W.B. Ray Commencement 2021

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very proud principal of wwe high school an avid school and an international bachelorette school it is my pleasure to present to you the wb ray high school class of 2021 [Applause] once again welcome to everyone this morning and including those whose family members are watching from home let me be the first to congratulate our graduating class of 2021. your families are so proud of you and we share in that same sentiment our seniors sitting before us represent innumerable awards and recognitions these honors are the achievements that bring credit to you your families wb rate high school our texan community and our faculty and staff who have supported you along the way the challenges of this year are uniquely significant to this graduating class but remember that these challenges have a purpose in life at this time we can take a brief moment to remember those that have lost the last 15 months thank you i will now ask everyone to please stand for the presentation of the colors by the w.b ray high school color guard under the command of brooke fernandez and remain standing for the pledge of allegiance and welcome address by our senior class president president sophia wiggington and a national anthem performance by [Music] alicia [Music] 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 [Music] oh say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous still there oh say does that star spangled bananas the breathe [Music] ready good morning everyone after a whirlwind of a year i'm so glad you all can make it let the adversity of this year make you even prouder of this immense achievement you are about to graduate as a generation that will make history please join me in welcoming wb ray high school's class of twenty one [Applause] [Music] thank you sophie and alicia beautifully done everyone please be seated at this time i am honored to recognize the distinguished guests with us this morning please stand as i call your name and remain standing we ask the audience hold their applause until all have been introduced representing the corpus christi independent independent school district board of trustees president mrs janey bell vice president mr jaime rodondo secretary ms alice upshaw hawkins assistant secretary dr tony diaz trustee mr don clark trustee mr john longoria and trustee mrs dawley gonzalez trolley representing the corpus christi independent school district administration superintendent of schools dr roland hernandez deputy superintendent of business and support service mrs karen griffith deputy superintendent of curriculum instruction mrs kimberly james representing the w.b ray high school vertical learning community principal in attendance ms prudence farrell from hamline middle school principal of hamline middle school representing w.b ray high school assistant principals mrs jessica cuellar mr jaime gonzalez mrs carmen hockmealer mr ted trevino mrs adriana casadis part-time assistant principal mr adan chavez long-term substitute assistant principal [Music] our counselors mr abel bae mrs luby barajas mrs karen bryant mrs laura gazzarowski mrs leticia lial and mrs lynn hartnett administrator for academics and accountability ms stephanie fling international baculard administrator ms lorenda hamilton avid coordinator miss elise garst [Music] our announcer this evening is our fabulous social studies teacher mr walker perkins and last but not least i would love to introduce the best faculty and staff in corpus christi please stand to be recognized at this time this is janey bell school board president please come and share remarks from the board of trustees good morning graduates on behalf of the corpus christi independent school board of trustees it is my distinct pleasure to congratulate you on earning your high school diploma we are delighted to help you celebrate and we are can't wait to greet you as you walk across the stage i want to take a moment to tell you how very proud we are of you and your perseverance through a pandemic while we navigated through this year of uncertainty everyone kept going and you our students remained focused on your goal it is so important for you to understand what an achievement this is you overcame any obstacle she may have had prior to the pandemic you completed the many assignments quizzes tests projects you had during high school you finished your junior year and you conquered your senior year amid the many challenges of covet 19. and now as we begin to see our lives returning to normal so too begins the next phase of your life after you cross the stage after you enjoy a well-deserved celebration with family and friends we the board of trustees know you will take the next steps towards your new goals the ones that you have that will help you build a life that you've dreamed of let us applaud your parents guardians teachers and those who have guided you along the way to celebrate you today to be certain whether your next step is college the military or the workforce or hopefully a future education leader at ccisd you will have many challenges ahead of you the dedication necessary to succeed however will come from the courage you have shown throughout your education thus far you have thrived you have learned and you have grown you can do anything the man the pandemic made us slow down to cherish our families and our friends