Cresskill High School
Class of 2025
61st Commencement Ceremony
June 18th, 2025
Cresskill High School
Class of 2025
61st Commencement Ceremony
June 18th, 2025
*Processional*
Pomp and Circumstance – Sir Edward Elgar
Performed by the Cresskill High School Band
under the direction of Mr. Joseph Verderese
*Salute to the Flag*
Caitlin McGee
William Cusick
*National Anthem*
Star-Spangled Banner – Francis Scott Key
Performed by Cresskill High School SoundXplosion
under the direction of Mr. John Von Glahn
Principal’s Address
Mr. John Massaro
Salutatorian’s Address
Anthony Achkar
Class Address
Sebastien Marseille
Valedictorian's Address
Eugene Lee
Presentation and Acceptance of the Class of 2025
Dr. Peter Hughes, Superintendent of Schools
Mrs. Barbara Ann Costa, Board of Education President
Mrs. Amy Cusick, Board of Education Trustee
Announcing of Graduates
Mrs. Min Klein
Mrs. Suzanne Opfinger
Awarding of Diplomas
Mr. John Massaro, Principal
America the Beautiful – Katharine Lee Bates
Performed by Cresskill High School SoundXplosion
under the direction of Mr. John Von Glahn
*Recessional*
God of Our Fathers – Hemy & Walton-Walters
Performed by the Cresskill High School Band
under the direction of Mr. Joseph Verderese
*Indicates audience please stand*
The following members of the Class of 2025 have completed the requirements of the Cresskill Board of Education and State of New Jersey
and, therefore, will be awarded their diploma this evening, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025.
Anthony Achkar, Salutatorian,FHS,NHS
Ariel Samantha Alejo Stecher, SHS
Danna Alexa Alvarez, IHS
Kylie An, AHS,NHS,SHS
Jenny Isabella Arizaga, AHS
Nicolette Atakhanian, AHS, NHS
Taleen Atakhanian
Selinam Dede Ehineham Ayifli, FHS
Shirelle Zehava Ben-Shahar, NHS,SHS
Adi Bendet, FHS,NHS
Ashur Kabadi Berger
Tom Blumenfeld
ShaeLee Grace Campbell
Benjamin Cardoza
Gabriele Cecere
Omer Chai, NHS,SHS
Amit Charash
Seoyoung Cho, NHS,SHS
Jennifer Y. Choi
Sunwoo Choi
Kisberli Corcino, IHS
Noah R. Coriat
William Patrick Cusick, NHS,SHS
Michael Vincent DePalo Jr.
Ella Dimitriadis, NHS,SHS
Yarden Elisha, AHS,FHS,NHS
Rachel Marcie Evazians
Dean Fischer, MHS,NHS,SHS
Ryan Fischer, MHS,NHS,SHS
Eeri Gal
Ron Gal, NHS,SHS
Eden Genis
Caitlin Gonci
Sean Gonci
Michal Grechanikov, NHS,SHS
Yoav Harari
Peleg Harnof, NHS,SHS
Evelyn Rhea Hiterer
Juha Im, NHS,SHS
John William Jamieson, NHS
Cristian Alejandro Joan, SHS
Jiyoon Jun, NHS,SHS
Elion Kaloshi
Adrian Kang, AHS
Abigail Kim, NHS,SHS
Aeden Damin Kim
Ashley Kim, FHS,NHS
Chloe Chaelin Kim
Hangyeol Kim, MHS
Jonathan Kim
Martin Do Jun Kim, MHS, NHS, SHS
Sangmin Kim, MHS,SHS
Andrew David Koprowski
George Thomas Koprowski III, AHS
Omri Kovar
Hyeok-Jin Kwon
Sarah LAC
Kaiden Alexander Lakheeram, NHS,SHS
Ofir Lankry
Ava Lapinig, SHS
Abigail Lee, FHS,NHS
Alice Lee, NHS,SHS
Alexander Lee, NHS
Claire Y. Lee,NHS
Eugene Lee, Valedictorian,NHS,SHS
Josef Lee, FHS,NHS
Namjoon Lee, AHS
Seoyeon Lee, MHS,NHS,SHS
Tyler Manarang, SHS
Sebastien Paul Marseille
Ziv Mashiah
Tiana Slava Mattessich, SHS
Caitlin Jean McGee, NHS,SHS
Justin Mehlbrech, NHS,SHS
Afik Merin, MHS
Daniel Min
David Morales-Rivera
Chris Moss
Eric S. Nam, NHS,SHS
Sienna Ndregjoni, IHS
Jordyn Frances Nusspickel, AHS,SHS
Yunseo (Irene) Oh
Charles Parisi
Erin Eunyoung Park, NHS,SHS
Yuni Seoyoon Park, NHS,SHS
Sujin Park, MHS
Lorenzo Pina, IHS
Allie Reese Polevoy, SHS
Isabel G. Ponce, NHS,SHS
Vincent A. Quinn
Cayden M. Raymond, NHS
Rita Emma Reznik
Dominic Edward Rossi
Matthew Scherrer, SHS
Benjamin Liam Seligman
Amit Sharon, NHS, SHS
Sella Sharon, NHS, SHS
Maya Shiber
Jonathan Hyunbo Shim, IHS,NHS
Joonsub Shim, FHS,MHS,NHS
Ethan Shin, FHS,NHS
Nina Adele Simonetta, SHS
Daeun Song, MHS,NHS,SHS
Khushbu Srivastava, NHS,SHS
Omer Jonathan Tal, SHS
