001[Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] so [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] so [Music] bye [Music] so [Music] foreign [Music] do [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so please be seated good morning parents family members students staff and dignified guests welcome to the 2021 magnolia high school commencement ceremony my name is kelly rodriguez and i will be your master of ceremonies today is a special day and when we are excited to celebrate together this ceremony is both a joyous and solemn occasion please let us remember to be courteous to those around us we need to be respectful to all of our graduates so no air horns or noise makers face masks must be worn at all times and please maintain a social distance of six feet unless with someone of your same
002household or family please remain in your assigned seat while filming and taking pictures keep your recording device at chest level and do not impede the vision of others who are seated do not stop in or block the aisle today's ceremony is being live streamed and will remain on the district's youtube channel to view at your own convenience before we officially begin our ceremony we would like to take a moment to remember our family and friends who have lost a loved one this past year due to the pandemic let us share in a moment of silence together as we remember them thank you i would like to begin the ceremony by introducing our distinguished guests mrs anna piercing president of the board of trustees mr al-jabbar assistant clerk of the board of trustees miss anne-marie randell
003trejo member of the board of trustees mr michael matsuda superintendent dr jaren fried assistant superintendent educational services mr manuel colon chief academic officer we would like to thank our teachers administrators and our counseling staff who have supported the graduating class of 2021 join me in thanking and showing our appreciation to all the dignitaries and guests for participating in the 2021 magnolia high school graduation ceremony at this time please rise and join me for the pledge of allegiance place your right hand over your heart ready begin i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all please remain standing for the national anthem [Music] so hmm [Music] hmm [Music] thank you you may be seated
004it is my pleasure to introduce the senior class president and incoming asb president nadine benitez and elizabeth starzinski for the presentation of the senior gift hello i am nadine benitez and i am proud to have served as your 2021 senior class president it is my pleasure to present the class of 2021's gift to magnolia high school in gratitude for all that magnolia high school has given to us we may not be able to leave a sizable legacy of funds this year but we leave our legacy of perseverance determination hard work and pride in being a magnolia sentinel we want to wish future classes of magnolia sentinels all the best we'll always remember the class of 2021 good morning i'm elizabeth starzinski and i'll be serving as asb president from the 2021-2022 school year on behalf
005of the magnolia students i gratefully accept this gift thank you nadine and elizabeth our first speaker today is ivan ayala ivan ayala will be attending uc berkeley or cypress college in the fall majoring in cognitive science upon completion of his degree he would like to be a sports analyst hello ladies and gentlemen boys and girls and all our non-binary folks my name is ivan antonio and i have proudly represented magnolia high school in many different aspects for the last four years i first want to congratulate everyone here we made it we're able to make it past the pandemic the interaction in much of the country's bitter divisions we saw the world in the brink of the collapse yet we still made it here we pushed through and made it to this day and for that
006we all deserve a congratulations our class of 2021 will be remembered for years to come as a class that did not let the pandemic hinder our progress in life but we used it as motivation to push even further for me magnolia has been a place of great growth and memories that will follow me for the rest of my life that may not be the case for everyone but i don't tell all of you that life does not end here at graduation high school is a small protected bubble and there's so much more good to come and i can't wait to hear all of your stories despite this being graduation and celebration for everything we've done i actually want to issue a challenge to everyone here i challenge everyone here to everyone listening on the live
007streams to do better as we all know growth does not stop here for all of our graduating seniors i challenge you to not to not let high school be the peak of your lives i urge you to use anything and everything you've learned in the last four years to help you in your future endeavors for our teachers i challenge you to continue to adapt your teaching methods we have seen that there is always room to grow as the unexpected becomes reality every other day for our administration i challenge you to push further in connecting with the student body in order to create cherished bonds that last past the diploma for our parents i challenge you to do better in allowing each channel to follow who they want to be and who they want and what
008they want to do we've we've endured a lot this last past year and for that i do believe i do believe we deserve time to celebrate to heal and to relax but afterwards i ask you to think about these challenges and to continue growing if we could find personal growth during this challenging year we can do it anywhere and anytime thank you so much magnolia high school auhsd and congratulations to the class of 2021. thank you ivan at this time i would like to introduce our very own magnolia high school choir performing for good by stephen schwartz [Music] i've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason bringing something we must learn and we are led to those who help us [Music] well i don't know if i believe that's true
