Patriot Ledger // Published May 25, 2019 // By Mary Whitfill
COHASSET — The members of Quincy College’s Class of 2019 come from 28 countries and 77 communities across the state, Michael Bellotti, the school’s president, said Friday. And it’s that diversity, he said, that has prepared the graduates for whatever may come next.
“You have learned more about other people, more about other cultures, and about yourselves,” he said. “Most importantly, you have learned how to learn.”
The city-owned community college graduated 569 students in associate and certificate programs Friday at the South Shore Music Circus. Of the graduates, 403 earned associate in science degrees, 83 earned associate in arts degrees and 83 graduated with a program certificate.
This year’s commencement speaker, state Rep. Ronald Mariano, spoke about the school’s history and unique partnership with the City of Quincy. Mariano, the House majority leader and founding member of the college’s board of governors, said the school has given South Shore students a change to pursue higher education since its founding in 1958.
“Sixty years later, it is clear that Quincy College was a good investment because every one of you is an asset to your communities,” he said.
Cleunisse Tamara DeBrito, who graduated with two associates degrees Friday, was the class speaker. DeBrito, who is of Cape Verdean descent, said Quincy College allowed her to achieve “the American dream.”
“A good portion of us are international students who have traveled miles overseas to reach the same destination. Here at Quincy College, we merge to form a melting pot of students all striving to achieve the same goal: graduation,” she said. “When we all learn to work together, we are all stronger.”
The local graduating students:
Quincy College graduates class of 2019
Abington: Stephanie Jackman
Braintree: Allison Barry, Francesca DeVito, Kayla Gibbons, Stephanie Nguyen, Colin Pratt, Angela Ruhiu, Jessica Sheehan, Bridget Skarie, Larry Spann, Viola Tirana
Canton: Matthew Morrissey, Rebecca Robert
Carver: Cecelia Brito, Adriana Chiavaroli, Ana Jablonski, Jason Pecorelli, Benjamin Murley
Duxbury: Mark Collins, Catherine Doherty, Rebecca Mahone, Joseph Salameh
Hanover: Stephanie Barry, Christopher Haskins, Daniel Ignazio, Amanda Lucey, Elizabeth McNamee,
At a glance
Student speaker: Cleunisse Tamara DeBrito
Commencement speaker: Mass. House Majority Leader Ronald Mariano
Graduates: 569
Class colors: Blue & white
Quote of the day: “Failure is only temporary.” – Cleunisse Tamara DeBrito
Hanson: Reed Flynn-Gallagher, Tiffany Howell, Shannah Sorrenti, , Brittany Reid, Jonathan Veno,
Holbrook: Nicholas Clayton, Kristin Galbraith, Iheb Ouechtati, Amanda Sheridan, Amber Smith, Amber Smith,
Hull: Eric DeFilippis, Teresa Grossfeld, Brian Jarvis, Deasia Raymond, Laura Sinclair, Joanne Warren
Kingston: Jillian Farrell, Kelly Folsom, Jane Gray, Naomi Linsmeier, Migal Shrestha, Amanda Staskiewicz, Victoria Thompson, Laurie Vernazzaro, Kenneth White
Marshfield: Linda Black-Dunn, Craig DiCesare, Lorena Rayssa Goncalves, Patrick McGrath, Christina Sacco, Tristan Ulysse-sr, Jack Westhaver
Milton: Dasean Benjamin, Alexis Feetham, Emily Flaherty, Matthew Hawkins, Victoria Morales, Victoria Morales, John Murphy, Nicole Ruffo, Matthew Vazquez
Norwell: William Waters
Pembroke: Tyler Bird, Amanda Blanchard, Katrina Greene, Jessica Hannon, Olivia Leary, Austin LeBlanc, Cynthia Lima, Kelsey McCaffrey, Ashleyann Miller-Gonzalez, Marissa O’keefe, Brandon Sheehan, Kara Thompson
