2017 - 18
Class Leaders
Student Body Officers – Sophia Cordova, president; Ryan McCoy, vice president; Ceceli Riffo-Drecksel, secretary; Casey Randazzo, activities.
Senior Class Core – Koji Nagata-Brown, president; Hannah Qi, Isabella Dodson, Jenessa Jimoh.
Junior Class Core – Lauren Larson, president; Sante Di Sera, Lindsey Morton, Jacob Frausto, Emma Graham, Carlos Padilla.
Sophomore Class Core – Tomas Young, president; Simon Briesacher, Ellie Harmston, Suenga “Ellie” Han, Zak Baumann, Sam Huntsman.
Freshman Class Core – Sam Butcher, president; Gillian Mozdy, Grace Carter, Gus Daskalakis.
During the Summer
Promotional materials highlighted Judge’s 12:1 student-to-teacher ratio, the fact that 66% of faculty members had advanced degrees (seven with doctorates), 31% of students were from ethnic minorities and 37% were non-Catholics from 17 religions.
Summer service projects took Keaton Yoshinaga, Koji Nagata-Brown, Sophie Campbell, Ethan Hirabayashi and Ruby Phillips to Peru; Maggie Baillie, Sofia Clark and Zach Jerome to Nepal; Melissa Fang, Zoe Bauman, Mia Kowalczyk, Caleigh Knight, BayLa Anderson and Ellie McCoy to Thailand; Veronica Start and Lindsay Hafter to Guatemala; Reilly Edgar to Sumatra and Bali; and Averiel Bailey, Isabell Vasquez-Echols and Anna Shum to Cambodia.
Goals for Girls, a service organization that took girls ages 14-18 to India to inspire girls there, included Judge students Sidnee Campbell, Madeleine Gaztambide, Ceceli Riffo-Drecksel, Bella Coronado, Cicely Foley, Abigayle Kendall, Madison Tartaro, Lauren Larson and Avery Young.
Teacher Dasch Houdeshel, two other teachers and four chaperones took 33 students to Catalina Island to study oceanography, including Nina Marcus and Alex xxx.
Judge students were among the millions nationwide who experienced the “Great American Eclipse,” a total eclipse of the sun visible across the country on Aug. 21.
The website 247sports.com wrote a profile about Cort Dennison, Class of 2007, being an up-and-coming football coach at the University of Louisville.
Feeder elementary school J.E. Cosgriff celebrated the 50th anniversary of its dedication on July 28, 2017.
The Year
National Merit Finalist: Eric Hall
Bulldogs of the Month: Mary Malouf, September; Veronica Start, October; Aurora Francone, November; Porter Hill, January; Christopher James, February; Jacob Haertel, March; Annette Rooney, April.
New teachers: Lukas Steffensmeier, Celina Poppe, Kay Bush, Adam Galvez, Scott Platz and Nicholas Steffens.
Sophia Cordova was crowned Homecoming queen. Her king was Parker Edgington. The princess and prince were Yulissa Padilla and Makhiah Tarver. Students warmed up for the big day with Tropical Tuesday, Western Wednesday, Throwback Thursday and Color Wars on Friday. The football team won the game, 20-12.
Kayla Kaleel-Jarvis was the lone senior on the Cheer Squad, which featured juniors Skye Fredericks, Lauren Mitchell, Savannah Noord and Lindsey Morton, sophomores Addison Hildreth, Viviana Garcia, Ella Kittrell, Christina Valentine, Italia Perez and Kayla Suchar and freshmen Kenia Martinez-Juarez, Madison Hopkins, Emma Kelly, Taylor Liddle, Emma Arendt and Elizabeth Child.
This was the first year in which students were expected to bring their own laptops and other computer devices, part of what Bulldog Press writer Zach Shubella said was an effort by the administration “to begin the mass integration of technology into the classroom.”
Playing board and role-play games with the Adventuring Guild were Penelope Richardson, Dustin Liu, Katelynn Smith, Ethan Dean, Mark Monette, Carlos Padilla, Adrian Ortiz-Montoya, Jayson Avina, Tarek Amer and Christopher Clyne.
Graduate Xochitl Juarez, an undocumented immigrant, wrote an Op-Ed piece published in The Salt Lake Tribune headlined “Without the Dream Act, I could lose everything.” She recounted how she came to the United States with her parents as a three-year-old, studied at Judge and the University of Utah, got a job and started a family. But all of that, she felt, had been undermined by President Trump’s efforts to terminate the DACA program.
Among the 28 international students at Judge were Billy Yu, Sofia Perez-Cotapos Ugarte, Danny Lin, Siwei Tang, Jerry Ruhang, Honam Cao, Lifu Deng, Daniil Tchistiakov and Austin Wang. Foreign students came from China, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Chile and Belarus.
Teacher Dasch Houdeshel took students enrolled in his oceanography class to the Catalina Environmental Leadership Program on Catalina Island off of Long Beach, Calif.
The Junior Classical League included Anna Jackson, Elena Justice, Abby Berceau, Alexandra Soran and Isabella Ingham. Tim Soran was their adviser.
Hair follicles became the medium for Judge’s drug testing program rather than urine samples, which school officials had found to be less accurate
Serving as Peer Ministers were Caleigh Knight, Thomas Kearns, Sophia Gross, Sean Parent, Victoria Garcia, Reese Francone, Martine Jan, Jared Masih, Karina Daghlian, Bobby Lopez, Mia Kowalczyk, Sebastian Suyoto, Jessica Oulona, Ethan Hirabayashi, Sara Bachmeier, Carter Holyoak and McKenzie Mosley.
Performing in the Praise Band were Gabriel Sloan, Cecelia Child, Christopher Clyne, Kianna Chacon and Eric Hall.
Juniors and seniors in the Dance Company were featured in the Winter Dance Concert, “Immigrant,” which focused on the journey of immigrants. Emma Graham and Lauren Mitchell choreographed an Iranian dance. Julissa Gonzalez and Ozzie Valdez teamed up on a Latin duet, while Isabella Dodson and Mirabella Efstratis were inspired by Bollywood for their Indian dance. A photo by Sofia Clark was used for the Dance Concert poster. Efstratis was co-president of the Dance Company. Nathan Shaw was company director.
