Class of 2021 Graduation Ceremony, Awards & the Senior Year in Pictures

It was our honor and joy to recognize 42 hardworking, courageous, and resilient students from the TASIS Dorado Class of 2021 with a beautiful Graduation Ceremony recorded on May 28 at the new Coca-Cola Music Hall in Distrito T-Mobile. Please join us in celebrating our 11th graduating class!  

The graduation video with timestamps, and program information, can be found below:

 

2021 Graduation Ceremony Program

  • Master of Ceremonies 
    • Sara Hernández, Secondary School Principal
  • Academic Processional | 00:00:00 
  • National Anthems
    • Enrique Rivera Ferraiuoli (PR, piano) | 00:04:32
    • Karla Santana (US, piano) | 00:05:49
  • Invocation  
    • Camila Luzio, Class Vice-President | 00:07:18 
  • Alumni Address | 00:08:45
    • Sofia Blasini, Class of 2017 
  • Presentation of Academic Awards | 00:14:35
    • Sara Hernández, Garrison Knapp, and Melissa Arroyo  
  • Presentation of Special Awards | 00:16:50
    • Sara Hernández, Garrison Knapp, and Melissa Arroyo  
  • Presentation of diplomas |00:28:20
    • Sara Hernández, Dr. Tim Howard, Dr. James McCartney, Federico Stubbe, Jr.
  • Valedictory Address | 01:11:20
    • Enrique Rivera Ferraiuoli
  • Class President Address | 01:18:00
    • Angela Santos 
  • Congratulatory Message | 01:22:18
    • Federico Stubbe, Jr., President of the Board of Directors
  • Recognition for Years of Service, Words of Appreciation | 01:29:40
    • Dr. Timothy Howard, Head of School
  • Closure | 01:44:35
    • Sara Hernández, Secondary Division Principal
  • Recessional | 01:45:30 

Graduation Ceremony Acknowledgements

  • Graduation Production
    • Sara Hernández, Garrison Knapp, Melissa Arroyo, Michelle Yegros, Verónica Adames, Annie Galatzán, and Jovita Casanova 
  • Coordination
    • Sara Hernández, Garrison Knapp, and Jovita Casanova
  • Stage Decoration and Flower Arrangements 
    • José Luis Busigó
  • Audiovisuals and Music 
    • Henry Miranda, Joel Bracero, Jonathan Martínez, and Enrique Rivera Ferraiouli
  • Art Direction and Program Design 
    • Michelle Yegros
  • Videographer
    • Wilo Rosado
  • Photographer
    • Karina Margary
  • Class of 2021 Advisors 
    • Jossie Cepero, Dennise Cintrón, Alberto Chiecchio, Tamara Texidor, and Royale McCormack
  • College Counseling Center
    • Yasemillit Hernández, Susan Fortuño, Silvia Burt, and Terry Bava
  • Health Protocols
    • Brett Jaycox
  • Special Thanks
    • Dr. Tim Howard, Dr. James McCartney, Susan Fiallo, Tara McCartney, Gildren Bengoa, Chrystie González, Nilda Rivera, Carlos García, Javi Martínez and the TD Maintenance Team; Laura Ramos, Marisa Rojas, Magdalis González, Elizabeth Sánchez, Business Office team, Cecil Pedrosa, Wilo Rosado, Karina Margary, María Elena Villalobos, Coca Cola Music Hall/Distrito T-Mobile team, and especially the amazing TASIS Dorado faculty and support staff. 

