FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020

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TWENTIETH ANNUAL

COMMENCEMENTCEREMONY

Introduction & Welcome .............................................Chris Locke

Global Welcome ....Students representatives from the Class of 2020

Salutatorian ..... Erich A. Miller Introduced by Christoph LeClainche

Valedictorian .................. Zihao Yuan introduced by Brent Pottieger

Senior Reflection ............Aly Hutchinson & Rachel "Lyna" Schaffer

Senior Reflection Video .................................. Chandler McGruder

Scholastic Cup Award Presentation ...........................Lori Gubernat

George Garnett Spirit Award Recipient ....Anne Walsh introduced by Heather VonSeggern

Head of School’s Address ...........................................Chris Locke

Presentation of Diplomas ......................announced by Tara Gelston

Presentation of the Class of 2020

Student Messages & Credits ....................... Pomp & Circumstance

COMMENCEMENTPROGRAM

ADMINISTRATION

Chris Locke Head of School, Senior Vice President

Lori Gubernat Upper School Principal

Elizabeth Wright Middle School Principal

Jeff Holbrook Director of Admissions

Ashley Killian Professional Learning Coordinator

Joseph Kukets Post Graduate Coordinator

Candace Dearing Curriculum Specialist

Kyle Kaskiw Director of Campus Life

Kerri Grant Senior Academic Affairs Manager – Lacrosse & Golf

Patrick Bush Academic Affairs Manager – Football & Tennis

Andy Dillon Academic Affairs Manager – Baseball & Basketball

Chad Gilbert Academic Affairs Manager- Soccer & Track & Field

Ben Crabtree College Counselor - Baseball

Christian De Jesús College Counselor - Tennis

Kelli Hinton College Counselor & NCAA Education Coordinator – Basketball

BJ Potter College Counselor – Football & Track & Field

Danny Vivas College Counselor - Soccer

Heather Von Seggern College Counselor – Lacrosse, Golf, APD, Academics

Tom Atkinson Parent Relations

Aga Cram International Student Advisor

Jean McAllister Media Specialist

Judy Fraser Testing Coordinator

Aurora Kitko Online Coordinator

Luci Hartmann Registrar

Annette Luyando Business Manager, Student Affairs

Beth Turconi Support Staff Manager

Nancy Sai-Araujo Administrative Assistant

Hiroko Motoni Japanese Liaison

Sen Han Chinese Liaison

Gaby Fiumara Attendance Coordinator

FACULTY COLLEGEACCEPTANCES

Arizona State University Ashland UniversityAuburn University Barry University Bentley UniversityBond University in AustraliaBoston CollegeBrigham Young UniversityBucknell UniversityCabrillo CollegeCedarville UniversityCentre college Clemson UniversityCoastal Carolina UniversityCoker College Colgate UniversityCollege of CharlestonCollege of the SequoiasColumbia UniversityColumbus State University Dartmouth CollegeDavenport University Duke UniversityEastern Connecticut State UniversityEastern Florida State CollegeEastern University Elmira College Emory UniversityFlagler CollegeFlorida A&M UniversityFlorida Atlantic UniversityFlorida Southern CollegeFlorida State UniversityFranklin & Marshall CollegeFresno State UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGrand Canyon University Grand Valley State University Gulf Coast StateHaverford CollegeHawaii Pacific UniversityHigh Point University

Hillsborough Community CollegeHofstra UniversityHoward UniversityIndiana UniversityIowa University Jacksonville UniversityJames Madison UniversityKean UniversityKennesaw State UniversityLehigh UniversityLenoir-Rhyne UniversityLincoln Memorial UniversityLong Island UniversityLouisiana State University Loyola University MarylandLoyola University New OrleansLynn UniversityMacalester College (MN)Middlebury CollegeMillikin UniversityMillsaps College Missouri State University Mount St. Mary’s University Muhlenberg CollegeNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyNew York UniversityNichols collegeNorth Park University Northern Arizona UniversityNorthwestern UniversityOrange Coast CollegeOtterbein UniversityPepperdine UniversityPresbyterian College in South CarolinaPurdue UniversityRandolph-Macon CollegeRider University Rollins CollegeSacred Heart UniversitySaint Vincent CollegeSalve Regina UniversitySamford University