Teacher Chris Sloan oversaw the Bulldog Press, which included staff members included Averiel Bailey, Sean Parent, Maggie Baillie, Sofia Clark, Isabella Dodson, Cicely Foley, Ellie McCoy, Zach Jerome, Zach Shubella, Carter Holyoak, Michael Eggert, Amaia Horyna, Colin Hilton, Caitie Loevlie, Anthony Trujillo and Mirabella Efstratis.
Carter Holyoak authored an article in the Intermountain Catholic about junior Christopher Athens traveling to Hawaii to study the effects humans are having on underwater ecosystems.
The Drum Line showcased Katie McGirt, Halley Valente, Mariah Trujillo, Erica Strand, Angelica Rodriguez, Mary Muro Pardo, Tanya Ruiz and Penelope Richardson.
Judge fielded two Mock Trial teams, one red, one gold. Anna Drossos and Christopher Clyne were captains of the red team. Jacob Haertel and Magdalene Condas oversaw the gold team. Attorneys, witnesses and support personnel included Eric Stevens, Gwendolyn Orme, Ethan Hall, Audrey Hendarto, Judge Kearns, Katelynn Smith, Samuel Fedor, Amaia Horyna, Tarek Amer, Jayleen Gomez, Dominic Blake, Eleanor Young, Addison Hildreth and Alexandra Fernandez-Seoane.
Learning cooking skills from Tim Soran were Whitlee Neeley, Peter Larrabee, Anna Jackson, Christopher Clyne, Olivia Sandoval, Kayden Lewis, Grace Clinton, Erica Strand, Emily Leary, Alysa Gribben and Addison Hildreth.
Led by teacher Natalie Dutrow, the Environmental Club included Gillian Williford, Oakley Hill, Madison Jones, Emma Graham, Gwendolyn Orme, Zoe Baumann, Reagan Vigil, Joe Paul, Maggie Harmston, Jayme Mintz, Kianna Chacon, Kaeli Henderson, Alexandra Soran, Lindsey Morton and Lauren Mitchell. Dutrow also oversaw students attending Teton Science School.
The editors-in-chief of the Basilean Yearbok were Emily Rougelot and Peyton Pierce. Assistant editors were Kathleen Jensen (senior section), Caleigh Knight (photography) and Beth Leo (copy). Making up the staff were Gillian Williford, Miyalla Tarver, Sebastian Suyoto, Kasady Suchar, Whitlee Neeley, Parker Hansen, Marisela Garcia, Alexis DeTemple, BayLa Anderson, Lauren Larson, Anna Drossos, Oakley Hill and Sophia Bartlit. Before the school year started, the editors won the grand prize at a summer yearbook camp. Joan Jensen was the adviser.
A student poll conducted by the Yearbook revealed that students felt the year’s best movie was “Wonder Woman;” the best song was “Despacito” by Justin Bieber; the best app was Snapchat; the best dance move was by Milly Rock; and the best new technology was the iPhone X. In terms of fashion, students liked checkered vans, ripped jeans, windbreakers and baseball hats. The favorite books were fantasies (27%) and mysteries (25%).
The Yearbook handed out the following predictions for seniors: “Most Likely to be on Broadway” – Niki Rahimi and Michael Davies; “Most Likely to become President” – Hunter Crosland and Sophia Cordova; “Most Likely to win an Olympic Medal” – Emily Garcia and Kayden Milburn; “Most Likely to find a cure for cancer” – Eric Hall and Annie Trentman; “Most Artistic/Creative” – Avery Young and Reilly Edgar; “Most School Spirit” – Bobby Lopez and Victoria Garcia; “Best Dancer” – Mirabella Efstratis and Fredrick Charles; “Best Smile” – Zachary Thomas and Mary Malouf; “Class Clown” – Zoe Baumann and Oliver Oelsner; and “Best Laugh” – Koji Nagata-Brown and Andrea Snow.
Engaging in Debate were Hunter Crosland, Brandon Benson, Jacob Belzer, Matt Snyder, Eric Stevens, Graham Hodell, Wesley Zumwalt, Peyton Ables, Ashley Cluff, Audrey Sparano, Willem Lenig, Dominic Blake, Mark Monette, Lincoln Hernandez, William Kesling, Matylda Blaszczak, Oliver Liston, Victoria Locke and Max Gross. Ben Macey advised.
The concert choir, jazz band, concert band and orchestra all played four times during the year – with shows in October and December, along with Chamber Night in February and the Spring Music Concert in May. Performing in the Orchestra were Jacob Haertel, Carlos Padilla, Charlie Vandersteen, Zoe Glasgow, Kyle Williams, Naomi Tebben, Allison Ryan and Wuyou “Orange” Zhou.
Attending the Teton Science School were Hunter Crosland, Jessica Mulder, Juliana Valentine, Katie McGirt, Brooke Whitaker, Emma Jones, Sophia Kennedy Overfelt, Annie Trentman, Ethan Hirabayashi, Max Nelson, Sophia Cordova and Parker Hansen.
The Concert Choir included Sophie Barajas, Cooper Williford, Suenga “Ellie” Han, Sierra Bieling, Zoe Glasgow, Daoyuan Liu, Jessica Mulder, Olivia Vandersteen, McKenzie Huffman, Kathleen Jensen, Lexi Thomsen, Emmanuela Androulidakis, Sera Cazares, Miriam Smith, Kaila Bunting, Angelica Rodriguez, Hannah Speckman, Katherine Bellew, Alexa Punzo and Cheryl Winters. It was directed by Marjoris Regus.
The Interact Club helped the organization Blood: Water, which provides education about HIV/Aids, hygiene, latrines, sustainable sewage systems and the development of sustainable water sources. Members included Reilly Edgar, Jennifer Nguyen, Anna Ward, Tiffany Bresnan, Alicia Bernardo, Kianna Chacon, Mashlin Villanueva, Gwendolyn Orme, Jocelyn Arceo, Skye Fredericks, Erica Maggelet, Jared Masih, Audrey Hendarto, Isabell Vasquez-Echols, Ruby Winter, Grace Carter, Alexandria Turner, Hailey Maggelet and Yulissa Padilla.
