ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2026
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT
May 28, 2026 4:00 P.M.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President Dr Darlene Breaux
Vice President ........................................................................................................................Janet Spurlock
Secretary ..................................................................................................................................Rick Moreno
Assistant Secretary ...............................................................................................................Dr. Lily Truong
Trustees
Ann Williams, Dr Gregg Patrick, Isaac Perez
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
Superintendent Dr Anthony Mays
Chief of Staff ...................................................................................................................Dr. Jeannine Porter
Deputy Sup. of Curriculum and Instruction and School Leadership................................Dr. Charles Garcia
Deputy Superintendent of Business Services.........................................................................Charles Woods
Deputy Sup. of Human Resources and Professional Learning...........................Dr. Elizabeth Veloz-Powell
Chief of Schools..................................................................................................................Dr. Cecilia Crear
Chief of School Improvement and Accountability............................................................Dr. Rayyan Amine
Chief Financial Officer...................................................................................................Dr. Emily Littlefield
Chief of Public Relations...................................................................................................... Kristyn Cathey
Associate Superintendent of Secondary Instruction...........................................................Dr. Angela Milon
Associate Superintendents of Elementary Instruction.......................................................Dr. Onica Mayers
Assistant Superintendent of SupportService...........................................................................Vinson Lewis
AECHS TEACHERS & STAFF
Principal MatthewSkiles
Shiney Abraham
Abdellatif Adnane
Nikki Babineaux-Moore
Daniel Becker
Misty Chen-Goodspeed
Arkisha Collier
Marianne Davies
Aaron Dotson
Bella Escot-Mendoza
Ryan-Ray Fernandez
Lionel Flores
Ashley Freeman
Christopher Ganim
Amparo Gomez
James Jubran
Tena Larkins
Leann Looney
Quyen Luu
Ana Martes
Nikia Martinez
Patty Martinez
SENIOR CLASS
StephanieMitchell
AmberMoritz
PeterNguyen
LupeOlguin
KatrenaReese
HeatherScott
BrianStephenson
ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL - CLASS
## *** ~Natalie Micole Lucas
## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ Emaan Yasmin Syed
Kenny Quy Tran
Anthony Baoanh Nguyen
## *** ~Wilson San Fang
TOP 10 GRADUATES
##***~ = ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ Kevin Doan
Mohammad Omar Obaid
Rahaf Rafat Aljaouni
Fabiola Amittay Novoa Perez
SUMMA CUM LAUDE GRADUATES
## *** ~Mariam Abdullahi
## *** ~Isabelle Isioma Arusiuka
## *** ~Tiffany Abigail Campos Osorio
## *** ~Emily Nicole Chacon Urias
## *** ~Shanna Mae Florentino Conducto
## *** ~ ## *** ~ = Dylan Dwaine Davis
Brady Lander Escochea