Art & Music DepartmentCaui Lofgren*

Alliene BouchardWilliam Corr

Thomas Durante Cassia Kite

English DepartmentMolly Valbuena*Brittany Borgiasz

Laura HahnTracy HodgesGreg HumanAshley Killian

Patrick MurphyErin Mulvihill

Erica OstranderBrent PottiegerDr. Keith RussoRobert ShroutStephanie Sifrit

Caitlin Van AlstyneTylisha Washington

English Language Center Carol Binder

Taryn McGannonSusan Nunes-Desouza

Trevor Renfro

English Language LearnersClaude Martin*

Deb AikmanScott NeymanSabrina TogliaErika Vitiene

Alba VosburghIrina Zimmerman

Social Science DepartmentJohn Gubernat*Barrett Brooks

Ed CluettEric Davis

Michelle FilicettiNick Frees

Omar GuevaraAlyssa Griffin

Maria JohnsonChristophe LeClainche

Paige McCarthyMollie SaumierRobert ShroutJenika Smith

Thomas Waldt

Learning Resource CenterKathy Bogad*

Damien Killoren*Solimar Ayala

Deirdre ChioccarelliCarla DulmerAmber Hall

Elizabeth HeiseyCandace Opalewski

Paul StoneLisa Timms

Marlon WoodTammy Zehr

Math DepartmentCaron Rivera*Tamela Behm

Dr. Patricia BullockJennifer CoxDeb DaltonLaura HahnMartha Hall

David HortonAurora Kitko

Eli LoftonSean Madden

Sarah ParkLori Peacock

Edita SoshnikovaMonique Vinagre

Science DepartmentAngie Marcinko*Danielle Atkinson

Deb ClarkeBrian Cox

Corey GilletteJill HinmanJill Jaksetic

Maria JohnsonCecily KretzmannSandra Nordbrock

Sommer RussoAmber Saville-Andre

Eric Van ZytveldAndrew Widhalm

World Language DepartmentTara Gelston*

Christele BachtleSydney DrawbaughVeronica Guevara

Danette PetersMarie-Christine Rouffiac

Jessica StephensonPatricia Wiechec

*Department Chair

San Jacinto Community College Santa Clara UniversitySiena CollegeSonoma State UniversitySoutheastern Louisiana UniversitySouthern Methodist UniversitySpringfield CollegeSt Thomas in MiamiSt Thomas UniversityStanford UniversityState College of FloridaTemple UniversityTexas Christian UniversityThe Ohio State UniversityThe Savannah College of Art and DesignThe University Of Alabama The University of NebraskaTrinity UniversityTulane University Union CollegeUnited States Military Academy at West PointUnivel CascavelUniversity at Albany University of AlabamaUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of Arkansas University of California, IrvineUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of Exeter University of FloridaUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of Houston University of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Louisiana Lafayette University of LouisvilleUniversity of Maryland University of MiamiUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Minnesota

University of MississippiUniversity of MontanaUniversity of MontevalloUniversity of North CarolinaUniversity of Northern Colorado University of OklahomaUniversity of OregonUniversity of Ottawa University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of RedlandsUniversity of RochesterUniversity of San DiegoUniversity of South Florida University of Southern California University of TampaUniversity of TennesseeUniversity of Texas at Permian BasinUniversity of the PacificUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of TowsonUS Naval AcademyVassar CollegeVirginia Military InstituteWabash Valley Community CollegeWagner CollegeWake Forest UniversityWashington CollegeWashington State UniversityWest Virginia UniversityWestern University Whittier College William & MaryWinthrop UniversityWorcester Polytechnic Institute

