Stewarts Creek High School Celebrates Class of 2026 Graduation
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Stewarts Creek High School’s Class of 2026, made up of 613 students, walked across the stage to receive their diplomas on Sunday, May 17. The graduation ceremony took place at 7 p.m. at Middle Tennessee State University’s Murphy Center.
The event marked the culmination of years of hard work for the graduating class. School officials highlighted outstanding academic achievements, perfect attendance records, and students who earned college credits before receiving their high school diplomas.
Top Academic Honors
Valedictorian: Mateo Sebastian Gutierrez
Salutatorians: Jason Matthew Kern and Grace Isabella Owen
These three students delivered addresses during the ceremony, representing the pinnacle of academic success in the Class of 2026.
Perfect Attendance Awards
Two students were recognized for exceptional attendance throughout their education:
•Sarah Elizabeth Vincion Lewis — Perfect attendance from grades K-12
•Malachi Joshua Altman — Perfect attendance from grades 9-12
Students Graduating with 4.0 GPA
The following students achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average:
•Malachi Altman, Savannah Baker, Hailey Bonilla, Kinsley Carr, Jael Duran Intriago, Fiby Felib, Valerie Ferkany, Sara Garcia, Aradia Gibson, Mateo Gutierrez, Estrella Guzman, Tristen Hall, William Hasty, Lana Hawks, Maged Hemaia, Robert Holler, Morgan Huskey, Mary Jenkins, Syriana Jensen, Taylor Jolly, Karin Ashraf Kalliny, Jason Kern, Mirna Markos, Bailey McLemore, Ethan Morrow, Sarah Neely, Grace Owen, Elijah Roberts, Julia Samaan, Jean-Paul Sheehan, Kerolos Shehata, Mirabella Simmons, Caroline Smith, Katherine Sparks, Jaelyn Stembridge, Madelyn Warpool, and Alayna Wilson.
Associate’s Degrees Earned
Several students took advantage of school partnerships to graduate with both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree:
•Maykel Gerges
•Pishoy Gerges
•Yassa Ghobrial
•Maged Hemaia
•Mark Shamshoun
Students Graduating with Distinction
A large group of graduates earned the distinction honor through rigorous coursework and high academic performance. The full list includes:
Mark Abd El Nour, Sylvia Abdelmalak, Andrea Aguilera, Amal Al Tobasi, Yamileth Aldaba Salas, Pabliny Alvarenga, Annabella Anthony, Jonah Arrington, Savannah Baker, Cooper Ball, Lucas Bardo, Jackson Baril, Hannah Barlow, Natalie Barnes, Govani Barsoum, Grant Baskerville, Ryanne Becker, Marina Bedir, Frances Bibb, Ruth Binyam, Seth Blackmore, Josephine Blanks, Victoria Bolanos Medina, Hailey Bonilla, Yousab Boustouros, Chloe Boyce, Madison Braden, Madison Britson, Amirah Brown, Makenzie Brown, Janiya Bryant, Chloe Butler, Landon Capistrant, Wilkins Cardin, Kinsley Carr, Kaiden Carter, Olivia Chaney, Adut Chol, Thomas Clark, Michael Colquitt, Isabella Constain, Corey Crawley, Ava Creger, Jaleah Culberson, Olivia Cunningham, Mario Darvin, Addison David, Gracie Davila, Alexandra De Moet, Catherine Denton, Samantha Dix, Terry Do, Paige Downs, Zoe Ducett, Cam’ron Dumas, Jael Duran Intriago, Mina Farag, Selihom Feleke, Fiby Felib, Valerie