## *** ~Temiloluwa Oluwatookelola Fagbola
## *** Melany Elizabeth Flores Ferrera
## *** ~ =Esmeralda Agustina Granados
## *** ~ Adrian Gutierrez
## *** ~Martin Angel Gutierrez
## *** ~ =Nahomi Darlene Hernandez
## *** ~Xuan My Le
## *** ~ ## *** ~ = Greatness Oluwadunbarin Kuforiji Alyssa Leeanna Le’Sage
## *** ~Vu Ngoc Han Mac
## *** ~Stephanie Joanna Manrique
## *** ~Genesis Yared Medrano
## *** ~Keyla Esmeralda Mejia
## *** ~ ## *** ~ Jonas Heath Nadler
Eva Nguyen
Minh-Minh Ha Nguyen
## ~Abbelrahman, YousifMohamed
## ~Oluwabukunola Oluwatoyin Adejumobi
##Emmanuel Oluwadamilola Adeleye
##Gilberto Baltazar
## ~Gabriela Jade Barrera
## ~Maya Jaye Batiste
## ~Allina Rose Becker
## Ashley Judith Castillo Franco
## Daniel Alfredo Castro
## ~Sharlene Yensie Cerna
##Chriz Brandon Chox
##Jasmine Maria Diaz Rodriguez
## ~Peter N Duong
##Igwe Obiora Edmund
## ~ =Andrew Fernandez
## ~ =Jorge Gilberto Fuentes
## ~Lya Marbella Galindo
## ~Mariana Itzel Garcia
## =Allyssa Gobellan
Shathra Ahmed Thamer ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ## *** ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ ## *** ~ =
Jennifer Ikwunma Nnabugwu
Speedwell Erasmus Ogolo
Christine Esther Oluwafeyi Olaniyi
Yordani Patino
Phuc Dang Thien Pham
Luis Javier Pineda
Kayleen Ramos
Jeriel Edsel Reynoso
Azeemah Temitope Sadiq
Kevin Quach Sam
Vercely Soto
Brian Joseph Stephenson
Christian Tiu
Milan Tran
Samantha Janeth Tunchez
Brandon Jose Valdez
Ean Yair Varela
Maridalia Guadalupe Vega Alvarez
Vina Vu
OTHER OUTSTANDING GRADUATES
## ~ =Juan PabloMazariegos
## ~Adam Ezequiel Mejia
## ~ =Hugo Melendez
##Briana Munoz
## ~Markevion Delashae Napoleon
## ~Connor The-Nhat Nguyen
## Khadija Abdi Osman
## Tahlia Cefira Rideaux
## =Luis Angel Roman
## ~Alexis Zamora Ross
## ~ =Brian Gabriel Santos
## ~Angelli Alissa Saucedo
##Matthew Steven Vivanco ##
## ~Elizabeth Michelle Guido
## ~Angel Rafael Hernandez
##Edwardo Carlos Howell
## Michelle Imo Ikpo
## Tung Thanh Le
##Daniela Isabel Lopez Cruz
##Andy Jesus Marino
## ~Dalia Maria Marquez-Villalon
## ~Hikmat Opeyemi Modupe Oriyomi
## ~Gabriel Alexander Sierra
## ~Naomi Linda Fernanda Tale Hernandez
## ~Xitong Tan
## ~Abigail Francesca Tzic
## ~Janette Valdez
##~Emilio Cesar Vazquez
SCHOOL COLORS
Teal & Black
SCHOOL MASCOT
Knights
CLASS COLORS
Burgundy, Creme, and Gold
CLASS FLOWER
Forget Me Not (Love and Remembrance)
CLASS SONG CLASS QUOTE
“The Climb” by Miley Cyrus
“How lucky I am to havesomethingthat makessaying goodbye so hard” - Winnie the Pooh / A.A. Milne
GRADUATION REGALIA COLORS
FTC – Robotics
Red, White, Blue Cord
Music / Band
Light Pink Cord
FBLA
Royal Blue and Gold Cord
Yearbook
Purple Purple and Burgundy (Editors)
Art Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
AVID
Red, Teal, Blue, and Gold Cord
Stole (Certain Seniors)
Knightingale (Journalism)
Solid Light Blue Cord
Model U N
Royal Blue and White, Braided Cord
National Honor Society
White Stole and White / Gold braided cord
Cheer
Teal, Black, Silver Cord
Speech and Debate
Red and Gray Cord
No Knight Left Behind –
Peer Mentoring Program
Teal and White Cord
Chick Fil A Leader Academy
Sky Blue, Red, White with
Chick Fil A Charm Cord
Mock Trial
Official Mock Trial Association Cords
Science National Honor Society
Purple, Green, Yellow Cord
Red
Blood Drive Cord
Summa Cum Laude
Gold and White Cord
Cum Laude
Gold Cord
STEM
Orange Cord
Distinguished Scholars
Green and White Cord
Val and Sal
Gold Stole
Senior Class Officers
Stole
CCMR
Lime Green Cord