Congratulations to the 2019 eighth grade class of Bob Lanier Middle School. We wish you a future filled with hope and success. Be kind, resourceful and focused. It has been our delight to watch you grow and learn.

Dr. Theresa M. Campos

Interim Principal Lanier Middle School

Promotion Ceremony of the Bob Lanier Middle School

8th Grade Class of 2019

Presented at

2600 Woodhead Street, Houston, TX 77098

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Cluster L: 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Cluster M: 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Cluster S: 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

2019 PROMOTION CEREMONY

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Prelude Music……….………………………..…Pomp and Circumstance Sir Edward Elgar - Arrangement By Eric Osterling Performed by the Lanier Band Leo Hernandez, Director Student Procession ……………..………………...…Lanier Class of 2019 The Pledge of Allegiance……………...…Sonya Kulkarni, NJHS President Pledge to the Texas Flag……...………..Franklin Wu, NJHS Vice President Welcome…………………………………Sonya Kulkarni, NJHS President Presentation of Awards…...……………..………………Marcus Williams Presentation of Cluster L Promotion Certificates……..…Annette Johnson Presentation of Cluster M Promotion Certificates……..........Brittany Blair Presentation of Cluster S Promotion Certificates …….…Dennis Huffman Stacy Barnett Poetry Slam Winner………………… Dr. Stacey Whitmore Presentation of Principal’s Cup Awards……..………Dr. Theresa Campos Closing Remarks ……………………….……..……..Dr. Theresa Campos Student Exit...…………………………………...….……Marcus Williams Recessional Music….………………………….………Corps of Discovery

William Owens Performed by the Lanier Band

Congratulations, Lanier Class of 2019

Lanier Excellence Awards

The Ruth Red Choral Award: Students who show dedication to the choral music program at Lanier. Ruth Red was for many years a teacher and supervisor of music in HISD. She taught at Lanier and is remembered for her untiring support for Lanier students and their musical pursuits. The Edith Earle Award: Named in honor of Lanier's first secretary who worked at Lanier for forty years. The award is presented for outstanding office assistance work. The G.C. Scarborough Math Award: Named in honor of a former Lanier principal. It is presented each year to the student(s) with the highest three-year cumulative grade point average in mathematics. The Dr. Ronald Sass Science Award: Presented to those students who have shown commitment in their study of science while at Lanier. The Hughes Honor Award: Named in memory of W.L. Hughes, Jr., a former Assistant Principal at Lanier who lost his life in WWII. The criteria are a cheerful personality, dependability, kindness, good fellowship, courteous conduct, and a willing and hearty cooperation. The Lanier Scholar’s Award: One of the highest awards given at Lanier. The qualifications to be selected by core teachers are excellent grades and conduct, and evidence of leadership, loyalty, and honesty. The Lanier Principal’s Cup Award: The winners of this award are chosen as examples of the dedication and achievement of the class of 2019. They are students who have brought honorable recognition to our school, and they exemplify the Lanier traditions of leadership and service to others.

Acknowledgments

The Lanier Class of 2019 and their parents wish to thank the teachers,

coaches, staff and administration for their dedicated support throughout

these past three years. Middle school years are challenging, yet

transformative, and we are grateful for the contributions of the Lanier

Family in providing guidance for our students through this transition from

childhood to young adulthood.

Cluster 8L Promotion Candidates Fernando Aguilar Alijah J. Allen Nicolas E. Alonso Crosby Joseph D. Altamirano Emily I. Aranda Labibi A. Arellano Kabchi Madelyn R. Arteaga Daylin E. Balderas Karmyn B. Baldwin Allen E. Basil Ansen E. Basil Annabelle L. Beaudette Nicki A. Birangi Ariyana M. Bogan Kesav V. Bondalapati William C. Bowers Lyla I. Breland Hayden P. Brown Cooper T. Caffey Giulia V. Calabrese Morales Frank I. Castellanos Gabriella M. Cavazos Lilliana M. Cavazos Rushil E. Chetty Manar S. Chowdhury Christopher J. Cobb Savoi C. Coleman Sydni Coleman Paisle N. Comeaux Alexis G. Cortinas Chloe M. Crane Max D. Dagley Dylan A. Daniel Brandon M. Day Isaac D. Dayton Sean Aeron R. Deguzman Evette Delgado Logan D. DuPlantis Mia G. El-Yafi Selim A. Elkadi Richard R. Espinosa-Garza Ava C. Faubus Felipe G. Fernandez Natalie R. Ghannad Marioni Gomez Ava O. Gonzales Charles G. Gonzales Leonard A. Gonzalez Nathan J. Graves Kirby B. Gray Sean P. Gwen Athena A. Haq Giana M. Helin Bradley C. Helmholz