The Distinguished Class of 2021

  • Sebastián A. Adames Reyes
  • Gabriel M. Álamo Mártir
  • Isabel Cristina Albors Bobonis
  • Xavier Alberto Albors Bobonis
  • George Scribner Bader
  • Norma Alexandra Cacho
  • Pablo Raphael Casanova Pou
  • Grace Victoria Corcoran
  • Carlos Manuel Del Valle Valley
  • Jean Philippe Desvarieux Cardona 
  • Jean André Díaz Alonso
  • Miranda Isabel Díaz Izaguirre
  • Manuel Ignacio Espinosa Ochoa 
  • Andrea Isabelle Forteza Jovica
  • Lia Ana Fortuño Seitzer
  • Alejandro Jirau González 
  • María Alejandra Jorge Piñeiro 
  • Carlos Gabriel Junco Marrero
  • Nora Sagerup Levy
  • Camila Luzio Chávez-Cabello
  • Fernando Luis Medina González
  • Claudia R. Miranda Classe
  • Gabriella Michelle Mullet Yegros
  • Karina Monik Navarro 
  • Ana Cecilia Ocasio López 
  • Juliette Elizabeth Osguthorpe
  • Katherine A Parnell
  • Ricardo Andrés Pérez Vázquez 
  • Valeria Paulette Pérez Negrón
  • Jorge Andrés Quintana Lluch
  • Daniela C. Ramírez Torres
  • Anaisa Ríos Avilés
  • Melanie Ríos Otero
  • Diego Wilfredo Rivera Rivera
  • Enrique Antonio Rivera Ferraiuoli
  • Yolanda Beatriz Rodriguez Rodriguez
  • Angela Sofia Santos Rodriguez
  • John Emmanuel Shoen
  • Eric Guillermo Stubbe Nevares
  • Kabir Omesh Toraño Pagán
  • Carlos Miguel Trápaga Hacker
  • Enrique Ignacio Zequeira 

Academic Awards

The Scholar Awards by Subject 

  • The English Scholars

    • Xavier Alberto Albors Bobonis
    • Gabriella Michelle Mullet Yegros

  • The Spanish Scholar

    • Valeria Paulette Pérez Negrón

  • The Spanish as Second Language Scholar

    • George Scribner Bader

  • The French Scholar

    • Melanie Ríos Otero

  • The Italian Scholar

    • Kabir Omesh Toraño Pagán

  • The Mathematics Scholar

    • Enrique Antonio Rivera Ferraiuoli

  • The Science Scholar

    • Enrique Antonio Rivera Ferraiuoli

  • The Innovative Science Scholar

    • Lia Ana Fortuño Seitzer

  • The History Scholar

    • Carlos Gabriel Junco Marrero

  • The Art Scholar

    • Isabel Cristina Albors Bobonis

  • The Music Scholar 

    • Carlos Gabriel Junco Marrero

Special Awards

Valedictorian

  • Enrique Rivera Ferraiuoli

The Valedictorian is awarded to the student with the highest academic average which is computed by averaging the cumulative grades for each academic year while in TASIS Dorado during High School. 

Salutatorian

  • Valeria Pérez Negrón

The Salutatorian is awarded to the student with the second-highest academic average which is computed by averaging the cumulative grades for each academic year while in TASIS Dorado during High School. 

The TASIS Dorado Scholar

  • Xavier Alberto Albors Bobonis
  • Juliette Elizabeth Osguthorpe
  • George Scribner Bader

The TASIS Dorado Scholar is awarded to a student who is best recognized by the community as an all-around scholar, who in the spirit of TASIS Dorado: Strives for excellence in all educational areas in and out of the classroom.

Visual Arts Award

  • Isabel Cristina Albors Bobonis
  • Anaisa Ríos Avilés

Awarded to the senior who, over the course of four years, has excelled and contributed consistently to the Visual Arts Program at TASIS Dorado, while maintaining the core virtues and civility standards that TASIS Dorado exemplifies.

Drama Award

  • Yolanda Beatriz Rodríguez Rodríguez

Awarded to the senior who, over the course of four years, has excelled and contributed consistently to the Theater Arts Program at TASIS Dorado, while maintaining the core virtues and civility standards that TASIS Dorado exemplifies.

Music Award

  • Carlos Gabriel Junco Marrero

Awarded to the senior who, over the course of four years, has excelled and contributed consistently to the Music Program at TASIS Dorado, while maintaining the core virtues and civility standards that TASIS Dorado exemplifies.

Athletic Award

  • Ana Cecilia Ocasio López
  • Jorge Andrés Quintana Lluch
  • Pablo Raphael Casanova Pou

Awarded to the senior who, over the course of four years, has shown exemplified sportsmanship, positive and constructive leadership as well as participation on numerous athletic teams at TASIS Dorado.