COLLEGEACCEPTANCES

CLASS OF 2020Abdallah Abdel Khaleq - Soccer - Jordan

Tarik Abdi - Soccer - Saudi ArabiaOmar Aburouss - Track & Field - Jordan

Elliott Alain - Soccer - CanadaJenin Alasadi - Tennis* - United States

Alexe Maria Antoaneta - Basketball - RomaniaKota Ando - Golf - Japan

Nicolas Arciniegas Barragan – Track & Field – Colombia Daniela Armendariz Martinez - Soccer - MexicoNathan Wyatt Ashley - Lacrosse - United States

Sebastian Alejandro Aveledo - Soccer - United StatesCarson Baer * - Lacrosse - United States

Ruben E. Banks - Track & Field - New ZealandCora Stefanie Barber* - Tennis - GermanyTamerlan Bashikov - Golf - KazakhstanIsaac Bell - Baseball - United States

Serena Berman* - Lacrosse - United StatesOscar Berry* - Basketball - Australia

Luca Vittorio Bezada Schenone - Tennis - PeruQuinn E. Blackman ** - Baseball - United StatesZechariah Gill Blake - Track & Field - United StatesElizabeth Amos Blanchard - Tennis - United States

Zachary Boot - Football - CanadaAaron Alexander Booth - Soccer - Bermuda

Shale Lione Bouchard - Lacrosse - United StatesBrad Bowditch - Basketball - United States

Warren Lamar Brinson – Football – United StatesMatthew Xavier Brooks - Football - United States

Skyler David Brown - Baseball - United StatesMatias Bugallo - Basketball - Argentina

Jaqwondis Q. Burns Jr. – Football – United StatesRicardo Bustamante Nieto - Soccer - Mexico

Charez Trayton Armani Butcher - Baseball - United StatesJordan McKinley Butler** - Football - United States

Derick Calixte * - Football - CanadaDemonte Capehart – Football – United States

Francisco Enrique Capellan Quiñones - Soccer - Dominican RepublicLauren Elizabeth Carey - Lacrosse - United States

Daniel Castellanos Rosales - Track & Field - Guatemala

*Honors: GPA of 3.50 to 3.99 and have attended IMG Academy a minimum of two years

**High Honors: GPA of 4.0 or higher and have attended IMG Academy a minimum of two years

Ascender Scholar: Completed entire high school career at IMG Academy

National Honor Society

Guilhermo Cavalli Giacobo - Soccer - BrazilDrew Michael Cavanaugh - Baseball - United States

Lejond Jai Cavazos - Football - United StatesDakyeong "Deborah" Chang ** - Golf - South Korea

Loïc Chéron - Soccer - Haiti & St. MartinTara R. Chilton ** - Tennis - United States

Joao Pedro Chimello K. Franco ** - Tennis - BrazilCierra Cheyenne Christian - Basketball - United States

Zachary Cieslo – Football – United StatesAnna Kathryn Clark ** - Soccer - United States

Jaron Kole Clay - Football - United StatesMalcolm Ahmad Clemons - Track & Field - United States

John Elihue Codwell IV - Football - United StatesAaron Bradley Combs - Baseball - United States

Robert V Conklin ** - Baseball - United StatesBrandon James Connelly - Baseball - United StatesEvan Thomas Conway* - Lacrosse - United States

Matteo Corsi - Lacrosse - United StatesAissetou Coulibaly* - Basketball - Mali

Matt Dyer Cristol ** - Baseball - United StatesTerence Crowley - Basketball - United StatesRamsey Davis ** – Soccer – United States

Carly Nicole Dean ** - Soccer - United StatesLuigi dell’Osso* - Soccer - Italy

José Sebastián Díaz Menéndez - Baseball - GuatemalaJason J. Doran - Baseball - United States

