Class of 2026 - Gilroy High School 2022

The 2026 Gilroy High School graduation ceremony is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11, in Centennial Circle.

Tickets are required for all attendees.

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GRADUATION LIVESTREAM

GRADUATION SPEAKERS

CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION

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Cristel Misha Abarquez

Rafael Eugene Abarquez

Khloe Aisles Aguas

Lily Aguiar Lopez

Annaleese Alarid

Andriy Alas-Villa

Alfredo Alfaro Tinoco

Carissa Allinson

Christian Alvarado Gomez

Andrew Alvarez

Joseph Alvarez

Lauren Alvarez

Isabella Alvarez-Rubio

Alaijah Alves

Alexa Amaya Licona

Nathan Amog

Andres Andrade

Alejandro Aparicio-Cuevas

Brody Arata

Aiden Arreola

Ariel Arreola

Joel Arreola

Jennifer Arreola Vargas

Adan Arteaga Lopez

Edgar Atristain Barragan

Benjamin Avila

Brian Ayala Jara

Roxy Badeo

Isabelle Barone

Camila Barragan

Aila Barrera

Cristopher Barrera Garcia

Estefany Barrera Garcia

Antonio Barrios Cruz

Luis Bautista-Lopez

Eliam Beltran Armenta

Erick Beltran Armenta

Brian Bernal

Kylie Born

Madisson Boyer

Dominic Bozanic

Josiah Brown

Alexander Busque

Emily Cabrera

Alyanna Cacatian

Xyros Aaron Callanta

Nathalie Camargo

David Carter

Michael Castaneda

Ashly Castillo

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CELEBRATING OUR SENIORS

Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to the Class of 2026 for receiving more than $280,900 in scholarships!

GHS Awards

Gilroy High School awards are given to honor outstanding senior students in specific areas of study and activities.

Ag Science/ FFA

Gilroy FFA is proud to recognize these students who were enrolled in an agriculture class for four years.

Lily Aguiar Lopez

Isabella Alvarez-Rubio

Brody Arata

Isabelle Barone

Mckenna Cooper

Michael Davies

James Friebel

Nicholas Hendrickson

Kylie Jimenez

Elizabeth Lubich

Elizabeth Rios

Isabella Rodrigo

Kallista Rutman

Ryan Smith

Tiago Sousa

Francisco Urias

Wyatt Van Laar

Tiara Wortham

Biliteracy Seal Recipients

Students who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in one or more languages in addition to English.

Cristel Misha Abarquez
Khloe Aguas
Lily Aguiar Lopez
Lauren Alvarez
Andres Andrade
Jennifer Arreola Vargas
Estefany Barrera Garcia
Ashly Castillo
Anthony Cazarez
Mckenna Cooper
David Cortes Ortega
Luis Curiel
Laisha Esquivel
Brianna Fonseca
Diego Fuentes Morales
Camilla Gaeta Castaneda
Nayeli Gasga Gonzales
Audreana Gonzalez
Isabella Gutierrez

Daniel Hernandez Tovar
Larissa Hernandez
Ian Honeycutt
Jason Lester
Daniela Lopez Dominguez
Aiden Lopez Fragoso
Jason Lucero
Carlin Mae Magno
Kiara Martinez Torres
Isabella Martinez
Alexandra Melchor-Partida
Alondra Melchor-Partida
Angel Monroy Barriga
Brandon Montero Perez
Audrina Morales
Bryan Nevarez
Avery Nevin
Anna Nguyen
Isaac Olivares
Leilani Olivas Lara

Deissy Orozco Chavez
Nova Padilla
Lauren Pulford
Ayden Quezada
Milagros Ramirez Palacios
Hannah Ramos Perez
Nicole Rivera-Sanchez
Angy Rojas Urista
Mario Salinas
Yamilet Sandoval Jimenez
Ariaxel Santiago
Jessica Santiago
Judith Torres Rodriguez
Wyatt Van Laar
Emiliano Vera
Isabella Wanish
Zhenlun Xu
Neively Zavala
Paola Zuniga

Biomedical Science Academy

Students who have completed four years of Biomedical Science Academy (BSA) courses and math with a C or higher. Pending successful completion of this semester, these BSA students will receive a stole to wear at graduation:

Khloe Aisles Aguas

Kylie Born

Anthony Cazarez

Anelise Chavez

Jaelle Cortez

Brooklynn Epps

James Friebel

Evelyn Hall

Joshua Kim

Kamryn Krejdovsky

Leo LaCroix

Maleah Lopez

Audrina Morales

Bryan Nevarez

Anna Nguyen

Sema Njinimbam

Nova Padilla

Brooke Rogers

Kathleen Vlcek

Bryce Wilson

Community Service Honorees

Congratulations to the members of the Class of 2026 who completed at least 160 hours during their high school careers. These seniors will be recognized with a green honor cord as part of their graduation regalia.