Annie Trentman was editor of the Literary Magazine, “Catharsis.” The staff consisted of Emma Jones, Christopher Clyne, Rachael Griffee, Whitley Neeley, Sera Cazares, Rian Trombetti, Jacqueline Muffler, Sofia Kennedy Overfelt, Zoe Glasgow, Katie McGirt, Erica Strand, Max Nelson, Averiel Bailey and Reilly Edgar. The adviser was Bryan Jeffreys.
The Sports Medicine program taught by George Angelo provided hands-on training to Olivia Haddadin, Ethan Hirabayashi, Shea Ryan, Tarek Amer, Hannah Jorgensen, Sean Parent, Juliana Valentine, Charlie Berceau, Lauren Larson, Adrian Ortiz-Montoya, Parker Hansen, Rene Valles, Connor McDonough and John Jensen.
STATE CHAMPION – Junior Rebecca Dau Manyiel Akec advanced to the national Poetry Out Loud competition, earning a trip to Washington, D. C. – her first long trip since coming to the United States as a child from Egypt, where she was born. Akec made it to the second round of the national meet, finishing in the top 24. She earlier won competitions at Judge, the regionals at Salt Lake City’s Marmalade library branch and the state level at Westminster College. “If it wasn’t for Poetry Out Loud I would not have discovered what makes me me,” she said. Other competitors included Sophia Kennedy Overfelt, Christopher Clyne and Bobby Lopez.
The Concert Band featured Sierra Bieling, Dustin Liu, Sarah Cremer, Jonathan Grohs, Suenga “Ellie” Han, Gabriel Sloan, Jessica Mulder and Abbey Storms. Marjoris Regus was the director.
At a regional Robotics competition, junior Christopher Clyne was named a Dean’s List finalist, signifying passion and effectiveness. One male and one female were recognized. Clyne was part of a JudgeMent Call robotics team that featured Hannah Qi, Kyle Williams, Eric Hall, Grace Wise, Joseph Thomas, Rene Valles, John Matthews, Erica Strand, Wesley Zumwalt, Kaeli Henderson, Yara Ahmed, Riley Hale, Raymond Yang, Jacob Belzer, Kayla Suchar, Isabella DiNardo, Jacqueline Muffler, Joseph Thomas, Miriam Smith, Kaila Bunting and Sophia Ewing.
Serving as Student Ambassadors were Hailey Maggelet, Sierra Bieling, Jaime Gomez, Emmy Darling, Kevin Yao, Alexandra Soran, Raine Padawer, Sophie Campbell, Yajie Chen, Emily Harris, Rene Valles, Angelica Rodriguez, Taoye Lu and Yibin Zhang. Their advisers were Bobbi Morgan, Kay Bush and Jeff Lutz.
Some of Tom Bettin’s top art students were Jacqueline Muffler, Peyton Pierce, Marisela Garcia, Avery Young, Gabriela Urcino, Ethan Firth, Amy Robinson, Raine Padawer, Bella Coronado, Emilio Garcia, Killian Lamanna, Emily Storie, Samuel Huntsman, Hailey Warden and Alexander Dodge.
Making up the Jazz Band were Gillian Williford, Peter Larrabee, Samuel Fedor, Drew Watson and Cooper Williford.
Earning membership in the National Honor Society for their academic accomplishments were Zach Shubella, president; Erica Maggelet, vice president; Raymond Yang and Mary Malouf, senior officers; Araceli Blake and Christopher Clyne, junior officers; and members Yulissa Padilla, Eric Hall, Ruby Winters, Christopher Athens, Mark Brunetti, Sophie Campbell, Thomas Silas, Sophia Gross, Sam Schmiett, Hailey Maggelet, Logan Seat, Anna Ward, William Anderson, Katherine MacPhail, Christopher James, Chloe Lloyd, Charlie Berceau, McKenzie Huffman, Tanner Nilson, Sera Cazares, Ethan Firth, Annie Trentman, Joe Paul, Beth Leo, Amani Jammoul, Sofia Cordova, Tony Robinson, Gwendolyn Orme, Mariah Trujillo, Miriam Smith, Annika Dean, Lindsey Morton, Ari Elorreaga, Jenessa Jimoh, Alexandra Soran, Lindsay Cruz-Chunga, Alexis DiGregorio, Anna Drossos, Emma Graham, Amy Robinson, Tess McTeague, Cicely Foley, Isabell Vasquez-Echols, Anna Jackson, Lindsay Hafer, Ceceli Riffo-Drecksel, Anna Shum, Hailey Grandy, Olivia Rollman, Hannah Qi, and Peter “P.J.” Mannebach. Christy Koles and Jamie Scholl advised.
Studying Advanced Photography with teacher Chris Sloan were Nina Marcus, Reilly Edgar, Alexis DeTemple, Carter Holyoak, BayLa Anderson and Eric Hall.
The Dance Company included Ryan McCoy, Emma Graham, Lauren Mitchell, Grace Schmidt, Anna Jackson, Ari Elorreaga, Jack Maloney, Ruby Phillips, Valencia Archuleta, Ozzie Valdez, Julissa Gonzalez, Mirabella Efstratis, Alexis DiGregorio, Lindsey Morton, Tess McTeague, Lindsay Hafer, Ceceli Riffo-Drecksel, Zoe Baumann, Isabella Dodson, Estelle Madsen, Audrey Nagasawa and Karina Daghlian.
Coffee Houses attracted entertainers such as Catherine Valeo, Casey Randazzo, Michael Davies, Isabella Ingham, Gillian Mozdy, Dallas Anselmo and Alexandra Fernandez-Seoane
Participating in Men’s Dance were Bol Juang, Timothy Tanga, Kayden Milburn, Zak Baumann, Fredrick Charles, Parker Edgington, Colin Hilton, Treyvon Sidberry, Zachary Thomas, Max Stireman, Makhiah Tarver, Deng Deng, Zach Jerome, Connor McDonough, Johnny Walz, Sam Poche, Max Brown, Jonathan Barnhart, Micah Wedemeyer, Jaciel Tinoco-Guzman, Ferdinand Bambabate, Dominic Malouf and Adrian Ortega.
Offering college advice in the Bulldog Press to soon-to-graduate seniors were alumni Alea Bristow, Savannah College of Art and Design; Will Ryan, The Naval Academy; Ben Butcher, Clemson; Miranda Rougelot, University of South Carolina; Anna Howard, California Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Brandenburg, Santa Clara University; Lily Nilsen, University of Utah; and Amanda Maxfield, Lewis and Clark College.
