Federal Way
Public Schools
Todd Beamer High School
2026 Commencement
Sunday, June 14, 2026 | ShoWare Center
Artwork by Victoria A. Sanchez Vazquez
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PRELUDE |
Todd Beamer HS Band & Orchestra Beethoven’s 1st Symphony Movement I (Arranged by William P. Stephens) |
| PROCESSIONAL |
Todd Beamer HS Band & Orchestra (Please rise) Pomp & Circumstance by Sir Edward Elgar (Arranged by John Whitney) |
| JUNIOR MARSHALS |
Darlene Crandell, Shastelin Frias Romo, Kendall Swain & Lauren Williams |
| NATIONAL ANTHEM |
Yelin Chung (Please remain standing) Star-Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key |
| OPENING WELCOME & INSTRUCTIONS |
Mr. Travis Savala, Principal |
| INTRODUCTION OF STAGE GUESTS |
Mr. Travis Savala |
| KEYNOTE STUDENT SPEAKERS |
Aisha Ahmed & Gabriela Hernandez |
| KEYNOTE STAFF SPEAKER |
Mr. Nathaniel Okamoto |
| MUSICAL SELECTION |
Finn Murphy with Todd Beamer HS Band & Orchestra Part of Your World by Alan Menken/Howard Ashman |
| SUPERINTENDENT ADDRESS |
Dr. Dani Pfeiffer |
| PRINCIPAL ADDRESS |
Mr. Travis Savala |
| RECOGNITION OF VALEDICTORIANS |
Mr. Travis Savala |
| PRESENTATION OF THE CLASS OF 2026 |
Mr. Travis Savala |
| ACCEPTANCE OF THE CLASS OF 2026 |
Ms. Joan Marie Murphy, School Board Director, District 5 |
| ROLL CALL OF GRADUATES |
Ms. Lanette Ava, Ms. Sue Bergman, Ms. Liana Gasparyan & Mr. James Mitchell |
| PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS |
Dr. Dani Pfeiffer |
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FAREWELL TO CLASS & TURNING OF THE TASSELS |
Annika Duckworth & Izabelle Owens |
| RECESSIONAL |
Todd Beamer HS Band & Orchestra Prince of Denmark’s March by Jeremiah Clarke (Arranged by Bob Phillips) |
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
Todd Beamer High School Administration
Mr. Travis Savala, Principal
Mr. Anthony Costa, Assistant Principal
Dr. Marie Quist, Assistant Principal
Dr. LaWonda Smith-Marshall, Assistant Principal
Mr. DJ Sigurdson, Dean of Students
Mr. Junius Lofton, Dean of Students
Valedictorians
Christina Casanova
Marianna Chhim
Annika Duckworth
Katie Larson
Jiguur Odkhuu
Anastasia Stefanishchena
Senior Class Officers
Jaliyah Ervin, President
Dayana Moran-Padilla, Vice President
Angela Murphy, Secretary
Yanet Ryes, Treasurer
Senior Class Advisors
Ms. Holly Barlow
Ms. Melissa Havili
Mr. Joel Lindberg
ASB Officers
Annika Duckworth & Izabelle Owens, Co-Presidents
Taliyah Davis, Vice President
Christina Casanova, Secretary
Gabriela Hernandez, Treasurer
Humberto Gomez, Communications Officer
Caroline LaRue, Spirit Coordinator
ASB Advisors
Mr. Joel Lindberg
Cords
Valedictorian - Gold, White & Gold
Honors (3.5-3.99) - Gold
Honors (3.0-3.49) - Silver
AA Degree - Light Blue
Advanced Placement Course(s) - Green
ASB Executive Officers - White, Navy Blue
AFJROTC - Red, White & Blue
AVID - Purple
Scholar Advisory to the Principal - Blue & Green
Scholar Advisory to the Superintendent - Gold, Blue & White
Scholar Representative to the Board - Royal Blue & Gold Medallion
Seal of Biliteracy - Medallion
Senior Class Officers - Silver & Navy
UW Course Completion - Red
Todd Beamer High School Class of 2026
Lames Abdalla **+
Asiya Abdullahi *
Rodas Abebe *