Principal's Award

  • Juliette Elizabeth Osguthorpe
  • Lia Ana Fortuño Seitzer
  • Pablo Casanova Pou

Presented to the student who performs excellently in all academic areas, actively participates in co-curricular activities ranging from the arts to sports, and possesses a strong commitment to community service inside and outside the school. 

Senior Civility and Core Virtues Award

  • Sebastián A. Adames Reyes
  • Enrique Antonio Rivera Ferraiuoli
  • George Scribner Bader
  • Camila Luzio Chávez-Cabello
  • Gabriella Michelle Mullet Yegros
  • Miranda Isabel Díaz Izaguirre
  • María Alejandra Jorge Piñeiro
Awarded to the students who best exemplify civil behavior and commitment to living according to the challenge presented by the Core Virtues. 

Carmen Ana Vizcarrondo Citizenship Award

  • Yolanda Rodríguez Rodríguez

Presented to the student who best contributes to creating a caring and close-knit school community through his/her character and qualities of good citizenship, including service to others, family values, kindness, humor, and generosity of spirit.  

National Student Council Distinguished Student Leader Awards

  • Valeria Pérez Negrón
  • Pablo Casanova Pou

The National Student Council Distinguished Student Leader Program is a challenging skill and knowledge-based recognition program created by NatStuCo to identify outstanding individual student council leaders in high schools. Students who successfully complete the Distinguished Student Leader Program will have demonstrated their personal leadership abilities and met the skills and criteria established by NatStuCo. The program is founded on the principles of NatStuCo; Leadership, Service, Engagement, and Student Voice. The Distinguished Student Leader program is sponsored by the National Student Council, a program of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). For the first time in TASIS Dorado's impeccable history, we can proudly say that Valeria Perez and Pablo Casanova have been awarded this distinction as two of the brightest student leaders in the country. 

The Priscilla González Stubbe Leadership Award

  • Valeria Pérez Negrón

Awarded to the student who exhibits the strongest leadership skills through involvement in the school, community service, sports, and extracurricular activities, while maintaining high scholarship.  

  • Fidelity Awards (PPK-12th Grade)  

Group 1 Photo
Group 2 Photo

  • Sebastián A. Adames Reyes
  • Isabel C. Albors Bobonis
  • Xavier A. Albors Bobonis
  • Norma A. Cacho Machado
  • Pablo R. Casanova Pou
  • Carlos M. Del Valle Valley
  • Jean A. Díaz Alonso
  • Miranda Díaz Izaguirre
  • Manuel I. Espinosa Ochoa 
  • Andrea I. Forteza Jovica
  • Lia A. Fortuño Seitzer
  • Camila Luzio Chávez-Cabello
  • Fernando L. Medina González
  • Ana C. Ocasio López
  • Ricardo Pérez Vázquez
  • Jorge A. Quintana Lluch
  • Enrique A. Rivera Ferraiuoli
  • Diego W. Rivera Rivera, 
  • Yolanda B. Rodríguez Rodríguez 
  • Angela S. Santos Rodríguez
  • Kabir Toraño Pagán
  • Carlos M. Trápaga Hacker
  • Enrique I. Zequeria Rodríguez 

  • U.S. Presidential Scholar Candidates

    • George Scribner Bader 
    • Carlos Gabriel Junco Marrero
    • Katherine A. Parnell
    • Enrique Antonio Rivera Ferraiuoli 
    • Carlos Miguel Trápaga Hacker

  • The National Merit Scholars

    • Carlos Gabriel Junco Marrero • Finalist
    • Enrique Antonio Rivera Ferraiuoli • Finalist

  • The National Hispanic Recognition Scholars

    • Enrique Antonio Rivera Ferraiuoli • Scholar
    • Xavier Alberto Albors Bobonis • Finalist
    • Carlos Gabriel Junco Marrero • Scholar