Two teaching careers that each spanned 34 years at Judge came to an end with the final day of the school year when Pam Mayeda and Jerry Burchett retired. An Ohio native, Mayeda taught computer literacy and social science at Judge. Burchett, who graduated from Judge in 1971, was “an incredibly kind counselor,” said Principal Patrick Lambert, who had both Mayeda and Burchett as teacher/counselor when he was a student.
Other departing teachers: Jonathan Hsu, math and Chinese; Dr. Natalie Dutrow, science; Adam Galvez, English; Marjoris Regus, music; Paul Kuczynski, PACE program; and Terry Neilsen, who ran the Spirit Shop for four years.
“Pop Art” was the theme of the Spring Dance Concert, directed by Nathan Shaw, assisted by Alison Le Duc-Meyer, Megan O’Brien and Nicholas Cendese, and Dance Company officers Ari Elorreaga, Mirabella Efstratis, Lindsay Hafer, Isabella Dodson, Tess McTeague and Emma Graham. Darin Hathaway was technical director and handled lighting design, Michael Davies and James Trease were stage managers, Jason Lovato oversaw sound and Michael Eggert the lighting. Whitlee Neeley was over projection. The program featured 23 dances, some choreographed by students and directors, others by guests such as Dan Higgins and 2015 alumnus Lindsay Ryan. The ensemble included 75 dancers and tech crew members. In addition to the Dance Company officers, senior dancers were Zoe Bauman, Karina Daghlian, Anna Jackson, Grace Schmidt, Ceceli Riffo-Drecksel, Jack Maloney, Ryan McCoy, Treyvon Sidberry, Zach Jerome, Fredrick Charles, Andrew Cotter, Kayden Milburn, Zach Taylor, Connor McDonough, Nate Pupunu, Casey Bouillon, Colin Hilton, Bol Juang, Parker Edgington and Ferdinand Bambabate.
Plays
“The Robber Bridegroom,” directed by Darin Hathaway, music by Marjoris Regus, choreography by Nathan Shaw, starring Michael Davies, Niki Rahimi, Lexi Thomsen, Joshua Ben-Baba, Sophie Davies, Gillian Mozdy, Jacob Haertel, Alex Junkins, Rian Trombetti, Alexandra Soran, Zoe Baumann, Angelica Rodriguez, Magdalene Condas, Katelynn Smith, Amber Hingley, Whitlee Neeley, Max Brown, Penelope Richardson, Averiel Bailey, Sera Cazares, Adrian Ortiz-Montoya, Ruby Gutierrez, Griffin Mozdy, Anika Weaver, Natalie Risse and Hannah Speckman.
“You Can’t Take It With You,” directed by Darin Hathaway, assistant directors Magdalene Condas, Penelope Richardson and Angelica Rodriguez, starring Gillian Mozdy, Mark Brunetti, Jacob Frausto, Sophie Davies, Jack Libin, Martine Jan, Niki Rahimi, Joshua Ben-Baba, Adrian Ortiz, Michael Davies, Max Brown, Jacob Haertel, Alex Junkins, Amber Hingley, Catherine Valeo, Carlos Padilla, Magdalene Condas, Penelope Richardson and Natalie Risse. Set design: Darin Hathaway, Jesus Balcazar, Jason Lovato and James Cordova. Stage managers Carter Causse, Magdalene Condas and Penelope Richardson. House managers Jamie Scholl and Marjoris Regus. Sound by Jason Lovato, Carter Causse, James Trease and Cameron Jones. Costumes by Angelica Rodriguez and Araceli Blake. Techies Jesus Balcazar, Riley Bouillon, Carter Causse, Lindsay Cruz-Chunga, Michael Davies, Michael Eggert, Anthony Geraldino, Cameron Jones, Bryan Ifote, Jackson Liston, Jason Lovato, Ryan Madsen, Jamisin Manzanares, Whitlee Neeley, Lexi Thomsen, Cooper Williford and Catherine Valeo. Floor crew: James Trease and Riley Bouillon. Volunteer coordinator: Jeanette Sawaya. Posters: Nicholas Cendese.
In region competition, Lexi Thomsen took first place in humorous monologue; Niki Rahimi was first in musical theatre, with Martine Jan second. Jack Libin finished first in pantomime while the awards for contemporary scenes went to Sophie Davies and Gillian Mozdy (first) and Catherine Valeo and Averiel Bailey (second).
Teacher Darin Hathaway trained the Tech Department, whose members included Jason Lovato, Carter Causse, Jackson Liston, Ryan Madsen, James Trease, Michael Eggert and Cooper Williford.
Sports
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, CHAMPIONS – Going into the final match of the 3-A girls state tennis tournament, Judge trailed Grantsville by a single point. But the two seniors on the No. 2 doubles team – Veronica Start and Ellie McCoy – were not to be deterred. They defeated their opponents from Richfield, 6-2, 6-4 to give Coach Tracey Valentine’s Bulldogs the state championship, the first for the girls tennis team since 2012. Just as important to Judge’s triumph was the victory by the No. 1 doubles team of senior Anna Drossos and sophomore Olivia Anderson, who prevented Grantsville from wrapping up the title by beating their Cowboy opponents 6-4, 6-4. “Super intense,” was Coach Valentine’s description of the day, which started at Liberty Park but was moved to the Salt Lake Swimming and Tennis Club because of inclement weather. Judge also received points from No. 1 singles player Katherine MacPhail and Emily Rougelot at No. 2 singles before each lost in the semifinals, and from junior Amy Robinson, who made it to the second round. “It was the best way to end a great four years on the team,” said McCoy, one of nine seniors along with Rougelot, Juliana Valentine, Start, Drossos, Chloe Lloyd, Sara Bachmeier, Hailey Maggelet, Kathryn Wills and Kira Langell. The team co-captains were Start, Valentine, Rougelot and McCoy. The rest of the championship squad included Aria Handlon, MeiXing Nagata-Brown, Leigh Anne Hickman, Rachael Griffee, Alysa Gribben, Emma Diazmontes, Suenga “Ellie” Han, Audrey Hendarto, Ruby Phillips, Vivian Lundeen, Pauline Simonson, Emma Wills, Clara Williamson and Elise Runnels. Valentine’s assistant coach was Christie Brightwell.