Ann Marie Plesine Toups, SHS
Kotono Uda
Utano Uda, IHS,NHS
Emerson Chloe Wein, AHS
Etamar Ethan Weinstein, NHS,SHS
Ben Avraham Weissy
Timothy Yeruslanov
Tomer Yochai
AHS (Art Honor Society)
FHS (French Honor Society)
IHS (Italian Honor Society)
SHS (Spanish Honor Society)
MHS (Music Honor Society)
NHS (National Honor Society)
Valedictorian
Salutatorian
Board of Education
Mrs. Barbara Ann Costa, President
Mrs. Suzanne Joshi, Vice President
Mrs. Sarah Barrs
Ms. Sally Cummings
Mrs. Amy Cusick
Mr. Michael DePalo
Mrs. Heiddy Martin
Mr. Daniel Nemet-Nejat
Mr. Daniel Riccardo
Ms. Dawn Delasandro, Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Administration
Dr. Peter Hughes, Superintendent of Schools
Mr. John Massaro, Principal
Mrs. Lauren Bucco, Assistant Principal
Mr. Daniel Apice, Assistant Principal for Student Support Services
Class Advisors
Mrs. Min Klein
Mrs. Suzanne Opfinger
Ariel Alejo Stecher
Edward H. Bryan School PTA Scholarship
Hispanic Families of Cresskill Scholarship
Danna Alvarez
Italian Studies Award Sponsored by the Paragano Foundation
The UNICO Vincent Tedeschi Memorial Scholarship
Kylie An
The UNICO Ben and Martha Vetere Visual Arts Award
Hispanic Families of Cresskill Scholarship
Jenny Arizaga
Class of 2025 Senior Class Service Award
Nicolette Atakhanian
Nursing/Health Profession Scholarship
Taleen Atakhanian
Cresskill High School Athletic Booster Association Scholarship
First Class Scholarship
Selinam Ayifli
Cresskill PBA Sergeant Michael O’Loughlin Memorial Scholarship
Adi Bendet
The UNICO Anthony Garguillo Memorial Service Scholarship
Omer Chai
Cresskill Woman’s Club Rachel Engle Memorial Scholarship
Seoyoung Cho
Dante’s Pizza and Restaurant Scholarship
Kisberli Corcino
Cresskill Education Association Scholarship
Italian Studies Award Sponsored by the Paragano Foundation
William Cusick
Cresskill High School Student Organization Service Award
Cresskill High School Athletic Booster Association Scholarship
Cresskill High School Football Alumni Scholarship
The Peter Eftychiou Scholarship
The Jerry Keegan Cresskill Junior Football League Scholarship
David Kelchner XC & Track Annual Scholarship
Michael DePalo
The UNICO Alfred D. Donato Award
Merritt Memorial Home and School Association Scholarship
The Stephen Kline Memorial Scholarship
Ella Dimitriadis
Cresskill High School Yearbook Scholarship
Cresskill Woman’s Club Service Award
Merritt Memorial Home and School Association Scholarship
Yarden Elisha
The Althea Moore Stem Scholarship
The Elizabeth Merrifield Memorial Scholarship
Rachel Evazians
The Olga Sosa Marantz Memorial Scholarship
Dean Fischer
Cresskill High School Yearbook Scholarship
The Gabriel Davis Memorial Scholarship
Cresskill High School Music Boosters Association Scholarship
Class of 1972 Scholarship
Ryan Fischer
Cresskill High School Student Organization Service Award
Cresskill High School Music Boosters Association Scholarship
Crestron Electronics George Feldstein Memorial Engineering Scholarship
Ron Gal
Lou Lanzalotto Bergen County Coaches Association Scholarship
The Rich Van Cleft Memorial Scholarship
Michal Grechanikov
Bergen County Director of Guidance Scholarship
Cresskill High School Cheerleading Football Staff Scholarship
Juha Im
Korean PTA Senior Scholarship 2025
John Jamieson
Cresskill Cares Seeds of Service Scholarship
Cresskill High School Athletic Booster Association Scholarship
Greater Bergen County Association of Realtors
Edward H. Bryan School PTA Scholarship
Abigail Kim
Cresskill High School Yearbook Scholarship
Aeden Kim
Korean PTA Senior Scholarship 2025
Ashley Kim
Cresskill High School Yearbook Scholarship
Cresskill Woman’s Club Service Award
Korean PTA Senior Scholarship 2025
Chloe Kim
NVE Bank A Division of Ion Bank Community Service Award
