PARSIPPANY — Parsippany High School celebrated the graduation of 231 members of the Class of 2026 at its commencement ceremony on Wednesday, June 24, highlighted by student speeches, musical performances, and the conferring of diplomas.
The ceremony opened with a prelude performed by the Parsippany High School Combined Bands under the direction of Erin Neglio, followed by the processional “Pomp & Circumstance” performed by the Combined Bands and Orchestra. The Flag Salute was led by Student Council President Yusef Qasemi, and the National Anthem and Alma Mater were performed by the Parsippany High School Choir under the direction of Christine Wilson and Joseph Stella.
Welcoming remarks were delivered by Student Council President Yusef Qasemi. Salutatorian Evelyn Chung addressed her classmates, followed by Principal’s Remarks from Melissa Carucci, Principal of Parsippany High School. Senior Reflections were offered by Senior Class President Allie Hiltz.
Superintendent Dr. Karen Chase delivered the Superintendent’s Address, and Remarks and Dedication were presented by Tim Berrios on behalf of the Board of Education. Valedictorian Mishti Borkar then addressed the graduating class.
The Dedication Song, “Thank You For The Music,” was performed by the Parsippany High School Choir, conducted by Christine Wilson. Senior Class President Alexandra Hiltz performed the Passing of the Senior Gavel. Diplomas were conferred by Nicole DellaFave and Judy Mayer of the Board of Education, with graduates presented by Principal Melissa Carucci. The ceremony concluded with the recessional “Big Four March” performed by the Parsippany High School Combined Bands under the direction of Michael Iapicca.
Class Officers
Alexandra Hiltz, President; Evelyn Chung, Vice President; Mackenzie Sibilia, Secretary; Vivian Lerner, Treasurer
Class of 2026 — 231 Graduates
Mostafa Abdelhamed, Sarah Aboualmaged, Hanna Abouelmagd, Lillian Von Achen, Jianna Bella Aguirre, Viktor Aharkov, Hamza Akrami, Sofia Alemany, Kanstantsin Anufryienka, Marcos Arellano, Fatima Ariayee, Alisha O. Baig, Kiana Maria Bartek, Gabriella Batarseh, Venkatanagaveera Sai Shankar Swapnil Bhandaru, George Bittar, Jared Josiah Bogart, Mishti Shailesh Borkar, Chester Alexander Braun, Valerie Brielle Flores Bravo, Dwayne Brizeus, Willie David Buhanan, Lucas Samuel Callie, Jacob Camacho, Nathan Alexander Camacho, Juliana Ravago Campos, Sofia Stella Cascio, Kcean Trima Feliciano Caylao, Jordan Daniel McDonald Charles, Enoch Chen, Priya Chopra, Evelyn Mae Chung, Samuel Lawrence Collins, Alex Colon, Yusuf Yameen Survey Cruz, Rhea Dalal, Alexa Riley DeBoer, Michael Thaddeus DeJesus, Mina Demirbas, and Avi R. Desai.
Also Suhil Dhanda, Vignesh Dharma, Alisha Dhurra, Aryam Dichpally, Caden DiMacco, Hagop Dishoyan, Jillian Marie Dohm, Charles Logan Dohm, Ziba A. Donlin, Katherine S. Dort, Ricky Duong, Jayneil Eda, Lena Elzain, Mareena Jessica Emmanuel, Karen Encarnacion, Abbey Rebecca Ernst, David Iteoluwa Faturoti, Benjamin Wallace Feggans, Nino Fergusson, Leanne Marie Onia Fernandez, Maddison Rose Ferrara, Lex A. Ferrer, Alyssa Raven Fitzgerald, Samantha Aguirre Flores, Axel G. Flores, Axel Medrano Flores, Joseph Peter Fucci, Samantha Gallo, Elijah Galvan, Navya Garikipati, Jeffin Blessan George, Ibrahim Ghani, Dhanya Girisha, Franco Gjelaj, Emma Gonzalez, Iverson Leon Guallpa, Stephanie Hannah Guan, Amairani Roque Guerrero, Aditi Guha, and Axel Isai Guzman.