A fifth-place finish at the 3-A state meet for the boys tennis team was driven by sophomore Luke Pearson (No. 1 singles) and senior Tony Robinson (No. 2 singles). Both advanced to the state semifinals before losing, Pearson to the eventual state champion. The No. 1 doubles team of sophomores Simon Briesacher and Carter Titmus qualified for state but lost in the first round. Chanakya Duggineni played No. 3 singles and Oliver Oelsner and Jonathan Grohs were No. 2 doubles. Other Bulldog tennis players were Anthony Alcocer, Jerry Liu, Max Nelson, Bo Xuan “Jerry” Zhang, Ravijot Ghuman, Lifu Deng, Billy Riley and Honam Cao. The coaches were Tracey Valentine and xxx Long.
Coached by Scott Platz, the girls soccer team advanced to the 3-A state finals after going through region with a 5-2-1 record. But the Bulldogs were denied their first title since 2007, losing to Morgan, 4-1. Judge opened the tourney with a 6-0 victory over Richfield, led by goalkeeper Kate Bellew’s shutout defense, two goals each by Killian Lamanna and Sophia Ewing, and one apiece by McKayla Murchison and Jillian Nelson. Bellew had another shutout in a 4-0 quarterfinals whitewash of Delta. Her scoreless streak ended in the semifinals but Judge still won easily, whipping North Sanpete 6-1. First-team All-State honors were accorded Bella Coronado, Lamanna, Murchison and Ewing. The team captains were Lauren Larson, Bailey Walker, Beth Leo and Cicely Foley. Rounding out the squad were Avery Young, Andrea Snow, Maggie Baillie, Missy Fang, Emily Gonzalez, Mia Schmidt, Madison Tartaro, Audrey Sparano, Cecelia Child, Zoe Behle, Lexi DiGregorio, Sidnee Campbell, Megan McCoy, Grace Sherman, Sofia Clark, Araceli Blake, Jentrie Gordy, Sophie Hickey, Bella Coronado, Madison Jones, Isabella Dodson, Ceceli Riffo-Drecksel, Sophie Campbell, Madeleine Gaztambide, Leigh Anne Hickman, Khristina Wilsak and Amani Badran.
The highest Judge runner in the boys 3-A cross country state meet finished 37th, leading the Bulldogs to 11th place with 260 points, well behind co-champions Emery and Richfield (70). Zach Shubella, Billy Riley and Tony Robinson were team co-captains. Judge might not have been able to compete at state if Shubella hadn’t run a solid race at region despite having a badly sprained calf. His finish was high enough to enable the Bulldogs to compete as a team. “I knew that if I didn’t run with the injury, it was likely we would not make it to state, and that simply was not an option,” Shubella told Bulldog Press writer Sean Parent. “My team and I had worked too hard this season for me to throw in the towel at that point, and so I took further injury so the team could have the opportunity to run at state. My team is like my family and I couldn’t let them down.” Christian Vazquez replaced Shubella at state. Bulldog runners whose scores counted finished in 37th, 48th, 50th, 62nd and 63rd places. The squad included seniors Luke Chamberlain, Mark Brunetti and Jake Noorda and underclassmen Max Brown, Porter Hill, Matthew Snyder, Sean Parent, Christopher Clyne, Cooper Williford, Jonathan Barnhart, Zachary Petrogeorge, Carson Brashear, Owen Perry, Gabriel Sloan, Roman Scarcelli, Oscar Young, Billy Riley, Michael Eggert and Jack Terrill. Jason Heideman was the coach.
The girls cross country team finished third at the 3-A state meet, compiling 106 points to trail champion San Juan (67) and runner-up Juab 75). The Bulldogs were led by Madelyn Bossarte, who finished seventh, two places ahead of Isabella Jones. Cheryl Winters was 11th. The Bulldogs featured four All-Region runners – sophomores Madison Tartaro and Bossarte, junior Allison Ryan and senior Madison Jones. Senior captain Winters was second team All-Region. Isabella Jones, just a sophomore, drew praise from Coach Jason Heideman for her improvement during the season. Heideman’s runners also included Naomi Tebben, Sierra Bieling, Sofia Perez-Cotapos Ugarte, Abbey Storms, Abigayle Kendall, Emily Malouf and Kaya Heideman.
The boys golf team finished fifth in the 3-A state tournament at Cove View Golf Course in Richfield. Low scorers for the Bulldogs were Simon Chamness (165, tied for 16th), Nico Smith and Carter Holyoak (166, tied for 18th) and Graham Hodell (167, 19th). Ethan Iverson (175) and Nathan Callahan (176) also qualified for the state tournament, which was won by Grand County with a two-day team total of 620. Judge shot a 662. Thomas Silas was an Academic All-State nominee. Coach Nate Olson also depended upon Sam Gaskill, Sam Butcher, Nico Smith, Carter Titmus, Dominic Malouf, Riley Bouillon, Nick Williams and Max Gross.
A straight-set victory over Maeser Prep (26-24, 25-18, 25-19) lifted the girls volleyball team in the opening round of the 3-A tournament. But the Bulldogs’ title hopes were vanquished by Richfield 8-25, 12-25, 23-25, and then Delta knocked Judge out of the tourney (25-19, 16-25, 17-25, 25-15 and 14-16) in a grueling five-set match. The Bulldogs went 4-4 in region play. Olivia Sauer and Peyton Pierce were captains for Judge, which was led by seniors Aurora Francone, Erica Maggelet, Chloe Pierce, Hailey Pierce and Mia Kowalczyk. Rounding out the squad were Elena Justice, Cora Hill, Nicolette Miller, Olivia Haddadin, Lindsay Weyman, Lily Sibthorp, Hannah Gose, Alyssa Bardugon, Hannah Hilton, Claire Bruggers, Grace Malooly, Erica Strand, Madeleine Klement, Sydney Ewing, Sandra Contreras, Sophia Bartlit, Lola Phillips, Hailey Warden, Amber Hingley, Amaia Horyna, Isabella DiNardo, Peyton Ables, Yesenia Andrade, Hanna Bulaj, Victoria Locke, Claire Sparano, Tara Aguirre, Anne Rooney, Marley Rosello, Bethany Rogers, Isabel Lane, Sofia Kelson, Tiffany Hingley, Mae Sweetland and Sarah Cremer. The coaches were Eric Howard, Garrett Austin and Kyle Garahana.