Kamerin F. Henderson Chase K. Hensey Josmar E. Hernandez Nancy G. Hernandez Aine R. Himsl-Fenz Kennedy D. Houston Weillison Z. Hsu Frederick Y. Hu Isabella Y. Hu Reagan Q. Hucke Theo M. Hunt Gabriella S. Iaroslavitz Ana C. Jara Kierra K. Jimenez Cristian V. Jofre Marcus L. Johnson Alexander M. Jones Jayden K. Koh Jett X. Koris Claire E. Kuehler Ryland C. Lang Jackson H. Larsson Sebastian E. Lechin Ryan M. Levit Gabrielle L. Levy-Thiebaut William Liang Joshua J. Liu Evan J. Loftin Harriet R. Lomax Dwayne A. Lopez Nicole A. Lopez Giselle Macedo Flores Ebube A. Madu Alexander Mai Lizbeth M. Maldonado Melendez Parsa Malek Khosravi Zayn A. Malik Miguel Marin Olive P. Martin Caleb A. Maxie Bailey E. McCoy Victor S. McKenna Borrero Marcel W. McNeese Jr. Mika I. Meissner Perla G. Mendoza Kevin C. Miller Raul O. Monje Granados Ezra D. Monserud Paige A. Naughton Juliana A. Navarro Hannah M. Needle Hope H. Nguyen Xaden A. Nguyen Michelle Ordones Scarlett M. Ortega Anthony E. Palumbo

Houston Independent School District Board of Education Diana Davila, President Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, First Vice President Elizabeth Santos, Second Vice President Sergio Lira, Secretary Sue Deigaard, Assistant Secretary Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Trustee Jolanda Jones, Trustee Anne Sung, Trustee Wanda Adams, Trustee Houston Independent School District Grenita Lathan, Ph.D., Interim Superintendent of Schools James McSwain, Ed.D., West Area Superintendent Connie Berger, School Support Officer Lanier Middle School Administration Theresa Campos Ed.D., Interim Principal Cary Cooper, Dean of Students Michelle Cummings, 6th grade Assistant Principal Mindy Zapata, 7th grade Assistant Principal Marcus Williams, 8th grade Assistant Principal Katie Rhymes, IB MYP Coordinator Jennifer Garza-Pender, Magnet Coordinator Jose Cordova, Campus Testing Coordinator Stacey Whitmore, Ph.D., Dyslexia Specialist Dan Maluski, Social Worker

Cluster 8S Promotion Candidates Ethan Z. Ozturk Joshua A. Parhizgar Caroline A. Pauloski Andres J. Perez Jamie S. Perez Sofia Y. Perez Sophia P. Perwien Logan A. Peterman Sophie J. Peters Chloe E. Philippe Maya E. Pinglay Claire A. Pisecco Aidan J. Pitzer Derrick D. Porter Ivan A. Ramirez Alexander G. Rashidian Meredith J. Ratchford Aarilyn E. Rattler Carlos J. Reyna Hasiel Robledo Garcia Eric C. Romero Vianey Romero Alina Ruiz Leigh E. Ryan Sam T. Saman Yocelyn E. Sanchez Sumaiya B. Sheikh Daniil Y. Shkarbul Sydney A. Simon Dylan E. Smith-Jackson Diane Y. Sun Kaiya L. Svensson Isabel J. Thurlow Daniel B. Torralba Arthur I. Tran Ethan A. Tran Evelyn L. Trask Sissell Nils L. Triplett Jonathan Vega Samuel C. Vollmers Jayden H. Waits Aidan B. Walker Yanke Wang Bennett B. Welsh Matthew W. Westerhold Amelia G. White Jamal O. Williams Kaille E. Williamson Travis W. Wittliff Loralei A. Wolken Eva Wong