009but i know i'm who i am today because i knew [Music] if i've been changed for the better but because i know you i haven't changed [Music] it well maybe [Music] is [Music] our store is in [Music] is [Music] and just to clear the air i ask forgiveness for the things but then i guess we know there's plenty [Music] is [Music] because i knew you because i knew [Music] [Applause] thank you choir our next speaker today is jocelyn nguyen jocelyn nguyen will be attending the california state university of fullerton in the fall majoring in economics upon completion of her degree she would like to work in the legal field at this time i would like to introduce jocelyn nguyen our next class speaker 440 days ago we last stepped onto campus for what would be
010our last normal day of school by the end of the day we were confused worried a mixture of different feelings we had to stay at home unless it was necessary we had to wear a mask when leaving our homes we had to attend school and other events through a computer screen fast forward to today the main event of our senior year we may be feeling anxious nervous excited or even all of the above but today we should also be proud proud of surviving a pandemic proud of all the challenges we've endured and overcome proud of everything we've accomplished the last 12 years each and every one of us here today must realize how strong we are we've accomplished so much leading up to this point and will go on to do even greater things on
011top of that what we've gone through together has been unique with the pandemic cutting our time at magnolia short i'm sure some of us may have taken some things for granted wishing we took those opportunities or appreciated made the most out of what we had i know i did whether it be to try something new or to go out of your comfort zone let's not let life pass us by we have what it takes within ourselves and we really can't do anything we set our minds to when the opportunity arises let's go for it because we never know what can happen life is too short to have regrets the worst that can happen is that we don't succeed however we still gain valuable experiences and lessons class of 2021 we are coming out of this
012pandemic as better people so many things have changed since we've last seen each other mental health awareness has grown we've become more reliant on technology and even being here in person today is a gift if there's anything this all has taught us it should be that we need to be even more empathetic and kind towards one another ready to adapt to any circumstance and most importantly we will appreciate and make the most out of what we have on behalf of the senior class i'd also like to express gratitude to those who've been supporting us since day one including all of our beloved teachers staff parents family and friends with that said congratulations to the class of 2021 for not just reaching this milestone but enduring the additional challenges that came along with it thank you
013jocelyn i would now like to introduce our principal dr karen davnie lieras good morning families friends and district dignitaries and are incredible members of the graduating class of 2021. i give yourselves a round of applause this is a huge day for all of you and i also want to take a moment to also acknowledge a special guest that we have with us dr nancy nien she's our new assistant superintendent of business thank you for being here my name is dr karen dabney lieres and i am the absolute proud principal of magnolia high school and it is so wonderful to see all of you in person today our students our families everyone it's been a long road with many challenges but i want to commend our students our staff and our families for all that you
014did to persevere and support one another during the pandemic no matter how bad things got you continue to push forward and search for the silver lining of opportunity and growth during some very difficult times our magnolia high school community made it through those tough times together we demonstrated our resilience and we have emerged even stronger i have some special guests here with us today that i would like to acknowledge our teacher of the year miss katrina mundy who is an exceptional teacher and a natural philanthropist she together with a team of teachers at magnolia founded safe and established it as a non-profit raising thousands of dollars for our families in need of groceries and essential items the safe team has been making deliveries to families in need since the initial school closures in march of
0152020 miss mundy was also named 2021's woman of the year by the 46th congressional district by congressman lou correa congratulations teacher of the year and woman of the year miss katrina mundy i also want to recognize our classified employee of the year mr kenneth flores he's our athletic facilities worker and those of you that know him our sports team would be lost without him and today he's working hard behind the scenes for graduation but he always has a smile on his face and he goes the extra mile in his position he's a true team player willing to help whenever and wherever he is needed because everything he does is for our students congratulations to our classified employee of the year mr kenny flores and last but not least i would like to recognize our retiree
