Commencement exercises at Arlington High School were held on a sunny Sunday, June 10, at Peirce Field. At left, seniors led by school leaders and a bagpiper, walk in. Balloons in the foreground are a reminder of the prank seniors pulled off this spring.
Words to live by ...
A highlight of the program were the addresses by students, faculty and administrators. YourArlington has requested the full text of all speeches.
Received are those by Nanci Ortwein, the faculty speaker; Mary Villano, the interim principal; Gabby Newell, the Student Council president; and Anna Blachman, an honors speaker.
Addresses that have not been received are those by James A. Jackson III, 2012 class president; and honors speaker Will Dexter Sullivan.
Who got awards, scholarships for 2012?
The school held its annual awards night on Thursday, June 7, and the following 327 students received sholarships and awards, in a list provided by the school's administration:
| COUNTY, ERICA | AFL-CIO Labor History Exam Scholarship |
| CUNNINGHAM, MITCHELL | AFL-CIO Labor History Exam Scholarship |
| KOSLOWSKY, LAUREN | AFL-CIO Labor History Exam Scholarship |
| COUGHLIN, MEGAN | AHS Early Childhood Scholarship |
| BROWN, ALEXA | Amy Walsh Memorial Scholarship |
| CARNEY, KEVIN | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| CHAULAGAIN, SHRADHA | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| CHEN, ADAM | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| CRESPO, BRIDGET | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| GELAGAY, HEYAW | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| JAMGOCHIAN, JEFFREY | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| JANTZ, THOMAS | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| LEVERONE, THOMAS | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| MALLA, CHANDANI | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| MORRIS, CLARE | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| MOSES, JORDAWN | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| NEWMAN, DECLAN | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| PALMER, JAMES | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| PILLICH, THEO | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| ROBBINS, ETHAN | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| SAINI, RAMANVIR | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| SOTIROPOULOS, DEMETRI | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| SULLIVAN, SEAN | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| TARANTINO, NATALIE | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| TAYLOR, SAMUEL | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| TUFENKIAN, ANDRE | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| WAH, MATTHEW | Ann Rosalie Pierce Scholarship |
| TARANTINO, NATALIE | Anthony G. Raduazzo Memorial Scholarship |
| JIGARJIAN, DANIEL | Arlington Boys Youth Lacrosse Club Scholarship |
| PALMER,JAMES | Arlington Boys Youth Lacrosse Club Scholarship |
| MOSES, JORDAWN | Arlington Center of the Arts |
| MURIE, SKYE | Arlington Center of the Arts |
| DEMORE, TERESA | Arlington Girls Lacrosse Club Scholarship |
| ROCHE, MARY | Arlington Girls Lacrosse Club Scholarship |
| MURIE, SKYE | Arlington Historical Society Scholarship |
| MORRIS, CLARE | Arlington Association of School Secretaries |
| SAINI, RAMANVIR | Arlington Association of School Secretaries |
| CARTAGENA, HILARY | Arlington Education Association |
| STASKUNAS, SENECA | Arlington Patrolmen's Betterment Association |
| THOMAS, CHRISTOPHER | Arlington Rotary Club Scholarship |
| CHAPMAN, LINDSEY | Arlington Soccer Club/Sam Oliver Memorial Scholarship |
