001[music] >> It won't always be easy. There will be setbacks, disappointments, and moments that test your confidence >> [music] >> and your character. But resilience is what matters. Your ability to rise, to adapt, and to keep moving forward >> [music] >> when life gets hard will take you farther than talent ever could. Strength is not found in never struggling. It is found in refusing to stay down. And today we have a powerful example of resilience [music] among us. Julian Herrera is a strong student who has overcome a tremendous obstacle of cancer. >> [music] >> And today he stands here before us as a symbol of courage, perseverance, and hope. Julian, >> [music] >> we are proud of you. We are proud of all of you in the class of 2026, and we wish you all
002the best as you pursue your life in the future. >> [music] [singing] >> Let it go. Let it go. >> [screaming] >> Let it go. Let it go. >> [music] >> Let it go. Let it go. >> [cheering] >> Let it go. Let it go. >> [music] >> Let it go. Let it go. >> [music] >> Let it go. >> [music] [music] >> When I wake up in the morning, love, and the sunlight hurts my eyes, and something without warning, love, bears heavy on my mind. Then I look at you, and the world's all right with me. Just one look at you, and I know it's going to be A lovely day. [singing] >> When the day that lies are ahead of me seem impossible to [music and singing] face when someone else instead of
003me always seems to know the way then I look at you and the world's all right with me. Just one look at you and I know it's going to be a lovely day. When the days that lie ahead of me seem impossible to face and when someone else instead of me always seems to know the way then I look at you and the world's all [singing] right with me. I just one look at you and I know it's going to be a lovely day. >> having fun and that you find [music] your people. Because it's about who you surround yourself with >> [music] >> and it's about enjoying the ride. >> Graduating class of 2026, this is Mr. Stevens. Um, if I'm going to give you guys any piece of advice going out into the
004real world, [music] I would give you this. I know a lot of you guys don't know what you're going to do with your life with career wise or what not. Some of you may already have that set up, but for those of you that don't know or what not, even if you know what you're going to do, the easiest thing and the best thing that I can provide for you guys is to try to find and chase happiness because especially if you don't know what you're going to do, if you do a job that you love, you're not really working any day of your life. And that's something that my grandpa told me and as a teacher now, I love my job, but I don't feel like I work a day in my life. So,
005[music] that's my biggest piece of advice I can give to you guys is find what makes you happy, pursue that as a career, and then your life will be so much more happy. Promise you. I trust you. Okay? All right. One word of advice I would have is if you are going to college or university, definitely join clubs, definitely attend orientations, and attend any student activities you can so that you can [music] make a lot of friends and make connections for when you do graduate college. And if you're not going to college, well, just do your best in trade [music] school, and go out there and join clubs either way to make more connections. What's up, class of 2026? Um whatever you guys are going to be doing, so trade school, college, going into [music]
006the military, whatever, um follow your dreams, work as hard as you can, uh shoot for the stars, and wish you guys the best of luck, man. Uh word of advice for the class of 2026. Gosh, what could I say? Um I think the biggest thing you need to keep in mind [music] is that we do always want to live for tomorrow, but you always need to think about today. So, whatever you're planning, think about what today needs to be in order to have that future that you want. So, always keep that in [music] mind because we still need to live in today. We can't just always have our heads in the cloud. So, [music] find that education, um whether it be in a community college, in a trade, in military, in a four-year, [music] education
007is something different for everyone, but just make sure that you continue to learn so that way you can live in today for tomorrow. I wish you guys the best. In 10 years Uh in 10 years In 10 years >> In 10 years In 10 years In 10 years, I see myself I'm really rich, with like a big car, making millions of dollars. I'll be with a lot of bread. Very comfortable, having big money. Rich, in a city apartment, um, BMW sports car, starting my own aesthetics business, and yeah. Lifting my narrow hoping to own my own business for like med [music] spa, so Botox injections. A construction business owner. I'd be owning my own business, probably like a welding company. That's what I want to do. Be working for my own company, electrical engineering, something
008like that. Be successful, take care of my family, and owning a farm. Having my own land, house in the reservation, where my whole land is. Living in on a farm with a lot of animals that I can like help and care for. I'll be working with all kinds of animals and stuff like that. I love animals for sure, so. A stable career in animal sciences or marine biology. Elementary school teacher. Just being a teacher for third grade. Up at either a med school or dental school. Completing my, um, residency to become a family physician. In medical school, and then possibly going to residency. I'll be a CEO. RN A, and have a family. A successful sonographer. I see myself with my own house, and at least one daughter. Being a nurse, helping people out, um,
009specifically like little babies that are in need. Being a dental hygienist. I'll be a labor and delivery nurse. As a registered nurse. Nursing a baby still at school, probably. Living in New York with my dream career of being an actor. Myself doing photography with my cousin for his company. Hopefully something with music, something that has to do with it. As a mechanic, but I'd get a nice car by then. In a computer science field. I'll be a welder. Job like a electrician. Just providing for [music] the family. Doing HVAC, or fully pursuing semi truck with my dad. Passing the bar and defending people as an attorney. At school, and I'm going to have a family and a husband and kids. A stable job and a family. Maybe married, and living in California. Hopefully living in
010California with my own house, and hopefully a kid as well. Stay at home mom with a kid and a very nice husband. I want to have my degree and be a mommy. I'll serve in the military. I want to be a service member. I want to still be in the military and own a lot of property. Maybe a guard or left tackle in the NFL. Uh team? Either the Lions um or Ravens. Making money from my own streaming. Hey, hey shout out Lil Teebs. SHOUT OUT LIL TEEBS. YEAH. >> [screaming] [screaming] >> SO YOU'RE STILL thinking of [music and singing] me just like I know you should. I cannot give you everything. You know [singing] I wish I could. >> [music] >> I'm so in the moment. I'm so caught up in this. Yeah, we're
011just young, dumb, and [music] broke, but we still got love to give. [singing] While we're young, dumb, young, young, dumb, and broke. Young, [music] dumb, young, young, dumb, [singing] and broke. Young, dumb, young, young, dumb, and broke. Young, dumb, [singing and music] broke high school kid. Young, dumb, broke high school kid. We [music] have so much in common. We argue [singing] all the time. You always say [music] I'm wrong. I'm pretty sure I'm right. What's wrong about [singing] commitment when we have all life to live? Yeah, we're just young, [singing and music] dumb, and broke. We still got a love to give while we're young, [music and singing] dumb. Young, young, dumb, and broke. Young, dumb. Young, young, [music] dumb, and broke. Young, dumb. Young, young, [singing] dumb, and broke. Young, dumb, broke high school
012kid. Young, dumb, [singing] broke high school kid. Show me take it all [singing] in the game of love. Want to take it all in the game of fun. Young, dumb, [music and singing] broke high school kid. Young, dumb, broke [singing] high school kids. >> So if by the time the bar closes [music] and you feel like falling down, [singing] I'll carry you home tonight. Hello class of 2026. I wanted to tell you guys life will not always be easy. There will be setbacks, disappointments, and moments [music] that test your confidence and your character. But resilience is what matters. [music] Your ability to rise, to adapt, and to keep moving forward when life gets hard will take you farther than talent ever could. Strength is not found in never struggling. It is found in refusing to
