2024 - 25
Class Leaders
Student Body Officers – President Delaney Dolan; Zachary Farr, vice president; Belinda Hernandez Padilla, secretary; Amelia Conner, activities; Charlie Lewis, diversity and inclusion.
Senior Class Core – Christian Padilla Fragosso (president), Aziza Attallah, Sophia Lyon, Kira Grantz, Dakota Lara.
Junior Class Core – Brooke Copinga, Rowan Hankins, Maddox Comey, Heidi Delpouys, Madeline Shragge.
Sophomore Class Core – Venus Hernandez, Tess Jacobsen, Margaret Morgan, Viveca Peterson, Sofia Draper.
Freshman Class Core – Sofia Delpouys, Henry De La O, Brynn Copinga, John Palacios, Catherine Eagar.
At year’s end, the most outstanding Student Council member was Charlie Lewis. The most inspirational was Belinda Hernandez Padilla.
During the Summer
A tragic killing rocked the Judge Memorial community. Senior-to-be Nuer Deng, a member of the state championship-winning basketball team, was shot and killed July 13 as he innocently sat in the back of a vehicle in West Valley City. According to the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s document charging Mare Biel and Bevan Kuajian with first-degree murder and 11 other felonies, Deng was in a car with two friends as they tried to figure out what to do on a Saturday night. They decided to ride scooters, and pulled into a Winco parking lot to look on their phones for where to get scooters downtown. While they were doing so, a car pulled up next to them and Biel allegedly opened fire, intending to hit one of Deng’s friends, who had been in a dispute with Kuajian over a woman. But Nuer Deng was hit in the chest. He was taken to a nearby hospital and passed away. The defendants fled to Nebraska but were captured and returned to Utah for trial. More than 600 people attended a memorial service for Deng, who attended Our Lady of Lourdes before coming to Judge. "Nuer tragically lost his life as an innocent victim of a shooting incident,” the Judge Facebook page said. “Our hearts ache for his loving family as they grieve the loss of this incredible young man. Nuer's smile lit up the hallways at Judge Memorial,” head basketball coach Sanjin Kolovrat posted: "As his coach, I saw the values that made him a good basketball player and an even better man. Always smiling, always willing to make and take jokes. I will miss you Nuer and I love you forever."
Summer service trips took Judge students to four countries. The largest contingent went to Vietnam in June. It included Kingsley Garrett, Eli Johnson, Benton Ross, Zachary Farr, Atticus Kittrell, Kaydin Kimball and Jack Freeman, who told the yearbook “I really liked helping the community in different ways.” Teaching and working at a sanctuary in Thailand were Rylie Middleton, Sophia Lyon, Madeline Shragge and Eve Conner. Fiji was the destination for Aaron Burris, Amelia Conner and Charlie Lewis, who all served as science teachers, while Tahj Cole went to Ecuador where he helped build bathrooms, planted trees and taught kids.
The Year
National Merit Scholars: Kira Grantz, Corrine Higgins and Alexander Varra
Continuing to grow, Judge had an enrollment of 685 students. Half of those students participated in one type of athletics or another. The student-to-faculty ratio was 15-to-1.
Patrick Lambert began his 10th year as principal. The 1997 Judge graduate was assisted in running the school administration by Louise Pezel Hendrickson, vice principal; Matthew Douglas, dean of students; Teresa Matthews, human resources director; James Cordova, athletic director; Cyrus Nassersaeid, assistant athletic director; Nathan Shaw, director of admissions; Dr. Kristin Kladis, director of counseling and student services; Jeanette Sawaya, director of college counseling; Jennifer Andrus, main office manager; Jamie Scholl, registrar; Andrew Montoya, finance director; Joshawa Pike, director of facilities and transportation; Ken Hoshino, international students director; Jimmy Soto, director of advancement; Derek Jensen, communications director.
Faculty and Staff: Trevor Wilson, Adia Waldburger, Kelly Troisi, William Trentman, John Trentman, Michael Stokes, Max Stireman, Tim Soran, Aundraya Sobotka, Natalie Smith, Jacquelyn Smith, Chris Sloan, Aida Shepherd, Jeanette Sawaya, Abby Robertson, Shannon Roberts, Tomas Riodal, Chris Ring, Dianna Pugh, Joshawa Pike, Miriam Phinney, Jeremy Petty, Matthew Pacenza, Meredith Morris, Alexander Miles, Erik Mickelson, Sonja Mckown, Nathan Macknight, Dominick Leonelli, Zachary Laufer, Amy Kolb, Karla Keller, Jeff Kaufusi, Sarahmay Jones, Ryan Johnstone, Bryan Jeffreys, Connor James, Lisa Jackson, Monica Howa-Johnson, Dasch Houdeshel, Samuel Hoopes, Joel Herrera, Wayne Hentschel, Will Hawes, Darin Hathaway, Derick Harris, David Gregory, Troy Grant, Joseph Gibbons, Shannon Garside, Nathan Florence, Thomas Flick, Stan Finn, Lehua Estrada, Dylan Esson, Riley Dunn, Carlos Dorado, Gregory Curtis, Brian Chappell, Jessica Buyers, Madison Brown, Thomas Brennan, Joan Brand, Liz Betty, Megan Barron, John Barron and Gary Ayton.
New teachers included Thomas Flick, Meredith Morris, Nathan Florence, Miriam Phinney, Gregory Curtis, Kelly Troisi, Thomas Brennan, Tomas Riodal, David Gregory, Michael Stokes, Riley Dunn and Samuel Hoopes.
Nathan Florence, a multi-disciplinary artist whose son Paul graduated from Judge in 2022, was selected as the school’s “Artist in Residence” for the 2024-25 school year. Florence was brought in to teach art foundations and conditioning and creative movement, along with three art classes and a theater class at the middle school associated with Lourdes. “I often play guitar while kids are drawing, and I’m walking around talking to them about their work, or I’ll just be working right there with them,” he told the Intermountain Catholic. “If they’re working on something, they can see what I’m doing.” A native of Colorado who attended Cottonwood High School and then Swarthmore College in Philadelphia, Florence previously taught at Waterford School in Sandy and Weilenmann School of Discovery in Summit Park. He was commissioned to produce a 54-square-foot canvas painting – “To Chase the Glowing Hours with Flying Feet” – that hangs in the Capitol Theatre. In addition, he produced and directed a documentary “Bright Spark: the Reconciliation of Trevor Southey,” about a man who dreamed of being the “Michelangelo of Mormon Art” only to see his hopes vanquished when his homosexuality was exposed. Florence and his wife, Marian, also play in a band called “The Third Class Relics,” a name inspired by the bench in the Judge office on which Mother Theresa supposedly sat when she visited the Trappist monastery in Huntsville. Having an “Artist in Residence,” said Principal Patrick Lambert, enables the school to supplement an already strong arts program at both the high school and middle school levels. “We’ve got an incredible fine arts department,” Intermountain Catholic reporter Linda Petersen quoted him as saying.” But our school continues to grow and we wanted to support our current teachers with another expert. We also wanted to create a really unique experience for our middle-school students so that they’d have exposure to dance, to fine arts, music, theater, all of those.”