Henry W. Wright Franklin K. Wu Solomon I. Yero Berkeley K. Zeid Boozer Melody Y. Zhang

Amy S. Park Nicolas Pereira Enrique D. Perez Ava-Spenser Y. Phan Hayley T. Phan Brandon R. Philhower Georgia C. Polydoros Dominique S. Pouncy Mia P. Rabin Gargi M. Rakhade Vianca Ramirez Tatiana G. Rashidian Frederick R. Richardson Kai I. Richardson Daniel Rodriguez Emilio A. Rodriguez Emily L. Rodriguez Natalie G. Saldana Kayla A. Salinas Dylan R. Schwarz Grace M. Shearer Samuel A. Shinder Regan S. Skeele Nasir B. Starks Kenneth R. Suber Sabena Sustaita Cyrus G. Torres Joshua L. Torres Joshua K. Truong Suraj R. Vadapalli Jorge E. Valle Advik L. Visentini Lawren'Marie V. Westbrook Charles E. Wolffe Hailey E. Wood Jacob H. Wood Taylor R. Worley Nahum M. Yikalo Paul J. Yoon William A. York Zarina L. Yusuf Cluster 8M Promotion Candidates Abdalla M. Abou-Gallala Ahnaf Adib Shira Alatin Iliana G. Almendarez Alex Apolinar Leonardo R. Arredondo Evan A. Banchs

Owen F. Bell Stephanie Y. Birkelbach Laura K. Blanton Kayla M. Bonilla Kaeci N. Bridges Scout A. Brooks Maysa K. Busaidy Aden B. Butler Jarvis T. Butler Makoto I. Caddeo Marissa B. Camarena Harold O. Cano Jr. Lauren E. Carlisle Dylan T. Castillo Marian G. Cazares Gian-Carlo A. Chevez Gram X. Coffman Kenneth B. Collins II Evelyn C. Cooper Sofia E. Cordoba Allison N. Craft Kenedi A. Crawford Sarah E. Dennison Sofia Di Leo Marrthella Diaz Sarah A. Dow Ishan Dubey John N. Edwards Tavie S. Ei Alexander E. Elder Jumana A. Elnashai Jayden T. Erikewe Esrom Ermias Isabella M. Evans Anna S. Fei Jesse Galvan III Amelia L. German Mary E. Goerges Andre J. Gomez Carreras Ivy Gong Noelia A. Gonzaga Leland C. Gossett Clara E. Gronfor Abigail Gutierrez Amia A. Gutierrez Lisa A. Hadi Zain A. Hamdani Sir Teagan Harris Luke M. Hawash Jailyn H. Hernandez Laiken A. Hernandez Magnolia S. Hickey Andrew K. Huang

Cluster 8M Continued Stephanie Huang Leonardo D. Huerta Eugenie F. Hunziker Mariam M. Jallad Mitsuki K. Jiang Julius M. Jimenez Kortni J. Johnson Andrew M. Jones Christopher J. Joseph Kaden P. Kelley Henry H. Kinzel Oliver M. Kirchen Lindsey C. Knox Sriram Koneru Xianliang Kong Artem M. Kozhemyakin William L. Le Geyt Adriana Leal Alexandria R. LeVert Yuechan Li Charlotte M. Llorca Gabriel Luong Q Ly Aimee M. MacDonald Grayson A. Maki Makayla G. Mangold Miguel A. Marcial Benito Rowan A. Marshall Miriya R. Mattern Layla N. Maultsby Cristina D. McInnis Allie M. McVea Trinity N. McVea Yair A. Melloul Angela E. Mercado Connor D. Milliorn Khalil Mohamedali Lucia Molina Enrique A. Morales Nardos K. Muhe Maria C. Muro Eduardo A. Narvaez Joshua W. Natelson Evan D. Nava Lizeth Neri Maddison A. Nguyen Thomas K. Nguyen Samuel D. Nielsen Payton M. Ohler Angelina L. Olvera Joy E. Parazette Carter H. Peeler