| HIRSCH, SOPHIA | Arlington Soccer Club/Sam Oliver Memorial Scholarship |
| LO, PETER | Arlington Soccer Club/Sam Oliver Memorial Scholarship |
| MCINNIS, GRAHAM | Arlington Soccer Club/Sam Oliver Memorial Scholarship |
| STREUVER, HANNAH | Arlington Soccer Club/Sam Oliver Memorial Scholarship |
| WAH, MATTHEW | Arlington Soccer Club/Sam Oliver Memorial Scholarship |
| COUNTY, ERICA | Arlington Sons of Italy Scholarship |
| BINGHAM, LUCY | Arlington Town Tennis Assoc. - Change of name - Dottie Maher Memorial Tennis |
| CARRIER, KATELYN | Arlington Town Tennis Assoc. - Change of name - Dottie Maher Memorial Tennis |
| SCHMITT, EMMA | Arlington Town Tennis Assoc. - Change of name - Dottie Maher Memorial Tennis |
| WAH, MATTHEW | Arlington Town Tennis Assoc. - Change of name - Dottie Maher Memorial Tennis |
| HOURICAN, MEGAN | Armstrong Family Scholarships |
| WILKE, RYAN | Arthur McAvoyJ. Touchdown Club Scholarship |
| SCHAEJBE, CASEY | Bertagna Memorial Scholarship |
| SULLIVAN, SEAN | Bertagna Memorial Scholarship |
| BRAZILE, CORDELIA | Brackett PTO Scholarship |
| JARVIS, EDWARD | Brackett PTO Scholarship |
| MURIE, SKYE | Brescia, Catherine Memorial Scholarship |
| ATER, RACHEL | Class of 1930 |
| POUDYAL, DIWESH | Class of 1955 |
| ROCHE, MARY | Class of 1960 |
| MARTIN, MATTHEW | Art Coughlin Holovak-Logan Memorial Scholarship |
| MOSES, JORDAWN | Art Coughlin Holovak-Logan Memorial Scholarship |
| CADORETTE, CLAIRE | David Crisafulli Memorial Scholarship |
| CALI, ABILGAIL | Denis M. Fitzpatrick Scholarship |
| WINSLOW, ANDREW | Donald A. Sandrelli Memorial Schoalrship |
| DAO, WINSON | East Cambridge Savings Bank |
| WEINBERG, JULIA | East Cambridge Savings Bank |
| JANTZ, THOMAS | Ed Burns Scholar Athlete Scholarships |
| TARANTINO, NATALIE | Ed Burns Scholar Athlete Scholarships |
| CARTAGENA, HILARY | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| CO, KENNY | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| CONNOLLY, SEAN | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| FLECKENSTEIN, HANNAH | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| GRENIER, JACLYN | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| KANE, COLLEEN | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| KEARNEY, TED TK | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| KEARNEY, TIM TP | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| KEENAN, SARAH | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| MACCARN, GRIFFIN | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| MCDERMOTT, MATTHEW | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| PETERS, ALEXANDER | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| PILLICH, THEO | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| POUDYAL, DIWESH | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| SARPARD, DALE | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| SCHAEJBE, CASEY | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| STIPPS, QUENTIN | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| SULLIVAN, SEAN | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| WILKE, RYAN | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| HIRSCH, SOPHIA | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| CAMPBELL, EVAN | Edward A. Bailey Scholarships |
| COUGHLIN, MEGAN | Ellen E. Sweeney Scholarship |