016miss gail smith gail smith has been teaching for 36 years and 28 of those years have been at magnolia high school she's a world language teacher credentialed in both spanish and french and gayle has also served as department chair class advisor csf advisor rsp advisor school site council member and avid coordinator she also had the highest ap pass rate in spanish for 20 years we want to wish ms smith the very best as she heads out to retirement and we know that her love of teaching will not end here congratulations gail smith and to the class of 2021 i want to say this i understand that much of what you experienced in the past year was not what you envisioned for your senior year of high school but how you handle the disappointments in life
017and the challenges that you face will determine what you take away from this experience and the memories that accompany you all that you have experienced the good with the bad is ultimately a road map for navigating the ups and downs of life you survived a pandemic and experienced things that the majority of the previous generations never had to endure your resiliency is continuing to pursue your goals and focusing on your education all of this will lay the foundation for a successful future your ability to persevere despite adversity demonstrates that you are all battle-tested sentinels destined for greatness you're ready to go out and create the life and the future that you want for yourselves the five c's and civic engagement focused education that you have received in auhsd as a student at magnolia will lead
018you to greatness in the future and it's a solid foundation for anything that you choose to do and i know that you will go out there you're going to make the world a more kind and just and peaceful place in the process i hope that you know that we're proud of you that you will always be a part of our sentinel family and we will always be here for you i also want to thank our parents and our extended family members and friends for your partnership with us and the incredible support that you have given your students and to us at magnolia high school this day would not be possible without you and now i would like to recognize our graduates that have distinguished themselves over the last four years with special awards and honors
019please hold your applause until all the groups have been recognized seniors as i announce the award category or pathway or completion that is symbolized by a cord sash stole medallion please stand and be recognized with applause and then please be seated as the next honor recognition is read are students earning academic honors please rise you may be seated are students completing a through g requirements please rise are students completing the seal of civic engagement please rise these students will receive a seal of civic engagement on their diplomas for the work that they have done in civic engagement you may be seated students completing a cte pathway please rise these students are wearing a silver sash to signify a successful completion of the cte pathway students completing the puente pathway please rise these students are wearing
020a black stool representing successful completion of the puente pathway and students completing our avid program please rise congratulations for completing our four-year avid program students earning acceptance into the society hispanica please rise for our hispanic honors society these students are wearing gold and red courts signifying academic honors in spanish students accepting earning acceptance into the national honor society gold seal please rise these students are wearing blue and gold cords signifying its academic honor students earning the california scholastic federation honors please rise these students are wearing a gold cord or sash signifying honors students earning the seal by literacy please stand these students are wearing medallions symbolizing by literacy congratulations and students completing the vietnamese dual language immersion academy please rise these students are wearing red and gold cords signifying the successful completion of our vietnamese
021dual language immersion academy students completing the cyber security pathway please rise these students are wearing a royal blue sash signifying successful completion of our cyber security pathway and at this time i would also like to recognize our athletes of the year and scholar athletes of the year if you would please stand and be recognized these students took care of business both on and off the courts and fields working hard all year thank you and let's give a round of applause to recognize all of these students for their incredible work that they have done over the past four years [Applause] congratulations to all of you for your many accomplishments you have all worked hard to be here today and we celebrate all of you the graduating class of 2021 let's give it up all right i
022really want you to remember no matter how hard things get always believe in yourself and never give up on your dreams at this time i would like to invite our dignitaries and staff to present the diplomas and class of 2021 you're going to prepare to receive your diplomas i would like to once again uh invite the following board of trustees awarding the diplomas board of trustee president miss anna piercy our trustee assistant clerk mr al devar and board of trustees member miss anne-marie randall trejo and mr robin turner and miss michelle waxman will read the names of the class of 2021 out of respect for each of our graduates on this special day we ask that you please hold your applause until all of the names have been read it gave class of 20 21
