Federal Way
Public Schools
Federal Way High School
2026 Commencement
Sunday, June 14, 2026 | ShoWare Center
Artwork by Teresa Robles
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PROCESSIONAL |
Federal Way HS Band & Orchestra (Please rise) Pomp & Circumstance by Sir Edward Elgar (Arranged by Jack Bullock) |
| JUNIOR MARSHALS |
Incoming Class of 2027 Senior Class Officers |
| NATIONAL ANTHEM |
Federal Way HS Choir accompanied by Federal Way HS Band and Orchestra (Please remain standing) Star-Spangled Banner Lyrics by Francis Scott Key, Composed by John Stafford Smith |
| OPENING WELCOME & INSTRUCTIONS | Dr. Matt Oberst, Principal |
| INTRODUCTION OF STAGE GUESTS | Dr. Matt Oberst |
| KEYNOTE STUDENT SPEAKERS | Danna Jimenez-Velasco & Aisha Ansari |
| KEYNOTE STAFF SPEAKER | Mr. Andy Cameron |
| MUSICAL SELECTION | Federal Way HS Choir That's What Friends Are For by Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager (Arranged by Trey McLaughlin) |
| SUPERINTENDENT ADDRESS | Dr. Dani Pfeiffer |
| PRINCIPAL ADDRESS | Dr. Matt Oberst |
| RECOGNITION OF VALEDICTORIANS | Dr. Matt Oberst |
| PRESENTATION OF THE CLASS OF 2026 | Dr. Matt Oberst |
| ACCEPTANCE OF THE CLASS OF 2026 | Mr. Eric Gollings, School Board Director, District 1 |
| ROLL CALL OF GRADUATES | Mr. Travis Mango, Mr. Justin Tyree, Ms. Wendy Van Skyhawk & Ms. Rachel Wegener |
| PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS | Dr. Dani Pfeiffer |
| FAREWELL TO CLASS & TURNING OF THE TASSELS | 2026 Senior Class Officers |
| RECESSIONAL | Federal Way HS Band & Orchestra The Mirror by Marcelo Martinez |
FWPS School Board of Directors
Dr. Jennifer Jones, Board President
Ms. Trudy Davis, Board Vice President
Ms. Luckisha Phillips, Board Director
Ms. Joan Marie Murphy, Board Director
Mr. Eric Gollings, Board Director
FWPS Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Dani Pfeiffer
FWPS Deputy Superintendent
Ms. Marla Newton
FWPS Learning Improvement Officers
Mr. Martin Boonstra
Mr. David Herrera
Dr. Natalee Saber
Ms. Shana Watkins
FWPS Division Chief Officers
Dr. Melissa Spencer, Chief Academic Officer
Ms. Jessica Morgan, Chief of Communications & Strategy
Mr. Rob Bryant, Chief Finance & Operations Officer
Ms. Diane Ellis, Chief Human Resources Officer
Ms. Rachelle Butz, Chief Technology Officer
Federal Way High School Administration
Dr. Matt Oberst, Principal
Ms. Denise Maria, Assistant Principal
Mr. Isaac May, Assistant Principal
Ms. Amanda McGrew, Assistant Principal
Mr. Mike Johnson, Dean of Students
Valedictorians
Aisha Ansari
Adriana Davila-Acosta
Samantha K. Jolley
Alinea T. Kirshenbaum
Aiden Nguyen
Julia N. Vo
Ruweida Yusuf
Lilian R. Zapareski
Senior Class Officers
Kaylee Peterson, President
Yocelin Jimenez-Espinoza, Representative
King Jackson, Representative
Lamia'Sky Misher, Representative
Joey van der Roest, Representative
Senior Class Advisor
Ms. Izabel Tiedgen
ASB Officers
Samantha Jolley, President
Rayna Kim, Vice President
Hosna Azizi, Treasurer
Zoey Egaas, Secretary
Haley Aguilar, Public Relations
Gorvi Maras, Activities Coordinator
Emily Nuila, Link Crew Commander
Valeria Moreno, Link Crew Commander
ASB Advisor
Mr. Andy Cameron
Cords
High Honors - Gold
Honors - Silver
AF JROTC - Red, White, & Blue Intertwined
Afghan Club - Red, Green & Black
Anime-Manga Club - Pink & Navy
AP Studio Art - Light Blue & Navy Blue
ASB - Royal Blue & Silver