013stay down. >> [music] >> And today we have a powerful example of resilience among us. Julian Herrera is a strong student who has overcome >> [music] >> a tremendous obstacle of cancer. And today he stands here before us >> [music] >> as a symbol of courage, perseverance, and hope. Julian, we are proud of you. We are proud of all of you in the class of 2026, and we wish you all the best as you pursue your life in the future. >> [music] >> Where'd all the time go? It's starting to fly. See how the hands go waving goodbye. Do you know I get so forgetful >> [music] >> when I look in your eyes? Now she's walking backwards and I'm stuck in the shadow blocking the shade. There ain't no way to sweep up the
014mess we made. She gets dressed up like a pillow, so she's always in Flowers for the sick and dead. She's on the go. Way too fast and way too slow, she'll turn the stars. In hospitals and funeral homes, and when the fire dies somebody sighs and it's not in the sky anymore. There's nothing to keep you from falling in love. It starts at the bottom, it comes from above. Like pieces of a puzzle, like a hand in a glove. She gets dressed up like a pillow, so she's always in bed. Flowers for the sick and dead. She's on the go. Way too fast and way too slow to turn the storm. In hospitals and war zones, and when the tide rises, somebody sinks and is gone in the blink of an eye. Somebody sinks and
015is gone in THE [music] BLINK OF AN >> MHM. >> [music] [music] >> MHM. >> [music] [music] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> [cheering] >> Ladies and gentlemen, please stand and remove your hats for the presentation of colors. The colors are being presented today by the Agua Fria Air Force Junior ROTC Color Guard, Cadet Katie Sisay, Cadet Cecilia Fierros, Cadet Shawn Morocco, and Cadet Ximena Magana. Special thanks to our cadets who have served color guard at the Agua Fria District graduations today. They are commanded by Colonel Derek Blow and Master Sergeant Nunez. We will be followed by the singing of our national anthem by Desert Edge seniors, Amanda Arenas, Devon Davis West, Divine Kabamba, and Abigail Navarro. Oh, say can you see >> [singing] >> by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed >> [singing]
016>> at the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes >> [singing] >> and bright stars through the perilous fight. O'er the ramparts [singing] we watched were so gallantly streaming. And the rockets' red glare, the bombs [singing] bursting in air, gave proof through [singing] the >> [music] >> night that our flag was still there. Oh, say [singing] does [music] that star-spangled banner yet wave >> [singing] >> o'er the land of the free and the >> [singing] >> home of the brave? You may be seated. >> [cheering] >> Good afternoon, graduates, family, friends, and faculty. My name is Caleb Zenthoyil, this year's student body president. Today, I have the high honor and privilege of welcoming and introducing this year's graduating class. The class of 2026 has worked hard to adapt and grow in a changing world and school.
017In a changing school district, the graduates today have worked hard to not let a changing environment affect their ways of learning and living. As we sit here today in the cap and the gown, it's not only about the graduation, but the journey you will soon be face-to-face with. For some of us, it might be to earn a higher education. For some of us, it'll be to serve our country. >> [cheering] >> And the rest may leave today not doing either. And that's okay. During our ceremony, we have the high privilege high privilege and honor to listen to some of our graduates. As you look into the audience, you'll see the good support system you have here today. Today, as you walk onto the stage and look into the crowd, take a moment to appreciate the
018people who helped you who helped you come here, who came here to see your milestone, your achievement, and to you see you step onto your next journey. After you walked the four or three years of hard work, take time to thank those who came to see you. Rather it be relatives, friends, or even staff, it's still important to show appreciation. Now, message for our graduating class. Tomorrow's future is built on today's preparation and actions. And there will be a time in your life where you'll have to look on past decisions and be proud of them, and look on past mistakes and learn from them. Life can be heavy if you try to carry it all at once. Trust me, I would know. But, stepping into adulthood, the best part of your life, is that the
019next years of your life will be about catch and release. Catch what brings you happiness and what you hold dear, and release everything else. And as you step into that journey, be sure not to lose a part of yourself, but be open to grow, change, and develop into the best person you can be. Because now, only you decide what your life has time and room for. So, class of 2026, be proud of today to a better tomorrow. Congratulations, class of 2026. Let's finish what we started. >> [cheering] [applause] >> Thank you. >> [cheering] [screaming] >> At this time, please welcome Aisha Usmani who will deliver our first graduate address. >> [cheering] >> Good afternoon staff and faculty, friends and family members of my fellow graduates, and most importantly, class of 2026. >> [cheering] [applause] >>
020My name is Aisha Usmani and it's an honor to speak at our graduation today. Graduation is often described as an ending, but it's also a beginning. Today, we close one chapter of our lives and step forward into something new. It's a moment to reflect on the memories, challenges, and growth that have brought us here. High school wasn't just about the classes, tests, or assignments. It was about discovering who we are. It was the quiet mornings when we didn't feel ready, the late nights we stayed up laughing with friends, and the moments that tested us in ways we didn't expect. Some of our most important lessons didn't come from textbooks, but from the people around us. The teachers and parents who encouraged us, the friends who supported us, and the classmates who inspired us. These moments
021shaped us and taught us patience, resilience, and empathy. We learned that growth doesn't happen without challenges. There were times when things felt impossible or uncertain, but we made it through. And in doing so, we became people who keep moving forward, who have learned not just academically, but personally. And it wasn't just the challenges, it was the victories, too. The celebrations, the laughter, and the memories that will stay with us. High school wasn't just a place we went to, it was where we worked hard, laughed, and learned how to be ourselves. As we leave today, let's carry these lessons with us. Let's hold on Let's hold on to the courage, kindness, and curiosity that got us here. Let's be brave enough to make mistakes, bold enough to chase what matters to us, and generous enough to
022lift other along Lift others along the way. Class of 2026, this is our moment. Sorry. Class of 2026, this is our moment. We have worked for it, grown into it, and and now it's our steps And now it's our steps forward into what comes next. Congratulations to each and every one of us. We did it. >> [cheering] >> Thank you, Aisha. Students, faculty, family, and friends, we are excited that you're with us today to celebrate Desert Edge High School's 21st commencement ceremony and the incredible achievements of the class of 2026. Scorpions, over the past 4 years, you have earned your way to this day. You have worked through challenges, experienced moments of success, and grown not only as students, but as people. And now, you sit here before us reaching an important milestone. This is
023a moment that will stay with you for years. You will remember where you were, who sat beside you, and what it took to get you here. Commencement is more than a ceremony. It marks the close of one chapter and the responsibility that be that becomes with beginning the next. This afternoon, you are surrounded by the people who have been part of that journey. Your family, friends, teachers, and classmates, all here because they believe in you and are proud of what you have accomplished. So, take a moment, look around, recognize what this day represents. You have earned this milestone, and it deserves more than just a passing glance. I would like to take a moment to recognize several honored guests on stage with me. From the Agua Fria High School Governing Board, President Kristen Acton, Mrs.
