Federal Way
Public Schools
Truman Campus
2026 Commencement
Friday, June 12, 2026 | Federal Way PAEC
Artwork by Fawn Lund
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PROCESSIONAL |
Pomp & Circumstance by Sir Edward Elgar (Please rise) |
| JUNIOR MARSHAL | Lilly Scott & Roy'Ayer's Williams |
| NATIONAL ANTHEM | Star-Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key (Please remain standing) |
| OPENING WELCOME & INSTRUCTIONS | Ms. Lynn Herink, Principal |
| INTRODUCTION OF STAGE GUESTS | Ms. Lynn Herink |
| KEYNOTE STUDENT SPEAKERS | Jillian Frackenpohl & Yasir Waqo, Career Academy & Internet Academy Kamiah Mitchell & Guadalupe Luna, Open Doors |
| STUDENT PERFORMANCE | Alejandro Rangel Contreras, Jose Avelar-Diaz & Orlando Garcia (Open Doors) |
| SUPERINTENDENT ADDRESS | Dr. Dani Pfeiffer |
| PRINCIPAL ADDRESS | Ms. Lynn Herink |
| PRESENTATION OF THE CLASS OF 2026 | Ms. Lynn Herink |
| ACCEPTANCE OF THE CLASS OF 2026 | Ms. Trudy Davis, School Board Director, District 4 |
| ROLL CALL OF GRADUATES | Ms. Lisa De Luca |
| FAREWELL TO CLASS & TURNING OF THE TASSELS | Jillian Frackenpohl & Yasir Waqo, Career Academy & Internet Academy Kamiah Mitchell & Guadalupe Luna, Open Doors |
| RECESSIONAL | Fanfare & Recessional |
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
Truman Campus Administration
Ms. Lynn Herink, Principal
Ms. Kendra Pratchett, Assistant Principal
Ms. Sonya Urs, Dean of Students, Career Academy & Open Doors
Ms. Emily Linke, Dean of Students, Internet Academy
Career Academy ASB Officers
Jillian Frackenpohl, President
Daeshaun Greer, Vice President
Anjel Carillo-Worden, Secretary
Yasir Waqo, Treasurer
Career Academy ASB Advisor
Ms. Chelsey Richardson
Career Academy at Truman Class of 2026
Scott R. Bookout, Jr.
Cadence G. Crawford
Alexis I. Cruz-Mendoza
Yaretzi Duenas-Elizondo ~
Jillian G. Frackenpohl
Daeshaun J. Greer
Floyd A. IV Hennings
Taliyah N. Lard
Kaden M. Malmberg
Jasaira M. Marcelle
Sereniah M. Mbire
Dionte L. Mcclain
Fin B. Melgar
Sakara L. Montgomery
Ally M. Parrott
Emma L. Parrott
Zoie T. Rios
Margalo F. Tanouye
Sage A. Thistle
Ilana F. Trumbo
Revival Viena
Yasir M. Waqo
Cords
Empowered in Personal Qualities - Purple
Empowered in Quantitative Reasoning - Blue
Empowered in Empirical Reasoning - Green
Empowered in Communication - Yellow
Empowered in Social Reasoning - Red
Scholar Advisory to the Principal - Pink & White
Scholar Advisory to the Superintendent - Gold, Blue & White
Scholar Representative to the Board - Royal Blue & Gold Medallion
Seal of Biliteracy - Medallion
~ Seal of Biliteracy
Note: The listing of names in this program does not guarantee graduation; each scholar is subject to meet graduation requirements.
Career Academy at Truman Staff
Nicole Alston-Abel
Cindy Anderson
Peter Aulaumea
Brenda Bargelt
Amber Birge
Irina Butov
Melissa Campbell-Jackson
Omontreunna Cloy
Lisa De Luca
Ayline Encinas Acosta
Lynn Herink
Andrew Fabry
Denise Foster
Sinuhe Hernandez
Jazlyn Hill
Deonka Jackson
Meghan Miller
Sarah Montjoy
Kendra Pratchett
Tristan Reece
Chelsey Richardson
Samantha Schoner
Jennifer Spencer
Mike Thompson
Sonya Urs
Darling Williams
Chung Yee
Internet Academy Class of 2026
Sabrin N. Aden **
Kassim M. Adow *
Hamza Ahmadi
Madaline F. Amosa
Elijah K. ArellanoTaylor *
Camila Banderas
Samuel M. Bennett
Lexia B. Bolton
Kelvin-Luis S. Brito *
Samuel J. Brown
Hillary R. Campos-Guevara *~
Kaitlynn M. Carr *
Tyiajae Castillo
Frankie K. Chanthavisouk
Inessa J. Cherneychuk *
Tyson J. Conway *
Analycia M. Cornelius
Natalie I. De Leon
Patrick E. Dormoh
Israel M. Downs
Kingston I. Edwards *
Mitchell J. Emert *
Dave J. Faavi
Malik T. Finks
Paulina M. Gallardo
Broderick J. Gwinnup
Ariella M. Hakala
Lucas A. Hall *
Kendall P. Heiter **
Kyler L. Hiramoto *
Kamora L. Knighten
Svetlana Kobak
Alyssa V. Leschinsky
Truman H. Ly
Brandon Martinez
Donte' T. Maxie **
John M. McCulla, III
David J. Montoya ~
Evelina Mykhalchuk ~
Daniel Nava-Palma ~
Ashlyn M. Nerison **
Jenny I. Ness
Noah E. Newman
Mia Nguyen
Catherine C. Owens
Livianah G. Perry
Queen Pleasant
Francisco L. Quin Flores
Jacqueline Ramirez-Mendoza
Shan Savi ~
Joseph A. Savolyuk
Mohammed D. Shour
Jolie J. Simms
Brayden R. Smith *
Isabel A. Stafford
Isabella P. Stuckel *
Edward J. Sun **
Michael H. Thompson
Shay M. Thompson *
Damian C. Thurman
Luis Torres
Makoto Tsukigase ~
Daniil Usenko
Abad G. Vargas **~
Hattye G. West
Cords
High Honors (3.5-4.0 GPA) - Gold
Honors (3.0-3.49 GPA) - Silver
Scholar Advisory to the Principal - Pink & White
Scholar Advisory to the Superintendent - Gold, Blue & White
Scholar Representative to the Board - Royal Blue & Gold Medallion
Seal of Biliteracy - Medallion
** High Honors: Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above
* Honors: Cumulative GPA of 3.0 to 3.49
~ Seal of Biliteracy
Note: The listing of names in this program does not guarantee graduation; each scholar is subject to meet graduation requirements.
