EHS graduates 462 in the Class of 2021

Graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2021 at Enterprise High School were held for the second consecutive year in a morning ceremony on Thursday, May 27 at 9 a.m. Last year’s class began the first of four ceremonies with 125 graduates during each block at the same time due to COVID-19 restrictions.

This year’s class of 462 graduates celebrated on the newly-renovated Wildcat Stadium turf and was led by valedictorian Jaeeun Ha and salutatorian Grace Olivia Heim.

Ha, who is Korean, moved to Enterprise in 2018 from China when her dad was assigned here to a branch of the company in which he worked. She had been studying English from a young age but it was not her primary language.

When she began school at EHS, she was a sophomore with little English fluency and intimidated by the “hundreds of Americans surrounding me; that’s you guys.”

In her message to her fellow graduates, she asked them to recall their first day of school, how tiny they felt, their first outfit, their hairstyle, and to look at themselves now, how far they’ve all come.

“Today we’re marking the finale of a milestone, the end of an era. But most importantly, we’re celebrating the opening of a new chapter. Today after four years of blood, sweat and tears, we’re graduating,” Ha said. Ha will be attending Duke University in the fall majoring in engineering.

The top 10 graduates in the class are Cadis Matthew Ammons, Alaura Maye de Hoyos, Sophie Julia Maria Hop, Brian Lewis Johnson, Ethan Jacob Kimball, Emily Katherine Little, Rachel Judy McCarty, Ronak Rajeshkumar Patel, Jacob Brent Snider and Madilyn Michelle Webb. They are also considered Summa Cum Laude graduates.

The graduates earning Summa Cum Laude distinction are Jaden Ann Boland, Alexis Marie Brunney, Charles Wesley Frey, Katarina Elizabeth Gingrich, Lillian Renee Levesque, Katherine Suzanne Nelsen, Emma Jade Nolder, Ryan Anthony Parrott, Logan Pertuit, Kayleigh Josephine Riordan, Tanner Scott Rogers, Kaydance Alicia Segura, Samantha Segura, Matthew Landon Sheahan, Tanner David Showalter, Nyasia Deborah Faith Thomas and Katelyn Diane Wilson.

The graduates earning Magna Cum laude distinction are Emma Caroline Avery, Kenya-Kay Morgan Matilda Bailey, Lauren Michele Bailey, Lindsey Nichole Bailey, Rebecca Nicole Billings, Amanda Elizabeth Brewer, Maggie Marijean Bryan, Mary Camilla Burg, Lauren Elizabeth Burnett, Summer Rena Burress, Abby Jo Burtnett, Blane Mitchell Callahan, Madelynn Elizabeth Carr, Mya Sanae Carter, Mary Harlin Culpepper Charlton, Emma Claire Coe, Marion Seth Coffman, Conner Michael Collins, Shelby Jean Connolly, Sarah Alice Cronk, Damian Javier DeJesus, Emily Alyssa DellaVecchia, Claire Marie Drennan, Victoria Lyn Dunkle, Autumn Rain Eagle, Nicholas Paul Edgar, Janela Asia Foor, Treasure Tenille Franklin, Hannah Alexandra Grimes, Kaylee Briana Hancock, Jacob Ian Harris, Maggie Paige Haynes, Madisen Paige James, Rodolfo Senoto Javier III, Mikyla Nichole Kay, Cole Douglas Killingsworth, William Eunsuk Kim, Jordan Alexandria Kinney, Zachary Connor Kintz, Christopher Ryan LaVoy, Brianna Marie Lawson, Jeonghwa Lee, Kayana Raegan Luke, Eatha Taylor Marie Lynch, Lizbeth Vianey Martinez, Tatum Cole Mitchell, Emma Pearl Moore, Alexander Ross Nelson, Britney Kate Pacheco Medina, Caroline Grace Parrish, Bradley Michael Pouncey, Ashlyn Elizabeth Purvis, Arianna Roberts, Jacob Curtis Sauls, Ella Grace Sawyer, Parker Sessions, Michelle Shacklee, Nicholas Shyrer, Catalina Smith, Mallory Joy Smith, Joseph Tarlavsky, Ashleigh Tarutani, Mathew Tate, Kai Nicola Thigpen, Makayla Thomas, Amadeua Thompson, Chloe Morgan Vance, Alyssa Madison Walz, Natalie Warner, Daniella Weiss, Sarah Wells, Mia Rillie Whitaker, Jaden Riley Williams, Sarah Winekoff and Brittany Wyatt.