Pine Bush Class of 2024 graduates
Kyle Abreu
Caitlin Acton
Valentina Adarve Quiroga
Marissa Albano
Mia Algarin
Aaron Ali
Ajahnae Allen
Anabella Almeida
Nada Alsayes
Julian Ames
Jadyn Amore
Jayden Aracena
Kiersten Augustine
Loune-Kerna Aurelus
Marc Austin Jr.
Nathalie Avila
Randee Aviles
Gulzada Bajramoska
J’da Ballard
Mariah Barban
Angel Barbosa
Alyssa Barbot
Sara Barry
Nathan Basdeo
Julissea Batista
Russell Bavolar
Jack Beck
Adam Beers
Logen Bekgran
Matthew Benjamin Jr
Chance Bennett
Salvatore Berman
Sebastien Berti
Lauren Bialt
Elias Blumrath
Matthew Boffalo
Nicholas Boswell
Brisa Bravo
Ivanna Bravo
Evan Brendli
Julia Bressler
Camryn Brown
Logan Brown
Jonathan Bruestle
Samantha Budney
Nicholas Burgess
Nina Camacho
Marc Cancelliere Jr
Nyia Capetillo
Colin Carey
Madelyn Carpenter
Julius Carrillo
Jeancarlos Castillo
Cody Cattau
Diego Cayetano-Flores
Alexander Cepeda
Paige Ceriello
Samuel Cerone
Andrew Chan Way
Ariana Charles
Alan Charles Marc
Esteban Chevalier-Rivera
Brianna Chinas
Mia Christie
Jessica Christofferson
Logan Clarke
Aaron Cohen
Caroline Colangelo
Travis Coleman
Ky’ra Coley
Andrew Colon
Gabriel Colon
Gabriella Colon
Jamie Colson
Ethan Conrow
Paris Cook
Reese Correa
Jacey Cramer
Antonio Crespo Jr
Isaac Cruz
Justin Culmer
Emma-Jay Dacosta
Bella Darling
Jose De Anda
Jason DelGiudice
Jordan Denardo
Jake DeVries
Peyton DeWitt
James Disimile
Chase Dodson
Sadie Dowson
Grace Druke
Eddy Duarte Moreno
Connor Ducos
Dylan Dunn
Joshua Dymond
Nathan Echevarria
Atiana Edwards
Rebecca Edwards
Annaliesa Elor
Elizabeth Elskoe
Richard Encarnacion Jr
Savanah Fauchere
Esaias Feemster
Charles Ferguson Jr
Chad Fiorentino
Tia Fisher
Christian Flores
Yareli Flores
Imanol Florez
William Fontaine
Nathan Fontana
Nevaeh Fontanes
Emily Forma
Isaiah Fortune
Olivia Franqui
Jada Fuller
Lillian Gabriele
Isabella Gallego-Herrera
Ella Galloway
Olivia Garcia
Kellyanis Garcia Betancourt
Gavin Gardocki
Jack Gellman
Julia Gerbasi
Justyn Gingold
Michelle Giudice
Matthew Goldberg
David Gomez
Eliveen Gomez
Jeremias Gomez
Brandon Gonzalez
Michael Gonzalez
Omar Gonzalez
Gabriel Goodin
Shaylen Goslar
Rebecca Goudreau
Isaac Gould
Rayanne Green
Dekoda Greer
Matthew Griffin
Meadow Groom
Mackenzie Gula
Damean Gutierrez
Ivan Gutierrez
Josue Gutierrez
Kayah Gutierrez
Darwin Guzman
Brooke Haas
Shelby Hadden
Tomas Hajek
Nicholas Hall
McKenzie Hallahan
Emma Halpin
Emanuel Hannon
Faith Harvey
Logan Hawley
Daniel Healy
Samantha Heit
Gianna Henry
Sadiki Henry
Malakai Henry-Geraghty
Gabriella Hernandez
Hason Hernandez
Stephanie Hernandez Rivera
Santiago Herrera Caceres
Gabriela Hidalgo
Angela Hilgenfeldt
Alasia Hodge
Taylor Hoehmann
Thor Holmgren
Jenna Hopmayer
Ellie Hoppe
Kasey Hufcut
Kyrin Hughes
Monica Ilioiu
Sharlenne Ingenito
Maja Jablonski
Malcolm Jackman
Ryan Jaloszynski
Jesnel Jean
Taylor Jennings
Brian Jensen
Antonio Jimenez
Ivana Johnson
Katie Johnson
Neil Josaphat
Esther Joseph
James Judson
Jeremiah Kahan
Allissa Kelley
Logan Kenney
Dylan King
Deron King Jr.