  • The National Honor Society Scholar

    • Carlos Gabriel Junco Marrero
    • Valeria Paulette Pérez Negrón

  • AP National Scholar 

    • Enrique Antonio Rivera Ferraiuoli

  • AP Scholars With Distinction

    • Sebastián A. Adames Reyes
    • Isabel C. Albors Bobonis
    • Xavier Alberto Albors Bobonis
    • Carlos Gabriel Junco Marrero
    • Gabriella Michelle Mullet Yegros
    • Valeria Paulette Pérez Negrón
    • Enrique Antonio Rivera Ferraiuoli 
    • Carlos Miguel Trápaga Hacker

  • AP Scholars With  Honor

    • George Bader
    • Pablo Casanova
    • Miranda Diaz
    • Lia Fortuno
    • Fernando Medina
    • Katherine Parnell
    • Yolanda Rodriguez
    • John Shoen 

  • AP Scholars

    • Maria Jorge
    • Ana Ocasio
    • Juliette Osguthorpe
    • Daniela Ramirez
    • Angela Santos

  • AP Seminar and Research Certificate

    • John Emmanuel Shoen

  • AP Capstone Diploma

    • Carlos Miguel Trápaga Hacker

College Acceptances Class of 2021

  • Arizona State University
  • Babson College (2)
  • Baylor University
  • Bentley University (2)
  • Boston College
  • Boston University (4)
  • Brigham Young University
  • Brown University
  • Bryant University (2)
  • Case Western Reserve University (6)
  • Cornell University (2)
  • DePaul University
  • Dickinson College
  • Drexel University (2)
  • Duke University
  • Duquesne University
  • Emerson College (2)
  • Emory University
  • Fairfield University (2)
  • FIT State University of New York
  • Florida Atlantic University
  • Florida Institute of Technology
  • Florida International University
  • Fordham University (3)
  • George Washington University (3)
  • Indiana University (2)
  • Lehigh University (2)
  • Louisiana State University (2)
  • Loyola Marymount University
  • Loyola University of Maryland (4) 
  • Loyola University, Chicago (3)
  • Marquette University (4)
  • Massachusetts College of Art and Design
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Michigan State University
  • Mount St. Mary's University
  • New York University (3)
  • Northeastern University (3)
  • Northwestern University
  • Ohio State University (2)
  • Ohio University
  • Pepperdine University
  • Pratt Institute
  • Purdue University (2)
  • Quinnipiac University
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Rider University
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Rollins College
  • Rutgers University
  • Sacred Heart University
  • Saint John's University
  • Saint Joseph's University (4)
  • Santa Clara University
  • Savannah College of Art and Design | SCAD
  • Seton Hall University
  • Skidmore College
  • Suffolk University
  • Syracuse University (3)
  • Temple University (5)
  • The Pennsylvania State University (8)
  • The University of Illinois at Chicago (2)
  • Tufts University
  • Tulane University
  • Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (13)
  • Universidad de Puerto Rico, Bayamón
  • Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (17)
  • Universidad del Sagrado Corazón
  • Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico (2)
  • University of Alabama
  • University of California, Berkeley (3)
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of California, San Diego
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (2)
  • University of Colorado Boulder
  • University of Connecticut (4)
  • University of Dayton
  • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • University of Iowa (3)
  • University of Maryland (2)
  • University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
  • University of Miami
  • University of Michigan (2)
  • University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  • University of New Haven
  • University of North Florida
  • University of Notre Dame (3)
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Pittsburgh (5)
  • University of Richmond (2)
  • University of Rochester (3)
  • University of San Francisco
  • University of Southern California (2)
  • University of Tampa
  • University of Vermont
  • University of Washington
  • University of Wisconsin (2)
  • Vassar College
  • Villanova University (3)
  • Wake Forest University
  • Washington and Lee University
  • Washington University in St. Louis (2)
  • Wesleyan University
  • Wheaton College
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2)

Thank you, TASIS Dorado College Counseling Center Team! Yasemillit Hernández, Susan Fortuño, Silvia Burt, and Terry Bava

Senior Year in Pictures

The Senior Class of 2021 enjoyed many of the cherished Senior activities. Click on each event title to view each photo gallery:

Congratulations to the unstoppable class of 2021, and best of luck as you move on to the next chapter of your life!

#TDBearPride #TDClassof2021

 

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