Plymouth: Kelly Amaral, Kelly Amaral, Adrianna Bennett, Douglas Bermingham, Jessica Campbell, Dylan Close, Gena Cooke, Jessica Corwin, Erin Darling, Christine DeGowin, Helsom Dias, Amanda Diodato, Amanda Diodato, Zachery Dolan, Sarah Finn, Mikala Greenough, Gretchen Hamblin, Ellis Harlow, L’naja Hollis, Macayla Kelley, Marlene Krukiel, Jessica Lynn, Lindsay Martinelli, Gareth McAlinden, Sean McNeill, Gina Messore, Katie Ann Moll, Jeanette Morgan, Lauren Morris, Steven Morris, Lauren Morris, Steven Morris, Emily Nickerson, Bruce Norte, Samantha Overton, Nina Paparo, Alexa Peters, Richard Pimental, Karol Pruett, MaryJane Quinn, J’Lee Ruberio, Zachary Sutherland, Elizabeth Waite-Petri
Quincy: Sana Adil, Shujaullah Ahsan, Jessica Allain, Maria Laura Alonso Guzman, Joniana Anastasi, Christelle Andre, Adam Antonowicz, Ashmare Appolon, Christopher Baker, Brunilda Behari, Elyse Bergamini, Amber Bishop, Kritim Bista, John Bonfiglioli, Blair Brennan, Rasheeda Brown Francis, Leonardo Burgos, Luis Calderon, Bridget Campbell, Felisa Chau, Li Quan Chen, LeeOswald Cine, Gregory Clarke, Tyler Clarke, Lindsey Collins, Hannah Cormican, Patricia Crosby, Elida Dedaj, Hayleigh Delaney, Oneka Dixon, Olivia Dixon, Hang Duong, Jennifer Durham, Sylvia Edwards, Maurissa Erhardt, Xiao Ying Fan, Laura Farias, Saki Fukuzato, Thiago G. De Carvalho, Shayne Gagnon, Caroline Giordani, Olgita Gjylameti, Neysha Gonzalez, Ryan Guerra, Anthony Gustin, Ariel Havey, Colleen Hillis, Joanne Ho, Ada Huang, Lin Huang, Chunxing Huang, Ruth Jean, Yutao Jie, Talissia Jordan, Hye Jun Kang, Sankalpa Kattel, Christina Kelley, Kantee King, Kewon King, Abigail Koch, Ngoc La, Jean-Rivka Louis, Xiaoxue Mai, Yelena Mamedova, Alexandra Maragioglio, Eliseo Marrero, Marquis McClendon, Richard McCreedy, Renee McFadd, Stanleen Michaud, Zachary Milas, Prabin Nepal, Khoa Nguyen, Autumn Nutile, Patrick O’Brien, Wenbin Orum, Pongthep Pairvichit, Huan Pham, Sarah Powers, Garrett Reynolds, Raheema Riley, Herman Sanchez, Omer Senates, Casey Stevenson, Ellen Stout, Sabrina Tarulli, Chau Tran, Donna Vallone, Athina Vranishti, Weijing Wu, Dong Fang Xiao, Li Xiong, Jing Yuan, Mengqing Zou,
Randolph: Ronald Boucard, Roberto Cadet, Jennifer Cavaleri, Esther Despage, Jason Glenn, Anisha Gray, Jacqueline Grissett, Chanel Groomes, Cristina Guerra, Fernando Henriques, Angeline Lerebours, Andre McCall, Jahelisa Mota, Tuan Nguyen, Hai Nguyen, Felix Ortega, Darlene Pearson, Jacqueline Raynor, Alexandria Saunders, Clifton Singletary, Veronica McCormick, Shawn Pitts, Matthew Manning, Luis Nieves, Brianne Reardon
Scituate: Stephen Burke, Anna Rodrigues
Stoughton: Hirenkumar Patel, Michelle Wentzell
Weymouth: Megan Abban, Hadeel Alhamaideh, Ola ALquzweeni, Randa Assal, Jessica Barrett, Nel Barthelemy, Matthew Bevans, Michele Camille, Jacqueline Coleman, John Connors, Nathan Corkren, Stacey Cranshaw, Mei Dai, Kristin Doherty, Timothy Donovan, Jason Farrar, Catherine Heath, Renarda Huggins, Mahnoor Khalid, Brittany Kral, Sarah LaForce, Julia MacDougall, Andrew Mackay, Victoria Mackin, Thomas Maher, Emily Mules, Emily Mules, Andrea Nein, Leila Patrice, Colleen Pearlman, Matthew Petrikas, Matthew Savage, Melissa Snowden, Samantha Sollowin, Christopher Stevens, Anthony Svizzero, Joao Tintureira, Deanna-Marie Tomasso, Anne Tsaffaras
Whitman: Lyndsie Degaust, Deborah Franey, Russell Royce, Chad Smith
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