Ferkany, Matthew Ferris, Brianna Figueroa Alvarado, Karis Freischlag, Meghan Fritschler, William Fry, Aliyah Gaines, Miguel Garcia Jerez, Sabrina Garcia-Diaz, Sarah Gebru, Moren Gendy, James Gentry, Maykel Gerges, Pishoy Gerges, Fady Ghatas, Yassa Ghobrial, Aradia Gibson, Itzel Gonzalez, Felipe Gonzalez Becerra, Madison Greene, George Guirges, Mateo Gutierrez, Melsseaa Habel, Jonathan Hadley, Mina Hakeem, Tristen Hall, Ty Hall, Noah Hancock, Everly Hannah, Samuel Hardee, Abbington Harrell, Chidera Harrison, Addison Hartley, William Hasty, Maged Hemaia, Jonier Henen, Mia Herring, Violet Hicks, Lydia Hills, Brylee Hobson, Robert Holler, Gracie Holt, Aaliyah Hubbard, Kaiden Hughes, Morgan Huskey, Greatness Ikoro, Belkie Inthavongsa, Joen Jack, Noah Jackson, Jomana Jacob, Noah Jacobs, Kendall Jamison, Carson Jenkins, Mary Jenkins, Syriana Jensen, Daniel Johnson, Summer Johnson, Taylor Jolly, Avery Jones, Andrew Jones, Mark Adel Kaldas, Karin Ashraf Kalliny, Martina Kamal, Mariam Kamel, Haven Kelley, Jason Kern, Clinton Kersey, Julia Khalil, Carole Essam Khalil, Jaden Khounphakdy, Kimori Knowles, Caleb Lawson, Khanh Le, Clarissa Levey, Sarah Lewis, Landon Lifferth, Evan Lischka, Blake Lloyd, Chloe Lowe, Taryn Lowman, Akaia Lugardo, Maggie Lupear, Mirna Markos, Emily Martinez, Martina Massoud, Santiago Matheus, Vincent Mathis, Emrie Mcdonald, Kylie Mckinny, Bailey Mclemore, Gabriela Medina, Garcia, Elijah Miller, Joshua Miller, Suri Mondragon-Samano, Kathryn Moore, Albanis Mora Uzcategui, Karen Morad, Ethan Morrow, Ava Moses, Alexis Moyer, Allison Moyer, Eli Murray, Sarah Neely, Merisit Neloms, Gerard Nieto, Ella Norris, Genesis Orellana Delgado, Anisong Ouanevima, Grace Owen, Yuli Pachciarz, Averylee Patchin, Vaidehi Patel, Jackson Polumbo, Alexis Pope, Kerrington Porchia, Yamil Rashid, Ellie Reed, Addison Retzlaff, Nadia Reynolds, Kate Rhodes, Madalyn Richardson, Brock Riemann, Amada Rincon Paz, Myla Ritchie, Elijah Roberts, Jordan Rogers, Betzy Romero Villalta, Addison Russell, Brandon Russell, Jurnee Rutherford, Angela Saabe, Zakaria Sabaa, Ava Saiyasak, Joyce Salama, Luna Salinas Baez, Tyler Sallee, Julia Samaan, Samya Sandifer, Kam Sang, Moises Sarabia, Precious Sarkodie, Ella Schrems, Mark Shamshoun, Emily Shand, Jordon Shaw, Jean-Paul Sheehan, Mariam Shihataa, Abigail Shinkle, Piper Shrum, Dal Siam, Mirabella Simmons, Jaiden Simon, Simon Slate, Caroline Smith, Nrvana Soliman, Katherine Sparks, Marianne Steele, Riley Stein, Tanner Street, Botamena Tadros, Elisa Tadros, Leah Taulbee, Kerols Tawadros, Kielee Taylor, Jerry Taylor, Destiny Thompson, William Thornton, Daphne Tilson, Lacie Tobin, Miley Todd, Jessica Toss, Emma Underwood, Isabella Urbina, Jennifer Villegas Escalona, Kaitlin Viriyapong, Wilker Viscaya Chirinos, Cloey Wade, Mina Waheeb, Christopher Walter, Mckenna Weaver, Trevor Whelan, Jana Whetstone, Mylee Williamson, Abigail Wilson, Alayna Wilson, Zenobia Xayvongsack, and Sara Youssef.
Families and friends filled the Murphy Center to cheer on the graduates as they closed one chapter and prepared to begin the next. Congratulations to the entire Stewarts Creek High School Class of 2026!
