Tuesday, May 13 at 6 p.m.

Watch HSE and ESL Class of 2026 CEREMONY Live

Graduation Program

STATE OF ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA,
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE &
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION CAREERS
TRAINING PROGRAM
CERTIFICATION CEREMONY

PROCESSIONAL 6 P.M.

Pomp and Circumstance – Edward Elgar

INVOCATION

Pastor Brett Barton
Mercy’s Door Community Church, Mascoutah, IL

National Anthem

National Anthem: Star-Spangled Banner 
Brayden Korstad, Soloist

WELCOME

Director of Adult Education and Literacy – Mereadith Shivers

INTRODUCTIONS

SWIC Top 20% and SWIC Foundation Scholarship Awards 
Adult Transitions Services Coordinator – Torrin Suedmeyer 

NATIONAL ADULT EDUCATION HONOR SOCIETY 

Youth Services Coordinator – Lachelle Dowell  

2026 STUDENT SPEAKERS AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER 

Assistant Director of Adult Education and Literacy – Torrin Suedmeyer

Student Speakers 

Caitlyn Cotton
Kenzie Clerk

INTRODUCTION OF GRADUATES

Torrin Suedmeyer, Assistant Director of Adult Education and Literacy Department

AWARDING OF CERTIFICATES AND HONORS 

English as a Second Language Completers 
Mereadith Shivers, Director of Adult Education and Literacy Department

Highway Construction Careers Training Program Completers
Mereadith Shivers, Director of Adult Education and Literacy Department

St. Clair County of Regional Office of Education 
Superintendent Lori Costello 

Madison County Regional Office of Education 
Superintendent Robert Werden 

Monroe-Randolph Regional Office of Education 
Tom Springborn, Director of Services  

BENEDICTION 

Pastor Brett Barton
Mercy’s Door Community Church, Mascoutah, IL

RECESSIONAL 

Please remain in the gym until graduates have recessed

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS

2025-2026 RECIPIENTS
Belleville News-Democrat GED Endowed Scholarship

• Carla Andrews
• Alexandria Camara
• Patrick Crockarell
• Raven Brock
• Brittni Gass

Dr. Valerie Thaxton Award

• Jacob Karbarski

Elmer And Joan Kirchoff Endowed Scholarship

• Scott Narup

Martha Giordano Endowment Scholarship

• Natasha Theis
• Carla Andrews
• Raven Brock
• Essie Reynolds
• Martin McMahan

MARY BUETTNER – GED SCHOLARSHIP

• Mariah Mize

SHERIFF MEARL J. JUSTUS ENDOWMENT

• Awarded to an AOJ student

TAYLOR, WHISMAN, ROBICHAUX AND WILLIAMSON AWARD

• Raven Brock
• Essie Williams

TOP 20 PERCENT TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
St. Clair County

• Sophia Billhartz-DeManty
• Bradley Boisseau
• Kierstain Brewer
• Giana Johnson
• Ciel Logan
• John Lorenz
• Khelcii Zander O’Bannon
• Lahna Plescia
• Kathleen Smith
• Thi Huynh Nhi Vu
• Elizabeth Zacher

Madison County

• Patricia Becerra
• Alexander Bolling
• Laney Brand
• Jacob Gorby
• Noah Herling
• Brandon Huntley
• Yareli Sanchez
• Carl Shave
• Tyler Smith

NATIONAL ADULT EDUCATION HONOR SOCIETY

• Alisha Alford
• Braiden Ash
• Alexander Bolling
• JoAn Booker
• Laney Brand
• Kenzie Clerk
• Martin Cruz Gomez
• Kelly Forero Pena
• Holly Hahne
• Ezekiel Harrison
• Kelsey Hintz
• Grace House
• David Kyle
• Elizabeth London
• John Lorenz
• Taywon Nicholson
• Khelcii Zander O’Bannon
• Lahna Plescia
• Erica Reed
• Beth-Anne Slay
• Tyler Smith
• Alana Villegas
• Debra Zarate

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Class of 2026

• Alma Ambrocio Pahuamba
• Wendy Caicedo Tello
• Martin Cruz Gomez
• Kelly Forero Pena
• Anette Jaime

Highway Construction Careers Class of 2026

• Raymon Benton
• Abdul Boyd
• Dorian Brown
• Crystal Bush
• Terin Hanna
• Kenyon Johnson
• Langston Jones
• Robert Jones
• Kymmond Mitchell
• Jalen Napper
• Jeremiah Napper
• Jokia Porter
• James Pugh
• Camille Riley
• Rafael Rodriguez
• Eaton Smith
• Montrei Woods
• Dorian Wren

High School Diploma Graduates Class of 2026

St Clair County

• Samuel Adams
• Alisha Alford
• Amparo Anderson
• Thomas Belt
• Cleona Betts
• Samuel Biggs
• Sophia Billhartz-DeManty
• Joanna Blakey
• Ralph Boden
• Bradley Boisseau
• JoAn Booker
• Kierstain Brewer
• Tierra Brown
• Nathaniel Doherty
• Cassandra Draper
• Deven Fain
• Julian Farmer
• Alexis Garza
• Hailey Guberman-Bernett 
• Alejandro Gutierrez
• Holly Hahne 
• Kierra Haire
• Shonte Hand
• Jasmine Harper
• Ezekiel Harrison  
• Belkis Jiron Luna   
• Alissa Johnson 
• Giana Johnson
• Nela Little
• Ciel Logan
• Elizabeth London
• John Lorenz
• Mackenzie Malear
• Christopher Mathews
• LaQuaisha Mays
• Erica McGee
• Olivia McGowan-Bennett
• Destiny Mosley
• Taywon Nicholson
• Khelcii Zander O’Bannon
• Rocco Payne
• A’Naiyah Perez
• Lahna Plescia
• Railyn Plowden
• Neissa Pochette 
• Erica Reed
• Kaylee Rushing
• Jerame Simmons
• Chrissy Simmons
• Kathleen Smith
• Makayla Spencer
• Jasmine Squires
• Shannon Steele
• Shandreka Stuckey
• Diana Tavares Cortes
• Malik Thomas
• Tiara Thorpe
• Alana Villegas
• Thi Huynh Nhi Vu
• Savannah Wade
• Amelia Whitfield
• Precious Wilson
• Jeanie Wofford
• Rebecca Wright
• Elizabeth Zacher

Madison County

• Alma Ambrocio-Pahuamba
• Braiden Ash
• Patricia Becerra
• Evan Boergerhoff
• Alexander Bolling
• Laney Brand
• Dallas Davidson
• Jacob Gorby
• Noah Herling
• Kelsey Hintz
• Dylan Hudson
• Brandon Huntley
• Robert Jones
• David Kyle
• Rianne Lanahan
• John Maier
• David Miller
• Nancy Quiroz
• Yareli Sanchez
• Carl Shaver
• Beth-Anne Slay
• Tyler Smith
• Lydia Vineyard
• Logan Watkins
• Kyle Webb
• Teresa Woods
• Guy Wyman

Monroe County

• Debra Zarate

Perry County

• Dylan Recter

Randolph County

• Kenzie Clerk
• Qwinten Durham
• Victoria Frederking
• Grace House
• Carter Kochanski
• Anthony McLemore
• Xander Rivera
• Zoe Winch
• Jordan Young