more dearly and to value life as a priceless gift our community survived because of compassion kindness and the selfless acts of so many carry this forward class of 2021 for it is in the giving that you will find success and happiness we always remind our graduates to stay in touch i mean we mean we would love for you to stay in our community and to stay involved in our city it is a wonderful time to live work and raise a family in corpus christi and we hope you will come back to our area by choosing to work to volunteer and to encourage future classes of students to make education a priority on behalf of the board of trustees i offer our heartfelt congratulations once again on earning your high school diploma we recognize the hard work dedication and resilience that carried you through both your education and these unprecedented times enjoy this moment class of 2021. we love you we are so very proud of each and every one of you this is your day live inspired and live life to its fullest we anticipate great things from you and we will continue continue to cheer you on thank you thank you mrs bell at this time i would like to give special recognition to the following groups i am pleased to recognize our seniors who are joining the military at this time would our military recruits please stand [Applause] congratulations we are so proud of you for choosing to serve our country additionally i would like to recognize those students that have a parent deployed parent or guardian deployed will you please stand at this time we can still clap for them though they may be shy thank you so much for your sacrifices at this time also i'd like to recognize our first and family graduates please stand congratulations guys this is a momentous achievement and one that highlights your perseverance and determination students who were in the avid program our advancement via individual determination program please stand you have demonstrated your college readiness and are definitely set for success two students we'd like to recognize for perfect attendance from kindergarten until the 12th grade i know exactly amazing they are guadalupa gonzalez and julianne vasquez if you could please stand [Applause] stay standing stay standing truly an outstanding accomplishment and speaks to your commitment and your determination also we ask that the family members of these two young ladies please stand we know that you play a an important role in this [Music] you definitely have provided day in and day out motivation thank you with the permanent honor roll for the 2020 2021 school year please [Applause] stand congratulations guys your diligence and dedication are definitely noteworthy and your accolades are well deserved thank you [Music] [Applause] at this time i'd like to also introduce the international bacular diploma candidates please stand [Applause] great job guys you have fulfilled the bacular admission to developing inquiring knowledgeable and caring young people who helped to create a better more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect thank you i am very proud to announce the top 10 wb high school graduates as i call your name please stand and remain standing until all have been called tina lee julian figueroa junior alexander tinana sophia wiggington kayden lyles yuna jean james benavidez olivia lyles robert will madrid iv and madison o'hare [Music] what a truly outstanding accomplishment heartfelt congratulations to you guys it certainly paid off your hard work has definitely paid off thank you next i'd like to introduce julian figueroa our salutatorian our class salutatorian parents of parents are claudia and julian figueroa will the parents and family members please stand at this time [Music] good morning honored guests teachers faculty and the class of 2021 i would first like to congratulate all of you for being here today because it's not every day you get to see me give a speech [Music] no but seriously welcome to the graduation ceremony of the class of 2021 from wb ray high school [Music] you were you wouldn't be here if you hadn't done something right because as cj heck once said we are all products of our environment so pat yourself on the back because even if you think that you weren't a part of our success today you you were you actually were for that reason i would like to thank all of you for making this possible today i would also like to personally thank my teachers my friends and especially my family i would not be giving this speech today if it weren't for them i wouldn't be here today if my parents hadn't taken the giant leap of faith when deciding to migrate to the united states i can't imagine how great it would feel to have something pay off like that [Applause] gracias graduating high school is a major milestone in our lives and although it may seem like the end it's only the beginning we are rewarded for our four years of hard work with a key to many doors of opportunity no matter what path to success we choose to take after today whether that be post-secondary education a career armed forces or whatever else you deem right for you [Music] this journey we call life is something to take advantage of before we go so set them goals and set them high because no goal is too far-fetched you will achieve a lot more if you set them high than if you had no ambition to start with even if you do not reach them [Music] so go out there and write