Internet Academy Staff
Eva Akana
Cindy Anderson
Colleen Anderson
Laura Anderson
Ariyanna Bates
Ross Brown
Omontreunna Cloy
Jodie Davis
Lisa De Luca
Conner Eisenmenger
Dee Eliason
Ayline Encinas Acosta
Andrew Fabry
Kimberly Franett-Fergus
Debbie Garrido
Laurie Hamilton
Maresa Harden
Miranda Harpel-McGaw
Lynn Herink
Sinuhe Hernandez
Deonka Jackson
Keith Johnson
Julie Johnston
Robin Klym
Rachel Larsen
Geri Lee
Emily Linke
Lana Maxey
Stephanie McDonnell
Alex McLauchlin
Meghan Miller
Elizabeth Mitchel
Sarah Montjoy
Brandee Nichols
Jessica Olsen
Heidi Port
Kendra Pratchett
Stephanie Ritchie
Jennifer Spencer
Mindy Stroud
Darling Williams
Chung Yee
Federal Way Open Doors Class of 2026
Sephine Abraham
Vanessa A. Abraham
Jose M. Avelar-Diaz ~
Kadidiatou Balde
Mohammed Beden
Jayvian S. Burke-Hill
Joseph G. Colasurdo
Rosa Diaz Fragoso
Stephanie D. Dorantes Duran
Jalaina D. Dowling
Arisdelsy Duenas-Elizondo
Anthony M. Edmonds
Monica Fierro Gonzalez
Shaley M. Fisher
LaVonne K. Frazier
Isaiah D. Gaona
Adamari Gomez
Jaylen K. Hans
Yamilet V. Hernandez-Rodriguez
Haley N. Hernandez
King-Azzurae J. Hill
Abbas H. Kanawi
Emma J. Lefao
Jael Y. Leon Cruz
Yuridia Lopez
Guadalupe Luna
Fawn Lund
Rick Z. Mckay
Luis M. Mendoza
Kamiah Mitchell
Jorge Ramos, Jr
Alejandro X. Rangel Contreras
Sheilly Roman-Garrido
Noah C. Sauer
Isaiah Silva
David A. Spriggs
Venson W. Tolenoa
Gabriela G. Tovar-Cruz
Donavyn C. Upton
Angel O. Vargas Acosta ~
Daud Warsame
Kayla Zuniga
Cords
Empowered in Personal Qualities - Purple
Empowered in Quantitative Reasoning - Blue
Empowered in Empirical Reasoning - Green
Empowered in Communication - Yellow
Empowered in Social Reasoning - Red
Scholar Advisory to the Principal - Pink & White
Scholar Advisory to the Superintendent - Gold, Blue & White
Scholar Representative to the Board - Royal Blue & Gold Medallion
Seal of Biliteracy - Medallion
~ 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 Open Doors Staff
Cindy Anderson
Megan Anderson
Brenda Bargelt
Joshua Barnes
Ian Bertholf
Kathy Brown
Irina Butov
Omontreunna Cloy
Lisa De Luca
Ayline Encinas Acosta
Lynn Herink
Sinuhe Hernandez
Deonka Jackson
Melissa Johnstone
Robin Klym
Meghan Miller
Sarah Montjoy
Kendra Pratchett
Lauren Raes
Tristan Reece
Mary Shin
Jennifer Spencer
Susan Thornburg
Michele Truss
Kay Turner
Sonya Urs
Darling Williams
Chung Yee
Community Based Organization Support Staff
We would like to thank our Community Based Organizations (CBOs) for the support they offer to our community in a variety of ways including interpretation, college resources/supports, resources for basic needs, and mentorship. Their partnership is an essential component of our overall success!
Andrea Lopez, King County Career LaunchPad
Raven Richardson, Communities in Schools of South King County