Entering as its region’s fourth-place entry with a 4-6 record overall, the football team lost 30-14 to Manti in the opening round of the 3-AA tournament. The Bulldogs were led by senior running back Ryan Kenny and senior linebacker Andreas Cordova, who were both named to The Salt Lake Tribune’s honorable mention All-Star team for 3-AA. Coach James Cordova relied heavily upon captains Parker Edgington, Casey Randazzo, Kayden Milburn and Zachary Thomas along with fellow seniors Nate Pupunu, Andrew Cotter, Casey Bouillon, Bobby Lopez, Colin Hilton, Tanner Jones, Brandon Benson, Jared Masih, Johannes Hester, Jason Lovato, Fredrick Charles, Jack Maloney, Ethan Hirabayashi and Treyvon Sidberry. The squad included Peter “P.J.” Mannebach, Joey Trotman, Julio Paredes, Dallas Anselmo, Emilio Garcia, Riley Walker, Carlos Padilla, Ethan Mitchell, Noah Taylor, Will Vahe, Deng Deng, Matthew Cotter, Rene Valles, Alex Snarr, Michael Stokes, Diego Avila, Lorenzo Salazar, Charlie Vandersteen, Chase Jones, Jack Bithell, Christopher Zwerin, Sam Maxwell, Blaine Lyons-Cockett, James Bledsoe, Bon Sherman, Timothy Tanga, Noa Salazar and Diego Rodriguez. Cordova’s assistant coaches were Jack Stahl, Mele Vaisima, Joshawa Pike, Mike Murray, Chase Jones, Anthony Cordova, Stan Finn and Adam Galvez.
The Judge gym officially became the Coach Yerkovich Gymnasium on Dec. 8, 2017, recognizing the 44-year coaching career of Jim Yerkovich, Class of 1961. He retired with 635 wins, three state championships, six second-place trophies, 18 region titles and a record of sending 50 players into collegiate basketball. At Judge, he played baseball and football as well as basketball and ran track. He graduated from the University of San Francisco, where he played basketball and baseball. Yerkovich praised the assistant coaches he had during his tenure – John “Sonny” Tangaro, Marty Giovacchini, Dan Del Porto and Tom Bettin, among them – and said the players he coached “are always in my thoughts. To have the gym named in my honor is a tremendous gesture and I wish to thank the Judge community for making it possible. My heart is always with Judge.” The boys basketball team fell short of qualifying for the 3-A state tournament, led by seniors Andrew Cotter, Christopher James, Simon Chamness and Parker Edgington. Coach Tim Gardner’s squad also featured Dominic Burns, Makhiah Tarver, Jack Terrill, Fuad Mowlid, Ajal Juang, Deng Mayar, Maxwell Jackson, Tomas Young and Brody Powers. Gardner’s assistants were Jason Soto, Stallon Saldivar, Oliver Hughes, Tom Powers and Stan Finn. Ethan Hirabayashi was the team manager.
Lori Jones took over as head coach of the girls basketball program after Paul Shiramizu, who directed the Bulldogs to the 4A championship game the previous year, quit to care for his wife, 1979 graduate Patricia Kuehndahl, who was dying of cancer. The girls greeted Shiramizu with a touching tribute when he attended Senior Night. A third-place team in region, the girls basketball team thumped San Juan 56-39 in the opening round of the 3-A state tournament. But the Bulldogs then fell 45-30 to Juab and 45-29 to Morgan. Seniors Miyalla Tarver, Emily Garcia, Cicely Foley, Mary Malouf and Victoria Garcia were leaders of the team, which featured Sara Bachmeier, Olivia Haddadin, Abigayle Kendall, Isabella Jones, Shea Ryan, Emily Malouf, Caleigh Knight, Allison Ryan, Abbey Storms, Jazlynne Parry Villavicencio and Mary Muro Pardo. Assisting Jones were James Lee, Mele Vaisima, Joshawa Pike and Coach Z.
Led by Hailey Grandy’s second in the 100 freestyle and third in the 200, the girls swimming team finished fourth at the 3-A state meet, scoring 213 points. Rowland Hall won the meet with 279. Co-captain Anna Shum had a pair of fourth-place finishes, in the 50 free and the 100 backstroke, while Grace Sherman came in fifth in the butterfly and the breaststroke. The 400-yard relay team of Hailey Grandy, Grace Sherman, Hailey Warden and Anna Shum placed second and the 200-yard medley relay team was third (Anna Ward, Shum, Sherman and Warden). Ward was the other co-captain of the squad, which included Alexandra Soran, Hailey Warden, Lexi DiGregorio, Emma Graham, Abby McGowan, Olivia Vandersteen, Amani Badran, Siwei Tang and Wuyou “Orange” Zhou.
STATE CHAMPION – Judge Thomas Kearns won the 100-yard breaststroke at the 3-A state swimming meet, leading the boys team to third place with 171.5 points, behind champion Emery (242). Kearns also placed fifth in the 100 free, and joined Charlie Berceau, Seth Overman and Eric Stevens on the medley and 200-yard relay teams, both of which finished second. Berceau reached the podium twice, for a second in the 50 free and a fourth in the 100-yard butterfly. Seth Overman added valuable fifth-place points in the 500 free and the 100-yard breaststroke. Kearns and Berceau were captains of the team, which also included Anthony Trujillo, Reese Francone, Lifu Deng, Christian Eggert, Diego Tomczak, Matthew Snyder, Ben Yarrish, Matias Ciulupa Campos, Bo Xuan “Jerry” Zhang, Jerry Liu and Honam Cao.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – Coming off a winless year, the boys soccer team captured the 3-A state championship when Joe Paul took a pass from Cameron Lundy and drilled it into the back of the net, giving Coach Kelly Terrill’s Bulldogs a 1-0 double overtime victory over Morgan. “I knew it was the perfect ball and I could finish it,” Paul told the Intermountain Catholic. “My thought was ‘Finally.’ After many missed chances and being upset with myself, finally we did.” Sophomore striker Jack Terrill was the leading scorer in the state with 26 goals – he, Paul and Gedeon Baende combined for 60 scores. The Bulldogs went undefeated in region play and advanced to the state title game at RSL Academy with victories over Providence Hall (8-1), Maeser Prep (8-0) and Delta (8-2). They finished 15-3 overall, with key contributions from seniors Sam Schmiett, Logan Seat and Ferdinand Bambabate. Schmiett and Bambabate were co-captains, along with juniors Cameron Lundy and Joe Paul and sophomore Jack Terrill. Rounding out the state championship squad for coaches Kelly Terrill, Joe Alamilla and Eric Bambabate were Patrick Maxfield, Julian Watrin, Emmanuel Okongo, Michael Mastakas, Matthew Orr, Caleb Castro, Max Gross, Dominic Arias Duvall, Elliott Gleich, Kaan Johnson, Sam Gaskill, Jaciel Tinoko-Guzman, Andrew Hall, Sam VanDongen, Taka Kachi, Jaime Galindo, Diego Rodriguez, Justin Omal, Nicholas Falkner, Anthony Galindo, Anthony Aguilar Padilla, Tristan Brockbank, Amador Guzman, James Colling and Gus Daskalakis.
