Cristo Rey Columbus High School graduated a class of 85 students at its 10th commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 6. The Baccalaureate Mass was held Wednesday, June 3 at Columbus Holy Cross Church.
Class members were accepted to 125 higher learning institutions, of which they will attend one of 23. They earned $1.9 million in college scholarships and completed 5,189 hours of community service.
The Evans Scholarship, which covers college housing and tuition, was awarded to Bintou Diallo and Dakotah Zureich-Hazlett, who plan to attend Ohio State University, and Me’Kiayla Phillips, who will attend John Carroll University.
Gedion Melakie was valedictorian and plans to attend Ohio State University this fall. Liam Lyon was salutatorian and will attend the University of Notre Dame.
Members of the Cristo Rey Columbus High School Class of 2025 are:
Bryan Acosta-Gil, Uzoamaka Divine Adiele, Lenny Alba, Maleigha Amar, Rita Amotey, Niarah Asare, Ebunoluwa Sharon Atanda, Bradyn Banks, Jimena Ramirez Bautista, Jazmin Bernal Angoa, Tyrone Black Jr., Reign Bradley, Bryan Bustamante Sandoval and Johann Calvillo-Molina.
Markez Campa Montoya, Parker Campbell, Danny Campos Sanchez, Amaia Cornute, Kenneth Cremeans, Emelyn De la Rosa Santiago, Nehemie Desrosiers, Aissata Diallo, Bintou Diallo, Hawa Diallo, Cristina Diaz-Zuniga, Austin Dyer and Vianey Encinas Cosme.
Victory Enehizena, Mason Ferguson, Marius Fernandez, Peyton Gunther, Mekdelawit Hailu, Cleavon Harrison Jr., Deandre Henry Jr., Angie Hernandez-Miranda, Josiah Jeffries II, Christian Jeronimo Medina, Ronald Jones Jr., Madison Kaiser, Dennis Lemus Posadas, Giselle Lemus Posadas, Francisco Loayza, Cesar Lopez, Liam Lyon and Dorcas Maombi.
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Brennan McGonigle, Gedion Melakie, Jacob Mitchell, Kaden Mitchell, Violet Montes Hernandez, Kielie Morgan, Amina Muhammad, Rolando Muñoz-Pichardo, Christelle Mutombo, Maguette Niang, Brandon O’Brien, Omobolaji Mary Obembe and Aaren Okyere.
Nelly Ortiz, Estefany Pacheco Gamboa, Nestor Perez Jr., Me’Kiayla Phillips, Dayre Pichardo-Mireles, Zephirine Pierre Williams, Yrveline Pierre, Nia Preston, Christopher Ransom-Lam, Dana Reid, Kelly Aracely Reyes Morales and Brandon Rosales Nava.
Rashawna Rose, Jonathan Ruiz Garduno, Erick Salinas, Ashley Sanchez Malan, Derrick Short II, Ebrima Sidibeh, Alyssa Syngh, Skyler Thomae, Miyea Thompson, Rozae Trotter, David Umana-Cerna, Leslie Vargas, Jacqueline Yañez Preciado, Nathan Yohannes and Dakotah Zureich-Hazlett.