your own story build your own spaceship keep on making highlights and use this diploma as a launch pad to touch the sky but no pressure not everything in life is due at 11 59 pm so let's it's taking this moment together to breathe in and breathe out thank you and have a spectacular day great job julian your encouragement encouragement for us to write our own story is wonderful thank you certainly words we can take to heart next i'd like to introduce tina lee our class valedictorian parents are longzhong lee and wei zhong will the parents and family members of tina lee please stand please [Applause] good morning my name is tina lee and i'm honored to be your valedictorian i know y'all are anxious to receive your diplomas so this speech like me will be short to start i would like to thank all of the counselors faculty and staff for all that they have done for us you all have worked tirelessly to provide us with the safe learning environment this year whether that was virtually or in person thank you to the teachers for always providing us with a quality education thank you to the coaches for always cheering us on at our tournaments thank you to all the family and friends who have cared for us and supported us and i want to especially thank my family for all that they have done for me to my dad thank you for teaching me to always persevere and never falter to my mom thank you for always lending me your shoulder to cry on to my little sister mona thank you for being my shopping companion and for all the late night movie sessions and of course to my little brother samuel thank you for always helping me with my homework love you bro now to the class of 2021 we have survived literally this past year we have lived through a global pandemic that has shaken our hearts and the very foundations of our world indeed we have experienced history itself however along the way we have lost loved ones that unfortunately could not be here with us today walking into the hallways of reyes freshman i am sure that none of us would have imagined our senior year to be like the one we have just undergone instead of getting dressed up every morning for school we lived in our sweatpants and t-shirts instead of hanging out with our friends in class we talked in awkward breakout zooms instead of attending football games pep rallies and school dances we attended protests funerals and vaccination centers but despite these changes we have to keep on moving forward because we are going to face many more challenges and obstacles in the future this is simply the beginning there is a common chinese saying that my mom once told me that i would like to share with you all mom please excuse my accent essentially when the winds of change blow some people will build walls to hide behind while others will build windmills so as to confront the turbulence and create something out of it life is long and full of unexpected predicaments but it is up to us to decide whether or not we are going to fall victim to the difficult times that said i am so proud of the wb ray class of 2021 for all of our accomplishments y'all are amazing [Applause] while we may go our separate ways from this point forward i hope that everyone will continue to strive towards their dreams and always always stand tall in the face of adversity i love you all and thank you thank you so much tina the proverb you shared with us is both eloquent insightful thank you seniors at this time please stand dr hernandez if you could please come forward dr hernandez i present to you this graduating class of 2021 for certification i hereby declare that they have met the requirements for graduation as established by the texas education agency and our local school board policy thank you mrs cuevas platform guests parents friends and relatives of our 2021 graduates by the authority vested in me by the board of trustees of the corpus christi independent school district and upon assurance from mrs roxanne cuevas the principal at w.b ray high school and her faculty that this class has completed the requirements for graduation prescribed by the texas education agency and the corpus christi independent school district it becomes my privilege to certify this 2020-2021 graduating class of w.b ray high school it is with pleasure that i recommend that the 2021 graduating class of ray high school be awarded their diplomas at this time congratulations to each of you we're very proud of you [Applause] thank you dr hernandez seniors except for those on the front row please be seated and follow instructions by staff as to when to proceed to the stage students will cross the stage to pose with a diploma on the easel and the board member masks may be removed for the photo then placed back on for students when students return to their seats kimberly diana aguilar alex christian alanis alina ali andy alonso [Applause] ashley maria amaro [Applause] lina araselli arriza [Applause] justin kevin ariza chavez [Applause] daniel antonio rodriguez balderas jaclyn autumn banda abigail rose barrera [Music] [Applause] ava catherine bell [Applause] aries sulfikar bowani [Applause] james alessandro benavides thomas mcinnis boyd [Music] [Applause] madeleine elizabeth brenner [Applause] matthew aaron casares caleb joshua canales [Applause] gabriel fernando cabazos jacob pierce clark [Applause] genevieve james cox samuel eugene cran annalise annalise cruz isabel jane curtis [Applause] madeleine marie de la garza [Applause] [Music] iva marlin de leon [Music] door [Applause] coltrane jude dennis [Applause] jacoby elijah escobar ellison [Applause] maya renis hicks natalia espinosa [Applause] amel farishta [Applause] armando flores christian blake duncan julian figueroa jr sydney lynn fling [Applause] hayley nicole gaona [Applause] mason alexander fresh [Applause] jasmine isabel garcia daniela garcia mia jamie garcia [Applause] isaiah gomez [Music] [Applause] juan alex garza [Applause] fernando gomez abigail lee gonzalez jonathan jay gonzalez [Applause] [Applause] damon michael gutierrez alicia maria guerrero [Applause] [Applause] connor patrick hamilton emma claire harry [Applause] alyssa faith hernandez anello mckinley hills anonymi [Applause] [Music] [Applause] natalia annavel hinojosa hayes miller hopkins [Applause] phillip walter howard [Applause] [Applause] jaime leilani james troy aris johnson [Applause] yuna john abigail nicole kirkpatrick [Applause] jelena kanani lambert annabelle grace langley [Applause] francis matilda lee [Applause] tina wenting lee kaden warren lyles olivia grace wiles justin nathaniel lopez miranda marie lopez emily mom robert wilson madrid rachel h [Applause] mark ryan aguilar malelay [Applause] [Applause] eloy andrew [Applause] [Applause] victoria marie martinez keith josiah mcdonald ava camille maclean [Applause] jazleen and medina [Applause] bianca marie medina [Applause] kira nicole montgomery savannah iris montoya glenn anthony moraine [Applause] beatrice rebecca morales [Applause] [Applause] maximus morales [Applause] douglas cade morin madison pierce o'hare [Applause] [Music] [Applause] rebecca marie ortega [Applause] kate and panzano [Applause] brianna alyssa pena [Applause] crescendo roof perez [Applause] perez serena louise perez [Applause] abigail rose perez [Applause] albert israel pinon elias pasaric congratulations nora isabella smith engel hoochie [Applause] jemima raw james michael ramirez [Applause] sebastian alfredo ramirez ramos [Applause] emily jordan rainford [Applause] [Applause] cohen camparini richie [Music] [Applause] damien tito rivera [Music] david jose rivera rebecca sophia roberts [Applause] daniela alicia rodriguez [Music] kylie angel rodriguez [Applause] raymond rodriguez [Applause] jasmine ray signs [Applause] jade elena [Applause] john anthony frank salazar [Applause] isabelle victoria sanchez congratulations jalen angeline fuentes [Applause] alicia marie simmons [Applause] [Music] mia marie singletary garcia [Applause] jaylin destiny sullivan [Applause] [Music] alexander jean-luc tina adriana marie torres dot wind trend joseph xavier trevino [Applause] julian vasquez jr julianne nicole vasquez joe david bella jesse tyler alexandra vera [Applause] hello stephen troy vieira michael anthony villarreal [Applause] winston oliver clark weeks corey travis wagner [Applause] gabriella elizabeth whitmore sophie mae wiggington adriana kali wild [Applause] angelina and samaritan [Applause] tony maria zertucci antonio laughing zuniga natalie rain suniga jose manuel garcia [Applause] austin noe adami [Applause] aguilar destiny ray aguilar [Applause] kaden wayne alexander aaron anthony aleman [Applause] cameron lewis allen luis angel alfaro sotelo michael isaiah renee almeida [Applause] isabella victoria alvarado [Applause] james arredondo [Applause] [Music] armadillo john robert arriaga nathaniel martin barrera gabriel anthony balderas [Applause] albert hernandez [Applause] jacob alexander benavides [Music] giovanni louis becara carla victoria leshay bowser jr robert benavidez jr hannah marie brady marcella laureen brown [Applause] isaac cantu [Applause] emiliano cantu john rafael cantu justin matthew cantu [Applause] sierra renee cardenas victoria lynn carrasco [Applause] averness forest castillo sarah chloe castillo america rose castro [Applause] [Music] nathaniel angel giovanna [Applause] trinity alessandra cervantes [Applause] david nathaniel chavez steve ethan chavez [Applause] victoria renee constanti [Applause] mark anthony cisneros [Applause] [Applause] jose cortese daphne fiona cruz [Applause] kaitlyn nicole davidson [Applause] alexis magdalena isabel [Applause] esteban garza lopez jorge luis de los santos [Applause] delilah faith de leon xander christian de anda [Music] [Applause] edgar diaz jose diaz [Applause] [Music] avery jordan douglas silver semester gloria the third congratulations silver silver the third [Music] dominic is camilla mark anthony escalante angelina michelle frederick [Applause] stephanie alicia friday layla bethany fonseca [Music] anissa marie fuentes [Applause] angelica marie fritz congratulations gisele samantha galvan congratulations [Applause] [Music] [Applause] garcia david jarrett garcia [Applause] joshua anthony garcia [Music] jacob thomas garcia rolando renee garza [Applause] tiana ray garza [Music] [Applause] patrick james gomez congratulations matthew gomez congratulations mark [Applause] marco gonzalez arlo gonzalez congratulations anthony michael gonzalez gonzales [Music] brian joel guerra [Music] guerrero [Applause] [Applause] [Music] guerrero marcos guzman [Applause] [Music] [Applause] grace nasaria hardcastle salinas james everett harper brian corey henry [Applause] [Music] delilah renee hernandez it's only 700 people look at this maria frances [Applause] inohosa marie innocencio [Music] [Applause] donald terry james [Applause] jonathan