Building student spirit at sporting events and other activities throughout the year was a challenge embraced by the Cheer Squad, which featured Genevieve Mackay, Mary Akec, Sidney Ramirez, Amelia Espanet, Keturah Petty, Margaret Morgan, Clara Schlachter, Alexandra Evans, Sophie Ivers, Lola Busch, Marcela Romero, Sofia Hadley, Lola Eilinger and Viveca Peterson.
Candyland was the theme of Homecoming Week, which featured a Barbie-inspired performance by Dance Company, a tug-of-war battle between freshmen and seniors, more displays of movement by men’s dance, games of dodge ball and capture the flag, and displays of color with each class having its own hue for a day. There also was a “Tiara Tuesday,” and the Yearbook captured Lorraine Hyngstrom, Carter Imamura and Adrian Palmer wearing theirs. The football team capped the week in successful fashion, throttling Gunnison Valley 55-6.
Sophomore Nyanbol Yak was crowned Homecoming Queen. George Laughlin was the king. Sofia Delpouys and Samuel Hoagland were prince and princes. Other royalty nominees included Clara Schlachter, Cash O’Brien, Tulah Lehmann, Olivia Lee, Kip Hodson, Madeleine Daw, Marguerite Dubuy, Nawook “Coco” Cox, Alexander Freeman and Bode Doolin.
Juniors receiving awards for academic excellence were Tinghan Ouyang, mathematics; Brooke Copinga, A.P. Calculus; Tessa Fowler, physics; Anna Smith, science; Aiden White, A.P. statistics; Mac Sibthorp, A.P. computer science; Heidi Delpouys, social studies; Arok Kuang, English; Walden Smith, theology; Owen Crossman, theater; Jacob Roh, technical theater; Michaela Kuftinec, dance; Liam Rufus Cox, men’s dance; Guadalupe Medina, art; Sophia Tomczak, Spanish; Lucia Duberow, French; Anthony Goorman, Latin; Tessa Fowler, instrumental music; and Rowan Hankins, physical education.
The top sophomore students academically during the year were Talen Eischeid, mathematics; Madeline Page, science; Ananda Pardini, A.P. computer science; Eileen Hobert, computer science; Caroline Chachas, social studies; Sophie Canale, A.P. Psychology; Garrison Aris, English; Eileen Hobert, Spanish; Morgan Schmutz, French; Benjamin Klemesrud, Latin; Maia Rigby, instrumental music; Matthew Voss, vocal music; Isaiah Ibarra, physical education; Gabriel Thompson, theater; Olivia Lemaitre, technical theater; Alexandra Salazar-Hall, art; Caroline Chachas, dance; Daenyn Forward Phinney, men’s dance; and Morgan Schmutz, theology.
Freshmen earning awards for academic excellence were Samuel Smith, mathematics; Samuel Smith, science; Sofia Iqbal, A.P. computer science; Dylan Reyes, computer science; Samuel Smith, social studies; Patrick Dermody, English; Samuel Smith, Spanish; Nicholas Deputy, French; Thomas Lapp, Latin; Nena Nystrom, theater; Susannah Gray, technical theater; Catherine Eagar, dance; Katie Ross, instrumental music; Clementina “Cleo” Pett, vocal music; Catherine Eagar, health; Patrick Dermody, physical education; Amelia Hanley, theology.
At almost every event that took place at school – from helping with the Catholic Community Services Humanitarian Dinner and the annual Judge Gala to building signs for placement testing and helping organize the day when incoming students shadow existing students – Student Ambassadors worked to boost Judge’s reputation with one and all. Noah Crossman was president of the Student Ambassadors’ executive board, along with vice president Amanda Schnitter, college crew coordinator Grace Willmarth, social media coordinators Jaslene Zenner and Mia Kuftinec and communications coordinator Rylie Vigil. Also serving as ambassadors were Lola Eilinger, Rourke Jensen, Alexandra Evans, Tahj Cole, Sophia Burtseva, Lucy Becker, Achol Daw, Sophie Canale, Taylor Dunaway, Nora Bartel, Sophia Burns, Caroline Woodbury, Isaac Hildebrand, Quynh Nguyen, Jack Freeman, Mthobisi Cendese, Makena Gardner, Ella Still, Ava Hawes, Chloe Whitehead, Lillie Memmott, Matthew Evans, Aluel Deng, Theresa Jenny, Madeleine Burns, Cole Chandler and Ethan Bo. Lexie Fisher told the Yearbook what a rewarding experience it was. “I feel very proud of my red sweater,” she said. “Every time I wear it, I know I’m going to connect with kids, parents, teachers and everyone in between to promote an amazing school.” The most outstanding Student Ambassador was Noah Crossman. Lucy Becker was the most inspirational. Advising the ambassadors were Nathan Shaw and Alex Miles.
Three dozen non-profit agencies, schools and hospitals in the Salt Lake area benefited in mid-October from the Christ the King Service Day, when more than 700 students, 75 teachers and staff members, and 35 parent volunteers fanned out to provide needed help. Freshmen were assigned to the non-profits while sophomores provided assistance to Catholic parishes. Most juniors and seniors worked with organizations they already are affiliated with as part of their responsibility to volunteer 40 hours to help marginalized people in the community. Preparations for the day of service were led by Peer Ministers, who provided guidance to the difference classes. Students expressed appreciation for the opportunity to give of themselves to others. “Being able to do service with a large group of my peers really made it feel like our school community was working hard to benefit the larger community, which I think is very valuable,” Alexander Varra told the Intermountain Catholic. Added Isabella Haile: “It is much more meaningful and more fun if you aren’t just doing busy work and it feel like you are making a difference.” The day’s activities were overseen by Monica Howa-Johnson, director of campus ministry. “Pulling weeds for three hours for a freshman may to be their first choice of work,” she told the Intermountain Catholic, “but my Peer Ministers were there to help, [saying] ‘Come on, let’s do this. We can do this.’”