The girls golf team finished third in the 3-A tournament, posting a team score of 739. Richfield won with 668 strokes. The Bulldogs were led by senior Sophia Gross, who was third individually with a two-day score of 162. Senior Sofia Clark tied for seventh with a 172, while Erica Maggelet was 23rd (201), Hannah Gose was 24th (204), Victoria Garcia 42nd (231) and Gabbie Parker 48th (259). The roster also included Emma Diazmontes, Annette Rooney, Victoria Locke, Victoria Perrick and Alysa Gribben.
Sophomore sprinter Kaya Heideman was second in the 200-meter run, third in the 100 and teamed with senior Jenessa Jimoh and sophomores Isabella Jones and Madison Tartaro on a second-place finish in the medley relay to lead the girls track team to sixth place at the 3-A state meet. The Bulldogs finished with 50.6 points. Juab won with 107.6. Tartaro also placed fourth in the 400-meter race and fifth in the 800 and was on the fourth-place 4x400 relay team with Jimoh, Jones and junior Allison Ryan; Ryan also was eighth at 3,200 meters. Sophomore Emily Malouf was third in shot put, senior Sophia Kennedy Overfelt fourth in long jump, Jones ninth in the 400, and the 4x100 relay team (junior Jillian Nelson and freshmen Asnica Lloyd, Audrey Sparano and Araceli Blake) was fifth. “Although our numbers are small,” said Coach Mele Vaisima of her girls, “we have great, high-quality athletes.” Her squad also featured seniors Cicely Foley, Jessica Oulona, Beth Leo, Victoria Garcia, McKenzie Mosley and underclasswomen Hannah Bulaj, Isabel Lane, Averiel Bailey, Maria Martinez, Zoe Behle, Lilly Lyon, Abbey Storms, Shea Ryan, McKayla Murchison, Geri Clinton, Kalson Yussuf, Naomi Tebben, Jisenia Rico, Grace Clinton, Sarah Cremer, Grace Sherman, Ashley Cluff, Madelyn Bossarte, Mashlin Villaneuva, Abigayle Kendall, Vivian Lundeen, Isabella Dodson, Emily Storie, Isabella DiNardo, Emmy Darling, MeiXing Nagata-Brown, Liliana Anderson and Lily Sibthorp. Vaisima’s assistant coaches were Stan Finn, Joshawa Pike and Mike Ashton.
The only boys track team member to qualify for state was Fredrick Okongo, who was second in the long jump and ninth in the 100 for Coach Mele Vaisima. He singlehandedly lifted the Bulldogs into 14th place at the 3-A state meet with eight points. Grand County won with 115.5. The rest of the squad included seniors Mark Brunetti, Christopher James, Fredrick Charles, Parker Hansen, Treyvon Sidberry, Ethan Hirabayashi, Kayden Milburn, Parker Edgington and Casey Bouillon. Vaisima’s underclassmen included Max Brown, Roman Scarcelli, Matthew Snyder, Christopher Clyne, Djivan Black, Sean Parent, Max Stireman, Jack Bithell, Carter Causse, Anthony Richardson, Diego Tomczak, Christopher Zwerin, Porter Hill, Gedeon Baende, Jonathan Barnhart, Riley Bouillon, Owen Perry, Carson Brashear, Zachary Petrogeorge, Jace Holmes and Bon Sherman.
Seniors Seiji Nagasawa and Jack Boomer received 4A All-State honorable mention recognition for leading Coach Jesse Carrillo’s baseball team, which split four games in the 3-A state tournament. After an opening-round loss to Union (14-4), the Bulldogs bounced back with victories against Delta (6-2) and Grand County (9-7). Juab then ended Judge’s title aspirations, 13-3. Posting a 7-5 league record, Judge was led by seniors Keaton Yoshinaga, Ronnie Termunde, Koji Nagata-Brown, Alex Niemann, Nate Callahan, Chris McTeague and Zach Shubella. Rounding out the squad were Christopher Athens, Brandon Whaley, Timothy Jerome, John Pernich, Peter Callahan, Alex Carrillo, Sanjay Kasturi, Luke Borgmeier, Lucius Anderson, Alex Zang, Mario Pasillas, Henry Frech, Isaiah Moore, Dominic Burns, Micah Wedemeyer, Kayden Lewis, Seth Overman, Sam Maxwell and Miles Brooke. Jesse Carrillo’s assistant coaches were Colin Hoshinaga, Alec Losee, Rolen Yoshinaga and Brian Moore.
The girls softball team was led by eight seniors – BayLa Anderson, Sophia Cordova, Marisela Garcia, Adrienna Chacon, Caleigh Knight, Reagan Vigil, Alexis DeTemple and Veronica Start – and fell short of qualifying for the 3-A state tournament. Coaches Isaac Soria and Adam Galvez’s Bulldogs included Clara Williamson, Olivia Haddadin, Candice DeTemple, Miriam Smith, Alexandra Soran, Cassandra Wilsak, Ariana Andrade, Yesenia Andrade, Khristina Wilsak, Xaria Espinoza, Elizabeth Child and Mia Schmidt.