024Sarah Silk, and Mrs. Corby Naylor. Joining us as well is our Superintendent Mr. Mark Eastless and members of our Agua Fria Cabinet, our senior to senior community, and your Desert Edge Administration, Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Mr. Pete Jelovic, Assistant Principals Mr. Joe Martinez, >> [cheering and screaming] >> Mrs. Idina Russell, >> [cheering] >> and Mrs. Melissa Steel. >> [applause] >> A special thank you to Mrs. Kimmy Smith, our dedicated faculty and staff, our incredible counselors who helped prepare today's celebration. Thank you for your dedication to our students. Scorpions, when you arrived on our campus as freshmen, you were challenged to take on rigorous academics, contribute to our outstanding arts and athletic programs, and become active members of our school and our larger community. From the beginning, our purpose was to prepare you not only
025to earn a diploma, but to be ready for the opportunities and responsibilities that come next. It truly has been my privilege to witness your journey and see how you have grown both academically and socially. As scorpions, you have taken advanced placement and dual enrollment classes, succeeded in CTE programs, and received countless awards in the arts and athletics. Collectively, our Desert Edge seniors have earned over $20 million in scholarship. >> [applause] >> Many of you will go on to your college and university, trade schools, industry, and some of you will serve in the United States military. If you are a senior who is enlisting in the military after graduation, will you please stand and be recognized? >> [cheering] >> Thank you for your future service. You may be seated. I would like to begin by also
026recognizing the following students, so please stand when I call your name. James DeHart. >> [screaming] >> Desiree Torres. Alina McCloud. Sarai Robles. Caleb Santoyo. Alexis DeAnda. Natalie Gonzalez and Tiana Miranda. These amazing artists were the producers of our pre-ceremony video. You guys captured the spirit of the class of 2026 and your hard work made this a memorable event. Thank you. You may be seated. >> [applause] >> Our student government has helped shape the culture of our campus, leading events and building connections and strengthening our school pride. If you served in the student government, please stand to be recognized. >> [cheering] >> You may be seated. We proudly honor our 36 students who have earned the Arizona State Art Seal proficiency. This is a distinguished recognition of dedication and achievement in the arts. Ryan Williams is
027telling me I said it wrong. How many, Ryan? 42, my bad. 42 students. So, all 42 of you, will you please stand wearing blue, red, and yellow cords? >> [cheering] >> Thank you, Mr. Williams. >> [applause] >> Go ahead, you may be seated. We are proud to honor our students who have earned the Seal of Biliteracy, recognizing their dedication and achievement in mastering two or more languages. If you are a student who has the Seal of Biliteracy, please stand to be recognized. Great job. Please be seated. We also recognize our students who have earned the Civic Seal, a testament to their deep understanding of government, history, and active citizenship. If you are a student who has earned the Civic Seal, please stand to be recognized. >> [screaming] [cheering] [applause] >> Thank you, and please be
028seated. Our FASFA Peer Coaches are trained 12th grade students who assist our seniors with completing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid. If you are a FASFA Peer Coach, please stand and be honored for your hard work. Thank you, you may be seated. At Desert Edge, our Career and Technical Education students commit themselves to developing real-world skills that will serve them well beyond high school. Those wearing the red and blue cords who have completed their CTE program, please stand and be recognized. >> [cheering] [cheering] >> Thank you. You may be seated. That just keeps getting bigger every year. Our West-MEC students have completed the certification program to build skills that will help position them for what comes next next, whether it is a direct entry into the workforce or continued career training. If you are
029a West-MEC student wearing your orange cord, please stand proudly and be recognized. >> [cheering] [applause] >> You may be seated. At Desert Edge, our athletes have represented the scorpion pride with heart, discipline, every single season. 20 members of this class will continue competing at the collegiate level. Also this year, our unified sports athletes brought home the the Patrick Becker trophy and became district champions of unified sports. If you were an athlete at Desert Edge, please stand so we can recognize you. >> [cheering] [applause] >> Thank you all. You may be seated. >> [cheering] >> Desert Edge Academy ambassadors have represented our school with professionalism, confidence, and skill that they have developed within their pathway. Would all of our Desert Edge Academy ambassadors please stand to be recognized? >> [applause] >> Thank you. You may be
030seated. Our National Honor Society, wearing gold stoles, consistently demonstrates scholarship, leadership, service, and character. They've held themselves to a high standard academically and chose to lead and serve in a way that strengthened our community. If you are an NHS student, please stand to be recognized. >> [cheering] [applause] >> Thank you, you may be seated. We also proudly recognize our early graduates today, whose hard work, determination, and focus have brought them to this milestone ahead of schedule. Your dedication to education is inspiring, and we want to celebrate you. If you are an early graduate, please stand. >> [screaming] [applause and cheering] >> Congratulations, please be seated. To the students who are wearing our silver and copper cords, representing the top 10, 5, and 1% of our class, you have represented the highest levels of academic achievement.