Ivan Michael Drobocky - Football - United StatesZachry Cheyne Edey - Basketball - Canada

Kai Ze Ee ** - Golf - SingaporeReese Harrington Elliott - Soccer - United States

Patrick Evans – Football – United StatesJavier F. Ezquerra Trelles - Basketball - Puerto Rico

Yuzny Faquir* - Basketball - MozambiqueCaroline Margaret Farley ** - Lacrosse - United StatesOliver Petersen Farmer * - Lacrosse - United States

Samuel Dylan Felner - Baseball - United StatesIsabella Iris Fernandez ** - Lacrosse - United States

Tommaso Ferraresi - Basketball - ItalyJack Feuer - Soccer - United StatesElizabeth Forshaw - Soccer - England

Sarah Elizabeth Forsyth - Tennis - United StatesJack Fortin - Baseball - United States

Regardt Fourie - Track & Field - South AfricaSummer Foy - Soccer - United States

Ryan Friesen* - Baseball - United StatesAnnabell Fuller* - Golf - England

Aidan James Galardi - Football - United StatesDaniela Gálvan Sánchez * - Soccer - Mexico

Owen Parker Geis * - Lacrosse - United StatesAna Geller** - Tennis - Argentina

Jakob Dunn Gelof ** - Baseball - United StatesIoannis Giannoultsis - Basketball - Greece

Dylan Joshua Glatt - Lacrosse - United StatesRenatta Louise Goffman - Tennis - United States

Aleksei Goldhill – Baseball – United StatesMitchell Henry Gorgas - Football - United States

Hunter Dawson Gormley - Tennis - United StatesJoshua Sean Griffis - Football - United States

Edward Henry Grimm V. – Track & Field – United StatesCody Scott Gross * – Lacrosse – United States

Atlas Gunyeli - Basketball - TurkeyAryan Gupta * - Tennis - St. Lucia

Dillan Hanna Hadeed - Soccer - United StatesMaya Patel Haghighi ** - Soccer - United States

Samuel Joseph Haikal * - Tennis - United StatesZackary David Hasenzahi - Baseball - United StatesHamilton Brooks Hauck - Soccer - United States

Remus Roman Ponda Hebhang-Balan* - Tennis - CanadaTyler B. Hein - Lacrosse - United States

Lily Hewitt - Soccer - United StatesAlex Duc Minh Ho - Tennis - United States

Samantha Savilla Holbrook* - Track & Field - United StatesCarter C. Hooper* - Football - Canada

Leonie Hoppe - Tennis - GermanyMac Horvath - Baseball - United States

Morgan A. Hough - Basketball - United StatesNikola Hudson - Basketball - United Kingdom

Hanvet Lenox Huh * - Lacrosse - United StatesAlyssa Hutchinson ** - Golf - United States

Anastasia Ignatieva - Performance - RussiaBrayden Lex Ingebrigtsen - Golf - United States

Sho Irei - Golf - JapanAnton Viktor Jallai - Football - SwedenAntonio Jereissati Zullo - Tennis - Brazil

Ling “Sarah” Ji ** - Golf - ChinaLiangkuan Jin - Soccer - China

Kaden Matthew Johnson - Baseball - United StatesMario Johnson - Soccer-Bahamas

Cameron Jones - Basketball - United StatesDaniel Henry Jones - Lacrosse - United Kingdom

Morgan Paige Joseph ** - Lacrosse - United StatesCole Hunter Ale Kadoguchi - Basketball - United States

Abdulrahman Kaluti - Soccer - PalestineKevin Patrick Karstetter - Baseball - United States

Kona Kashiwagi - Golf - United StatesRyohei Kawai* - Tennis - Japan

Kai Kelly* - Lacrosse - United StatesRazeen Michael Khari Khaldun - Track & Field - United States

Sami Uddin Khawja - Football - VietnamWarren “Lynn” Kidd – Basketball – United States