James Kolling
Riley Kool
Cayden Kuchta
Angel Leor Lagatao
Preston Lake
Keiley Langdon
Conrad Langlitz
Lauren Langlitz
India Latta
Arianna LeCruise
Brian Lee
Nathaniel Leppert Jr
Caleb LeRoy
Sophia Licardi
Tony Lin
Aidan Litts
Alani Lopez
Matthew Lopez
Emma Losey
Marianna Lostumbo
Stevenson Louis
Kendra Lucas
Connor Lynch
Drevon Lyons
Skylar MacFarlane
Madelyn Magsamen
Andrew Maher
MacGowyn Maitland
Maya Maldonado
Madison Malin
Brooke Mann
Dalis Mann
Nicholas Marcano
Nicholas Marshall
Hazel Martey
Ashley Martin
Ariannalee Martinez
Justin Martir
Vincenzo Massa
Diego Mateos
Colin McCabe
Jenna McComb
Alexander McCord
Blake McCormick
Amber McElheny
Yauvani McKenzie
Anna Mcloughlin
Isaiah McMillian
Chad McNamara
Deirdre Meberg
Karly Memmelaar
Kayla Mendez
Britnie Meore
Krystal Mercedes
Nia Merritt
Caroline Michail
Phoenix Miller
Michaila Miller-Arenella
James Misch
Hanin Mohammed
Jacob Montalvo
Joseph Morales
Omar Morales Jr
Edward Morley Jr
Jesse Morse
Akeelah Moxam
Tyler Mullen
Kevin Muntz
Tristan Myers
Bryghton Narain
Marva Nava
Ava Navarria
Jared Nelson
Logan Norton-Lapsley
Justin O’Connor
Alex O’Dell
Tomek Oakes
Abigail Oliveras
Anna Olivier
Breanna Omosebi
Clifford Owens Jr
Yveliz Pagan
Austin Pannell
Michael Paoletta
Alexandra Parr
Shiya Patel
Saniya Patterson
Hannah Pawlowski
Tyler Pearce
Madison Percy
Alexis Perez
Camila Perlaza
Carrie Phillips
Jhonny Polanco
Xavier Poole
Olivia Powell
Gissel Praino
Camille Preval
Justin Quick
Rayaan Qureshi
Dorian Ramirez
Jayden Ramos
Jordan Ramos
Téa Rauch
Julianne Reid
Luis Reyes
Abigail Reynolds
Matthew Reynolds
Brianna Ricks
Brianna Riedinger
Jayden Rigaud
Emily Rios
Mya Riquelme
Shawn Riquelme
Milene Rodas
Aiyana Rodgers
Ariana Rodriguez
Luis Rodriguez
Nina Rodriguez
Efrain Rodriguez III
Anthony Romano
Ava Romano
Caleb Ronk
Logan Rosa
Aaron Rose
Evan Ross
Maggi Ross
Gabrielle Rossello
Emma Russell
Santiago Saavedra
Ava Saladino
Francis Saladino
Dylan Saldana
Grace Salsbury
Omari Samuels
Troy Sandoval
Nico Sano
Elias Santana
Abraham Santelises
Joseph Sartillo
Sophia Scala-Palladino
Xander Scandell
Gage Schock
Aaron Schoenberg
Michael Scott
Dakota Search
Amaya Segarra
Miguel Segura
Ramsey Selimoski
Salvador Serrano
Ethan Shaw
Tyler Sheeley
Kaya Shepard
Gavin Sherman
Mason Sherman
Morgan Silva
Bryce Sloley
Jake Slovitsky
Ana Smith
Jake Smith
Jalea Smith
Logan Smith
Kileigh Smykla
Miguel Sola
Eryka Squash Castellanos
Izabella Squicciarini
Tiffany Stangoni
Angel Stanley
Faith Starr
Lara Stewart
Isabella Stiles
Jahesa Stokes
Vincent Sturm
Michael Sullivan
Loghan Talmadge
Brooke Tarshis
Miles Terranova
Jelis Then
Jessica Thompson
Tiffany Tinoco Claros
Mackenzie Todd
Arianna Toro
Olushade Torres
Kaylee Towers
Sadrian Trotman
Michael Trotter
Morgan Tubbs
Destiny Tuthill
Rylan Tuttle
Richard Urena
Michael Vaccarino
Nevaeh Valentin
Saige Valentino
Bernice Valsaint
Lucas Van Cura
Craig VanderKooy
Austin Varga
Jaiden Vargas
Joseph Vasaturo
Alisha Vazquez
Blake Vellenga
Taylor Vero
Joshua Vidal
Mason Viola
Jack Vuksanovich
Jaclyn Walch
Aiden Walker
Mason Walters
Kristofer Webb Jr
Katie Webster
Jessica Wells
Wayne Wenzel
Julien White
Nicole Whittaker
Jayden Wilenken
Alyssa Williams
Madison Williams
Matthew Williams
Samantha Williams
Riley Winship
Liam Winter
Charles Wolfe-Whitman
Liam Woodruff
Jordyn Worner
Madison Wright
Merideth Wright
Cole Young
Trevor Zupetz
By Ella Connors
Tassels were moved from right to left as students crossed the threshold and opened new doors into their futures at Pine Bush High School’s graduation ceremony Thursday evening.