Students with an asterisk (*) by their name finished in the top 5% of community service hours for the entire senior class in the Gilroy Unified School District, and were honored by the Board of Education at a regular meeting.

ANNA NGUYEN*
1,040 hours

KIMBERLY FERNANDEZ ORTA*
484 hours

EVELYN HALL*
474.5 hours

ELIZABETH LUBICH*
439.8 hours

ANISH MISHRA*
342.1 hours

AUDRINA MORALES*
274 hours

JUDITH TORRES RODRIGUEZ*
258 hours

MAKAYLA CHARLIZE MACABEO*
230.5 hours

BARBARA QUIROZ*
226 hours

BRANDON MONTERO PEREZ*
214 hours

WYATT VAN LAAR*
210 hours

KATHLEEN VLCEK*
209 hours

ZINETTE DIAZ*
205 hours

KAEDEN SANCHEZ*
190 hours

JAMES FRIEBEL*
189.5 hours

JAVIER FUENTES*
183.75 hours

JENNIFER PEDREGUERA*
183.5 hours

BRIANNA GUTIERREZ-ESPARZA*
181 hours

AVERY NEVIN
180 hours

ESTEFANY BARRERA GARCIA
179 hours

KAMRYN KREJDOVSKY
179 hours

HAILEY GARZA
173.5 hours

ALEXANDER BUSQUE
172.5 hours

ASHLY CASTILLO
171.5 hours

BRIANNA FONSECA
171.5 hours

JOEL ARREOLA
169.5 hours

ESBEHIDY ESTRADA CRUZ
169 hours

BRADLEY WILSON
169 hours

ANNALEESE ALARID
168 hours

KIARA MARTINEZ TORRES
167.5 hours

SOPHIA CIPREZ REYNA
166.75 hours

BRYAN HERNANDEZ
166.5 hours

MILAGROS RAMIREZ-PALACIOS
165.5 hours

EVELYN MAGANA CARDENAZ
165.25 hours

NICOLE RIVERA-SANCHEZ
165 hours

KYLIE BORN
163.5 hours

NOLAN GUILD
163 hours

LAUREN PULFORD
163 hours

DILLON PIERSON
162.5 hours

BRANDON PACHECO
162 hours

KATHY FLORES
161.5 hours

ISABELLA MARTINEZ
161.5 hours

LEILANI OLIVAS LARA
161.5 hours

AUDREANA GONZALEZ
161 hours

ESMERALDA LOPEZ SORIA
161 hours

ISABELLA WANISH
161 hours

CRISTOPHER BARRERA GARCIA
160.15 hours

VINCENT CEFALU
160 hours

ISAIAH NATHANIEL
160 hours

FRANCISCO URIAS
160 hours

California Scholarship Federation

California State Seal of Civic Engagement

The California State Seal of Civic Engagement (SSCE) recognizes students who are actively involved in civic engagement, working towards solutions to community problems, and demonstrating quality reflection on their civic activities. Students need to demonstrate excellence in civics education and participation, along with a strong understanding of the U.S. and California Constitutions.

Anna Nguyen

Dual Immersion Program

Andres Andrade
Estefany Barrera Garcia
Ashly Castillo
Angel Chavez Lucio
Zinette Diaz
Laisha Esquivel
Brianna Fonseca
Camilla Gaeta Castaneda
Isabella Gutierrez
Yessenia Hernandez
Ian Honeycutt
Jason Lester

Aiden Lopez Fragoso
Jeffrey Lopez Garcia
Jayden Lorenzana
Jason Lucero
Kiara Martinez Torres
Isabella Martinez
Alexandra Melchor-Partida
Alondra Melchor-Partida
Avery Nevin
Deissy Orozco Chavez
Nova Padilla
Jennifer Pedreguera

Lauren Pulford
Ayden Quezada
Barbara Quiroz
Nicole Rivera-Sanchez
Andrea Salinas
Mario Salinas
Ariaxel Santiago
Wyatt Van Laar
Sofia Vera
Isabella Wanish
Neively Zavala
Paola Zuniga

Golden State Seal Merit Diploma Recipients

Awarded jointly by the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to recognize students who have demonstrated mastery of the high school curriculum in at least six subject areas.