Kalina E. Peneva Amelia A. Perez Ricardo N. Perez Sebastian Pruneda Nadinna Q. Quansah Alessandra E. Ray Alyssa A. Recio Emani D. Renta Charles G. Richardson Nathan J. Rivas Natalee A. Rodriguez Audrey M. Rovillain Lucas N. Salaberry Hillary Salgado Kelly J. Saucedo Luke E. Schoppe Adyson L. Schultz Valentina L. Shaw Anika Shethia Charles C. Shilstone Joseph I. Square Matthew C. Square Campbell A. Stefan Caroline J. Stefan Vaughn A. Sternberg Charlotte E. Sterner Lakshmi Y. Sunder Jewel N. Taylor Sealy K. Teheng Gabriela M. Tobar Stephanie M. Torres Vivian E. Torres Matthew T. Tran Sean N. Tran Alexia I. Trevino Emiliano Trevino Charles E. Truitt Samantha R. Tudor Olivia A. Valero Sharon I. Vera Diya S. Vettical Giovanni Victorio Martin Villalobos Natalie J. Vrancken Sameer H. Walji Anson Z. Wang Krisjan E. Watthuber Isabella Weissvert Yeshua A. Whatley Iris L. Wong Lisa Yamamoto Adeline Zhao

Cluster 8S Promotion Candidates Ariana E. Abdo John W. Ables Antonio D. Acevedo Chloe C. Adame Aya M. Al-janabi Yussef E. Ali Noah B. Baker Adriana D. Balderas-Cortes Michael A. Barnes William W. Barr Raelyn T. Blow Zoey E. Braziel Maria L. Cantu Isabella Carrascal Angie D. Castro Ethan T. Chiles Rahim G. Chilewa Ella G. Chisholm Aditya A. Choubal Liam D. Clerkley Byron R. Contreras Stella C. Cooney Maya H. Cooper Mandy Dang Julian A. Davis Antonio DeLaVega Jr. Natalie K. Dietz Leia L. Disalvio Ronaldinho G. Dodih Joshua R. Duplessis Carlie M. Ethridge Claire E. Facundo Julia M. Faubus Austin J. Fiorito Morgan E. Fitts Alana C. Frazier Philip N. Gallagher Ryan A. Garcia Mikalah A. Gibson Anjali Gonzalez Ivanna Gonzalez Juliett Gonzalez Pallavi C. Gorantla Isis S. Griffith Alex P. Gwen Maxwell M. Harrison Naomi A. Hauptmann Kiana K. Haynes Luiza I. Hengler Isai A. Hernandez Zuyumy T. Hernandez

Frances L. Hill Sophia C. Hill Anita O. Igben Destiny C. Jaliffa Janice Ji Garvin R. Johnson Jane P. Johnston Aru Y. Khalidolla Natasha Khetan Jed Khokhar Avery M. Knight Sonya Kulkarni Jonathan Lam Jose V. Leite Danielle R. Lemon-Williams Dylan G. Lerma-Whitten Caitlin A. Liman Sofia C. Lin-Shaw David H. Linsenmayer Christopher A. Lopez Joselyn G. Lopez Liron Lutfak Reginald D. Mack Jr. Patricia Martinez Lopez Sophie Massuttier Rincon Mia H. Matney Ryan N. McGuire Carter D. McKenna Kaci N. McNeil Erick Medina Brandon K. Medrano Sajche Alexander C. Mehnert Aymee G. Membreno Hayden I. Mintzer Julissa M. Miranda Ayushi Mohanty Edith R. Moller Finley K. Moore-Mcnamee Divyansha Moparthy Zain N. Moughrabi Rayyah H. Mouilso Katherine G. Mundey Anne-Marie Munoz Olivia M. Nathan Sydney E. Neal James E. Neeriemer Khanh-Linh P. Nguyen Nicholas C. Nguyen Rian C. Nguyen Noelia Nieves Maya X. Nunez Luke B. On