031You have sustained excellence, discipline, and deep commitment to learning. Our students who are wearing the silver cord in the top 10% of the class of 2026, please rise. >> [cheering] >> Congratulations on this academic achievement of being in the top 10%. >> [applause and cheering] >> You may have a seat. Our copper cords honor those students who have distinguished themselves at the highest academic level, ranking in the top 5%. Will those students wearing our copper cord, please stand to be recognized? >> [cheering] [applause] >> Congratulations, you may be seated. Now I ask that the following students please rise. Amarachukwu Nnamdi Geoffrey and Adam Alvarez. >> [applause] >> This is our valedictorian and salutatorian of the class of 2026. >> [cheering] [applause] >> These two students recognize and being recognized stand at the very top of
032this graduating class ranked among the first and second of 540 scorpions. Their achievement reflects not only extraordinary academic ability, but years of discipline, sacrifice, and unwavering commitment to excellence. Please remain standing as I also recognize the remaining top 1%. Gurleen Dulay >> [cheering] >> Riley Sugihara Brady Wynn and Ozzy Rabino. >> [cheering] >> To each of you, your record of academic excellence places you among the very best this class has to offer. You have set a high standard through your hard work and your consistency, and your accomplishments are significant. Congratulations on a well-deserved recognition. You may be seated. >> [cheering] [applause] >> And to the class of 2026, today is both an ending and a beginning. The chapter ahead will bring challenge, change, and uncertainty, but you are ready for them. During your time here,
033you have learned how to think critically, solve problems, lead, work with others, and take ownership of your learning. Those skills will matter long after today. As you move forward, carry and carry your scorpion values with you. Service, thoughtfulness, integrity, never giving up, and getting involved. Be willing to take risks. Do not let fear of failure keep you from moving forward because growth often comes through the hard parts. You will not own always have every answer and you will not always see the full road ahead. But still keep moving. The roadblocks you face in life do not get to decide who you become. They can shape you, strengthen you, and clarify what matters most. But they do not get to take the wheel. You do. You decide how to respond. You decide whether hardship will stop
034you or project you forward. You decide what the next journey in your life will be. So my advice to you is captured in one of my favorite songs by Zac Brown Band. Don't be a passenger on your own ride. Remember, you can always drive. No need to let the road decide where you're going in this life. Your heart will leave you lead you somewhere real. But you got to take the wheel. So don't sit back and let life happen to you. Be present. Be intentional. Trust your values, trust your purpose, and when the road in front of you feels uncertain, remember take the wheel. You got this. After all, you're Desert Edge Scorpions. >> [cheering] [applause] >> And I'm going to send you out with a joke. I've been back and forth with this joke
035all day. My family thinks it stinks. But here it goes. What did the principal say to the graduating class? You have class, but not after today. Ba dum bum. Congratulations, class of 2026. >> [applause and cheering] >> Please welcome to the stage our final student speaker, Maya Laureano. >> [cheering] >> Good afternoon, everyone. Friends, family, faculty, and most importantly, the graduating class of 2026. >> [cheering] >> Today is the day we have imagined for 4 years. How exciting. My name is Maya Lariano. For so long, our lives have been defined by titles. An athlete, in choir or band, a leader in student government, maybe even the quiet one, the smart one, or the one who always had it all figured out. These titles followed us everywhere, telling people who we are before we ever spoke.
036But high school is a momentary phase, and for most, those rules are central to our identity. But what happens when the season ends, the curtain falls, and the title finally fades? We ask ourselves, who am I Who am I now? Who am I without a label? These past 4 years have been a time of self-discovery, and it is easy to attach yourself to a Uh it's easy to attach your identity to a label. But titles are temporary. Your character, how you make people feel, how you show up, how you express your care, that endures. It is scary to feel like you had it all figured out just to be back at square one. But we were never meant to be the things we did. Change strips away what we thought defined us so we can
037see what's underneath. It forces us to meet ourselves, not the label, the position, or reputation, but the person still growing, still learning, and still becoming. Graduation isn't just a time of celebration of what we've done. It's an invitation to reflect on who we are when everything around us changes. Yes, you are an athlete, a musician, an artist, a son or daughter, but more deeply, you are thoughtful, resilient, compassionate, driven, and creative. The late nights when no one was watching, the moment you chose kindness, the times you got back up after falling apart, that is who you really are. Today marks the end of high school, but the beginning of becoming. You get to ask yourself who you want to be. Embrace the uncertainty. Let it change you. Let it scare you because it will grow