Ramsey Cole Kifolo - Football - United StatesHosei Kijima * - Soccer - Japan

Carter H. Kim - Baseball - United StatesAva Marie Klein - Track & Field - United States

Michael Joseph Kluska - Baseball - United StatesJacopo Kock-Petersen - Basketball - Italy

Austin Wallace Kresley - Track & Field - United StatesZhanlue “Steven” Kuang - Tennis - China

Michael Angelo Kuentzel - Track & Field - United StatesMarco Paul La Schiazza * - Soccer - United States

Brock Ladehoff - Tennis - United StatesRiley Lai - Golf - Canada

Jessica R. Lan ** - Golf - United StatesKobe DeVonn Latimer - Track & Field - United States

Remi LeSage ** - Tennis - United StatesXianmai “Chris” Liang* - Baseball - China

John William Liselli - Lacrosse - United StatesJiarong "Tom" Liu * - Golf - China

Brandon George Llewellyn - Baseball - United StatesAriel Xiang Ying Loiter* - Basketball - Israel and Singapore

Johanna Lea Ludviksdottir - Golf - IcelandShelby Madeiros* - Tennis - Bermuda

Lucy Ellen Mahnken - Basketball - AustraliaJose Maldonado - Baseball - Venezuela

Madeleine Kate McNeil Manahan ** - Lacrosse - United StatesBenjamin John Manor * - Soccer - United StatesMaurice A Manswell - Lacrosse - United StatesAmyr Slaiman Fares Martins - Soccer - Brazil

Rafael Mitev Sanchez Mesquita Martins - Soccer - BrazilMaximilian Mattern-Knüsel - Baseball - Germany

Marc-Colton Kasongo Mbayo - Basketball - Democratic Republic of CongoOlivia Rae McDermott - Lacrosse - United States

Chandler Hollis McGruder ** - Football - United StatesPhillip Irvin McMurray * - Tennis - United StatesRiley Thatcher Meagher - Soccer - United States

Nicolas Mejia-Corona - Football - MexicoDarius Hairston Miles - Basketball - United States

Erich A. Miller ** - Soccer - United StatesJordan Andrew Miller - Baseball - United States

Michael Millross - Baseball - CanadaPetra Miszczak - Tennis - Canada

Shinnosuke Mizushima - Soccer - JapanZachary Mobley - Basketball - United States

Eric Matthew Monson – Soccer – United States

Charlie A. Morris, III - Basketball - United StatesCorbin Thomas Morrison ** - Baseball - United States

Cole Motooka - Soccer - United StatesEmily Katherine Munguia - Soccer - United States

Joseph Murga - Basketball - United StatesMatthew E. Murrell - Basketball - United States

Nicolas Mylonas - Basketball - GermanyAndreas Constantine Nava Candini - Track & Field - Mexico

Mitchell O. Newton IV - Soccer - United StatesSichen Ni – Tennis – China

Daniel Nichols * - Soccer - United StatesKo Nishimura - Tennis - Japan

Samantha Ockerlund ** - Tennis - United StatesTakeru Ohashi – Baseball – Japan

Keita Okada - Golf - JapanAdrian E. Ortiz Sarmiento - Soccer - Colombia

Victor Pastore Marqueti - Soccer - BrazilMatthew Pelcher - Baseball - United States

Joseph R. Perez - Baseball - United KingdomZayvionne Peterson – Football – United States

John Crenshaw Petkovsek * - Baseball - United StatesDavid Alexander Polevoy - Soccer - Canada

David Polo * - Tennis - ItalyVictoria Pucci Fereda - Soccer - VenezuelaPau Pumarola Aguilar - Basketball - SpainKrsto Radulovic` - Basketball - Montenegro

James Dalton Raycraft - Baseball - United StatesMichael Redding III* - Football - United States

Kheno Mense Samuel Remitz - Basketball - GermanyLewis Rice - Baseball - United States