Samantha Acero-Soltero *~
Aiden-Jose Acevedo
Joslyn Aguilar-Gonzalez *~
Abdallah Ahmed
Aisha M. Ahmed *~
Shieldeline Victoria Afriyie Akwaa **~
Isaiah Alcantara
Antonio Alcocer
Jhared Alfiler *
Malachi Allen
Amir Al-Jebori
Sarah Al-Mansuri
Sarah Al-Mashaikhy *~
Jack Altanbagana *
Rooney Alvarez *
Pablo Sebastian Antillon Morales *
Aviel Aramburu
Hadiah Armani *
Aariana Liliolevanu Avilla Alailefaleula *
Jaslin A. Ayala Reyes
Ahmoni M. Banks
Iann Bartholomew
Enguun Batbayar
Alan Bayani
Michael Beckwith
Emebet Mengestab Belay
Vanessa Lee Bell
Rebecca Belyavskaya **
Angelina Bezzabara
Andrew Ray Bilyeu
Ava Breivik **
Neve D. Brice *+
Micah Brown *
Pepper Bryan
Doni Burkett *
Brycen J. Burnside
Matthew Bustamante
Marcus Buzunov **~
Hector Edward Cabrales Zamora
Josiah J. Cadena
Bryson Dwayne Cannon
Jestine Carmel
Britany Shantal Carranza Sandoval **~
Carrdell Xavier Carrington
Karen Cartagena **
Litzy Fabiola Cartagena **~
Christina A. Casanova **
Erick Castillo **+
Arizet S. Cedillo Garnica **~
Napu Roque Bermudes Cepeda *
Daniel Chernichenko *~
Marianna S. Chhim **
Yelin Chung *
Akina Clark *
Alexander Cochran
Anahi Colmenares-Salas+
Matthew Corporal
Isabella Cortez-Garcia
Esmeralda Coss y leon Ascencio
Anna Marie Crandell *
Dante Cruz *
Geovanni Cruz
Isaiah Cunningham
Timothy Danilyuk *
Taliyah Davis **
Omar De La O **
Rosa De La Rosa
Mashawnda Dean Mcquirter
Gisselle Diaz Ibarra ~
Alina Diaz Salgado *~
Esmeralda D. Dorantes
Thomas Doty IV *
Annika Lynne Fabionar Duckworth **
Tyler A. Duffy *
Zachary Daniel Benavente Dumlao
Da'Riyah I. Dunlap *
Isael Duran *
Jaliyah Ervin
Fadumo Farah *+~
Thomel Fayah
Ellison R. Felizardo **
Myla Felizardo **
Jelilah Love Tabudlo Fernandez **
Roxanne Fernandez-Talavera ~
Johnson F. Garcia
Dominic Flügstad *
Brayan Frias-Romo **
Ter’Rel Dashae Fuller
Oscar Garcia
Eric J. Garcia Martinez
Eduardo Gaytan
Ianna Gehman **
Rosario Angelina Gonzales **+
Bogdan Gozhiy **~
Emily Graf **
Kristina Gregg
Yaritza Guzman Rodriguez ~
Shams Haidari
Farhan Hakimi
Ethan Hanna
Jaiven Amani Kasihya Harper
Stormie Y. Heavyrunner **+
Omari Javon Henry *
Brian Hernandez Gomez
Gabriela Hernandez-Najar **+~
Rubi L. Hernandez-Sanchez **~
Oliver Herrera ~
Jeanna Monique Basbas Hilario
Angel Layla Hilton
Em Hinkson *
Mely Hoang **
Aiden Hodge
Jacob Hoff
Deyundrea D. Holmes
Deurias Namir Hoyer II *
Daemon A. Hurlbert
Bilqees Ahmed Hussein +
Samsam Hussein *
Johnson Huynh **
Mayla Kailani Indigo **
Donte Y. Inos *
Haiqa Irfan *~
Logan Islas Lagos
Dearleen Jack *
Nevaeh C. Jackson
Sediqa Jalili
Shamsur Jalili
Jocelyn Edith Jimenez *~
Hunter C. Jokinen *
Saurya Joshee **
Stanson P. Kaiyaleth **+
Kevin M. Kajigi
Caroline Kao ~
Rabeha Karimi *
Abigail Josephine Katana **
Simarpreet Kaur *
Nyuma A. Kebbay
Narimane Kechouane *+
Hamdi Kedir *
Max Khairat **
Tilekbergen Khairat *
Nazar Kharlanov +
Logan Klingler
Natalie Knez **+
Jiana Kongor *
Veronika Kozlova
Lexi R. Krage
Sarah Krissoff **+
Michael Kulev
Phuc Lam ~
Miraldelly Lara-Diaz **+~
Katie Larson **+
Angel Laureano Flores ~
Quynh Khoi Le *~
Bubba Leiataua
Sasha Lelei
Chloe Makana Makamae O’ Ka Lani Leorna
Angelica Licea *
Christopher Linares
Arleth López
Escarlet G. Lopez Sanchez *
Miguel Lopez
Rogelio López Garcia ~