038you. Don't let fear make decisions for you. Don't let other people's opinions dictate your goals. Live for yourself. Class of 2026, we are not one thing. We are not defined by our trophies or transcripts. We are full of contrast, complexity, and layers. Don't let the years ahead of you shape you, reveal you, and not by achievements, but by authenticity. And finally, I would like to dedicate this moment to my parents. Like many of you, I have been surrounded by love, support, and kindness. But more specifically, I would like to recognize my mom. She has been the greatest example of unconditional love and unwavering devotion to her four children. She gave me my first words, my name, and my strength. Thank you for instilling the idea that I can do whatever I wanted to do and
039be whoever I wanted to be. Thank you for your sacrifices to ensure that I have all the opportunities you never did. You are my best friend and my biggest inspiration. I am blessed to reflect the astonishing person you are. I am so proud to be your daughter and I hope to continue to to make you proud in everything I do. I love you, Mom. >> [cheering] [applause] >> Thank you, Desert Edge teachers and staff, for holding us up these last 4 years. Your efforts will always be appreciated. 2026 graduates, as we are joined together for the last time in cap and gown, how lucky are we? Thank you for a wonderful high school experience. Godspeed. >> [cheering] [applause] >> Mr. Eastless, would you please join me at the podium? Oh, yeah. I forgot. May I
040please have Caleb Santoyo join me here at the podium. >> [cheering] >> Principal Hand, please approach center stage. Ladies and gentlemen, friends and families, with the power vested in me by the Arizona Department of Education and with the authority granted me by Governing Board President Kristen Acton, members Corby Naylor, Sarah Silk, and with the assistance from Desert Edge High School Student Body President Caleb Daniel Santoyo, >> [cheering] >> I, Superintendent Marcos Antonio Islas, certify that on this 14th day of May in the year 2026, the students present have met the requirements to earn a diploma from the unstoppable Desert Edge High School. >> [cheering] [applause] >> Principal Gretchen Hand, let the records forever reflect this proclamation. Congratulations. Congratulations. >> [cheering] >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Eastless. Today, our students' names will
041be read by our incredible Desert Edge faculty members, Ms. Heidi Benkey >> [cheering] >> and Mr. Carlos Zalaya. >> [cheering] >> To our guests, we ask that during the reading of your student names, you are considerate of all students so that each parent can hear their child's name. Seniors, prepare to receive your diplomas. >> [cheering] >> All right. You can just set that to the side. You can put the cards in there when you're done. Okay? Amara Chukwu, Namdi Joffrey. Gurleen Kaur Dulay. Okay. Brady Daniel Wynn. Alicia Maribel Rodriguez. Violet Rose Faranella. Give me that one. Adam Alvarez Lucy Gonzalez >> [cheering] >> Riley Shisue Sugihara Natalie Marina Gonzalez Ossie Rubino >> [screaming] >> Alexis Celeste DeAnda >> [cheering] >> Ryan Josiah Lopez Xavier James Robin Jordan Laraco Amanda Sophia Arenas Albornos >> [screaming] >>
042Kilian Nelson >> [cheering] >> Abigail Navarro >> [cheering] >> Elijah Andy Grunsberg Devin Marie Davis West >> [screaming] [cheering] >> Jaden Peterson >> [cheering] >> Divine Untumba Kabamba >> [cheering] >> Damani Jose White Faith Sophia Villalobos >> [screaming] >> Aisha Usmani >> [cheering] >> Caleb Daniel Santoyo >> [screaming] [cheering] >> Mia Esmeralda Laureano Gedena Udo Christopher Shannon Wynn Valeria Araceli Sanchez Yanez Janette Wynn Joshua Cesar Gabriel Chavez Calissa Ryan Buscadi >> [screaming] [cheering] >> James Bond Agigi >> [screaming] >> Sarah Shahab Victor Luis Diaz Jr. Zachary Lovato >> [cheering] [screaming] >> Bieb Cassie Spencer >> [cheering] >> Aileen Nadine Watkins Miles Casey Aiden Cole Shayan Asela Copeland Adan Alberto Madera Jasmine Rosalie Rivers >> [screaming] [cheering] >> Johanna Lynn DeGraves Kiet Twan Tran Athena Alejandra Bennett >> [cheering] >> Cynthia Maldonado Carson Thomas Urby Jayden
043Giovanni Emerson Esposito >> [cheering] >> Bo Wrights Evan, Joseph, Riley. Xavier, Caleb, Johnson. >> [cheering] >> Fatima, Marie, Orellana, Cifuentes. Melanie, Savannah, Fierro. >> [screaming] [cheering] >> Isaiah, Ray, Fass. Trent, Steven, Szoblaszlo. Jayla, Marie, Hyde. >> [cheering] >> Daniel, Jesus, Flores. >> [cheering] >> Enisa, Talia, Cruz, Arroyo. Ethan, Torres. Desiree, Marie, Murillo. >> [cheering] >> Raul, Jimenez. Maria, Celeste, Maldonado. Devin, Avina. Elizabeth, Ann, Harris. >> [screaming] >> Isabel, Ramirez. Saidy, Elizabeth, Horsley. Naomi, Paige, Du Michelle. That's it? Ava, Han. Melanie, Samantha, Funes, Castro. Andrea, Regina, Hernandez. Lilly, Michelle, Tripanera. Eric, Andres, Isaguirre. Edry, Giovanni, God God Lagarde. Jorge, Luis, Castro. Brian Alexander Munoz >> [screaming] >> Jean Marco Pineda Hector Noel Menivar Jacob Byron Sanderson Dylan Duke Yappit >> [screaming] >> Juan Francisco Orozco Garcia Samara Ali Dover Soler Williams Joseph Tyler Cabral >> [cheering]