| BROWN, ALEXA | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| CASSIDY, THOMAS | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| CHOETSO, TENZIN | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| COUTSOUKIS, CHRISTOPHER | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| CUNNINGHAM, JILLIAN | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| DUFFY, MICHELLE | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| FRESCO, NICHOLAS | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| FRIEDMAN, CLARA | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| GHOFRANI, JOSHUA | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| GONZALEZ, ALEXANDRIA | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| HIREGOWDARA, SIDDARTH | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| HOWE-LUBOWICH, HANNAH | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| KANE, COLLEEN | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| LEE, JEREMY | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| MAHIN, MICHAEL | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| MILLER, JACKSON | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| MURIE, SKYE | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| PALMER,JAMES | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| STASKUNAS, SENECA | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| TANG, BRENDAN | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| TAYLOR, SAMUEL | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| TIGHE, GREGORY | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| WILKE, ERIK | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| WINSLOW, ANDREW | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| BEVERLY, HALLE | Felicia M. DeLorenzo Scholarship |
| MCLELLAN, MARISSA | Betty Fiorenza Memorial Scholarship |
| NEE, SAMANTHA | GSA Book Award |
| COUTSOUKIS, CHRISTOPHER | Harry Haroutunian Scholarship |
| HOURICAN, MEGAN | Harry Jean Memorial Scholarships |
| LO, PETER | Harry Jean Memorial Scholarships |
| FITZGERALD, DANIEL | Henry Ottoson Memorial Scholarship |
| MITRI, SARAH | Henry Ottoson Memorial Scholarship |
| FRIEDMAN, CLARA | Ida Robbins Scholarships |
| SULLIVAN, WILL | Ida Robbins Scholarships |
| DEMORE, TERESA | James F. Leverone Memorial Scholarships |
| JACKSON, JAMES | James F. Leverone Memorial Scholarships |
| STASKUNAS, SENECA | Jane Austin Award |
| CAMPBELL, EVAN | Joan Flannagan |
| LINOV, SHAYNA | Joan Flannagan |
| MCDONALD, AMY | Joan Gallagher Scholarship Award |
| FRESCO, NICHOLAS | John L. Asinari Memorial Scholarship |
| KELLY, LAUREN | John L. Asinari Memorial Scholarship |
| NUGENT, EMILY | John L. Asinari Memorial Scholarship |
| VILLABOS ORTIZ, WILMER | John L. Asinari Memorial Scholarship |
| BINGHAM, LUCY | John L. Asinari Memorial Scholarship |
| PALMER, JAMES | Joseph E. Palmer Memorial Scholarship |
| PERRON, CAMERON | Joseph Keating Memorial Scholarship |
| CLARKE, MICHAEL | Karl Kaprelian Memorial Scholarship |
| HUEBER, GRACE | Kathleen Crawley Memorial Scholarship |
| ATER, RACHEL | Kevin J. Fitzgerald Scholarship - Camb. Savings Charitable Found. |
| HIREGOWDARA, SIDDARTH | Kevin J. Fitzgerald Scholarship - Camb. Savings Charitable Found. |
| STASKUNAS, SENECA | Kevin J. Fitzgerald Scholarship - Camb. Savings Charitable Found. |
| HOURICAN, MEGAN | Lions Club Health Care Profession Scholarship |
| CARTAGENA, HILARY | Marie Biciocchi Memorial Scholarship |
| CROWLEY, MATTHEW | Marilyn Flaherty Scholarship |
| DUDDY, ELLEN | Mary Lou Serra Sheehan Scholarship |
| JAMGOCHIAN, JEFFREY | Mary Nolan Memorial Scholarship |
| BUSIEK, EMMA | Mt. Auburn Hospital Nursing Scholarship |
| KANE, COLLEEN | Nicholas Iacuzio Memorial Scholarships |
| REEDY, DAVID | Nicholas Iacuzio Memorial Scholarships |
| TANG, BRENDAN | Nicholas Iacuzio Memorial Scholarships |
| TIGHE, GREGORY | Nicholas Iacuzio Memorial Scholarships |