Asian American - Red & Pink
ASL Club - Dark Green & Purple
Aviation & Engineering Club - Royal Blue, Silver & White Intertwined
AVID - Red
Baking Club - Lilac & Sage
Band/Orchestra - Blue & White
BSU - Red & Black Intertwined
Cambridge - Gold, Gold & Black Intertwined
Cambridge Graphic Design - Silver & Black
Cheer - Pink & White
Choir - Pink
Completion of Cambridge French - Royal Blue & Red Intertwined
Completion of Cambridge Spanish - Red & Yellow
Drama - Black and Maroon
Eagles of Wall Street - Green & Gold
FASA (Filipino American Student Association) - Royal Blue, Red & Yellow
FED Fellowship - Lavender & White
French Honor Society - Royal Blue, Royal Blue & White Intertwined
Gamers - Black & Purple
Graphic Design - Platinum & Turquoise
GSA - Turquoise & Pink
Key Club - Blue & Pink
Latinx Club - Red & Green
Link Crew - Pink & Sage
Mariachi - Black, Red & White Intertwined
National Honor Society - Royal Blue & Gold Intertwined
Native American Club - Black, Red & Gold Intertwined
Pacific Islander Club - Royal Blue, Orange & Maize
Photo Club - Maroon & Gray Intertwined
Powerful Women's Club - Lilac & Pink
Pre-Apprenticeship - Orange & Black
ProStart - Maroon & White
Robotics - Orange
Russian/Ukrainian Club - Light Blue & Red
Scholar Advisory to the Superintendent - Gold, Blue & White
Scholar Representative to the Board - Royal Blue & Gold Medallion
Seal of Biliteracy - Medallion
Senior Class - Maroon & Gold
Teacher Academy - Turquoise & Gray
Unitee - Green & Royal Blue
World Club - Yellow and Lilac
Yearbook - Yellow & White
Young Docs - Forest Green, Forest Green & White Intertwined
Federal Way High School Class of 2026
Abdul Sabur Abdul Ghafoor
Adina T. Abiy *
Dayanara Acevedo ~
Tanya Acosta
Suhaib Adam *
Kalekeydan K. Adane **
Safwaan M. Aden **+
Alexa D. Aguilar
Ashley Y. Aguilar Hurtado **
Angel Aguirre **
Mirna L. Aguirre
Victoria Aguirre Torres ~
Mohammad Sulaiman Ahmadzai
Yazmin D. Akers *
Ayoob S. Al Ani *
Sarmad S. Al Sammarraie **
Abdul R. Ali **
Roberto Alonso Nava
Natalia Alvarado
Joseph R. Alvarado-Orellana **~
Michael B. Alvarado-Orellana **~
Salvador E. Alvarez Mendieta ~
Angie M. Alvarez Vela *
Sahar Amini **
Jahaziel S. Amituanai-Sailiai *+
Angel D. Andaluz Vargas ~
Adelyn Anderson **
Aisha Ansari **~
Khwaja Shahram Ansari *
Joel J. Antunez Garrido *
M Ali Haidar Anwari
Diego Arevalo Garnica *
Ariana Arevalo-Frias
Xinli A. Arnhold
Caysuan J. Ashby
Hosanna N. Askew **
Steven Ausencio-Rojas **
Martin Ayala
Jade E. Ayala-Aguirre
Qiyamuddien Ayubi
Hosna Azizi **~
Sadia Azizi
Hamed Babak
Jesus Y. Baez
Abri E. Baker **
Karli I. Baker
Isabella M. Baldivino
Kevin A. Barahona
Yandel Barron-Toledo ~
Ravil R. Bayramov
Yeabsira Z. Bekele **
Natalia L. Berry
Lorish K. Biangandu **
Julise L. Bird
Viktoriia Boiko **~
Josia Blessing Boyele Bosako **+~
Daniela J. Brambila *~
Jayla M. Burke-Hill *
Caleale J. Butler
Abigail Joe P. Cabanag **
Sara A. Calderon **+
Trevor J. Calico
Eduardo Campos **~
Joel Cano Zuluaga
Carlos S. Cartagena Hercules
Devin A. Cash *
David E. Castaneda Hernandez *
Erick Castro Campos
Yarely Cervantes **~
Michelle Chavez Barriga
Alan J. Chavez-Alatorre ~
Kyle M. Chinn **+
Yoselin Chino Tellez
Angel G. Cid-Paredes
Steven M. Clark
Abigail J. Collier **
Tristan Contreras
Joseph A. Corey Jr. **
Bralyn E. Coto Pacheco
Paullon D. Courtney
Samantha M. Cruz
Khalil K. Dahir
Yohanna K. Daniel *
Shakti S. Dasari *