044>> Adriana Elizabeth Escalante >> [screaming] [cheering] >> Daisy Lopez Rodriguez Savannah Marie Munoz Charles >> [screaming] >> Logan Edward Poole >> [cheering] >> Eliana Daisy Ceballos >> [cheering] >> Madeleine Rose Candia Yerali Aguirre Anthony David Quinones >> [cheering] >> Roxanne Flores Trinity Elise Taylor Fernanda Galavis Carrasco >> Okay. Alaya Asia Nickens >> [cheering] >> Anaya Mac Flores Isabella Acuna Lamb Michaela Lisa Atkins Emmanuel Omonose Roland Umasabor. >> [cheering and screaming] >> DeAndrea Lanell Lewis. Jalani Roberts Willis Miller. >> [cheering] >> Natalia Anibel Aliaga Gonzalez. Aaron Matthew DeFreitas. Natalie Esmeralda Torres. >> [cheering] >> Tyler Shane Thompson. Maximiliano Diaz Herrera. >> [cheering] >> Michael Martin O'Halloran. Landon Michael Perkins. >> [cheering] >> Eric Sanchez Pinelo. Christopher Daniel Santibanez. William Joseph McBride. Samia Ahmad. Jayden Josiah Rodriguez Mata. >> [cheering] >> Natalia Apayavong. Andrew Marley Howard. Britney
045Thompson. Eli Kevin Gayoso. Zachariah Nieto Noyola. Gabriel Alejandro Arenas Albornoz. Albert Torres Jr. >> [cheering] [screaming] >> Dennis Dennis Alexandra Kungdoyan. Civian Guevara. Charlotte Rose Struble. Noel Ruth Brandt. >> [cheering and screaming] >> Ted Dylan Sant. >> [cheering] >> Violet Grace Cantu. Josiah Anthony Albol. Tommy and Teresa Hadighi. >> [cheering] >> Roberto Emmanuel Sencion Ostiguin. >> [screaming] [cheering] >> Jade Marie Lee. Finn Warren Connors. Adriana Lucky Perez. >> [cheering] >> Xavier Anthony Pequeno. Jacqueline Catano Mata. Peyton Lee Phillips. Julian Luciano Milligan. Juan Anthony Vo. Anaya Angela Odell Ben. Jaden Patriac Winegar. Kaya Brenee Holloway. >> [cheering] >> Sariah Andrea Nelms. Xavier Jordan Russell. >> [screaming] >> James Mattingly. Alan Omar Aldaco. >> [cheering] >> Ethan James Sessions. Kalia Michelle Johnson. >> [cheering] >> Lavalis Isaiah Martinez Jr. You ready? Tyler Christopher Griego. >> [cheering] >>
046Breanna Liz Jones. Heaven Lanson. Timothy Michael Ingram. >> [cheering] >> Evelyn Larios. >> [screaming] [cheering] >> Benjamin Levi Esquivel. Valeria Alejandra Morales. >> [cheering] >> Keegan Matthew Perry. Nyra Audrina Herrera. Mikaela Ikea Williams. April Eunice Santiago. Kennedy Jade Menefield. >> [cheering] [screaming] >> Amarilis Pepper. Jermaine Deanthony Reese. >> [cheering] >> Elias McCoy. Kylie Ray Zacarias Paulino Dennis Mendoza Leal >> [screaming] >> Justice Ray Scott Alexis Nicole Rivera >> [cheering] >> Caden Deandre Scott Aidan McKenzie Diggs Eric Lusk Alina Nivea Lopez >> [screaming] >> Cooper Owen Saremba Sarahi Beatriz Chavez >> [screaming and cheering] >> Rene Mariano Ruiz Ashley Arellano Julian Teran Zarate Julissa Ayon >> [cheering] >> Thomas Jason Padilla Angelina Nivea Tabor >> [screaming] [cheering] >> Justin Alexander Wilkerson Angel Anthony Cruz >> [cheering] >> Federico Gael Urbina Bravo Omar Garcia Joshua Robert Webb
047Noel Rubalcaba Gonzalez [cheering] Santana James Michael Flores Jonathan, Robert, Rodriguez. Daniel, Xavier, Crisostomo. Simran, Kapoor. Aiden, Garcia. Isaac, Michael, Zoratti. Nathan, Michael, Mosqueda. Rory, McKenzie, Redinger. >> [screaming] >> Okay. Darell, Ross, Jr. Jordan, Annelise, Reed. >> [cheering] >> Tony, Quinn, Bewier. Wana, Banda. >> [cheering] >> Jared, Thomas, Russell. Maya, Jordan, Austin. Angel, Isaiah, Adame. McKenzie, Ann, Yakoun. Lyle, Andre, Guevara. Chanel, Marie, Ruiz, Castro. Damian, Francisco, Moreno. >> [cheering] >> Molly, Ann, Eberts. Colin, Christopher, Berda. Zane, Michael, Knotton. Isaiah, Alexander, Sanchez. >> [cheering] >> Jeremy, Jordan, Phipps. Joseph, Manuel, Daniels. Philip, Keanu, New Nemoreus, Jr. [cheering] Juan Miguel Ah Uka Valenzuela. Sir Lavar Tillman. Carlos Hurtado Garcia. Romary Reion Hodge. >> [cheering] >> Brandon Valerio Quintana. Skyla Summer Denette Sosie. >> [cheering] >> Aiden Taylor Boswell. Jude Isigati Ramirez. Sophia Lynn Tansky. >> [cheering] >> Weston
048Webb. Natalie Antonia Garcia. Matthew Wayne Johnson. >> [cheering] >> Brandy Angelica Avila. >> [cheering] >> Josiah Darius Bayman. Bernadette Katrina Buchanan. >> [cheering and screaming] >> Aaron Michael Clifford Fluger. >> [cheering] >> Andrea Aneth Garcia. Logan Edward Shafer. >> [cheering] >> Takayla Wilson. Jaden Clenzo Addington. >> [cheering and screaming] >> Karen Natalie Loyola Rico. Brody Jared Randall. >> [cheering] [applause] >> Anthony, Richard, Amaya. >> [cheering] >> Samuel Lewis Park the second. Benazir Russell. Ryan Lee Barba. >> [cheering] [screaming] >> Vincent Cash Baveros. >> [cheering] >> Jaylene Velasquez. Ethan Albert Moya. >> [cheering] >> Fernanda Garcia. Anthony Gilbert Royal. >> [cheering] >> Isaac Gonzalez. Jennifer Diana Carillo. >> [cheering] >> Anthony Angel Pantoja. Leslie Guadalupe Martinez. >> [cheering] >> Adriana Nivea Martinez. Guenevere Alvarez. Emily Ann Balou. Amaya Lee Ohm. Sophia Marie Schlottzhauer. >> [cheering] >>