Elias Lee Ricks - Football - United StatesMichael Andre Robertson Jr. - Football - United States

Angel Rodriguez Gonzalez - Golf - SpainVictoria Roman - Soccer - Mexico

Maximilian Rotman - Basketball - CanadaBo Rubinstein - Soccer - United States

Rolain Saintilus - Track & Field - BahamasHelena Sampaio - Soccer - Brazil

Andalo Nicholas Santangelo - Baseball - United StatesFinn Matthew Sapp* - Golf - United States

Daira Yaheli Saucedo Franco - Track & Field - MexicoRachel Evelyna Schaffer ** - Soccer - United States

Jordan Jon Scherer ** - Lacrosse - United StatesNoah Schmidt - Soccer - United States

Santiago Segura Dosal - Soccer - MexicoBruce Bryan Seton III - Football - United States

Julia Sexe - Basketball - ArgentinaSeita Shiratori - Baseball - Japan

Ngai Si ** - Golf - MacauAndrew James Siccardi - Baseball - United StatesMaks Miller Silagy * - Tennis - United States

Michael Amaral Silveira, Jr. - Football - United StatesCameron Dane Smith - Golf - Puerto Rico

Christopher W. Smith, Jr. - Lacrosse - United StatesCorey Emile Smith - Soccer - Cayman Islands

Elizabeth Ann Smith - Basketball - United StatesGregory Solhaug * - Golf - Norway

Jaden Tyree Springer - Basketball - United StatesVictor A. Steiner Jacoby - Track & Field - El Salvador

Stephen Gregory Brown Stento – Tennis – United StatesCharles Asher Strine ** - Soccer - United States

Mingyue “Carol” Sun - Soccer - ChinaHaruki Tada - Baseball - Japan

Jalen Zachary Tate - Baseball - United StatesJulian Lawrence Taylor - Football - United StatesThurman Thomas III - Baseball - United StatesZachary Thomas * - Baseball - United StatesNaya Isabel Thomsen* - Soccer - Denmark

Heston Mack Tole ** - Baseball - United StatesEldrin Tor Lok Yao - Basketball - Singapore

Dayanara Torres - Basketball - MexicoPeter A Tebe Ubi - Basketball - United States

William White Fobes Underwood * - Baseball - United StatesNilay Upadhyayula - Football - United States

Alexis Marie Vanderlinden ** - Soccer - United StatesBienvenido Cajutay Villaflor III - Soccer - United States

Anne Marie Walsh ** - Golf - United StatesNaoki Watanabe - Tennis - Japan

Benjamin Aaron Waxler * - Baseball - United StatesSpencer Gordon Whitaker * - Tennis - United StatesMark Oluwafemi Williams - Basketball - United States

Ronnie Thomas Williams III - Basketball - United StatesJohnathan Luke Witte - Track & Field - United StatesAndrew James Worsley ** – Football – United States

Trinity Elizabeth Wright ** - Lacrosse - United StatesJinyu "Evita" Wu - Golf - ChinaYu "Sunny" Xia - Golf - China

Peter Hazelwood Yanes - Baseball - United StatesZihao Yuan ** - Tennis - China

Tighe Yursha* - Soccer - United StatesJiayi “Frances” Zeng ** - Academics - ChinaJack Michael Zontini - Baseball - United StatesPeter John Zuccollo - Football - United States

…and to the parents and families who have provided unwaivering support toward their students' achievements!

APPRECIATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Harvard Prize Book Award Recipient ......................Sohum Vinayadi Belagode

Yale Prize Book Award Recipient ................................Wing Yau "Laurel" Chan

Seniors will receive their official Alumni Kit in the mail that will include their diploma and 2020 yearbook. Due to COVID-19, the printing of the yearbook has been significantly delayed and you

can expect this package to arrive early August. Please reach out to the registrar@img.education should you have any concerns.

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2020!

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