| STASKUNAS, SENECA | Our Local Hero |
| KAMBIL, TINA | PAPA |
| ALLEN, MILES | Pasquale Tassone Scholarship |
| ROCHE, MARY | Peirce Sch/Steve Conroy |
| COLONNESE, HANNAH | Performing Arts Parent Assn Scholarships |
| ATER, RACHEL | Rev Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration Committee |
| PALMER, JAMES | Revell, Pauline Mem Scholarship |
| NEWELL, GABRIELA | Sharon Boyle Memorial Scholarship |
| FOGARTY, HUNTER | St. Agnes ParishScholarship |
| KANE, COLLEEN | Symmes Arlington Hospital Nurses Alumni |
| COUGHLIN, MEGAN | Thelma Sonnichsen Scholarships |
| CASEY, EMILY | Thelma Sonnichsen Scholarships |
| PETERSON, LAUREN | Thelma Sonnichsen Scholarships |
| CLARKE, MICHAEL | Theresa A. Dooley Scholarships |
| CURRAN, KATELYN | Theresa A. Dooley Scholarships |
| THOMAS, CHRISTOPHER | Thompson AHS Community Service |
| GONZALEZ, ALEXANDRIA | Thompson AHS Guidance Department Scholarship |
| CO, KENNY | Thompson Bridge Builders |
| ALLEN, MILES | Thompson Bronze |
| ARRUDA, DAVID | Thompson Bronze |
| BINGHAM, LUCY | Thompson Bronze |
| BIRKERTS, LIAM | Thompson Bronze |
| BLACK, SIMONE | Thompson Bronze |
| BUSIEK, EMMA | Thompson Bronze |
| CALI, ABILGAIL | Thompson Bronze |
| CASSIDY, THOMAS | Thompson Bronze |
| CHICOJAY Moore, KATRINA | Thompson Bronze |
| CHOETSO, TENZIN | Thompson Bronze |
| CLARKE, MICHAEL | Thompson Bronze |
| CO, KENNY | Thompson Bronze |
| COLONNESE, HANNAH | Thompson Bronze |
| CRESPO, BRIDGET | Thompson Bronze |
| DUDDY, ELLEN | Thompson Bronze |
| DUFFY, MICHELLE | Thompson Bronze |
| HOWE-LUBOWICH, HANNAH | Thompson Bronze |
| HUEBER, GRACE | Thompson Bronze |
| KANE, COLLEEN | Thompson Bronze |
| KEENAN, SARAH | Thompson Bronze |
| LAHEY, CAROLINE | Thompson Bronze |
| LEE, JEREMY | Thompson Bronze |
| LINOV, SHAYNA | Thompson Bronze |
| LO, PETER | Thompson Bronze |
| MORTON, ARIEL | Thompson Bronze |
| NASS, JEREMY | Thompson Bronze |
| NEWMAN, DECLAN | Thompson Bronze |
| NICHOLS, BRIANNA | Thompson Bronze |
| PALMER, JAMES | Thompson Bronze |
| REISS, EMILY | Thompson Bronze |
| ROGERS, NICOLE | Thompson Bronze |
| STASKUNAS, SENECA | Thompson Bronze |
| TARANTINO, NATALIE | Thompson Bronze |
| TIGHE, GREGORY | Thompson Bronze |
| WEINBERG, JULIA | Thompson Bronze |
| WILKE, ERIK | Thompson Bronze |
| WINSLOW, ANDREW | Thompson Bronze |
| FITZGERALD, DANIEL | Thompson Effort |
| FLECKENSTEIN, HANNAH | Thompson Effort |
| HIRSCH, SOPHIA | Thompson Effort |
| JEAN, ROSE-LAURE | Thompson Effort |
| MAHAT, SAMIR | Thompson Effort |
| MARTIN, SAVANNAH | Thompson Effort |
| SHVARTS, EMILY | Thompson Effort |
| THAPA, SAKUSHAL | Thompson Effort |
| TONKIN, ELIZABETH | Thompson Effort |
| BEVERLY, HALLE | Thompson Gold |
| BLACHMAN, ANNA | Thompson Gold |
| COUNTY, ERICA | Thompson Gold |
| FRIEDMAN, CLARA | Thompson Gold |
| GHOFRANI, JOSHUA | Thompson Gold |
| HIREGOWDARA, SIDDARTH | Thompson Gold |
| KAMBIL, TINA | Thompson Gold |
| KIRBY, LINNEA | Thompson Gold |
| POOR, KATHARINE | Thompson Gold |
| SALOCKS, RYAN | Thompson Gold |
| TONKIN, ELIZABETH | Thompson Gold |
| ABBOTT, AMANDA | Thompson Participation |
| AHERN, SAMANTHA | Thompson Participation |
| BARRETT, PATRICK | Thompson Participation |
| BIALACH, OLIVIA | Thompson Participation |
| BOONSTRA, JACKSON | Thompson Participation |
| BOYLE, DYLAN | Thompson Participation |
| CARNEY, KEVIN | Thompson Participation |
| CASEY, EMILY | Thompson Participation |
| CHAPMAN, LINDSEY | Thompson Participation |
| CONNOLLY, SEAN | Thompson Participation |
| CORNELLA, EMMA | Thompson Participation |
| COSTA, DEREK | Thompson Participation |
| CROWLEY, MATTHEW | Thompson Participation |
| CUNNINGHAM, JILLIAN | Thompson Participation |