Assisting with a host of religious-oriented activities during the year were Peer Ministers James Acharte, John Witt, Mary Akec, Chance Voorhees, Adeline Borgmeier, Alexander Varra, Kylee Bunting, Kelly Serrano, Oliver Cockle, Richard Sasa, Oscar Dubuy, Sidney Ramirez, Matthew Eagar, Victoria Pinycleu, Ian Galaviz, Giselle Perez, Levi Galaviz, Theodore O’Brien, Yorlenya German, Christina Mayar, Isabella Haile, Keira Macgilvery, Abigail Jamu and Henry Krauss. Monica Howa-Johnson, Class of 1990, was their mentor.
The Future Healthcare Professionals Club included Sophia Tomczak, Bailey Britter and Max Hanna. Dr. Nathan McKnight was the faculty adviser.
Serving as co-presidents of the Black Student Union were Tahj Cole and Victoria Pinycleu. Their leadership team featured Achol Daw, Abigail Jamu, Mary Akec, Kei’Chidey “Kiki” Booker and Christina Mayar. Members included Marcus Herrera, Jayden Vaughns, Dray Urry, Reginald Fuller, Mthobisi Cendese, Eli Johnson, Richard Sasa, Majak Deng, Kevin Bambabate, Nuer Deng, Jj Apathjang, Longar Alor, Adrian Palmer, Malakhy Smith, Boston Samuel, Jenny Analjok, Arok Kuang, Aymen Ismail, Jaslene Zenner, Demarion Hope, Ava Hawes, Shaddiah Lumpkins, Porter Smith, John Harerimana, Jane Analjok, Georgia Chamberlain, Janessa Corbin, Amelia Fletcher, Daniel Sannoh, Yom Mapuor, Kingston Chamberlain, Nyanbol Yak, Jean-Claude Sasa, David Goodin, Adud Deng, Akier Chol, Dillon Campbell, Kei’Aja Booker, Aluel Deng, Alor Dengabot, Mira Musungu, Keon Anane-Akorli, Kourtney Jones, Thel Rout, Carter Hooten and Cyndi-Love Menning. Joining as freshmen were Kenya Woodward, Lena Smith, Siena Shafer, Abraham Samuel, Kalou Rout, Mayian Rout, David Pinycleu, Keturah Petty, Clementina “Cleo” Pett, Janessa Page, Kon Ngor, Leonardo Moreno, Olivia Rios, Munok Kuang, Joseph Kual, Gabby Guot, Josephine Doe, Nyuol Deng, Faith Deng, Madeleine Daw, Nawook “Coco” Cox, Frances “Frankie” Burrell, Marlo Brown, Archie Biskupski, Jade Aragon, Isaiah Akon and Kei’Yari Booker. Victoria Pinycleu was the club’s most outstanding member. Its most inspirational was Abigail Jamu. Their advisors were Brian Chappell and Adia Waldburger.
Interact, a service club organized by Rotary International to develop teen leadership skills and respect for others, activated the efforts of Niamh Wallis, Ellie Wright, Evelyn Link and Ramzi Fouad. Matt Pacenza was the club’s adviser.
Chris Sloan once again oversaw the multiple means of communicating information about life at Judge. Part of that was through the Bulldog Press newspaper, whose “most outstanding” staff member was Sophia Lyon. She was assisted by “most inspirational” staff member Madeline Shragge. Sophia Lyon also was the top Bulldog Broadcaster, with William Trentman that team’s most inspirational announcer. Students working in Digital Media included seniors Oliver Cockle, Sophia Lyon and Christian Padilla Fragosso.
At the year-end Future of Journalism Awards sponsored by the Utah College Media Alliance, Corinne Higgins and Madeline Shragge had first-place finishes in video in the Class 3-A competition. Finishing with seconds were Nora Bartel and Rourke Jensen (writing), Rivi Bero (video), Madeline Shragge and Rourke Jensen (video) and William Trentman (illustration), while thirds were accorded to Oliver Bertrand (writing) and Natalie Bernal De Alba and Oliver Skanchy (photography). In the newspaper portion of the competition, the Bulldog Press took home five second-place awards. Sophia Lyon and Christian Padilla Fragosso won for one design entry, while Padilla Fragosso and Lyon also teamed with Oliver Cockle on a second. Seconds for audio were earned by Corrine Higgins, and the team of Madeline Shragge and Rourke Jensen, and the staff also received a second for its headlines.
Displaying their talents in A.P. and advanced drawing art classes were Suyen Aguirre, Alexandrosa Stoev, Molly Dicks, Harrison Stander, Abigail Jamu, Zachary Farr, Dakota Lara and Amelia Conner.
In mid-October, Christ the King Service Day involved more than 700 students, 75 teachers and staff members and 35 parent volunteers. Seniors in Peer Ministry worked with individual classes to teach them about the organization they would be serving and the projects they would be undertaking at 35 nonprofit agencies, parishes, schools and hospitals. “Pulling weeds for three hours for a freshman may not be their first choice of work to do,” Director of Campus Ministry Monica Howa-Johnson told the Intermountain Catholic, “but my peer ministers were there to help: ‘Come on, let’s do this. We can do it.’“ The volunteerism appealed to several students quoted by the newspaper. “Being able to do service with a large group of my peers really made it feel like our school community was working hard to benefit the larger community,” said senior Alexander Varra. For senior Isabella Haile, the day was meaningful because “it feels like you are making a difference . . . with the people you are actively helping.” And classmate Oliver Cockle added that “in years past it also has been a great opportunity to find out what I enjoy doing and how I enjoy helping people.” Howa-Johnson noted that three service projects were conducted at institutions with ties to the Judge family, namesakes of the school – Holy Cross Hospital, Cathedral of the Madeleine and the YWCA. “We like to see this as kind of giving back, in a way, to their legacy,” she told the Intermountain Catholic. “The Judge School Philosophy states that we are builders of a more just society. We don’t only think that is a nice idea, we want to put it into practice. Serving others, especially those who are marginalized in our society, makes us all better.”
Ceramics classes attracted the talents of Adeline Borgmeier, Henry Mackey, Keira Macgilvery, David Griffee, Olivia Lemos, Adrian Palmer and Dominic Fassio.