023please rise first row first row it gives me great honor to present this class of 2021 to the board of trustees for certification and the board of trustees certification will be done by miss anna piercy you ready i know how loud [Applause] kelly rodriguez asher ramirez [Applause] jocelyn nguyen [Applause] anthony new in angel cruz matthew christensen david sierra loyola petra martinez angel janos carl la luna needy patel colleen new in janith madrigal caitlyn new in din augustino nguyen jennifer batazar victoriano andy though marisela sanchez hernandez mai li jose baron [Music] gonzalez hernandez ruby velasco adrian yeme alicia ocampo brenda nuno lisa dim nadine benitez [Music] emily hermes tatiana rosales edward garcia linda el chicago alyssa ramirez anderson hoskins chelsea ramirez [Music] tiffany new in edward rito [Applause] adam leonardo el maso bustos crystal tran kevin
024gomez sebastian mendes javier perez macedo [Applause] gregorio nunez vanessa agrilar joseph chiprays [Music] ashley sanchez new in [Applause] kayla hernandez german via katya mendez vera joseph lauries isabella cervantes cindy new in andrew garcia clara abraham joshua mercado [Music] giovanni martinez joshua mendoza jesus alivers melanie romales noah martinez [Applause] italy castillo brandon new in [Applause] peter lopez candace radcliffe angel oliveira desiree flores enrique hernandez [Applause] michael mills lester lopez eric gloria james ramirez gabriella gutierrez saul castellanos chelsea contreras giovanni romero topia alelene mascara luis pena jacob estrella [Applause] bishoy adley bailey davis devin moah anthony cornejo daniel godemez [Music] greta yanez alexa gonzalez nava brandon ty [Applause] victor gomez guadalupe mendoza pedro moreno carina espana gohan martinez lopez martinez isabella gomez [Music] freddy gomez [Applause] dulce segura alex erazo [Applause] angel jimenez victor erazo [Applause] roman
025elizabeth cruz congratulations abraham velazquez giselle avalos daisy carino cruz eric camargo justin gonzalez ryan paredes jimmy serrano miguel and aries min koi tai hi fam erica morales tin tran and i lopez emily montes lopez [Applause] justin kenneth hella hi selina usado ivan cruz emily zaragoza jose hernandez salas [Applause] salsa oyolo jose rodriguez carbayo john sanchez cecia ramirez christian martinez leslie fernandez kimberly zavala samantha padilla emily perez chavez jose jimenez rocio hernandez noctrong david parks ii [Applause] guadalupe martinez [Applause] andy nguyen nathan wallace [Applause] james patrick lombago daisy rosales [Applause] sean darnell begonia adales salgado christopher talavera pablo hernandez jasper garrity ian gomez stephanie castillo done first andrea godinez casey barajas [Applause] island bryce rafael santos [Applause] katrina rontainen samuel butt jael martinez [Music] carol juarez angel alvarez marlene juarez [Music] joseph padilla [Applause] amarani garcia
026mia para [Music] yadira hymies darlene sotelo [Applause] eric herrera valeria barrios alexis barajas bernice uriostegy valeria garcia samuel zamfer jillian dao arturo hernandez vanessa blair chipman angel raya perla alvarez juan polito jasmine solis alonso [Applause] leslie flores [Applause] adrian perez angie carrillo maximiliano batista brian villegas shawna mcmanus [Music] victor villarreal [Music] it's galaraza [Music] miguel rodriguez [Applause] isaac banderas armando rodriguez raquel amido kevin velasquez [Music] melanie juerez raymond ventura daniel pineda [Applause] eduardo mardi gras norman santiago fernando ramos jr anthony garcia [Music] daniel garcia alex sanchez leslie hernandez lionel mcgothern jose perez savannah maldonado [Applause] [Music] chris kobachsen melvin rodriguez daniela camacho de jesus julissa ponce rodriguez [Music] joshua acosta andrew shoji dennis nguyen [Applause] angel diaz christopher reese nancy vasquez jose sanchez jimmy voo iris lopez alex estrada jasmine tapia isabel sanchez savannah gisele
027moreau matthew rodriguez verna solomon kevin hernandez aisha malik david diaz jordan rodriguez kind of thing congratulations ilham anwar [Applause] bibiano duarte [Applause] christopher ramirez romeo hernandez liliana martinez brian [Applause] patel [Applause] twee tien tran she's here thank you great job class of 2021 please rise it gives me great honor to present this class to the board of trustees for certification and the certification will be done by miss anna piercy this is the end of the year which is the most fun part for me as a trustee when i get to attend your graduations and to see the culmination of your four years of work and as a trustee for the district of anaheim union high school district it's my honor and my privilege to be the one to officially certify that all of you students
028here today plus the ones who were not able to be here but were on the the jumbotron from the class of 2021 you have all duly met the requirements of the state of california and you have completed all of the prescribed course of studies established by the anaheim union high school district so students you may now move your tassel from the right to the left because you graduated congratulations [Applause] [Music] class of 2021 congratulations on your achievement you are now alumni of magnolia high school sentinels for life graduates would you please remain standing for the plane of the alma mater foreign [Music] is us graduates please be seated please remain seated until directed by a staff member thank you for attending the 2021 commencement ceremony for magnolia high school families and friends please remain seated
029until all graduates have recessed out of the stadium and until dismissed by the security from your seating section please know that current health guidelines restrict us from gathering in large groups seniors are notified earlier to meet you at your vehicle remember to take all of your items with you as you exit the stadium and enjoy the rest of your day at this time we would like to invite our distinguished guests on stage to exit the stadium first thank you [Music] so [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] so [Music] [Applause] so [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] so [Applause] [Music] so uh