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Step into the legacy.Together.
Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 1pm
E V E N T P R O G R A M
Beloved METCO students and families,
You deserve a gala event today. You have earned a stadium packed with cheering crowd, limousines lining up, and photos where we can see your gorgeous smiles. But instead of proms, games, college visits, and cherished time with lifelong friends and mentors, your final semester has been isolated and frightening.
In the midst of all that we mourn, though, today is about pride and hope. Our theme is “Step into the legacy,” because you are walking in the footsteps of visionaries and trailblazers. Just as today’s marches and rallies proclaim that Black Lives Matter, the streets of Boston were packed in the 1960s with people of all ages and races, carrying signs and shouting demands for equality. Among their many accomplishments, these organizers formed METCO, a coalition that has done what virtually no other region has done in America: voluntarily brought suburban white students and urban students of color together, across district lines, to share classrooms.
For fifty-four years, METCO students have made sacrifices to fulfill that vision, traveling the long bus rides and wide cultural differences. You and thousands of METCO alumni enriched your schools with your minds, your ethnicity, your beauty, your differences and your similarities.
Now you bring your gifts to the wider world. Your experiences in school have equipped you with unique perspectives and skills. Whatever steps you take next, you deserve our cheers and applause, even if you can’t hear them in person.
And you deserve today’s event: the first virtual celebration of the entire cohort of Boston students who are completing METCO. Dignitaries from across the Commonwealth have eagerly shared their congratulations and best wishes. Your Alumni Keynote, Reading alumna Kim Janey, is breaking down barriers as the first Black woman to be Boston City Council President. The keynote from your classmate, Wayland High School grad Shawn Bernier, will show you how barriers can become journeys into greater acceptance and authenticity.
Now you are all METCO alumni too. Stay connected with each other and with the broader METCO community. We may not be physically together, but even virtually together, we are better.
Congratulations!
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO
Milly Arbaje-Thomas, MSW
WELCOME Milly Arbaje-ThomasPresident & CEO, METCO, Inc.
CONGRATULATIONS Charlie BakerGovernor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Jeffrey C. RileyCommissioner, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Marty WalshMayor, City of Boston
THE METCO CAUCUS Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, METCO Caucus Co-Chair
Senator Jason Lewis, Education Committee Chair
Representative Alice Peisch, Education Committee Chair
Representative David Linsky, METCO Caucus Co-Chair
ALUMNI KEYNOTE Kim JaneyPresident, Boston City Council
CLASS OF 2020 KEYNOTE Shawn BernierWayland High School ‘20
VIRTUAL PROCESSIONAL The METCO Class of 2020
SPECIAL GUESTS Devin McCourtyNew England Patriots
Jackie Bradley, Jr. Boston Red Sox
Dr. Jean McGuireDirector of METCO, Inc., 1973-2016
CLOSING Patrick KimbleBoard Chair, METCO, Inc.
Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 1pm
ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Phillip CherrieDavid LopesJames ReddickJanae VellereJessica WuMaya Young
BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Cristina DelgadoSage HullJonathan PierreEsmeralda PuelloAaliya Valentine
BELMONT HIGH SCHOOL
Asanti AndrewsTaysha BaezDerrick BrownDotson MonteiroChristian RudderKiara SantosChristian Tyrell
BRAINTREE HIGH SCHOOL
Shallen James
BROOKLINE HIGH SCHOOL
