler Kang Bergerson Evelina R Galimova

Tiffany Elizabeth Bergquist Franklin Geovanny Gallardo

Greta Kristine Blanck Cole Hartman Garlock

Charlie Francis Bledsoe Ellie Nicole Gilmore ‡

Cole Allen Bledsoe Elijah James Goetz

Hannah L Bortnem Isabella Marie Natalia Goodwin

Alyssa Rae Bourdon Merrick Lee Gormley *

Trenton Charles Bowe ‡ Tyler Westley Haberzettle

Mallorie Grace Brakemeier Hannah Elizabeth Hallamek

Alexander James Brown Nolan John Hanson

Jenna Sue Brustad ‡ Jacob Lucas Heins ‡*

Grace Elizabeth Carlson ‡ Nicole Danielle Hempel

Jaiden Angelliah Christianson Austin Henderson

Katherine Bean Clarke ‡‡* Christian Henry Henkels ‡*

Kacey Rae Clipper Maya Indigo Henslin ‡‡

Ella Rae Clobes ‡ Charles John Herder ‡

Mya Olivia Coley Mariah Lynn Hess

Jenna Lillian Courneya ‡* Grace Kristyn Hewitt

Jazmine Ann Marie Craig ‡ Zachary James Houston

Patrick Lauren Cukla Breandan Jeffrey Hughes

Brittney C Davis Maya Jan Jable ‡*

Jack Arthur Decker ‡* Ethan Dale Jemtrud

Cole Deters Spader Katherine Anne Johnson *

Kathryn R Johnson ‡ Dalaney Rae Ness

Lilly Grace Johnson Jordyn Amelia Nester *

Hayden Peter Graner Jones Joshua Katai Nkhata ‡*

Zabrina Kebernik Michael James Nolen

Bennett Bradley Kelley Alex Michael Nordberg

Trent James Kelly ‡* Alexander Harrison Nordstrom

Ethan Jason Kieper Jack Ross Norton *

Assata Annie King ‡ Benjamin Anthony Ortaleza *

Ava Laakso Kittelson ‡* Dylan David Osborn

Tanner Laakso Kittelson ‡ Natalie Jane Owens

Celia Ruth Kolb Kyle Arthur Pellett ‡

Mitchell William Krebsbach Grace Anne Peterson ‡*

Makayla Jean Kryck ‡ Mandy Sara-Lee Peterson

Nathan Daniel LaLuzerne ‡‡* Nicholas Henry Peterson

Ellie Faye Larsen Amelia Margaret Pettitt ‡

Lauren Alexis Laurent Maya Lee Pfleghaar

Weston James Lawrence ‡ Santiago Phommahaxay ‡

Logan Anthony Leonard ‡‡* Brooke Mackenzie Pioske *

Simon Bjorklund Leonard Eli Samuel Pressman

Taylor Shane Leonard * Mahalia Eilysh Regan ‡

Jack T Linder * Emmalee Mae Regenfuss

Derek Michael Lloyd ‡ Brady John Reinert

Kenneth Charles Lloyd Jadyn Ann Rice

Santino Robert Mack Carissa Morgan Richie *

Carly Miranda McGown ‡‡* Nic Corbett Riemenschneider

Shawn Williams McNatt ‡ Paige Elizabeth Rist

Rachel Elisabeth Mergen Avery Nassif Robbins ‡‡*

Carson James Meritt ‡ Jake Daniel Robertson

Eve Isabella Mikkelson * Makhai Sy'Brei Rose

Emily R Miller Mark Ky'Pree Rose

Isaac David Miner * Owen James Rostis

Aidan Aaron Mjelstad Dalton J Roth

Kate Mikenna Moch ‡* Liza Janelle Ruegemer

Harrison Selmer Moen ‡* Jack Chandler Ryall ‡

Lance David Munsterteiger ‡ Alyssa Christine Schneider ‡‡*

Dominic Isaac Musel Thomas William Seemann

Estelle Jane Nagel Jayna Jordan Sherman ‡

Callie Jo Nelson ‡ Lily Claire Sipprell ‡*

Hailey Anne Nelson Dylan Tyler Skaja

Tavia G Snyder Brayden Riley VanGelder

Kyle Curtis Sorrentino Brian Zhou von Holtz

Seth Michael Specht Tyler James Wacker

Nicholas Maksim Starinets Ethan Nelson Wagner

Kaisa Ann Steahl Mackenzie Emma Wallace ‡*

Payton James Stein ‡ Connor Scott Walters *

Jackson Pries Studebaker William Edward Weatherhead

Ivan Milan Sunder Sean David Weber

Andrew Thomas Swenson Devon Patrik Wilson-Noethe

Nora Elizabeth Taets ‡* Donovan Eugene Wise

Samuel Thomas Thoma Lukas James Witczek

Tyler Robert Thompson ‡ Rose Marie Wolf ‡

Louis Charles Timberg John Daniel Wombacher ‡

Peter James Timberg Jennifer Nicole Wood ‡

Ainhoa Toquero Annika Jane Wulf ‡*

Sydney Rose Veselinovich Turner ‡ Gabriella M Yonker *

Tristan Robert Umbehocker Rocco James Zucaro ‡

‡ School Community Scholarship Recipient* National Honor Society

SENIOR SENATE MEMBERS

Alyssa Bourdon Kate MochLily Donelan Amelia PettittClaire Ficek* Jadyn Rice*

Nathan LaLuzerne Liza RuegemerCarson Meritt

Our Thanks To:

Jadyn Rice for Emceeing the Graduation CeremonyMackenzie Wallace for the original artwork displayed on this program

Robert Photography for Graduation Ceremony PhotosAlan Rogers Audio/Visual

Westonka Buildings and Grounds & Custodial CrewMWHS Faculty Volunteers

MWHS Senior Party Planning Parent Committee