Adriana Davila-Acosta **
Natniel H. Debebe **
Kayla L. Del Toro
Isaac A. Delgado
Navin C. Di
Cynia J. Dixon-Wilson *
Josue A. Donis Escarzaga
Da'Wan D. DuBois
Vita Ducheva **~
Shay'lin N. Duncan-Tymas *
Serenity M. Edwards *
Shaidynn J. Elama
Jordan T. Erickson
Aaron Esqueda
Lizbeth G. Esqueda **
Froylan E. Estrada-Vallejo ~
Brandon G. Estrella Valdovinos
Karamoko A. Fadiga *
Isabella P. Falealii
De'Nali K. Faletogo
Hishan Fernando **
Kevin Figueroa-Ramos **+
Wynorra P. Fonoti
Jayden D. Ford *
Jaiden J. Fortin **
Eva M. Francois
Blain E. Fregia *
Maurice J. Fuavai
Laban T. Fuiava
Liam M. Gakunga
Jaida S. Gambriel **
Nicole A. Garces Pascacio *~
Freddy Garcia *
Oscar G. Garcia ~
Yahir A. Garcia *~
Willian D. Garcia Diaz **
Derek E. Garcia Mendoza ~
Margarita Garcia Vargas *
Toby D. Garland **
Jessica A. Gerasimova ~
Elijah M. Gillespie
Emma A. Gilman
Vennesa W. Gituku
Saron K. Gizaw *
Alessandro Gonzalez
Armando M. Gonzalez
Eric J. Gonzalez
Jesus E. Gonzalez Jr. *
Marcus A. Gonzalez
Mareli Gonzalez Castillo **
Sanyia N. Goodwin
Ronald Granados *
Denisse Guijosa-Mejia *~
Nahom K. Habtamu **
Khairunesa Hafezi *~
Salma Haidari *~
Orzela Hamdard
Ethan K. Han
Savannah S. Hancock
Elizabeth M. Hanson **
Righteous Y. Harris
Jeremiah N. Harrison-Overton
Adalyn L. Haydon
Kojiro M. Henderson
Melissa Hernandez-Torres *
Jose M. Herrera-Alvarado *
Leivy D. Herrera-Chavez **
Rowan P. Hockstedler **+
Samina Hotak
Sanayah L. Houston *
Hudson R. Howat **
Abdul Y. Hussein
Abdurahman M. Hussein *+
Amaar A. Hussein
Jama Y. Hussein *
Tarin T. Huynh **
Maximus P. Iereneo
Seyfadin Ilimdar
Fatema Imam Nazar
Radu C. Iriminescu
Macyn-Carter J. Isaacs
Sahur A. Ismail *
Julian K. Iwase *
Melana M. Izzatov
Quinton K. Jackson **
Alexandra Jimenez
Angela Jimenez
Yocelin Jimenez Espinoza **
Danna P. Jimenez-Velasco **~
Kien J. Jirka
Samantha K. Jolley **
Alexa K. Jones
Sparkle M. Jones
Justin D. Junio **+
Serigne S. Ka
Jason L. Kaiva
Ashleen Kaur
Liya S. Kebede **
Victoria M. Kee **+
Rayden J. Kenney *
Jaivinh N. Khuth
Denzel G. Kimani
Alinea T. Kirshenbaum **+
James K. Kiruka
Jorin M. Kiyohara **
William C. Kurvink
Junior W. Lalakai
Vanessa Larios
Iakona M. Lee
Macklin J. Leonard *
Julius T. Leung **
Natalie A. Litondo **
Abdoul L. Lo *
Ezekiel C. Lo **+
Fallou Lo *
Lucy B. Locker
Ana R. Lopez **~
Maria Eva Lopez Gomez
Bianca L. Lopez-Ventura **+
Evelin Lozano **
Braylen G. Lyons *
Mikaela E. Madden *
Natalie I. Madrigal *
Monserrat Madrigal Texna **+~
Carl Andrew O. Mahinay
Leonidas M. Maiava
Nareufetiri P. Maiava *
Kimi T. Maidesil *
Hermy K. Malachi
Frotan Malikzada
Mariam Malikzada
Raihana Malikzada **
Evelyn G. Manzano *
Gorviahemson R. Maras
Anthony L. Marchetti
Jacqueline Marquez-Cortez
Florecita Martinez
Pedro Martinez
Angela A. Martinez Barrios
DiiAki P. Mathis *+
Timoteo M. Matundu *~
Patricia N. Mauwa Baruani
Eric L. McGowen *
Ciaira L. McVey **
Jazmine V. Medeiros *
Shyanne A. Medeiros
Masoud Meerzaey *
Perla Mencias-Gutierrez
Fernando D. Mendez *~
Abigail J. Miller **
Drew T. Miller **+
Lamia'Sky F. Misher **
Olivia M. Mitchell
Anabell L. Monje
Josephine K. Montgomery **
Jza'Nai K. Moore *
Xavier M. Mora
William E. Morales-Garcia *~
Atlai Moreno Hernandez *~
Valeria Moreno Robles **~
Samir Muhi **
Debbie Muhindi ~
Rene M. Mukendi
Misty S. Muliaganotoa *
Dedan G. Mundia
Amy Munkhbat **
Alan Munoz-Meza **~
Najibullah Musafir *
Anastasia A. Mutimuti