Jhaki BellHaley BosRae BosNayah Bright-ReasonBryce BurkeLeona CottonDevin GibsonKaitlyn HarrisKeshaun HarrisAutumn JohnsonBriana JohnsonJamari JonesNia JonesDenali McRaeJordan MiltonSeija MitchellDayshalis Palacios BenitezIsaiah RamseyDestinee RutherfordErika SanchezKaisa Sazama-FramilChrystal SmithKenneth SobahElla Whelan
COHASSET HIGH SCHOOL
Jenna Cuff MoiseJordyn FonfieldSapphire Gibson
CONCORD-CARLISLE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Janesse Asare-DanquahJames ChaseKleney EvoraTatyana FrazerKing ClydeDarren Roberts, Jr.Micah Scott-MasseyNathan SmithXavier Weathers
DOVER-SHERBORN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Briahn BrunoAry’anah Johnson-GarvinLeroy IrvinTahnai Sanders
FOXBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL
Yadhirys BeatoAndrea Gob-AlleyneAsia KellyNevaeh Seney-BreneusRichard TannorJabarri Thomas
HINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL
Samantha Espinal
LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Nyree BrownTaylor BrownJenssey CharlesChristina ChowTakirah ClarkKyra CooperMariano CuartasArianna GastonNaiomi HarrisJustin SiriAlea TurnerLa’el Watson
LINCOLN-SUDBURY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Alana BoucherJada EdwardsChristopher Fulton-HarleyAriel HamiltonJaheem Jean-PierreNateja Kenner-SuneusKares MackAdrianna MarquesArianna MarquesNoel MartinezNayeli PizarroChristopher PresinalJaelynn RodneyNathaniel RodriguezNigel SmallsJesus TejedaBree VidalAnyla Williams-AraujoCourtney Wright
LYNNFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Khad ConnellAllysha FordeAnthony Hunt
MARBLEHEAD HIGH SCHOOL
Shakeriah BaxterBrianna LeslieKeshawne MercuryRaymon Rowell-GraceEdwin Salado
MELROSE HIGH SCHOOL
Christopher AllenMikaela ColsoMical DuntinMicye DuntinAlvin Holder IIITesire McClainJovon MeadowsSteven MiltonAlssely Pimentel PenaEthan ProspereJazmyn RileyAmarea ShepardHamzo TahlilElijah Yancey
NATICK HIGH SCHOOL
Sasha AnesArianna BetheaTerrance Cherry, Jr.Arleth Lopez-MaldonadoPaulo LuisKendry Pou CuevasAdesotu (Ade) Woghiren
2 0 2 0C L A S S O F
NEWTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
Soleil AllenTaylor BaileyShawn BrothersAlijah BurtonAhmani DardyDestiny DeasDayla DePinaChristina Harris WelshAlana KingKhalil LoftonLaila LucasJaden MartinAaron MosesAaron NevilleLeah PennImani RatherJulian SantiagoAmar SkellyAmir SkellyAaliyah Smalls
NEWTON SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
Tre AndrewsEmenike AnigboguChristina BartleyMaximus BrownAmbar CassidyAnicia EllisOladele FaladeAdonis Fernandez-CabralJonnai HowardNijah HowardDemetrius HuffMason MarionTailah MartinBrianna MoranDakira RichardsonAdalia RodriguezNaimah SimpsonJylun SpenceDeja StraughterMalisha ThermoAmari TurnerLarissa WilliamsKelvin Youk-See
READING MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
Tatiana BurcyNakeya CarrNia GossVictoria Lee-BrewerAdonis VargasShanyce Williams
SCITUATE HIGH SCHOOL
Elijah GanttNyjaiah NewtonCelinette Perez
SHARON HIGH SCHOOL
Lereca Depina RodriguesCaleb GayleDuriel JohnsonJada JohnsonTaezhon MonteiroJaida Moreschi-FurtickTristan TeixeiraJaden Williams-Thomas
SWAMPSCOTT HIGH SCHOOL
Naveetaa DavisZackias Palmer
WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Taaj AndrewsKejaun CarneyJaylen CosmeJonathon DeanJovanni Teixeira
WALPOLE HIGH SCHOOL
Sharon BemberyO. MacKenzi FernandezRaynal Louissaint
WAYLAND HIGH SCHOOL
Shawn BernierKael BondsAdianez CabralAllyson ChristianJosephina DavisJoshua DominguezAmira EnglishTamira EnglishKuran FreemanFrancisco GonzalezMichayla MathisTaliah NicolasElissa Perez
WELLESLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Clarence BlyNicholas CalwayKendall ClementsElisabeth Fils-AimeDymari GuillaumeCorey JonesAnthony LumleyShakaria McIntoshDestiny MitchellJonathan NicolasJahmir PritchardKeleyia RochelleMatayah RoderickSkye SanchezSierra SinclairJanelle TurnerLindsay Turnew
WESTON HIGH SCHOOL
Anika BlakeElliyah ClarkSydney FreemanHannah JordanJyea JoynerAshanti Malcolm-BatesAshley McCoyNneoma OnwuamaAaliyah PhillipsTimothy SimpsonShaniah SteedTomily Torres IIIMichael White, Jr.
WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
Kristina AlmeidaDawnesha Dwyer-YoungNahom HaileShamar HallMark JamesAristides Leitao Da GracaJai MathisDiahni Preval
2 0 2 0C L A S S O F
NEEDHAM HIGH SCHOOL
Angelo Correia-LopesBrandy CruzAshanti FernandesAuzhane FernandesAshyra GrantJayce GrantLeilani GuthrieAmy LimKiara McIntryeJonathan NealJazelyn NunezStephanie OgbeborChrislord PierreMaya VogtArianna WilliamsAdonay Woldegiorgis
SPECIAL THANKS
METCO DIRECTORS
Joanne Allen-WilloughbyCurtis Blyden
Jasmine Boyd-PerryJesenia Castro
Rasheedah ClaytonMichelle Crawford
Margaret Credle-ThomasLisa Gilbert-Smith
Aleisa Gittens-CarleBarbara HamiltonMarika HamiltonGrant Hightower
Shelly HindsRosa Inniss
Amy JacksonClaire JonesTony Laing
Keith LezamaMonique Marshall-Veale
Akil MondesirAndrew NyamekyeLatoya Ogunbona
Carols PerezLa Toya Rivers
Lateefah Robinson-FranckCynthia Russell
Glavia SmithSandra WaltersJustin Wilson
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS
Pamela AngelakisPaul AustinAmy Berdos
Kathleen BodieMarguerite Connolly
Brad CrozierJohn Doherty
David FleishmanBridget GoughVictoria Greer
Ron GriffinDaniel Gutekanst
Frank HackettJulie Hackett
Laurie HunterAndrew Keough
Ben LummisDavid LussierDoug Lyons
Bill McAlduffRebecca McFall
Anna NolinEmily ParksJohn Phelan
Jon SillsPatrick SullivanCyndy TaymoreJane Tremblay
Arthur Unobskey Bella Wong
METCO, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Patrick Kimble, ChairMabel Reid Wallace, Vice Chair
B.J. Cataldo, SecretaryCheryl AntoineDarnell Billings
Michelle CrawfordJackie Daley
Dan GutekanstShelly HindsBetsy Lipson
Keith McDermottWayne Ogden
Hiten PatelStephen Pereira
Jon SillsChuck Walker
Beth Williams-BreaultDouglas Wohn
METCO HQ STAFFMilly Arbaje-Thomas
Josie ButlerLance Carter
Kenlyne ExumeKristen Fumarola
Kim HoustonRuth James
Ivette MelendezShirley Porcena
Colin StokesJames Sultan
Wilmary TejedaDeborah Ward
D. Farai WilliamsDenise Wilson
Governor Charlie BakerShawn Bernier
Joyce Ferriabough BollingJackie Bradley, Jr.,
Senator Sonia Chang-DiazCliff Chuang
Zachary CrowleyThomas DaltonShay Edmond
Councilor Kim JaneyPam Kenn
Patrick KimbleSusan Kooperstein
Madison LaCureJasmine Lestrade
Senator Jason LewisRep. David Linsky Terry McCormackDevin McCourtyDr. Jean McGuireShellee Mendes
Rep. Alice PeischMabel Reid-Wallace
Commissioner Jeffrey RileyElizabeth RocheTinea RochelleAaron Shadwell
Lena ShapiroCorey Testa
Mayor Marty Walsh
...and all the METCO families, past and present
SPECIAL THANKS
LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING
Lift ev’ry voice and sing,’Til earth and heaven ring;Ring with the harmonies of Liberty.Let our rejoicing riseHigh as the list’ning skies;Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us;Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us.Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,Let us march on ’til victory is won!
Stony the road we trod,Bitter the chastening rodFelt in the days when hope unborn had died.Yet, with a steady beat,Have not our weary feetCome to the place for which our fathers sighed?We have come, over a way that with tears has been watered;We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,Out from the gloomy past,’Til now we stand at lastWhere the white gleam of our bright star is cast!
God of our weary years,God of our silent tears,Thou who has brought us thus far on the way,Thou who has by Thy mightLed us into the light:Keep us forever in the path, we pray.Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee,Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee,Shadowed beneath Thy handMay we forever stand,True to our God, true to our native land!
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