high school graduates

presents
Graduation 2011
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Los Angeles City
ARLETA
Arlene Sagatsume
BANNING
Hitoshi Uechi
BELMONT
Paul Ube
BRAVO MEDICAL MAGNET
Samantha Chagoya, Yuriko Minakata,
Taylor Takeuchi
Xiomara Sagatsume
CONTRERAS LEARNING COMPLEX
Jennifer Sagatsume
Electronic INFOrmation MAGnet
Yuichi Oba
EL CAMINO REAL
Nicole Okada, Steven Sakamoto, Leo
Tsujimoto
GARDENA
HARBOR TEACHER PREPARATION ACADEMY
Seichi David Kamimura, Yusuke Erik
Nonomura
HOLLYWOOD PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET
Miwa Fukuyasu
INTERNATIONAL ST LC
Corina Moriwaki
KENNEDY ARCHitecture/DIGiTal arts
Michael Chiodo, Leno Sato
Uyeda
SOCES MAGNET
Yoshihiro Kawano, Trent Miyagishima
SUN VALLEY
Emily Hita
SYLMAR
Rishi Nanda
TAFT
Natsumi Hagiwara, Kyle Tadashi Lew,
Irene Saki, Emily Takagi
LOS ANGELES CENTER FOR ENRICHED
STUDIES (LACES)
Makini Ominae Manu
Emiko Elaine Jones, Yumiry Kamigawara,
Aubrey Chiye Kaneshiro, Misha Ann
Masuda, Aiko Melissa Shimizu, Ka RicRoc Mitsuo Tuli
CENTRAL LA NEW #9
GARFIELD COMP SCIENCE MAGNET
LEONIS
VAN NUYS MATH/SCIENCE MAGNET
Amin Nakamura
Karin Kojima, Tommy Sugimoto
LOS ANGELES
VAN NUYS PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET
Kawin Akiyama
Aya Shigenaga
MARSHALL
VENICE
CARSON
Yudai Sakuma
CHATSWORTH
Tatsuya Ishikura, Michiru Kagiwada,
Kenneth Kunisaki
CITY OF ANGELS
Noah Andoh, Celestine Ikechi, Tery Kato,
Ana Norio
COMMUNITY HARVEST CHARTER
Karlo Ishibashi
GRANT
Jaquline Ohana
GRANADA HILLS CHARTER
Riki Jiro Higashida, Allison Ouchi
HAMILTON MUSIC ACADEMY
Tomomi Morita, Kazuaki Nishimura, Misao
Takahashi, Mayu Watanabe, Steven Ryu
Alexandra K. Kimura, Robert Miyazato,
Harlee Morikawa, Linda Omana
Nathaniel Tomokiyo, Kevin Taba
NARBONNE
Michelle M. Akiyama, David John Aratani,
Nathaniel Bada, Corinne K. Ikari, Sally A.
Kurosaki, Cindy Manzo, Jenna MayedaJones, Kai Hanako Phillips, Alexander G.
Sasaki, Denise Akemi Sumoge
NORTH HOLLYWOOD
VENICE FOREIGN LANGUAGE MAGNET
Kelsey Haraga, Devin Higuchi, Ryan
Morimoto, Mackenzie Nakano, Zenji Oguri,
Hyou Sasaki, David Shioji, Sarah Takagaki,
Matthew Takahashi, Shota Takahashi
NORTHRIDGE ACADEMY
Los Angeles County
PALISADES CHARTER
ALHAMBRA
PATTON
ARCADIA
Legend Sato
PHOENIX
Cody Inouye
POLYTECHNIC
Monica Sagatsume
Photos by MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo
Amber Cruikshank, Irwin Kishimoto, Jason
Nakashima, Trevor Nishiyama, Morgan
James Otani
VERDUGO HILLS
Kanoko Ishihara, Ai Takatani, Saiyara
Nowshin
ROOSEVELT
Katie Itoh
SAN PEDRO
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Londy Sagatsume
Ethan Ogomori
Tyler Fukumoto, Christopher Miyahira
A scene from the Torrance High School 2011 commencement.
UNIVERSITY
Jodie Esaki
Haley Toyama, Fukumitsu Sasaki, Makito
Umekita
Anthony Hiroshi Chin, Michelle Takako
Hamano, Vincent Hayashi, Danielle
Lee, Bradley Thomas Igarashi, Elyse
Sadae Katagihara, Marissa Akiko Kato,
Kimberly Kayoko Matsuhisa, Tawni
Miyashita, William Miki Miyoshi, Mari
Nagakusa, Michael Raymond Yoshihiko
Wong, Dana Yamada, Robert Shunji
Yamagata
ARTESIA
Ashley Crawford
Christopher Fukutake, Brian Hishinuma,
Chelsea Nakao
BISHOP ALEMANY (Mission Hills)
SAN PEDRO MARINE SCIENCE MAGNET
BISHOP MONTGOMERY (Torrance)
Jeffrey Mayeda, Steven Momi, Christopher
Nick Atanaya
Akemi Inugay, Cindy Kudo, Joel
The Rafu Shimpo Section B