Henry Krauss was head captain of the JudgeMent Call Robotics team, which put its talents to work on soldering, CAD and three-dimensional modeling of a robot – as well as raising money for the project and marketing it. For the official FIRST Robotics Competition, the Judge team built a 125-pound robot designed to help restore ocean reefs. To boost the reef’s health, the robots had to move “coral” game pieces onto vertical “reef” structures and remove “algae” via a “custom manipulator system,” said science teacher Zach Laufer. Krauss was assisted by CAD captain Rylan Arico, software captain Ian Galaviz and communications captain James Young. Handling the marketing were Lillie Memmott, Victoria Wursten, Noah Crossman and Sophie Grafer. Rounding out the Robotics team were William Burchett, Taylor Chavez, Brayden Conyers, Emmitt Fote, Adeline Hinckley, Sean Hobert, William Lazinski, David Lupash, Owen Oderda, Ananda Pardini, Atharv Sharma, Annabelle Staub, Dominika Wade, Maxwell Walley, Aiden White, Oliver Wilde and Owen Wursten. Aiden White earned most outstanding team-member honors, while Oliver Wilde was the most inspirational. Advising the team were Zach Laufer, Kendra Graham and Teresa Matthews.
The Literary Magazine was produced by a team of editors led by seniors David Griffee, Andrea Gutierrez Urcino and Alexandros Stoev, juniors Jana Betty and Cecelia Tucker, and sophomores Samantha McGinley and Margaret Morgan. Staff members included Sarah Banecker, Dakota Lara, Chloe DeFord, Julien Barnes, Malen Semerad, Richard “Rayburn” Moore, and Gianna Gustafson. Their work was overseen by adviser Bryan Jeffreys, who noted that his students learned to look at literary submissions “through a more critical, mature, sophisticated sort professional type of way.” Cecelia Tucker was deemed the most outstanding staff member. Most inspirational honors went to David Griffee.
A young Debate team was led by sophomores Sadie Kelley, Nikolai Razuvayev and Anne Brady-Thompson, joined by freshmen Thatcher Miller, Ella Love, Asher Raymond, Marguerite Dubuy, Cassidy Brock, Ruby Harden, Abbey Flynn, Sarah Allam and Izabela Konarski. Thatcher Miller was the most outstanding debater. The most inspirational was Ruby Harden.
Bea Brown and Madeline Page were co-founders of the American Red Cross Club, overseen by math teacher Jacquelyn Smith. Club members included Jana Betty, Avery Brennan, Emira Hurd, Mary Brennan, Olivia Lewis, Sofia Iqbal, Ruby Harden, Ainsley Headey, Avery Kaleel, Quynh Nguyen, Venus Hernandez, Tess Jacobsen, Eve Conner, Madeline Shragge, Olivia Hirabayashi, Macy Dicks, Caroline Chachas, Abigail Frankel, Taylor Dunaway, Gianna Gustafson, Sofia Hadley, Viveca Peterson, Flavia Paredes, Evelyn Link, Grayson Campbell, Rourke Jensen, Mary Ault, Sophie Canale, Mikayla Margolies, Emma Terhaar, Makena Gardner, Anthony Goorman, Norah Coulter and Belinda Hernandez Padilla.
Music was abundant during the Diversity Fair. At various points during the event, Tongan students presented traditional wares from their island nation and danced at an assembly. The crowd also saw a traditional Tahitian dance and some not-so-traditional dance moves by members of the Black Student Union. Principal Patrick Lambert recognized his ancestry by singing an Irish tune. Scottish students used pastries to describe the homeland of their forefathers while members of the Female Alliance made points with trivia and quizzes.
Judge fielded three teams for the state Mock Trial competition. The “Gold Team” featured Tessa Fowler, Anna Smith, Molly Dicks, Diego Mejia, Mac Sibthorp, Susannah Gray, Owen Crossman, Lucinda Krauss, Lena Smith, Katie Ross and Dahli Thorn. Making up the “Red Team” were Gage Johnstone, McKenna Jones, Sarah Banecker, Michael Gibbons, Theresa Jenny, Samuel Smith, Scarlett Ferrara, Fanny Morrison, Eva Parks, Chloe Perkins and Nora Haecker. The “White Team” consisted of William Keeslar, Nami Dewsnup, Ryan Belgique, Eileen Hobert, Sean Hobart, Sarah Tureck, Connor Knight and Alexandra Salazar-Hall. Singled out as the “most outstanding” mock trial attorney was Diego Mejia. The “most inspirational” member of the Mock Trial team was Molly Dicks.
Noah Crossman was the Yearbook’s head editor, assisted by Samantha Blumental, Salote Lao and Summer Anderson. Staff members included Delaney Dolan, Harrison Stander, Jacob Flores, Kyle Kim, Akier Chol, Monroe Torre, Isaiah Ibarra, Lucinda Krauss, Lena Smith, William Bogus, Keturah Petty, Gyselle Saucedo, Catherine Aris, Amelie Dupont, John Palacios, Avery Brennan and Ella Rhodes. Noah Crossman was the most outstanding staff member. The Yearbook’s most inspirational staffer was Samantha Blumental.
In organizing a Fly Fishing Club, Erik Mickelson and Lucas Ludlow were able to enlist the support of Principal Patrick Lambert.
Book Club members included Ashley Brosten, Sophia Tomczak, Anna Smith, Tessa Fowler, Mea Miller, Emily Stanchev, Evelyn Link, Owen Crossman, Shaddiah Lumpkins, Theresa Jenny and Guadalupe Medina. Their adviser was English teacher Jess Buyers.
What did students most like to eat at the cafeteria? Hands down: The Judge cookie. Second place: Orange chicken. Over at Flo’s Shack, dirty sodas and ramen were the main calling cards. When it came to shoes, Judge students preferred Adidas Sambas, followed by Jordan brand, Nike’s Air Forces and Adidas Gazelles. Students liked white shirts far more than blue and wanted to wear them with sweater vests. The favorite television programs for Judge students were Gilmore Girls, Outer Banks, Friends and Grey’s Anatomy. Musically, students felt Tyler, the Creator was the Artist of the Year, trailed by Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter. The top Songs of the Year were “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar, “Good Luck, Babe!,” by Chappell Roan and “Lunch” by Billie Eilish. Tyler, the Creator also got Album of the Year for “Chromakopia,” along with Sabrina Carpenter, “Short n’ Sweet” and Gracie Abrams, “The Secret of Us.”
