Local schools' selections for 2018 Best of the Class

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For more than 30 years, 6abc has coordinated The Best of the Class Event - a free daylong celebration of academic achievement inviting high school valedictorians from Philadelphia and Southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey and Northern Delaware. Program airs on 6abc on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. 6abc's Best of Class Special is hosted by Action News Anchors Brian Taff and Sharrie Williams.

2018 Best of the Class

Students (alphabetical), School (A-F)

Merna Abdel-Gleil, Hamilton High School West

Zachary Abu-Orf, Pitman High School

Liana Alcaro, Mount Saint Joseph Academy

Jessica Alexander, Lower Cape May Regional High School

Chas Allen, Overbrook High School (Philadelphia)

Danielle Ambroise, Burlington Co. Institute of Tech- Westampton

Christopher Anderson, Archbishop Carroll High School

Livia Anderson, Dock Mennonite Academy

Chioma Anuma, Mount Pleasant High School

Michele Anzabi, Villa Joseph Marie High School

Jonathan Arditi, Owen J. Roberts High School

Keneth Arias, Trenton Catholic Academy

Omar Bakri, Academy at Palumbo

Lainie Beauchemin, Garnet Valley High School

Jessica Beck, Gloucester County Institute of Technology

Romonia Bennett, Paul Robeson High School

Anthony Berna, Bishop Eustace Preparatory School

Diana Bershadsky, Eastern Regional High School

Simon Blanchard, Bishop Shanahan High School

Sofia Boracci, Florence Township Memorial High School

Kennedy Brown, Triton Regional High School

Mary Campion, Saint Basil Academy

Gina Capece, Nazareth Academy High School

Max Carp, Strath Haven High School

Natasha Carpenter, Upper Perkiomen High School

Anna Mei Xue Carroll, Sacred Heart Academy

Elizabeth Castellano, Egg Harbor Township High School

Srisa Changolkar, J.R. Masterman

Clara Chaplin Loebell, Saul High School

Hifsa Chaudhry, Hamilton High School North- Nottingham

Leonard Chen, Conestoga High School

Rachel Chen, Central Bucks High School East

Micah Cheng, Abington Senior High School

Michael Cheng, Lower Merion High School

Erin Chism, Howard High School of Technology

Sakshi Chopra, Lenape High School

Lauren Chua, Archmere Academy

Brandon Cohen, Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School

Sarah Anne Cooney, Lansdale Catholic High School

Kylar Coughlin, Gloucester City High School

Stephen Cozzone, Washington Township High School

Taylor Crane, The Promise Academy at West Philadelphia High School

Kevin Cushing, Phoenixville Area High School

Bryce De Muth, Avon Grove High School

Vincent DeLuca, Cinnaminson High School

Sonya Dervishian, Marple Newtown High School

Gabriella DeStefano, Buena Regional High School

Cassidy Diamond, Arthur P. Schalick High School

Shawn Dinh, Absegami High School

Ngan Dinh, Horace Howard Furness High School

Wilson Dodds, Haverford High School

Sean Doyle, Technical College High School Brandywine Campus

Jacquelyn Dunleavy, Interboro High School

Kathy Duque-Ramirez, Motivation High School

Alysa Echevarria, Woodbury Junior-Senior High School

Zachary Einhorn, Swenson Arts and Technology High School

Cajetan Ejianreh, Sterling High School

Mason El-Habr, Holy Ghost Preparatory School

Cecelia Ensell, Camden Catholic High School

Hannah Erdogan, Pennsbury High School

Ronald Estevez, Pennsauken High School

Matthew Farnese, Kingsway Regional High School

Francis Fattori, Oxford Area High School

Holly Felker, Glassboro High School

Erin Finley, Villa Maria Academy High School

Sophia Fischer, Council Rock High School North

Sara Fisher, Haddon Heights High School

Callie Freda, Saint Mark's High School

Students (alphabetical), School (G-L)