049Andrew William Perez. Aliana Amari Preciado. >> [cheering] >> ADRIAN CASTRO. Caitlin Ray Schwab. >> [cheering] >> Dylan Caden Andrews. Emma Ann Harold Tavia Esmeralda Aguirre Lexie Elise Bryant Julissa Anahi Ortiz Reyes >> [cheering] >> Emily Grace Nelson >> [screaming] >> Luis Alejandro Rodriguez Jr. Landon Ruslanovich Best Nehar >> [cheering] >> Derek Manuel Najera Delia Karina Rico Hurtado Eric Peter Gutierrez >> [cheering] >> Isabella Marie Davis Eliana Leila Resendez >> [screaming] >> Annabelle McKenzie Angler Natalie Leah Covarrubias Morgan Nicole Collins Laurentino Ortiz Ayala Alina Stephanie Negrete [screaming] >> [cheering] >> Arnold Arce Xavier Esteban Escobar >> [cheering] >> Marcelino Ortiz Ayala Ken Diesel Perez Basagre >> [cheering] >> Andre Jonathan Lopez >> [cheering] >> Siana Bouchard >> [cheering] >> Anthony Mark Gonzalez Alexa Bittick >> [cheering] >> Ethan Gilbert Royal >> [cheering] >> Damien Alexander Alvarado
050Ashley Itzel Gonzalez Espinosa Julian Alexander Herrera >> [cheering] >> Jillian Nicole Light Elias McCarty Begay >> [cheering] >> Nathael Raheem Damien Colwell >> [cheering] >> Jazmine Eloise Valenzuela Cadena Elias Mondaca >> [screaming] [cheering] >> Neveah Alicia Carvajal Isabel Almonte Hunter Riley Scott Carla Arroyo Navarro >> [cheering] >> Joshua Isaiah Zavala Chloe Grace Garrett >> [screaming] >> Ashley Jessie Sanchez Madrigal >> [cheering] >> Dayvon Lewis Standard Vanessa Ortega Trevion Marcus Dixon >> [cheering] >> Tiana Chargualaf Ethan James Fowler Desiree Amira Torres >> [cheering] >> Vania Elizabeth Gonzalez >> [screaming] >> Grace Alexandra Bryant Merin, [cheering] Lulu, Neumayer. Ivana, Burnett, Harold. >> [cheering] >> Octavio, Flores. Addison, VICTORIA, HAROLD. CORTEZ, DEONTE, RICKS. ABIGAIL, GRACE, WHITE. >> [cheering] >> V.J., KEVIN, LEWIS, CARRIER. CHLOE, ANN, PIERCE. ANDRIQUE, RAMON, HOLLY, JR. AMARI, NIVEA, VASQUEZ. >> [cheering] >> BREANNA, KELLY,
051TEAS. CHRISTIAN, DANIEL, ORTIZ. >> [cheering and screaming] >> AVA, MARIE, STANLEY, COLLINS. YANICE, ISABEL, LIMON. SERIES, RENEE, PULIDO. LOLA, TERRY, BACA, RAMIREZ. ZARIAN, SHARELLE, MAXIE. >> [cheering] >> GABRIELA, MARIA, GUERRERO. >> [cheering] >> VENICE, MARTINEZ. >> [cheering] >> RYAN, ISMAEL, ROMO. DIANA, KAREN, MOLINA, TAPIA. LILIANA, LOUISE, ESQUIVEL. Sierra Burundi Briana Larai Esquivel Spanish Graciela Adey Rune Boyer Juanito Emiliano Pedro Esquivel >> [cheering] [screaming] >> Jaylene Gina Rivera >> [cheering] >> Daniela Sofia Calderon Stacie Marie Martinez Lanaya Marisol Morgan Andrew Jose Montalvo Teresa Tram Wynn Jacob Andrew Rocha >> [cheering] >> Cesar David Martinez Kamari Terrell Atkins >> [cheering] >> Emma Marie Urrutia >> [cheering] >> David Jose Felix Varela >> [cheering] [screaming] >> Yareli Anahi Laborin Gia Makenna Dubose >> [cheering] >> Yajaira Franco Piedra Alfredo Antonio Corn Jr. Sarahi Escobar Garcia Camila Durazo >>
052[cheering] [screaming] >> Donte James Avalos >> [cheering] >> Adriana Marie Bransetter Macias Crystal Misarali Lopez Coronel Hernan Romero Vasquez >> [cheering] >> Ian Tyler Gonzalez >> [cheering] >> Jose David Padilla Winter River Alberto Edmund Josiah Jonathan Marquez Dale Edward Barnes Maverick Salala de la Paz Kaylee Elizabeth Guajardo >> [cheering] >> Alejandro Gonzalez Barbosa Isabella Grace Holt John Patrick Sander Aguan Grace Bamanoy Sanjo >> [cheering] >> Christopher Prianesa Amy Marie Beserto Xavier Rene Almaguer Jordan Hamma Burgess >> [cheering] >> Deidra Ann Carroll >> [cheering] >> Lamont Marquel DeWarren Frazier Jr. >> [cheering] >> Menashe Alsating Belize >> [cheering and screaming] >> K Alexander Morris. >> [cheering] >> Liliana Cristi Ramirez. Alina Vargas Padilla. Zariana Marie Hill. >> [cheering] >> Mckena Ray Booth. Josiah Makai Ortiz. [cheering] Sarai Danielle Robles. Ethan Michael Duque Rodriguez. >> [cheering] >>
053Josiah Daniel Morris. Ellie Rivardie. Ezequiel Robert Corona. Adrian Rowan. >> [cheering] >> Rebecca Louise Belmes Babida. Cody May Barker. >> [cheering] >> Francisco Abel Navarrete. >> [cheering] >> Gracie Lynn Ortega. Christopher Cole Jr. >> [screaming] >> Dylan James Lewis. Cameron Charles Merriman Jr. Anaya Tenay Anderson. >> [cheering] >> Joseph Gurule. >> [screaming] >> Alina Navea McCloud. Hassan Abdul Rahman Shropshire Ziana Monique Bogan >> [cheering] >> Vincent Martin Herrera Joe Crane >> [cheering] >> Dubiel Medina Armendariz >> [cheering] >> Noah Joseph Campbell Maribel Ruby Perez Matthew Antonio Casillas >> [screaming and cheering] >> Angel Duran Mejia Emiliano Granados Sanchez Sofia Tatiana Hernandez Adrian Hassenten Chocho Marie Hood >> [screaming] [cheering] >> Adeline Michelle Browning >> [cheering] >> Jonas Coltrane Mitchell Cesar Gerardo Mendoza Gregory Manuel Cantu Jaela Jana De Santiago Evan Elijah Rojas >> [cheering] >>
054Jaylene Edith Badilla. Osmar Jeremy Cuevas Arana. Tiana Dayani Miranda Garcia. >> [cheering] >> Violeta Angulo. Edmar Valenciano Jr. Moses Isaiah Gonzalez. Anthony Santa Cruz Guzman. Jaime Israel Marin. Juan Francisco Leon Reina. Deshawn and Jaylen De Ramos Smith. Santiago Porras. Jazmine Bree Moreno. >> [cheering] >> Jonathan Andrew Reynoso. Kailen Dakota Shawn Owens. [cheering] Abraham David Mendoza. Delilah Valentina Guerrero. >> [cheering] >> Ruby Marquez. >> [screaming] >> Vera Osseni. Zedley Ari White. Mikael May Porter Keyvon Amari Clements Solomon James Smith Dewan Darrell Lee Burris Jr. David Angel Edwards Brandon Dwayne Williams Keshawn Ray Clapton Elise Silva Cameron Ethan McMaster >> [screaming] >> Adrian Elias Avila >> [cheering] >> Araceli Sanchez Ryan Xavier Elizalde Alexa Lynn Salinas Aaron Noel Cruz Abril Ariadna Rodriguez Najera Corbin Joseph Capwell Carlos Alejandro Reyes Hernandez Jr. Marques Isaiah Castaneda Anthony Daniel Anthony