Shemida B. Mutua *
Michael N. Muyambango **
Princessgrace W. Mwangi
Grace Ann N. Mwethi
Maximus S. Nai
Francisco Najera *
Jacob Robert R. Neillie **
Aiden Nguyen **
Bi D. Nguyen
Heidi Nguyen **
Nelson T. Nguyen **
Josephine Angela S. Nicasio **
Dravyn J. Nielsen
Isabelle Nieto Vieyra *
Emily I. Nuila **~
Mumtaaz Nuur *
Vladimir N. Nyame *
Akeem K. Nzapangolombi *+
Dennis L. Odhiambo
Emmanuel M. Okot
Esther B. Onsare
Raymond E. Orme III *
Abdiel Orquiz-Romero
Sydney Bree T. Ortiz
Osmel A. Ortiz Velazquez
Caleb O. Oyugi
Alexander Padilla **
Genesis D. Palomo Cruz
Mohammad Hamid Parwani *
Melissa Pascacio-Duran ~
Gian Zedrick C. Pascua *
Kenya G. Pena-Sandoval
Jennifer Pena-Trujillo ~
Adalinda Perez
Pedro E. Perez Lopez
Elena I. Perez-Polley
Jeremiah J. Peters
Kaylee H. Peterson *
Trieu Phong Phan
Sage C. Phasavath
Valery J. Pierre
Josiah B. Pinon **
Lucas B. Pitts
Brian Plancarte-Hernandez
Daniil N. Popchuk *~
Hector I. Pradis
Camila Quintanar-Lara
Favio R. Quintanilla-Chan
Cyruz Kristoffer Quintero *
Reign James M. Quintin ~
Repeka M. Radakua ~
Mujeeb U. Rahmat *
Juliana M. Ramos **
Edgar Ramos Hernandez *
Alexa Ramos-Davalos *~
Andrea Ramos-Davalos *~
Kevin M. Ramsey
Victoria E. Rangel Contreras ~
Somya Rashidi **
Joel Luis D. Redila *
Jesus Renteria *~
Nicolas Resendiz-Santos *+
Daniel Reyes *
Jiobanny S. Reyes *
Emma L. Rice
Emrie B. Rice
Kaitlyn R. Richmond *
Teresa D. Robles ~
Sandra Y. Rodriguez
Guadalupe Rodriguez-Perez
Hannah L. Rose *
Jose D. Ruiz
Ian M. Ruiz Gonzalez
Joshua Ruiz-Perez
Divine M. Runyan *
Sayed Zubair Sadat
Luis A. Sainos *~
Adrian Sanchez *
Alejandra N. Sanchez
Christian Sanchez-Martinez **
Saira Sanchez-Martinez *
Adrian Sauceda-Sanchez
Kiana F. Savusa
James C. Seimears *
Bryan J. Serrano Menjivar **
Suleyman Sheikh **+
Zoei M. Shelton *
Jasraj K. Sidhu **
Cathrina R. Sigrah *
Melanie A. Silva Silva ~
Jayden C. Sinclair
Timothy David F. Sinday *
Sierra K. Singeru **
Karina A. Sixto
Samson P. Smalley **
Elijah M. Smith *
Matthew J. Smith
Jacqueline Solis *~
Janae S. Stefoglo **+
Nakayla F. Stephens
Fatu V. Suapaia
Diego A. Sustaita **
Ky Tamat
Samasoni M. Taumaletia *
Aviel N. Taylor **
Jaydon M. Teets *
Zamarie T. Tellez **
Jennifer Tiburcio
Dillion L. Tiumalu
Michelle A. Torrance *
Gaige I. Torres **
Raymond A. Toso *
Alex Trancoso Lara **
Daniellyn F. Tuilimu
Pitainafo K. Tuuholoaki
Christian Uribe-Isguerra
Losana D. Vaisola Jack
Carmen R. Valdez Pena
Jasmine J. Valencia Samol
Anie S. Valmont *~
Joseph van der Roest **
Itama Vao
Sosaia M. Veikoso
Marina S. Velasco-Bono **
Giovanni Vergara-Trujillo **+~
Jennifer C. Villa-Andrade *
Abraham N. Villagrana Noriega
Vince Andrei F. Villamil **
Zair A. Villarreal
Julia N. Vo **
Cohen B. Vongsady **+
Jireh J. Vongsaveng *
De' Tre L. Walker
De 'Treanna S. Walker *
Lyle V. Warden
Anton K. White
Jaelyn R. Wilson
Dallen J. Winston
Isabel B. Witherspoon
Madison Z. Worthy **
Jacob C. Yan
Yallyna Christel M. Yeam **
Djodjo K. Yemba
Jazzell B. Ygana **+
Hosna Yousefzai **
Ruweida Yusuf **
Israel M. Zacarias
Lilian R. Zapareski **
Julian Zarco Sanchez
Jimena Zepeda ~
** High Honors: Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above
* Honors: Cumulative GPA of 3.0 to 3.49
+ Associate of Arts Degree
~ Seal of Biliteracy
Note: The listing of names in this program does not guarantee graduation; each scholar is subject to meet graduation requirements.