Also Janellys Guzman, Rida Sajid Ali Hajwane, Kiara Hernandez, Matthew Omar Hernandez, Lesvi Ramirez Hernandez, Alexandra Claire Hiltz, Annabelle Hui, Ilissa Idres, Giana Iossa, Samantha Nicole Irwin, Mustafa Issa, Aaron Jacob, Joseph Anthony Jacoby, Riya Jain, Hasly Dessire Castillo De Jesus, Trinity A. Johnson, Angelica R. Johnson, Inderveer Kahlon, Timothy Victor Kempf, Bhumi Keny, Arnav Kindra, Irem Kuleli, Dustin Scott Kulyeshie, Rithini Ramesh Kumar, Darren Kuo, Jason Lara, Chad Daniel Lee, Vivian Grace Lerner, Angie Lin, Raymond Lin, Marvice Linares, Ramona Rahima Linton, Colin Joseph Londergan, Andrea Lopez, Isaac Alexander Lopez, Osvaldo Nieto Lopez, Isabella Lorente, Sofia Lorente, Johana A. Mendez Lozano, and Emily A. Mendez Lozano.
Also Sloane De Lucia, Jared Dylan Magrini-Forges, Krisha Mangrola, Alexis Sophia Margolin, Daphny Hernandez Martinez, Jahayra Martinez, Christian Alexander Marto, Rocco Antonio Marucci, Siripriya Masspalli, Julianna Mauriello, Alexander James McBride, Rowan C. McLaughlin, Michael P. Melvin, Maria Elena Mesa, Kylie Marie Messam, Iman Imran Mian, Aastha Mistry, Kunal Mistry, Frances Jalen Montero, Daniel Montez, Andres Mora, Sammy Murat, Ishaan Naik, Mohammad Nazari, Ryan Nelson, Daniel Nguyen, Kevin An Nguyen, David Niedermaier, Thomas Niedermaier, Aayush Nyati, Ralph J. Orcel, Freddy Orellana, Genevieve Owusu-Ansah, Ahmet Yigit Ozturk, Nayanasree Reddy Pala, Advait Pandit, Tanvee Panuganti, Isabella Parada, Vidhi Parikh, and Piya Rohit Parulekar.
Also Aditi Sai Patchipulusu, Anya R. Patel, Aryan Patel, Barkha Salil Patel, Deep Amrishbhai Patel, Rushit Patel, Shreya Patel, Tanisi Patel, Juliana Francesca Perez, Shaylee Pham, Riya Ramesh Pillai, Sarah Piperato, Pranavi Polisetty, Alicia Sydney Polson, Apurv Prajapati, Shrujana Shriyaditha Praveen, Siddu Puligilla, Aditya Rajendra Pulliwar, Yusef Qasemi, Viktoriia Radzilovska, Gabriel Rakhlev, Emma Daniela Ramirez, Frank Rattacasa, Ryder Joseph King Raymond, Nicholas Aaron Rice, Antonio Ristevski, Anais Jael Roman, Lauren Ruiz, Alondra Simonet Perez Saeteros, Nirmal Sagayaraj, Irmak Sahin, Jose Angel Salgado, Kenneth Sanchez, Quincy Albert Salas Sanchez, Gianna Alexa Santana, Olivia Nicola Santulli, Delilah Scheffen, Alexandra Rose Serritella, Rajveer Sharma, and Mackenzie Sibilia.
Also Sahil Siddiquie, Issac Da Silva, Bharat Pratap Singh, Shashwat Shekhar Singh, Aarav Sinha, Emma Monroe Snyder, Ignacio Lopez Solano, Furkan Songun, Mason H. Stout, Zhuangfanzhe Sun, Sangeetha Seethalakshmi Sundaram, Mohammed Ayaan Surve, Caleb Swicinski, Sumaiya Syed, Sophia Ivanova Taskova, Elif Taslicukur, Stavros Tserpes, Alyssa Umali, Revent Mohanasundaram Vanchinayagam, Sydney Vannoy, Jewel Elise Vargas, Ridham Vashi, Sayuri Amira Vega, Gabriella Vignola-Pennucci, Samantha Grace Vitiello, Elaina Marie Voto, Avni Vyas, Andrew Allan Wild, Hamza Yilmaz, Matthew Mounir Youssef, and Ryan Zhang.
Parsippany Focus congratulates all 231 members of the Parsippany High School Class of 2026!