Cristel Misha Abarquez
Khloe Aguas
Annaleese Alarid
Alfredo Alfaro Tinoco
Nathan Amog
Estefany Barrera Garcia
Kylie Born
Madisson Boyer
Ashly Castillo
Anthony Cazarez
Mckenna Cooper
Jaelle Cortez
Luis Curiel
Zelia Diaz
Chanel Dosanjh
Korey Dunn
Brooklyn Epps
Brianna Fonseca
James Friebel
Diego Fuentes Morales
Camilla Gaeta Castaneda
Jacob Garcia
Kaleo Garcia

Audreana Gonzalez
Tamara Grace
Brian Grant
Abigail Gunn
Isabella Gutierrez
Matthew Hernandez
Ian Honeycutt
Jocelyn Ibarra
Joshua Kim
Kamryn Krejdovsky
Alyssa Kroske
Leo LaCroix
Charlotte Le
Jason Lester
Levi Leyba
Yifan Li
Jason Lucero
Mykayla Charlize Macabeo
Carlin Mae Magno
Kiara Martinez Torres
Andrew James Masbate
Alondra Melchor-Partida
Audrina Morales

Sofia Moran
Bryan Nevarez
Anna Nguyen
Elaine Nguyen
Jeanna Nguyen
Jaden Orante
Nova Padilla
Dillon Pierson
Ethan Ponce
Lauren Pulford
Nicole Rivera-Sanchez
Brooke Rogers
Kaeden Sanchez
Yamilet Sandoval Jimenez
Sophia Santiago
Tam-Y Ta
Kayla Tovar Ayala
Kyle Tran
Bidhosi Upreti
Wyatt Van Laar
Kathleen Vlcek
Isabella Wanish
Bradley Wilson
Zhenlun Xu
Tyler Yazzie

Avery Nevin

Anna Nguyen

Jeanna Nguyen

Lauren Pulford

Andrea Salinas

Alejandro Santiago

Bella Sohn-Carlos

Tam-Y Ta

Francisco Urias

Jay Vargas

Emiliano Vera

Sofia Vera

Student Leaders

ASB Officers

ASB President: Kamryn Krejdovsky
ASB Vice President: Brooklyn Epps
ASB Treasurer: Travis Grace
ASB Secretary: Evelyn Hall
Board Representative: Eydee Hack

Senior Class Officers

Senior President: Maleah Lopez
Senior Vice President: Emiliano Garcia
Senior Treasurer: Cristel Abarquez
Senior Secretary: Leo LaCroix

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SENIOR INFORMATION

Senior Schedule

Senior Schedule

Class of 2026: Final Two Weeks of School

To walk in the graduation ceremony, all fines must be paid and textbooks, chromebook, athletic uniforms/equipment, and any other school items returned.

Date	Event	Notes
Monday, June 1	Last day of instruction for seniors
June 2-June 4	Senior final exams	Regular block schedule
Friday, June 5	Senior "F" day	Names of seniors receiving Fs impacting graduation status due to ACs by 8:30 a.m. Students not graduating will be notified on this date
Friday, June 5	Senior check-out day Return textbooks and Chromebooks, pay fines 8:45-10:15 a.m.: Last names Abarquez-Garcia 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Last names Garza-Nunes 1:45-3:15 p.m.: Last names Ojeda-Zuniga	You will only be admitted at your scheduled time. To receive your 10 graduation tickets, all fines must be paid; textbooks, Chromebooks, chargers, athletic uniforms/equipment, instruments, or other school items must be returned.
Monday, June 8	8:45-10:15 a.m.: Mandatory graduation practice
Tuesday, June 9	8:45-10:45 a.m.: Mandatory graduation practice and ticket distribution Evening time TBD: Senior Sunset and barbecue
Wednesday, June 10	8:45-10:15 a.m.: Mandatory graduation practice
Thursday, June 11	6:30 p.m.: Graduation, Centennial Circle	Students must arrive by 5:15 p.m.

BE CONNECTED

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Important Graduation Reminders

Please keep in mind these important reminders for the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2026:

Guests must have tickets to attend the ceremony.
Graduates arrive at 5:15 p.m.
Gates will open at 5 p.m.
Seating is open.
Ceremony begins at promptly at 6:30 p.m.
CLEAR BAGS ONLY
NO balloons
NO sirens/horns
NO confetti
NO smoking

If you have any questions, call the main office at (669) 205-5400.

Clear Bag Policy