Sean Lopez-Guillen **
Kaden Lovata
Natali Lucyk *
Elizabeth Phuong Nhi Luong
Evnika Lvutin **+~
Paul Lvutin **+~
Nancy Wangui Maina ~
Omar G. Maldonado-Almanza **+
Makenzy Manalo
Brandon Alexis Marban
Liliana Nicole Marten
Dennis Martynyuk *
Syrus Maulolo *
Sonya Maiva Mausalifilitaula
Roxana Y. Mayorov *~
Tammy Ann Allena Mckinzie **
Giovanni McLemore
Finn Mcleod
Oscarmisael Mejia *
Jeneley Mendoza **+
Scarlett Mobley *
Anisah Mohammadi **+
Sakariye Abdi Mohamud
Julie Edna Adonai Moliga *
Brayan Montantes
Aysha Montes De Oca ~
Guadalupe Morales-Torres *
Dayana Moran-Padilla **~
Ashley Galilea Moreira Ramirez ~
Danny Yoel Moreno Perdomo
Ivend Moreno Chavarria
Olympio Joaquin Faisao Muna
Ester Mundo **
Aisha M. Muridi **
Angela Wanjiru Murphy *
Finn R. Murphy *
Ivy Muteithia **
Abby Mwangi *
Shuhra Nabard
Lasrie Maraia Grace Naigulevu
Ayaan Ram Narayan
Ahmad Faiq Naziri *~
Paul Ndayishimiye
Audrey Elizabeth Nelson
Aviana K. Newsom *
Judah A.R Ngegba *
Andrew Vinh-An Nguyen **+
Khang Nguyen
Mova Thien Nguyen **
Farzad Ali Nizar **+
Jiguur Odkhuu **~
David Oliychuk
Cristaly Olvera
Elijah Olvera
Ifrah A. Omar **
Love O’Neal
Cruz Victor Ortiz
Enrique J Ortiz-Hernandez
Izabelle Owens **
Isabella Ozeruga *
Julio César Padilla Méndez ~
Elijah Lee Paris **
Elliana Grace Paster *
Nahum Peralta
Jericko Pine **
Volodymyr Podzharyi
Brian Prado-Manzo
Elham Qalatwal
** 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.
Todd Beamer High School Staff
Cheiris Acuna-Kahler
Jeana Alley
Nich Anderson
Irma Arteaga Mendoza
Lanette Ava
Bulent Avci
Holly Barlow
Priscilla Barnes
Sue Bergman
Chrissie Bianchi
Rick Bogatay
Elizabeth Bonnesen
Macy Bowman
Emily Bray
Brent Brilhante
Christy Bryant
Frances Buckley
Trey Burch-Manning
Cody Burton
Jay Cardwell
Jamie Carlisle
Nadia Chuprik
Daniel Cook
Anthony Costa
Pia Cruz
Anthony Cubillo
Kellis Dack
Elsa DeDios Gutierrez
Kelsey DeGraw
Tara Dietz
Jonathon Douglas
Toddie Downs
Stasie Dunnuck
Denise Edington
Kelsey Fischer
Shane Freeman
Suzi Friedlander
Liana Gasparyan
Heather Gengo
Chris John Groutkas
Tamara Hahn
Nadiaa Halivoda
Yunhee Ham
Lori Hanson
Brent Harvey
Melissa Havili
Maria Hernandez
Mollee Holt
Mikylah Hunsaker
Justin Jackson
Beth Jersey
Edward Juanillo
Brian Kaiser
Dylan Kane
Gurman Kariha
Rupinder Kaur
Claire Keepers
Stephen Kennedy
Marcus Keyes
Karishma Khan
Ryan Kinholt
Igor Kovalchuk
David Kutschara
Adil Lafkih
Dacia LaRue
Jessica Lee
Martin Limann
Joel Lindberg
Agnes Llamas
Junius Lofton
Brett Lucas
Jana Lucas
Alicia Luke
Annie MacKay
Tara Martin
Kyle Mason
Rochelle Matlock
Donny McConnaughey
Rhamu McCoy
Grant Meeks
Amy Michael
Yvette Minshall
Doug Murr
Kiara Murray
Samantha Natario
Jesse Nelson
Lusa O'Brien
Nathaniel Okamoto
Soohyun Park
Jennifer Payne
Maggie Phipps
Amber Plummer
Marie Quist
Sydney Rabena
De'Ausharay Ragland
Yolanda Richardson
Sylvia Ritchie
Keith Rogers
Maria Rondon de Hanway
Tiffany Rutter
Marcela Saldana
Travis Savala
Cait Schafer
Marcus Schimmelfennig
Sharon Sigala
DJ Sigurdson
Katie Sigurdson
Jennifer Sliwa
LaWonda Smith-Marshall
Derek Smith
Alex Stewart
Dustin Suk
Heather Szczepanski
Tia Szuma
Megan Thorberg
Barbara Twardowski
Irv Walentiny
Nick Walker
Jerad Wayland
Hannah Williams
Chris Wirfs
Alex Wolfe
Esther Yoon
Mykola Zholdosh