Ryan Witt and Matthew Eagar were members of the Guitar Club.
The most outstanding members of a number of small clubs included Max Ripko, Adventure Guild; Eva Parks, Allies; Anna Smith, Book Club; Owen Crossman, Environmental Club; Alexandra Salazar-Hall, Epicurean Club; Kira Grantz, Female Alliance; Alexander Varra, Junior Classical League; Mia Giovanniello, Asian and Pacific Islanders; and Diego Mejia, Latin X. Mejia was president of Latinos Unidos, which celebrated Hispanic culture. Other members included Natalie Bernal De Alba and Guadalupe Medina.
Singled out as the most inspirational members of those clubs were Anastasia Deboeck, Adventure Guild; Mac Sibthorp, Allies; Sophia Tomczak, Book Club; Noah Crossman, Environmental Club; Alessandra Nolasco, Female Alliance; Abigail Frankel, Junior Classical League; and Guadalupe Medina, Latin X.
Emily Christensen was the most outstanding member of the Bowling Club, whose most inspirational member was Samuel Titus. Other club members included Gianna Gustafson, Sarah Hartung and Venus Hernandez. Social-studies teacher Joan Brand was their adviser.
The Allies Club was led by co-presidents Eva Parks and Mac Sibthorp. Members included Carter Imamura and Belinda Hernandez Padilla.
In addition to managing the recycling program at Judge, the Environmental Club also joined Tree Utah in a tree-planting effort at Jefferson Park. Club President Noah Crossman and fellow students Ashley Brosten and Sofia Draper joined adviser Megan Barron at an Involvement Fair that emphasized community service projects.
The Yearbook had a few year-end predictions and honors to give out. What seniors were most likely to become president? Delaney Dolan and Zachary Farr. Who was most likely to discover something new? Belinda Hernandez Padilla and Mia Giovanniello. Most like to start a famous brand? Matthew Eagar and Harrison Stander. Most likely to go to the moon? Leo Xu and Levi Galaviz. Most likely to sail across the ocean? Niamh Wallis and Marcella Leyva. Most likely to meet Bigfoot? Jade Wilson and Dylan Anderson. Sleepiest: Athena Bland; Funniest: Oliver Cockle; Best Laugh: Kevin Bambabate; Best Shoes: Thomas Mudge; Best Eyes: Ella Futch; Best Hairstyle: Zach Johnson; Most Athletic: Corrine Higgins; Most Studious: Kira Grantz; Most Musical: Ian Galaviz; Most Creative: James Young.
An invitation to perform at the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center alongside Utah’s own esteemed Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company was a highlight of the year for the Dance Company and Men’s Dance, both directed by Lehua Estrada. They also displayed their talents at the traditional Winter and Spring Dance Concerts as well as the Bulldog Boogie, pep rallies, art assemblies and the 2nd annual Fall for Dance Workshop. Dance Company members included Emma Terhaar, Kelly Serrano, Victoria Pinycleu, Giselle Perez, Abby Mindes, Rylie Middleton, Genevieve Mackay, Mia Kuftinec, Layla Kaufman, Abigail Jamu, Emira Hurd, Kei’Chidey “Kiki” Booker, Jana Betty, Lucy Becker and Mary Akec. Michaela Kuftinec was the most outstanding participant in Dance Concert. Jana Betty was the most inspirational dancer.
Men’s Dance featured Mthobisi Cendese, Maxwell Ledyard, Aidan Greenwood, Liam Rufus Cox, Misael Batalla, Dylan Anderson and James Acharte. Lehua Estrada was their director.
Plays
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” directed by Darin Hathaway, choreography by Nathan Shaw, music direction by Ramona Mayer, with Lehua Estrada serving as house manager. Starring Morgan Schmutz, Madeline Shragge, Theresa Jenny, Caroline Woodbury, Owen Oderda, Sumire Moritsugu, Dakota Lara, Owen Crossman, Abigail Jamu, McKenna Jones, Gabriel Thompson, Lillie Memmott, William Lazinski, Rourke Jensen, Bianca Flores, Lexie Fisher, Sofia Draper, Macy Dicks, Chip Tolentino, Grayson Campbell and Sarah Banecker. Stage manager Dominic Fedor, fly/stage manager Keoni Magner, lights Diego Mejia and Robert Horel, followspot Ryan Belgique, sound by Xander Klein and Noah Banecker, costumes by Stella Mandala and Lexi Young, poster design by Owen Crossman and the crew of Matayis Fuenmayor, Carter Hooten, Olivia Lemaitre, Jade Wilson, Susannah Gray and Isaac Griffee. Members of the band, led by conductor and pianist Ramona Mayer, were Cheryl Ann Blackley on reeds, Nathan Child on drums and percussion and Stella Wadsworth on the cello. Set construction and painting was done by four technical production classes.
“Stage Door,” directed by Darin Hathaway with assistant director Abigail Jamu and house manager Nathan Shaw. Starring Theresa Jenny, McKenna Jones, Madeline Shragge, Stella Mandala, Sarah Banecker, Rhys Golley, Lexie Fisher, Mary McCune, Grayson Campbell, Georgia Chamberlain, Oliver Cockle, Owen Crossman, Henry De La O, Macy Dicks, Sofia Draper, Bianca Flores, Dakota Lara, Andrew Lupash, Nena Nystrom, Eva Park, Katie Ross, Amanda Schnitter and Gabriel Thompson. The stage managers were Dominic Fedor and Keoni Magner. Diego Mejia designed the lighting system. Robert Horel was the lighting crew. Xander Klein designed the sound system with sound crew Noah Banecker and Carter Hooten. The fly/curtains were Matayis Fuenmayor and Jacob Roh. Owen Crossman designed posters and the floor crew consisted of Ziyue “Bruce” Jiang, Olivia Lemaitre, Marcella Leyva, Jade Wilson, Susannah Gray and Daniel Haile. Three classes provided set design, construction and painting. Xander Klein was the most outstanding technical theater student while Theresa Jenny was the most outstanding performer in a musical. The most inspirational stage people were Matayis Fuenmayor for technical work and Sarah Banecker for acting.
The One-Act Play, “Kodachrome,” placed third in region, receiving an award for creative staging, and advanced to the 3-A state drama competition. It starred Sarah Banecker, McKenna Jones, Owen Crossman, Theresa Jenny, Lexie Fisher and Sofia Draper. The techies were Olivia Lemaitre and Jacob Roh.