All 422 students made a long procession onto the field to begin the commencement, which started at 7 p.m. After the national anthem was performed by the high school concert band and senior select choir members, opening remarks were given by senior class president Julius Carrillo, who reflected upon the memories the class of 2024 made throughout the course of their last four years together. Then, acting superintendent Amy Brockner and assistant superintendent for business Joseph Lenz addressed the class.
“Your belief has fueled ambitions, shaped aspirations and propelled you through challenges,” Brockner said. “Your presence here today is proof of your belief in yourselves and your potential. You refuse to let temporary defeats define you because you knew that every challenge was an opportunity to grow stronger, wiser and more resilient.”
Pine Bush High School principal Aaron Hopmayer invoked a metaphor involving navigation, comparing a compass and a map — a map which includes a fixed route, mirroring the world only as it was when the map was drawn, as opposed to a compass, which provides a sense of direction and allows one to chart their own paths. He then went on to introduce the 30 honor graduates.
As part of his directional analogy, Hopmayer emphasized the tools the students have obtained throughout their time in school including critical thinking and the ability to ask questions.
“The lessons you have learned within these walls are not just routes to memorize but skills to navigate life’s unpredictable waters,” Hopmayer said. “As you stand on the threshold of your future, remember that a compass requires a steady hand. You must be resolute in your values, unwavering in your integrity and steadfast in your pursuit of excellence. The true measure of success is not reaching a destination but in the journey itself and the person you become along the way.”
The first honor graduate address was given by Angela Hilgenfeldt, the class salutatorian. Following the speech, Hopmaer gave out his principal awards, consisting of four awards given to one member of the community, one staff member and two members of the senior class. Alayne Eisloeffel — from the Tri-county Prevention Coalition who works to bring prevention education to students in the district — received the community award, while Kelly Cooke, English department chair and senior class faculty advisor, was given the faculty acknowledgement. Salutatorian and valedictorian Hilgenfeldt and Saige Valentino respectively, were awarded the two student honors for achieving the highest grade point averages in the class.
Expressing gratitude for the support and guidance provided to the graduates throughout their academic journeys by their families, teachers and fellow classmates, Hilgenfeldt gave many thanks during her speech.
“As we prepare for the next years of our lives, we should carry with us the lessons learned, the memories shared and the friendships we have made,” Hilgenfeldt said. “Congratulations, class of 2024. Our futures are filled with endless opportunities and possibilities. I am excited to see the incredible impact we will make in these coming years.”
After the principal awards were distributed, Valentino gave the valedictorian address, sharing an anecdote about an assignment they had to complete in health class where everyone was instructed to to construct a timeline of their life including what they wanted to do and what they had already accomplished. But by the end of the period, despite how much she had already done, she had only finished a quarter of her timeline.
At the conclusion of her talk, the class of 2024 was presented to the superintendent of schools and then the Pine Bush board of education. Names were read and the class slowly made their way up to the podium one by one, to obtain their well-earned diplomas.
Once everybody had their name called, the concert band led them in the recessional playing “Grand March,” as the graduates took the last steps of their high school careers to greet their emotional friends and family in the stands. Valentino professed that this was the “last day of the beginning and the first day of the rest of [their] lives.”
“When you are surrounded with love and encouragement, you yourself become full of it,” Valentino said. “There are so many teachers and faculty that have made such a profound impact on me and the rest of my fellow students that I simply can’t list all the names. But I do want to take a second to appreciate these heroes that have helped shape our lives in a plethora of different ways. Without them, we would not be where we are today.”