The boys lacrosse team compiled 10 wins to earn a spot in the state tournament, where the Bulldogs beat Timpview 8-7 before being knocked out by Viewmont, 5-2. Judge was led by captains Zach Jerome, Jack Maloney, Charlie Berceau and Johnny Walz plus seniors Tanner Jones, Zach Thomas, Johannes Hester, Brandon Benson and Colin Hilton. First-year Coach Brandon Daly also counted on Baylor Biedermann, Owen Larson, Drew Watson, Oliver Liston, Charlie Vandersteen, Rene Valles, Jacob Haertel, Andrew Turner, William Anderson, Salvador Salazar, Alex Snarr, Nathan Hill, Lorenzo Salazar, Colin Bergin, Oscar Young, Sam Butcher, Noa Salazar, Isaac Evanoff, Sam Poche, Dominic Malouf, Ryder Patano and Max Koszinowski. Daly’s assistant coaches were Dan Dugan, who was head coach the previous year, Dominic Conti, Pace Cranney and Tyler Kunz. Ed Scott, longtime assistant to former boys lacrosse coach Dave Allen and the father of four Judge graduates, died unexpectedly in April.
Senior triplets Chloe, Peyton and Hailey Pierce led an inexperienced girls lacrosse team, which included captain Hannah Hilton, Amy Robinson, Sophia Barlit, Mae Sweetland, Grace Carter, Katie Feldman, Christina Valentine, Sophie Hickey, Ella Kittrell, Taylor Liddle, Tara Aguirre, Emery Lloyd, Pauline Simonson, Wesley Zumwalt, Maggie Harmston, Kayla Suchar, Olivia Vandersteen, Matylda Blaszczak, Anna Thomas and Rowland Hall students Elli Revenough and Sofia Espinoza. The coaches were Kaely Kernan, Olivia Cook and Genevieve Liston.
The Ultimate Frisbee team included Jacob Grohs, Tony Robinson, Parker Hansen, Ethan Hirabayashi, Billy Riley, Truman Hight, Andrew Cotter, Sean Parent, Isaac Guynn, Edward Ryon, Christian Eggert, Matthew Cotter, Ben Yarrish, Sorun Wood, Rebecca Akec, Taka Kachi, Sofia Clark, Cheryl Winters, Sam VanDongen, Missy Fang, Andrea Snow, Cooper Williford and non-Judge student Hatcher Blair.
Playing on the boys volleyball team were Casey Bouillon, Hailey Warden, Tanner Nilson, Sam Conner, Reese Francone, Riley Bouillon, Cooper Morton, Madeleine Klement, Milo Hohmann, John Matthews, Gabriel Sloan, Danny Lin and Sean Parent. Their coach was Ashleigh Hamilton.
Christopher Athens took second place in the singles tournament to lead the Bowling Team, whose leaders were Kathleen Jensen and John Jensen. Team members included Drew Watson, Djivan Black, Christopher Parker, Griffin Mozdy, Anthony Richardson and Christopher Redmond from Olympus High. Joan Jensen was their coach. John Jensen had season highs of 278 in a game and 638 in a series. His sister Kathleen had a 224 and 531, respectively.
The Archery Club included Kasandra Katsanevas, Mark Monette, Anika Weaver, Ethan Firth, Lindsay Cruz-Chunga, Alexandria Turner, Milo Hohmann, Diana Cruz and Maggie Wilson. Larry Smith was the coach.
More than 70 students signed up to play Kickball, forming six teams – Whales, Hummingbirds, Wolves, Dinosaurs, Phoenix Eagles and Squids. The league was established by Annie Trentman. Team captains included Lauren Larson and Kayden Milburn. Eve Grenlie was the adviser.
Graduation
171 graduates on May 27 at Abravanel Hall.
Valedictorian: Anna Shum
Salutatorian: Raymond Yang
Sixty graduates were headed to out-of-state colleges and universities. California led the way with 14, followed by Oregon (7), Washington (6), Colorado and Arizona (5) and Montana, Indiana and Florida (4).
Christ the King Awards: Casey Randazzo and Annie Trentman
First Honors, for achievement in A.P. and Honors courses: Isaac Guynn, Eric Hall, Erica Maggelet, Mary Malouf, Anthony Robinson, Zach Shubella, Anna Shum, Thomas Silas, Meredith Trentman and Raymond Yang.
Outstanding Scholar-Participant in Activities: Eric Hall and Meredith Trentman
Outstanding Scholar-Participant in Athletics: Anna Shum and Zach Shubella
Outstanding Achievement in Arts, Academics and Athletics: Christopher James and Sophia Kennedy Overfelt
Bulldog of the Year for dedication in extracurricular activities: Sophia Cordova and Casey Randazzo
Demi Candelaria Scholarship Awards: Sophia Ewing and Katherine Bellew
Alumni Alliance Scholarship Award: Madelyn Bossarte, Oriandy Molina-Dominguez, Elliott Molina-Zepeda
Linda Simpson Scholarship Award: Pauline Simonson
First Ascent Scholars Program Awards: Fredrick Okongo and Christopher James
Oscar Romero Scholarship Award: Kimberly Padilla, Shayla Cendejas, Marisela Garcia, Davit Harutyunyan, Carin Reeves
Msgr. J. Terrence Fitzgerald “Champion of Youth” Award: Phil and Marjorie Start, both Class of 1984 and parents of five Judge graduates.
Alumni
Danielle Gaztambide, Class of 2012, was a master’s student researching spider silk and its role in genetics; three alumni made Forbes magazine’s list of the top 30 business people under age 30. The cover photo for Forbes’ 2018 edition featured Whitney Wolfe Herd, Class of 2007 and founder of the dating app Bumble; Annie Cheung, Class of 2008, co-founder of the lighting company Noon Home; and Noel Hollingsworth, Class of 2008, founder of Uncountable, which uses artificial intelligence to help material-formulation teams; Elizabeth Lewis, Class of 2014, received a Fulbright scholarship to teach English in Belarus after receiving her bachelor’s degree from Rhodes College; cartoonist Pete Oswald, Class of 2019, collaborated with author Jory John on a series of children’s books – “The Bad Seed” and “The Smart Cookie,” to name two – that made The New York Times bestseller list; the Utah Jazz hired two Judge graduates – Derek Garduno, Class of 2000, who became vice president of basketball communication, while Danny Franks, Class of 2009, was communications manager.