At state, medals were awarded to Nena Nystrom and Sarah Banecker for humorous monologues (Banecker advanced to the medals round); Theresa Jenny for dramatic monologue; Caroline Woodbury for pantomime; Morgan Schmutz for musical theatre and Caroline Woodbury, Gabriel Thompson and Kinsley Fronk for classical scenes (all advanced to the medals round). Solid performances at region that earned them trips to the 3-A state drama meet were turned in by Bianca Flores, Dakota Lara, Sofia Draper, McKenna Jones, Lexie Fisher, Owen Crossman, Macy Dicks, Gabriel Thompson, Morgan Schmutz and Kinsley Fronk.
Providing Tech Support for all of the dramatic productions were Xander Klein, Avery Jones, Theresa Jenny, Olivia Lemaitre, Carter Hooten, Diego Mejia, Jacob Roh, Keoni Magner, Matayis Fuenmayor, Jade Wilson, Ziyue “Bruce” Jiang, Dominic Fedor and Robert Horel.
Sports
The Student Athletic Council was led by president Nicholas Barber and vice president Ava Hawes and included Madeline Page, Frederick Gowski, Annabelle Fote, Anthony Goorman, Avery Kaleel, Aidan Greenwood, Nel Kowalczyk, Texas Wilde and Austin Harlan. The council was overseen by Cyrus Nassersaeid. Nicholas Barber was the most outstanding council member. Aidan Greenwood was its most inspirational member.
Freshman Maria Garrido Uson finished second in No. 1 singles to lead the girls tennis team to fourth place in the 3-A state tournament at Liberty Park. Coach Tracey Valentine’s Bulldogs compiled 34 points to finish behind champion Grantsville (56), Rowland Hall and Morgan. All three singles players and both doubles teams advanced to the semifinals. Garrido Uson went the farthest. After a first-found bye, she swept opponents from Maeser Preparatory Academy and North Sanpete, both 6-0, 6-0. She then beat her Morgan opponent 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 to set up a title match against Grantsville’s Afton Orgill, the defending state champion. What’s more, Grantsville’s championship hopes depended on Orgill winning. If she didn’t, Rowland Hall would take the team title. Garrido Uson battled her older, more accomplished rival for 4.5 hours before succumbing 7-5, 4-6, 4-6. “It was the longest match of my life,” Garrido Uson told the Intermountain Catholic. “Both of us were just fighting, like a lot, because we both really wanted to win, and we never gave up.” Garrido Uson’s performance drew accolades from her coach. “She’s super strong mentally, and I think that’s what gives her an edge, even over players that might have similar strokes and play a similar level as her, is she stays calm, she doesn’t get too high, she doesn’t get too low and she just keeps fighting.” Valentine did not depend on Garrido Uson alone. No. 2 singles player Olivia Lee defeated foes from Richfield (6-3, 6-2) and Waterford (6-1, 6-1) before falling to eventual state champion Macey Dee of Morgan in the semifinals, 0-6, 6-7. Sophia Valles advanced to the No. 3 singles semifinals with wins against Delta (6-1, 6-1) and South Sevier (6-3, 7-6) but fell to a Rowland Hall player 2-6, 5-7. The No. 1 doubles team of Emma Evensen and Avery Kaleel had little trouble against opponents from Grand County (6-1, 6-0) and Canyon View (6-1, 6-1) but were knocked out by a pair of Morgan seniors 6-3, 4-6, 2-6. The No. 2 doubles team of Taylor Dunaway and Grace Willmarth beat teams from Emery (6-3, 6-1) and South Sevier (6-2, 6-2) before losing a heartbreaker to Grantsville 6-4, 6-7, 3-6. Valentine’s assistants were Christine Brightwell and Lane Sutton. The team’s most outstanding player was, naturally, Maria Garrido Uson. Its most inspirational player was Grace Willmarth.
What a heartbreaker it was for the girls soccer team. After a stupendous run of 16 straight wins, a hand-ball infraction in the second half of the Class 3-A semifinals gave Morgan a penalty kick that was converted into goal and a 2-1 upset of Judge at Zions Bank Stadium in Sandy. Morgan then went on to beat Ogden 2-1 in the finals. Co-head coaches Emily Garcia and Britain Thomas had their team rolling heading into the tournament. The Bulldogs had outscored their opponents 94-13 during the season, including eight shutouts. The seventh of those came in the first round of the tournament, 6-0 against South Summit, followed by a 3-0 whitewash of Juan Diego. But in the semifinals, Morgan pulled off the surprise and Judge’s season suddenly ended. Freshman Caroline “Callie” Lipson had Judge’s lone goal, her 19th of the season. Senior goalkeeper Lorraine Hyngstrom had a stellar year in the nets, while sophomore Lily Wikstrom was a force to be reckoned with. She compiled 55 points on 20 goals and 15 assists. Lipson was not far behind, putting up 52 points while tallying 19 goals and 14 assists. Another freshman, Sofia Delpouys, added 11 goals while sophomore Emily Christensen had nine. Adding seven goals apiece were senior Adeline Borgmeier and junior Rowan Hankins. The rest of the roster included seniors Mia Giovanniello, Athena Bland, Layla Kaufman, Kira Grantz and Sophia Lyon, juniors Evelyn Link, Jaslene Zenner, Makena Gardner and Lucia Duberow, sophomores Madison McGinley, Mary Ault, Samantha McGinley, Tess Jacobsen, Gianna Gustafson, Madeleine Burns and Viveca Peterson, and freshmen Chloe Gardner, Juliet Sullivan, Maya Powell, Lyvia Candilora, Lauren Krannich, Madeline Evans, Frances “Frankie” Burrell and Sienna Love. Academic All-State honors were accorded Mia Giovanniello and Kira Grantz. Lily Wikstrom was the team’s most outstanding player while Mia Giovanniello was the most inspirational.