Jonathan Kim
Care-One Healthcare Hero Scholarship
Dante’s Pizza and Restaurant Scholarship
The Elizabeth Gallivan Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Martin Kim
The United States Military Academy - West Point Scholarship
Sangmin Kim
Dante’s Pizza and Restaurant Scholarship
Korean PTA Senior Scholarship 2025
George Koprowski III
Cresskill High School Student Organization Service Award
Cresskill High School Yearbook Scholarship
Cresskill High School Music Boosters Association Scholarship
Omri Kovar
Cresskill High School Home and School Association Scholarship
Hyeok-Jin Kwon
Korean PTA Senior Scholarship 2025
Sarah LAC
Cresskill High School Athletic Booster Association Scholarship
The Zachary Garcia Memorial Scholarship
Kaiden Lakheeram
Class of 2025 Senior Class Service Award
The John Paul Viapiano Memorial Scholarship
Abigail Lee
UNICO Charles Pinto Memorial Scholarship
Alice Lee
Cresskill High School Home and School Association Scholarship
Eugene Lee
Korean PTA Senior Scholarship 2025
The Valedictorian Scholarship
The Vayda Family Scholarship in Biology
Josef Lee
Korean PTA Senior Scholarship 2025
Dante’s Pizza and Restaurant Scholarship
Namjoon Lee
Korean PTA Senior Scholarship 2025
Seoyeon Lee
The Lawrence Meade Scholarship
Cresskill Volunteer Firemen's Association Scholarship
Sebastien Marseille
Cresskill Education Association Scholarship
Cresskill High School Principal Players Scholarship
The Richard Bartlett Scholarship
The Suzanne Leclercq Zinsky Memorial Scholarship
Tiana Mattessich
Cresskill Cougars United Soccer Club Scholarship
Horace W. and Grace M. Hughes Memorial Scholarship
Afik Merin
The Thomas Vernaleken Scholarship
Caitlin McGee
Bergen County Women’s Coaches Association Scholarship
Cresskill High School Student Organization Service Award
Cresskill High School Athletic Booster Association Scholarship
Cresskill Alpine Little League Baseball and Softball
The Eric Christensen Memorial Scholarship
The Peter Eftychiou Scholarship
The Vince Leonard Scholarship
Eric Nam
Cresskill High School Student Organization Service Award
Cresskill High School Athletic Booster Association Scholarship
Cresskill High School Football Coaches Scholarship
Cresskill Alpine Little League Baseball and Softball
The Zachary Garcia Memorial Scholarship
Sienna Ndregjoni
Italian Studies Award Sponsored by the Paragano Foundation
Jordyn Nusspickel
The Donna Zanone Memorial Scholarship in Education
Charles Parisi
The UNICO Brian Piccolo Memorial Scholarship
Erin Park
Cresskill High School Student Organization Service Award
The Jenny Roth Memorial Scholarship
The Robert Meegan Memorial Scholarship
Seoyoon Park
Sgt. John Coughlin NYPD ESU Memorial Scholarship
Sujin Park
Korean PTA Senior Scholarship 2025
Cresskill High School Music Boosters Association
Lorenzo Pina
Italian Studies Award Sponsored by the Paragano Foundation
Isabel Ponce
Cresskill PBA Sergeant Michael O’Loughlin Memorial Scholarship
Cayden Raymond
Spencer Savings Bank Scholarship
The Ray Keim Memorial Scholarship
Sella Sharon
The Marty Rivard Basketball Scholarship
Joonsub Shim
Korean PTA Senior Scholarship 2025
Cresskill High School Music Boosters Association
Khushbu Srivastava
Dave Kelchner XC & Track Annual Scholarship
Ann Marie Toups
Cresskill High School Music Boosters Association
Cresskill High School Yearbook Scholarship
The UNICO Brian Piccolo Memorial Scholarship
Utano Uda
Class of 2025 Senior Class Service Award
Italian Studies Award Sponsored by the Paragano Foundation
The Vince Leonard Scholarship
Kotono Uda
Dom and Bonnae Albanese Memorial Scholarship
The Vince Leonard Scholarship
Etamar Weinstein
Dante’s Pizza and Restaurant Scholarship
Tomer Yochai
Cresskill Cougars United Soccer Club