055Ray Hogan Armando Bermudez Julius Andy Corden Samara Pearl Dinges >> [cheering and screaming] >> Cristabel Grace Rangel Aaron Marcus Grant Krista Renee Weisner >> [cheering] >> Jenae Latrice Taylor Elijah Monae Lawson >> [cheering] >> Aleysha Shariel Martin Brooklyn Kamai Marie Baker >> [cheering] >> Eddie Sanders Smith >> [screaming] >> Alexia Janae Gonzalez Jaden King Thoe Joseph Eugene Garcia >> [cheering] >> Come on, man. Jaden Alexander Acuna >> [cheering] >> We the people >> Kaveli Kimball Montage Singh Sekhon Abriana Monique Ochoa Anthony Damien Ibarra Kimani Sharae Carr Alyssa Raylena Brown Luvey Luvia Stephanie Ochoa Rasheed Watkins Cordelia Assay Bailey >> [cheering] >> Emiliano Yael Salinas Salap Zapata >> [cheering] >> Zuri Ayana Williams >> [screaming] >> Renata Nicole Cruz Bravo Marcus William McGee Jr. Ismael Quintero Angel Alexander Aviles >> [cheering] >> Cole Dylan Cook Jimmy
056Jayden Dylan Crowl >> [cheering] [cheering] >> Johnny Shibangu Kalonji Ashaya Diani Simone Hunter Cameron Martel Hamiel Jeffrey Scott Schroeder Antonio Marcus Octavius Parra >> [cheering] >> Flavius Sorin Seabring Trofin Sanaya Winham Matthews Isaac Manuel Zamora >> [cheering] >> Ribelina Lisi Muha Musau >> [cheering] >> Alexandra Moniz Montanez Halimaile Uliani Oka Wekuao >> [cheering] >> Jabunya Augusta Kadisena >> [screaming] [cheering] >> Anahi Gabriela Torres >> [cheering] >> Neveah Rosa Anguiano Guzman >> [cheering] >> Marley Grace Knight Joseph Valenzuela Kiera Elena Pri Pierce Elijah Michael Casper Clarissa Jaylen Cobos Mia June Lewis >> [cheering] >> Hustle hustle. Noah Michael Rodriguez Josh Martin James >> [cheering] >> Vivian Rose Parks >> [cheering] >> Jaden Ortega >> [cheering and screaming] >> Kenzie Rain Buford >> [cheering] >> Anthony Jacob Trevino Delana Aubrey Smith >> [screaming] >> Billie Andrea Workman
057>> [cheering] >> Nathaniel Dean Vargas >> [cheering] >> Ana Mae Monique Jones Brooklyn Joseph Smith >> [screaming] >> Thalia Linda Marie Obannon >> [cheering] >> Roman Soto Ashley Verona Damian Angel Espiritu Adam Yadier Ortiz Hidalgo Manuel Maglovin Torres >> [cheering] >> Juan Pablo Martinez Diaz >> [cheering] >> Alina Angelique Orduno Elijah Nana Abiela Pauline Zanon Sienna Patricia Wilson Faith Barinada at Pone. Jemilet Via Arredondo. Hayley Mia Cota. Maria Camila Espinosa Gonzalez. Mikael Byrne. Adriana Cerness. Assad Nadir Ali. Shontierra Harris. >> [cheering] >> Jacobi Cantrell Smith. >> [cheering] >> Faviola Sainz de la Cruz. >> [cheering] >> Audrey Alexia Sepulveda. Jessie and Iram Soto. >> [cheering] >> Jasleen Briana Martinez Rasso. [cheering] Elizabeth Marquez. Afua Desmond Edmund. >> [cheering] [applause] >> Hello everybody. My name is Faith, your senior class president. >> [cheering] [screaming] >> Thank
058you all for joining us on this special occasion. As we wrap things up, I want to quickly say thank you to our families for always encouraging us and giving us wisdom we will carry out through carry out throughout our lives. And to my fellow graduates, while today marks the close of one chapter, it also signals the exciting start of a new one. Be proud of the journey you've taken and the path ahead because the future is ours to create. The moving of the tassel symbolizes the transition from student to graduate. A moment that marks not only the completion of your academic journey, but also the beginning of our new opportunities, responsibilities, and dreams waiting to be finished. Class of 2020 will you 2026 will you please rise? >> [cheering] [cheering] >> AND FOR THE MOMENT
059And for the moment you've all been waiting for for the four for the past four years, class of 2026, please move your turn your tassels from the right to the left. >> [cheering] >> All right, thank you all for being here today to celebrate this special occasion. You will be able to congratulate your graduates at gate five where they will exit the stadium. And now, it is my great honor to present to you Desert Edge High School class of 2026. Congratulations. >> [cheering] [applause] [cheering] [music] [singing] [music] >> Shooting star in the sky. Glimmer of hope in [music] your eyes. When the homies together, finding you was a missing part. >> [music] >> Feels like it's a start. And I will stay [music] here in comfortable silence. I won't talk about myself and violence. >>
060[music] >> Ever since you. Ever since you. >> [music] [music] >> Run away for the night. Got [music] to feel so alive. Can't be free with a caution. Only thing on my mind is you. We're winning. blue. And I will stay here and come to silence. >> [music] >> I won't talk on myself in violence. Ever since you. Ever since [music] you. Ever since you. >> [music] >> Ever since you. >> [music] >> Ever since you. Ever since you. >> [music] >> Ever since you.