The football team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Class 2-A state tournament with a 41-0 crushing of Grand County High, but the Bulldogs’ title hopes evaporated in a 60-12 loss to San Juan. Coach Jeff Kaufusi‘s squad had no reason to be embarrassed. San Juan also rolled over its next two opponent 54-14 (Delta) and 60-14 (Emery) to stamp itself as the powerhouse of the class. The Bulldogs entered the tournament with a 3-6 record overall, 2-3 in region. Playing Grand on a lovely fall night in Salt Lake City, Judge took the opening drive 80 yards, quarterback Adrian Palmer going two yards for the first score. Minutes later, A.J. Peak picked off a pass near midfield and returned it for a touchdown to make it 14-0. Judge’s defense gave Grand nothing, setting the offense up for good field position. It capitalized, with Texas Wilde breaking free around left end for a 56-yard touchdown run before King Long caught a 6-yard touchdown pass with six seconds left in the first half. That reception gave Long 1,000 yards in his career, a number surpassed early in the second half when he caught a 40-yard TD pass. Junior Ben Beaudry wrapped up the scoring assault with a 15-yard touchdown run with three minutes left in the third quarter. Porter Smith converted fix of six PATs to account for the 41-0 finale. Making up Coach Kaufusi’s roster were seniors Carter Imamura, Taki Tonga, Dray Urry, Reginald Fuller, James Acharte, Benjamin Butler, Texas Wilde, Jack Freeman, Zachary Gordon, Maxwell Ledyard, Adrian Palmer, Aidan Greenwood, Jake Marland, Malakhy Smith and Jayden Vaughns, juniors A.J. Peak, Mosese “Kuli” Kaitu’U, Monroe Torre, Ethan Bo, Ian Park, Finau Tukuafu, Porter Smith, Sungmin Ko, Luca Crosswhite, John Harerimana, Ben Beaudry, Demarion Hope and Tahj Cole, sophomores James “JJ” Walje, Caleb Eason, Samuel Cuevas, Maximus Black, Cash O’Brien and Helaman Lautaha and freshmen Thomas Lapp, William Keeslar, Isaiah Akon, Thomas Dickman, Reid Anderson, Mikiloni Moli, Michael Gibbons, Elijah Flores, Wes Mahan, John Palacios, Elliott Cockle, Andrew Suliafu, Leonaitasi Toko, Joed Pineda, Youngyum “Kyle” Kim and Anthony Chacon. Academic All-State honors were earned by Benjamin Butler. Adrian Palmer was the team’s most outstanding player. Its most inspirational player was Reginald Fuller. Kaufusi’s assistant coaches were Chuck Miller, Stan Finn, Joshawa Pike, Rashad Kennedy, Malik Sawyer, Zach Enosa and Jeff Brzoska.
A straight-set victory over Ben Lomond in the opening round of the 3-A state tournament highlighted the girls volleyball team’s season. Coach Taylor Gustafson’s Bulldogs swept the Scots 25-9, 25-7, 25-7 after going 8-19 in the regular season, 2-6 in region. Judge’s season ended in the next round, however, a 25-13, 25-8, 25-12 setback to North Sanpete. Senior Aziza Attallah led the Bulldogs in kills, followed by junior Annabelle Fote and junior Rylie Vigil. Senior Achol Daw, junior Ava Hawes and sophomore Elizabeth “Ethan” Earhart led the team in blocks, while freshman Charlotte Ross and junior Kaiya Schumaker were credited with the most digs per set. Annabelle Fote also had 64 aces. Rounding out the squad for Coach Gustafson were senior Amanda Schnitter, juniors Emma Terhaar and Suyen Aguirre, sophomores Sarah Hartung, Abigail Frankel, Olivia Hirabayashi and Keilei Kaitu’U and freshmen Madeleine Daw and Eman Ahmed. The team’s most outstanding player was Aziza Attallah, while Annabelle Fote was the most inspirational. Assisting Gustafson were Regan Fote and Joshawa Pike.
The boys golf team finished 7th in the 3-A state tournament, 73 shots over par during a two-day tournament at the Ridge Golf Course. That was 63 strokes behind champion Richfield. Morgan’s Lance Loughton won the individual title, with a two-day total that was four shots under par. For Judge, Henry Campagna tied for 13th with a two-day total of 147, seven over par. He was followed by Jeter Soto (24th, 153), John Anderson (37th, 163), Matthew Evans (5th, 171), Benton Ross (59th, 172) and Pierce Isaac (69th, 181). Academic All-State honors were earned by Owen Prince. Henry Campagna was the team’s most outstanding golfer. Its most inspirational was Jeter Soto. Greg Lake coached the team.
Olive McCormick finished in 12th place to lead the girls cross country team to a sixth-place finish in the 3-A state race at Sugarhouse Park. The Bulldogs compiled 139 points. Carbon won with 91. Besides McCormick, who completed the three-mile run in 20:08.65, Coach Chris Ring’s state squad featured Anna Smith (17th), Corrine Higgins (20th), Catherine Van de Kamp (50th), Ella Still (54th) and Mac Sibthorp (58th). Also running for the Bulldogs were Sophie Grafer, Walden Smith, Susannah Gray, Sophia Tomczak, Polymnia Hanfland-Parenti, Norah Coulter, Maren Thomas, Madeleine Kraemer, Lillian Collins, Jersey Charles, Chloe Perkins, Brooke Copinga, Bailey Britter and Amelia Hanley. Corrine Higgins earned Academic All-State honors. The team’s most outstanding runner was Anna Smith, while Ella Still was the most inspirational. Ring’s assistant coaches were Eric Heideman and Nathan Macknight.
The boys cross country team placed 12th at the Class 3-A state race in Sugarhouse Park. Coach Chris Ring’s runners produced 298 points, well behind champion Canyon View’s 72. The top Bulldog runner was Talen Eischeid, who finished 32nd in a time of 17:22.24. Also representing Judge at state were Eli Johnson (61st), Curtis Coudreaut (62nd), Elliott Bucher (69th), Cohen Hart (86th), Ryan Dermody (94th) and Samuel Smith (95th). The Bulldog roster also featured Patrick Dermody, Nicholas Manross, Alexander Varra, Carter Barber, Connor Cruickshank, Emerson Still, Emmitt Fote, Isaac Griffee, Isaac Hemmert, Jack Lambert, Jackson Beasley, Oliver Cockle, Porter Smith and Samuel Beasley. This brainiac bunch of athletes placed four runners on the Academic All-State team – Curtis Coudreaut, Carter Barber, Isaac Hemmert and Alexander Varra. The team’s most outstanding runner was Talen Eischeid. Its most inspirational runner was Eli Johnson. Nathan Macknight and Eric Heideman were Ring’s assistant coaches.