| CUNNINGHAM, MITCHELL | Thompson Participation |
| D'ANGELO, LUCAS | Thompson Participation |
| DAO, WINSON | Thompson Participation |
| DAWIT, HELEN | Thompson Participation |
| DECAMP, WILLIAM | Thompson Participation |
| DEMORE, TERESA | Thompson Participation |
| DENATALE, PHAEDRA | Thompson Participation |
| DOBRUSHKIN, MAXWELL | Thompson Participation |
| DURANCEAU, NATALIE | Thompson Participation |
| HUANG, TONY | Thompson Participation |
| KAMBIL, TINA | Thompson Participation |
| LEE, JEREMY | Thompson Participation |
| MAHIN, MICHAEL | Thompson Participation |
| MARTIN, SAVANNAH | Thompson Participation |
| MCINNIS, GRAHAM | Thompson Participation |
| MYJER, ISABELLE | Thompson Participation |
| NASS, JEREMY | Thompson Participation |
| NEE, SAMANTHA | Thompson Participation |
| NORMAN, TAYLOR | Thompson Participation |
| PALMER, KATELYN | Thompson Participation |
| PARSEGHIAN, ANI | Thompson Participation |
| PEOPLES, KELSEY | Thompson Participation |
| PRETZMAN, JAMES | Thompson Participation |
| REID, JAMIE | Thompson Participation |
| REILLY, MICHELLE | Thompson Participation |
| RICHARDSON, DEREK | Thompson Participation |
| SARPARD, DALE | Thompson Participation |
| SCHMITT, EMMA | Thompson Participation |
| SPARGO, ERICA | Thompson Participation |
| STREUVER, HANNAH | Thompson Participation |
| SYED, FARAZ | Thompson Participation |
| TANG, BRENDAN | Thompson Participation |
| TIGHE, GREGORY | Thompson Participation |
| TONKIN, ELIZABETH | Thompson Participation |
| WEINBERG, JULIA | Thompson Participation |
| WINSLOW, ANDREW | Thompson Participation |
| YOSHIDA, AYUMI | Thompson Participation |
| ZHOU, PHILIP | Thompson Participation |
| TRAVASSOS, ALEXANDER | Thompson Participation |
| AWAD, HELENA | Thompson Silver |
| BRAZILE, CORDELIA | Thompson Silver |
| CHEN, ADAM | Thompson Silver |
| COUGHLIN, MEGAN | Thompson Silver |
| DUARTE, CHRISTOPHER | Thompson Silver |
| ECKHAUS, ANA | Thompson Silver |
| HOPEMAN, MORGAN | Thompson Silver |
| JANTZ, THOMAS | Thompson Silver |
| JARVIS, EDWARD | Thompson Silver |
| JIGARJIAN, DANIEL | Thompson Silver |
| MACCARN, GRIFFIN | Thompson Silver |
| MAHIN, MICHAEL | Thompson Silver |
| MILLER, JACKSON | Thompson Silver |
| NEWELL, GABRIELA | Thompson Silver |
| REEDY, DAVID | Thompson Silver |
| TANG, BRENDAN | Thompson Silver |
| ZHOU, PHILIP | Thompson Silver |
| AHERN, SAMANTHA | Thompson Spirit |
| BROGAN, ERICA | Thompson Spirit |
| CADORETTE, CLAIRE | Thompson Spirit |
| CARRIER, KATELYN | Thompson Spirit |
| CASSIDY, THOMAS | Thompson Spirit |
| CENTER, MARISSA | Thompson Spirit |
| CHAULAGAIN, SHRADHA | Thompson Spirit |
| CHIOCCARIELLO, HALEY | Thompson Spirit |
| CHOETSO, TENZIN | Thompson Spirit |
| CURRAN, KATELYN | Thompson Spirit |
| FLECKENSTEIN, HANNAH | Thompson Spirit |
| FROSTBROPHY, LYDIA | Thompson Spirit |
| GRADWOHL, LUCAS | Thompson Spirit |
| GRENIER, JACLYN | Thompson Spirit |
| GRIFFIN, STEPHANIE | Thompson Spirit |
| KOSLOWSKY, LAUREN | Thompson Spirit |
| SUVAJIAN, GREGORY | Thompson Spirit |
| THOMAS, CHRISTOPHER | Thompson Spirit |
| WILKE, ERIK | Thompson Spirit |
| ZHOU, PHILIP | Thompson Spirit |
| DEELY, BRITTANY | Thompson Spirit |
| HALLING, ERIN | Thompson Spirit |
| BRANSFORD, ELIZABETH | Tower Mothers Club Scholarship |
| HOURICAN, MEGAN | Tower Mothers Club Scholarship |
| MOISAND, ALEXIS | Virginia Leonard Memorial Scholarship |
| TARANTINO, NATALIE | Vito Sammarco Memorial Scholarship |
| MURIE, SKYE | Write with Grace Memorial Scholarship |
| POOR, KATHARINE | Zonta Club Scholarship |
This story was first published Friday, June 8, 2012, and updated June 10, 12 and 15.