Cole Gaboriault, Penncrest High School

Nikhil Gangoli, Great Valley High School

Greta Gareth, Holy Cross Academy

Travis Gaskill, Cardinal O'Hara High School

Casey Gilfillan, Audubon High School

Patrick Glennan, Gloucester Catholic Junior Senior High School

Mary Goodridge, Ursuline Academy

Quadiirah Gory, John Bartram High School

Matthew Gray, St. Elizabeth High School

MiKayla Green, G. W. Carver HS of Engineering and Science

Hannah Grothusen, Springfield Township High School

Boris Guzman, Harry S. Truman High School

Aliza Haider, Atlantic City High School

Dana Haig, Southern Regional High School

Julia Halas, Merion Mercy Academy

Charles Hallinan, Devon Preparatory School

Jennifer Harris, Notre Dame High School

Ryan Hastings, Unionville High School

Destiny Hatten, Widener Memorial School

Cecelia Heintzelman, Collingswood High School

Clarice Helfand, Delaware County Christian School

Dana Henry, Coatesville Area Senior High School

Samantha Holder, Bridgeton High School

Rachel Hollenczer, Conwell-Egan Catholic High School

Lydia Hu, Central Bucks High School West

Eric Hu, Upper Dublin High School

Niles Huang, Radnor High School

Melanie Hull-Dempsey, Chichester High School

Nicholas Iannarone, Hatboro-Horsham HS

Christopher Ix, St. Joseph's Preparatory School

Eric Jaworski, Methacton High School

Naseer Jefferson, Camden High School

Richard Jenkins, Girard College

Julianna Jimenez, Camden Academy Charter High School

Jada Karp, Riverside High School

Alek Kawczynski, Haddonfield Memorial High School

Connor Killion, Lower Moreland High School

Cameron Klotz, Dr. Charles Brimm Medical Arts

Torianna LaBare, Chester County Technical College High School- Pennock's Bridge

Sophie Elena Lara, Downingtown West High School

Nadia Lartey, Penn Wood High School

Daniel Lewis, West Chester East High school

Caleb Limmer, Jenkintown High School

Yong Lin, Norristown Area H.S.

Tiffani Loughrey, Roxborough High School

Jennifer Lu, Philadelphia High School for Girls

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6abc celebrated valedictorians in the Class of 2018 at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey.
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Students (alphabetical), School (M-R)

Sarah Machado-Marques, Camden County Technical Schools - Gloucester Township Campus

