CANTON — Superintendent-Director Jill Rossetti would like to congratulate the Class of 2023 upon their graduation from Blue Hills Regional Technical School this week.
On Tuesday, June 6, 205 seniors gathered on the Blue Hills Regional Technical School athletic field to take part in their graduation ceremony. The ceremony was attended by friends, family, school administrators, State Sen. Walter Timilty and members of the District School Committee including Chair Eric Erskine (Braintree), Kevin Connolly (Norwood), Taryn Mohan (Holbrook), Tom Polito (Dedham) and Sheila Vazquez (Westwood).
The ceremony began with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Blue Hills Class of 2023 vice president Chloe Condlin and a welcome address given by District School Committee Chair Erskine.
Valedictorian Jake Reissfelder gave the valedictory address in which he uplifted his classmate saying that they have the “power to do anything we want in this game of life” before Class of 2023 secretary Oliva Rynne presented the class gift. A farewell address was given by Class of 2023 president Christian Dedier who spoke about perseverance, stating that he encourages his classmates “to hold on to the spirit of perseverance that has brought you here” before diplomas were presented to students by Superintendent Rossetti and District School Committee Chair Erskine
Superintendent Rossetti and Principal Zini then gave the closing remarks.
Members of the recessional included Dean of Students Thomas Cavanaugh, Academic Director Paul Bavuso, Director of Vocational Programs Michelle Sylvia, Director of Special Services Angelo Dimitriou and Cooperative Education Coordinator Kimberly Poliseno.
“On behalf of the school, I would like to congratulate all of our seniors on their accomplishments throughout their time at Blue Hills and wish them well as they leave our school to embark on their future journeys,” said Superintendent Rossetti. “Each student throughout their time at Blue Hills has been taught the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in their futures, and we look forward to watching as these students grow into adults.”
The following students graduated as part of Blue Hills Regional Technical School’s Class of 2023:
Avon
Abigail Bagtaz, Bethany Bolanos, Matthew Cadet, Khayla Calixte, Marvin Danier, Jolene Deane, Makayla Desousa, Sofia Martelli, Benjamin Murray, Gianna Pina, Amber Sawyer, Katherine Small, Amber Thompson and Rylee Whiffen
Braintree
Jacob Allen, Angela Alvarez, Brianna Arnstein, Rayne Beaudoin, Jeffrey Calligan, Kayleigh Clancy, Victoria Corley, Zachary Dean, Tyler Dooley, Arianna Eagan, Chloe Gallagher, Julius Gonzalez, James Halnen, Mya Holmes, Aiden Howlett, Nolan Igo, Brendan Joyce, Dalia Keefe, Anna Kelly, Camryn Leech, Emily Lehane, James Lippert, Elisa Lizarralde, Kyle Mahar, Kevin McDermott, Christopher McDonagh Kenneally, Beartla McDonagh, Ryan McKenney, Joshua Norton, David Osborne, Steven Peralta Climaco, Deaven Phoenix, Olivia Rynne, Luiz Sa Do Nascimento, Robert Sample, Chloe Snow and Jake Spada
Canton
Marcus Bain, Maria Byrd, Jack Canavan, Gema Chireno, Patrick Crowley, Rhys Draper, Shane Draper, Ava Feeley, James Fitch, Ciara Gabriel, Xavier Heath-Mosley, Brian Mahon, Paul McCann, Riley Moriarty, Brendon Mullin, Ashton Papalcure, Sarah Ryan, Jameson Seaver, Johnathon Shine and Maksimos Zotaj
Dedham
Robert Conlon, Julia Donovan, Jacob Flagg, Graham Gorman, Campbell Greeley, Benjamin Greenwood, Anasia King, Timothy Kraemer, Alexander Loporto, Felipe Mahecha Ramirez, Owen Maloney, John Martin, Marie Mathurin, Aidan McDermott, Joseph Mercuri, Jake Reissfelder, Matthew Richard, Rory Sullivan, Lydia Suprilus and Jack Tully
Holbrook
Gladimar Arocho, Jeremy Brewer, Elizabeth Brooks, Patrick Callahan, Shersy De Los Santos, Jaelyn Excellent, Brooke Ferbert, Joseph Graziano, Colin Harer, Aaron Inglis, Nakado Jinius, Nathaniel McGowan, Amber Pelletier, Marcolina Pierre, Ricardo Roca, Amya Steed, Armani Teran, Zackeisha Theza and Sherline Valcimond
Milton
Helena Bleau, Charlie Clark, Kristina Crosby, Andrew DeAscentis, Christian Dedier, Sean Feetham, Kyle Gori, Evan Kery, Rahmani Malabre, Ryan McArdle, Joanna McPherson, Brittney Pierre-Louis and Sean Sollis
Norwood
Rachael Barrett, Dylan Barron, Sully Bennett, David Brewer, Saria Campbell, Michael Finn, Nathan Finn, Justin Flaherty, Emily Flynn, Anisa Johnson, Allah Buksh Khan Matos, Peyton Labadie, Franchesca Marte Vega, Christopher Martin, Eoin
McDonagh, David Medeiros, Iyana Newsome, Alexandria Nicholls, Spencer Pungitore, Cecilia Rosado, Nicholas Russo, Anthony Tritto and Vanessa White
Randolph
Natali Allaico, Stephany Alvarado-Flores, Kiera Bare, Javens Belizaire, Michael Biggs, Ashly Bossa, Javon Branch, Chanelle Calderon, Ryan Clark, Chloe Condlin, Danique-Ashley Cowan, Tomas Cruzado, Le’Vaughn Damas, Luis DeLaRosa, Trinity Dickson, Regis Dube, Patrick Edouarzin, Jan Estrada, Lentzcaelle Fleury Fils, Eliana Fontes Lopes, Jessica Forde, Tatiyanna Gangemi, Haley Goldstein, Tatiana Gooden, Aleesia Haddad, Jaden Harris, Jenna Hatfield, Kylah Huggins, Catalina Huynh, Michaelina Huynh, Amir Ighrayeb Salgado, Cedric Chrisley Jean Lestin, Melvin Johnson, Dyana-Abasi Jones, Daniela Lawson, Saraiya Limage, Geralyn Mateo, Alexander McLean, Luis Miranda, Andrea Moy, Stephen Nmeje, Kayleen O’Sullivan, Isabella Pio, Jaida Prevoe, Mikeyla Roman, Angela Rossini, Nikko Ruffin, Yexenia Ruiz, Mikarlem Saint-Louis, Bradford Sandraow, Zoey Santiago, Jailene Soto, Jennifer Subiron, Jahmeeliah Sydney, Brentz Theodore, Tyler Tonthat, Malakai Williams
and Jean-Alan Zamilus
Westwood
Braden Vazquez
Blue Hills Regional faculty and staff wish the Class of 2023 the best in their future endeavors.
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