Federal Way High School Staff
Samatha Alvarado
Craig Anderson
Katie Asher
Goldie Augustmoon
Diya Bailey
Tom Bannan
Sydney Banyai
Rhys Barrow
Didier Basele Bokungu
Cynthia Bennett
Connor Bennion
Iman Bennour
Barbara Braden
Alanna Brookbank
Andy Cameron
Jal Caneva
Monica Cannon
Julia Capone
Giovan Cervantes
Jennifer Cervantes
Kim Chastagner
Lindsey Clark
Susan Clark
Jennifer Classen
David Cole
Michelle Cole
Etan Collins
Kristy Collins
Beckett Cordes
Jacob Davidson
Sean Davis
Birgit Day
Michael Delaney
Lana Demchuck
Jori Denton
Arishma Deo
Keren Diallo
Chantel Dixon
Joshua Drewry
Larry DuFresne
Rachel Due
Niccole Duncan
Linda Eddy
Kelly Egaas
Lesley Elijah-Rasmussen
Teresa Eyler
Rebecca Fisher
Noe Flores Montoya
Harryette Flunder
Cindy Fowler
Marianna Fraser
John Gasa
Kitana Gaspar
Joell Giger
Quinn Gillis
Jaden Glatt
Erik Grotzke
Guillermo Guzman
Emily Hack
Bryan Hamilton
Lauren Hamilton
David Hardman
Ray Harris
Taylor Harris
James Heighton
Patricia Hepworth
Tiara "Violet" Hill
Adam Hoch
Volodymyr Hrabania
Mahamud Iman
Ashley James
Marcus James
Heather Jeng
Kimberly Jarriell
Mike Johnson
Jennifer Jolley
Preston Jones
Tanesha Jordan
Andy Jowenson
Collin Kee
Sherry Kerr
Cyndi Keyes
Mary Kinerk
Andrea Klein
Dr. Alex Krejci
Terry Lathan
Sara Lawless
Travis Mango
Denise Maria
Ana Martinez
Ian Martinez
Curtis Mattson
Isaac May
Colin McDaniel
Amanda McGrew
John Meagher
Cate Monteer
Malik Montoya
Sean Moore
Nicole Moreno
Bethany Mullins
Christian Napper-Mercer
Katherine Nelson
Dr. Matt Oberst
Jessica Olvera
Veronica Olvera
Stephanie Paradee
Eryn Pate
Dina Pavlyuk
David Paynter
Rey Pinon
Heather Pleva
Julie Pollastro
Svetlana Polyakova
Christian Powers
Jacki Racus
Aleesha Ramirez
Emily Ramos
Kyler Randall
Rene Recato
Marci Redmond
Yattah Reed
Mary Richards
Juan Rodriguez
Vilma Romano
Holly Rose
Mykayla Sanders
Jordan Saravanga-Recania
Timothy Schneidmiller
Kelli Scott
Paul Sealey
Chris Sheckles
Rachel Shupee
Brad Smith
Lindsey Sorenson
Amber Stokes
Ryan Stracke
April Sweet
Igor Tekmenzhi
Kate Thompson
Larry Thornton
Cristina Ticeson
Izabel Tiedgen
Maria Tran
Lilliam Troche
Zachary Tu
Jamarr Turner
Justin Tyree
Rylee Ulima
Lalaine Valdez
Wes Van Duyn
Wendy Van Skyhawk
Luke Van Tassel
Ivo Vongsaveng
Karin Weberg
Rachel Wegener
Brandon Whipple
Heather Wren
Dr. Jeom Ja Yeo
Marcus Yzaguirre