Alfa Maerone, WestCatholic Preparatory High School

Jack Magargee, Malvern Preparatory School

Fahkreya Manassra, Kensington Health Sciences Academy

James Marek, La Salle College High School

Melissa Marini, Cherry Hill High School West

Ethan Martin, Palmyra High School

Victoria Massey, Hammonton High School

Arjun Mathur, St. Augustine PreparatorySchool

Tatiana Maxwell, Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy

William Mayhew, Delsea Regional High School

Dennis McAllister, Wildwood High School

Declan McCloskey, Roman Catholic High School

Heather McClure, Conrad Schools of Science

Nakita McGahee, LEAP Academy University Charter High School

Liam McGettigan, Pinelands Regional High School

Gerald McNeal, Murrell Dobbins CTE High School

Scarlett McNulty, Gateway Regional High School

Jamie Medina, Deptford Township High School

Maria Meyer, Downingtown STEM Academy

Emma Miller, Cab Calloway School of the Arts

Ashley Mistichelli, Pennsville Memorial High School

Tathya Modi, Middle Township High School

William Montanez, Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School

Mary Grace Mooney, John W. Hallahan.com

Shamera Moore, Benjamin Franklin High School

Allaire Morgan, Rancocas Valley Regional High School

Victoria Moser, Bensalem High School

Brendan Mostek, Upper Darby High School

Cindy Nguyen, Camden County Technical

Anh Nguyen, Neumann Goretti High School

Trinity Niroda, Parkway Center City Middle College

Megan Noonan, Archbishop Wood High School

Grace Ogden, Ridley High School

Elizabeth O'Hara, Souderton Area High School

Marcello Oliveto, Williamstown High School

Rhyan O'Neil, Imhotep Charter High School

Anna O'Neill, Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls

Sharon Pantano, Shawnee High School

Eshaan Parikh, Delran High School

Jacob Parish, Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy

Debby Park, Upper Moreland High School

Kelsey Pastirko, Cumberland Regional High School

Nidhi Patel, Atlantic County Institute of Technology

Brianna Pavkovich, Paul M. Hodgson Vo-Tech High School

Lucien Peach, Salesianum School

Gloria Perez, Camden Big Picture Learning Academy

Vanessa Perez, Multicultural Academy Charter School

Arathi Pillai, Springfield High School

Anna Pogrebivsky, William Penn Charter School

Benjamin Price, The Pathway School

Jake Rattigan, Woodstown High School

Jamea Richardson, Bodine High School for International Affairs

Sydney Riley, Franklin Towne Charter High School

Lauren Romano, Burlington County Institute of Technology - Medford Campus

Alexis Romeo, Maple Shade High School

Kayla Ruiz, Bristol High School

Bryan Ruiz, Jules E. Mastbaum High School

Alexander Rusin, Valley Forge Military Academy

Carolyn Russell, Delaware School for the Deaf

Honorees give thanks and credit to their family and friends.

Students (alphabetical), School (S-Z)

Mariama-Seray Sankoh, William L. Sayre HS

Thomas Santangelo, Perkiomen Valley High School

Ohenenana Sarfowah, Christiana High School

Tyler Savage, Timber Creek Regional High School

Ajhana Sayyaad, The Mathematics, Civics & Sciences Charter School

Alexa Scavetti, Academy of Notre Dame de Namur

Samuel Schepps, Cherokee High School

Kevin A. Schultz, Father Judge High School

Aidan Schuster, The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush

Livia Seibert, The Agnes Irwin School

Elrid Serrao, Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast High School

Yash Shah, Spring-Ford Senior High School

Amir Shanehsazzadeh, Upper Merion Area High School

Sarah Sharp, Salem High School

Tatiana Sheppard, Universal Audenried Charter High School

Brianna Sheppard, Woodrow Wilson High School

Jason Shu, Wissahickon High School

Erin Siciliano, Paul VI High School

Analyn Sil, Harriton High School

Alyssa Sliwa, Archbishop Ryan High School

Grace Simmons, Highland Regional High School

Rachel Skwirut, Penns Grove High School

Kirk Slingluff, Winslow Township High School

Nyzhjae Smith, The Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts

Marshall Smith, Wilmington Christian School

Samantha Smoger, Holy Spirit High School

Benjamin Snyder, The Charter School of Wilmington

Miriam Solowey, Central High School (Philadelphia)

Aidan Sorensen, Wildwood Catholic High School

Garlie St Cyr, Morrisville High School

Amanda Stull, Caravel Academy

Vincent Tate, West Deptford High School

Janna Tawam, Overbrook School for the Blind

Savante Thomas, School of the Future

Alexis Tierney, Seneca High School

Maura Toner, Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School

Tracy Tran, Bishop McDevitt High School

Tho Tran, Mercy Career & Technical High School

Laura Tsai, Moorestown High School

Shauwn TuCai, Clearview Regional

Andrew Tufillaro, Pope John Paul ll High School

Morgan Van Dexter, Haddon Township High School

Maxwell Vance, Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy

Paul Velamparampil, George Washington H.S.

Tram Vu, Lindenwold High School

Naccir Waddy, Strawberry Mansion High School

Sophia Wang, Central Bucks High School South

Lauren Wang, The King's Christian School

Syed Ahmed Waseem, Council Rock High School South

Christopher Weed, Bucks County Technical High School

Britney Williams, Paulsboro High School

Krystyn Williams, William Penn High School

Max Wills, Central High School (New Jersey)

Max Wills, Hopewell Valley Central High School

Joshua Wing, Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School

Naya Wright, Overbrook High School (New Jersey)

Jacqueline Wu, Downingtown East High School

Joshua Yardley, Pennridge High School

Nicholas Yip, Philadelphia Military Academy

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