james hassell [Music] [Applause] paul thomas j [Applause] gabriela renee jimenez [Music] robert alfredo jimenez savannah grace laura [Applause] genevieve marie landeros christa lynne leon [Applause] joseph isaiah lasso [Applause] mallory nicole leave us [Music] congratulations [Applause] dimitri noah longoria andrew renee lopez james oliveira loving what's your name sorry isaiah lopez andres luna jr [Applause] justine desiree luna ebony rain maldonado [Applause] summer rain maldonado alec isaiah martinez [Applause] audrey michelle martinez ryan nathan gerald [Music] eloy jacob martinez israel martinez [Applause] caitlyn ray martinez eric lawrence marx micah savannah martinez alexandria lisa martinez [Applause] [Music] samara nevaeh mcchester [Music] martinez robert charles rolfe matthews armando mendoza [Applause] alejandro mendes herrera [Applause] marilyn angel celeste mondoza ally brittany molina [Applause] isaac montoya anthony xavier moore [Music] [Applause] juan diego morales [Applause] julian lee morales [Applause] bethiana moreno mariah lynn moreno [Applause] miranda nicole moreno [Applause] reed edward morgan [Applause] randall j mudd reuben anthony muniz jr [Applause] alexis marie munoz jesus [Applause] valerie rose [Applause] [Applause] jared ross almost [Applause] oscar isaac roy orozco [Applause] andrea jennis genesis ortiz [Applause] jeremiah michael ordis larissa ray orgys [Applause] [Music] serenity lynn ortiz mary evelyn pack [Applause] john anthony pantoja [Applause] [Music] mariah nicole pena ashley nicole pena [Music] [Applause] richard anthony pena [Applause] amanda celine perez [Music] [Applause] roberto perez [Applause] [Music] rudy jose angel pineda christian daniel platts [Applause] john brian porter [Applause] ramirez jesus arturo ramos jennifer may ramsey [Applause] nathaniel ethan xavier rangel [Applause] aaliyah renee reins [Applause] rios daniella renee rivas emily giselle rivas [Applause] adjaceon gabriella robinson jeremy rivera [Applause] brittany michelle rorries hayley ariana robinson [Applause] [Music] eduardo rodriguez mia renee rodriguez cassandra lydia rodriguez jose ferreira jayden ryan rodriguez caitlin ophelia rodriguez madeleine jay ruiz [Music] gonzales eric lee salinas [Applause] jacob ian salinas david ray sanchez [Applause] christian ismail sanchez [Music] erica isabel sanchez [Applause] elijah david segura christopher kai sierra jacob daniel silva [Applause] diego miguel solis [Applause] christian paul skurka christopher xavier solis [Applause] [Music] america and soliz [Applause] sierra nicole soto manuel lee sterling [Applause] tyler jeffries tillman [Applause] [Applause] rhys thompson michael anthony toba [Applause] kayla eliana doris jonathan manuel tovar [Applause] serenity lynn tovar omero trejo crystal snow trevino victoria ray umaye isaiah jared vallejo isaiah renee [Applause] [Music] [Applause] bella [Applause] abigail faith via gomez destiny sierra villamar [Music] jacob nathaniel [Music] [Applause] miguel viegas [Applause] jordan elliot walton garza samantha cave walters [Applause] [Music] drayton raheem wharton [Applause] raven sadie williams marquise rashon whitney [Applause] [Music] rico lopez john jacob dominguez patrick alexander fisnick [Music] perries [Applause] mike nicholas cardona [Applause] christine diaz [Applause] maria bravo [Applause] olivia garcia [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] danielle pantoja [Music] ryan lee reyes raymond rogers [Applause] chantal danae alford [Applause] stuart [Music] jasmine kayla baron [Applause] seth cash valdez [Applause] beatrice esmerelda flores [Applause] [Music] so yeah graduates please stand at this time you may move your tassel from the right to the left signifying the official declaration of completion congratulations to the wb ray high school graduating class of 2021. at this time remain standing and everyone can please stand for our closing address by sophia wigginton as we approach the closing of the ceremony we thank everyone for joining us today we are the class of 2021 but most importantly we are the texans always and forever if you think you're better whatever congratulations we did it thank you sophie i would like to remind students to remain in front of your seat during the alma mater i would also like to remind the audience in observance of social distancing and set guidelines to please remain in your seats until the completion of the recessional ushers will assist in the dismissing of the guests in an orderly fashion one thing i ask of our class is that in 30 years no matter whether you're a permanent honorable ib avid first and family is that when you see each other in 30 years to acknowledge each other with the pride of text and pride acknowledge each other when you see each other congratulations once again to our w but high school graduates it's been an honor to share this past path with you the last four years it's been heartening to see you all together again please keep in touch you are now part of a long stun lone standing texan tradition and remember true to rey you'll always be have a great ray tex in life [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] me [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so so [Music] so [Music] so [Applause] [Music] so [Music] so [Music] [Applause] so [Music] so so [Applause] [Music] so you

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