In the first year in which Judge had its own mountain biking team (after separating from a Salt Lake Composite team), senior Curtis Coudreaut was the top Judge rider in the Utah High School Cycling League’s state championship races in Cedar City. Coudreaut completed his three laps in 1:02:51.97 to finish 31st. Classmate Oliver Skanchy finished 50th in 1:04:07.22. Under Coach Michael Coudreaut, Judge also had Ellie Atencio finish 22nd in the Senior Open Girls division while Aaron Burris was 89th among Senior Open Boys. Also competing for Judge in junior varsity races were Scarlett Nunez, Jack Atencio, Luke Duffy, Max Peterson, Jayden Eldredge, Jack Talboys and Isaac Hemmert.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, CHAMPIONS – Make that six state titles in a row for the boys swimming team. The Bulldogs ran away with the Class 3-A meet at BYU, compiling 366 points to 267.5 for runner-up Canyon View. Coach Griffin Hale’s swimmers set the meet’s tone right away, establishing a new 3-A record in the 200 medley relay. Junior Jack Talboys and three seniors (Teddy Fiscus, Matthew Eagar and Levi Galaviz) combined to race to the finish line in 1:37.44. They had to be that fast, too, because Canyon View’s time of 1:37.84 also beat the old state-record mark (1:38.51), set in 2023 . . . by a Judge team anchored by Eagar and Galaviz. Depth took over from there. Judge had only one individual state champion, completing a magical moment for one Bulldog family. Matthew Eagar swam to victory in the 100-yard backstroke (52.70 seconds), shortly after his freshman sister, Catherine, won the state title in that same event. Eagar also added a second in the 100 butterfly and teamed again with Galaviz on the 400 freestyle relay team (junior Liam Rufus Cox and freshman Shane Kahn swam the first two legs), which finished second. Galaviz racked up numerous points for Judge with those relay finishes and seconds in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle sprints. Charlton “Teddy” Fiscus completed his career with a second in the 200 individual medley, a third in the 100 breaststroke and a third in the 200 freestyle relay (with Cox, Kahn and senior Frank Sankovitz). Kahn showed he could be a future force, producing seconds in the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle. Junior Avery Jones also reached the podium twice, finishing fifth in both the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly. Also adding valuable points were Jack Talboys, fourth in the 100 backstroke and eighth in the 200 freestyle; Sankovitz, sixth in the 200 freestyle; Cox, seventh in the 100 free; and Sebastian Gawron, eighth in the 100 backstroke. Rounding out the championship team were Curtis Coudreaut, Jason Clark, Jordan Vuijsters, Thomas Mudge, Zachary Farr, Diego Mejia, Avery Jones, Liam Rufus Cox, Gabriel Thompson and Garrison Aris. Earning Academic All-State honors were Curtis Coudreaut and Diego Mejia. Levi Galaviz was the team’s most outstanding swimmer, while Matthew Eagar was its most inspirational. Hale’s assistant coaches were Cynthia Phillips and Kerri Utley.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, CHAMPIONS – Veterans and newcomers combined to lift the girls swimming team to its fourth consecutive Class 3-A state championship. Freshman Catherine Eagar kicked off the meet for the Bulldogs, swimming the opening leg of the state championship-winning 200 medley relay team. The final leg of that race was completed by senior Delaney Dolan, who crossed the finish line in 1:54.27 to give Judge a four-second victory. Dolan also swam the final leg of the meet’s final event, the 400 freestyle relay, which the Bulldogs won in 3:49.31. With that triumph, Dolan wrapped up her high school career with two individual state titles, five titles as part of a relay team, and eight other second-place finishes in team or individual races (two this year in the 50 and 200-yard freestyles). Another veteran, senior Amelia Conner, also shined in her finale. Like Dolan, she was part of a championship relay team her freshman year, and she managed to duplicate that feat her senior year. Conner swam the second leg of the victorious medley relay team (with Eagar, junior Lucia Duberow and Dolan), won another team title with sophomore Madeline Page, Eagar, Duberow and junior Sophie DuPont in the 200 freestyle relay (1:44.48) and then won an individual gold in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.99). She also added seventh-place points in the 200 IM. Eagar showed she will be a future force. Even more impressive than her roles on two winning relay teams, she also captured individual state titles in the 200 IM (2:22.69) and the 100 backstroke (1:02.35). Sophomore Sophie Canale also brought home a state championship, leading the 500 from start to finish to win in 5:50.53. She added third-place points in the 200 IM. Sophie DuPont finished third in the 200 free and fourth in the 100 free, while the Bulldogs also received valuable points from Lucia Duberow, fifth in both the 50 free and the 100 butterfly, and Madeline Page, who also had fifths in the 100 and 200 freestyle races. Sophomore Chloe Whitehead contributed a third in the 100 breaststroke and an eighth in the 200 IM. The results added up to give Coach Griffin Hale’s Bulldogs 382 points, far ahead of second-place Canyon View’s 275. Assisted by Kerri Utley and Cynthia Phillips, Hale’s title-winning squad also included Rylie Middleton, Bailey Britter, Nel Kowalczyk, Grace Fletcher, Eva Parks and Olivia Lee. Honors for most outstanding swimmer went to Delaney Dolan. Madeline Page was the most inspirational swimmer.
The boys basketball team acquitted itself well at the Class 3-A state tournament, rising from a No. 7 seed to finish third. Coach Sanjin Kolovrat’s Bulldogs finished second in region and opened the tournament against No. 10 see Delta, dispatching the Rabbits 54-38. That put Judge up against No. 2 seed Canyon View, with the Bulldogs prevailing 62-59. The magic ran out in the semifinals, however, when No. 3 seed Richfield handed Kolovrat’s squad a 56-43 setback. The Bulldogs bounced back with a 66-59 victory over Juab to place third. The three wins at state left Judge with a 17-12 season record. Senior Jj Apathjang was a dominant force on the court, averaging 21.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. Junior Aymen Ismail also displayed a solid, all-around game, putting up 5.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.3 steals per outing, while also blocking 14 shots. Seniors Deng Deng and Longar Alor scored 15 and 9.5 points per game, respectively, while Alor also hauled in 5.1 rebounds. Rounding out the varsity squad were seniors Majak Deng and Chance Voorhees, juniors Arok Kuang, Edward “AJ” Peek and John Anderson and sophomore Miles Haywood. The team’s most outstanding player was Jj Apathjang. John Anderson was its most inspirational. Junior Kai Flickinger missed the varsity season with a torn labrum. The Junior Varsity team included Jack Clark, Landon Ouellette, Maddox Steffensen, Kon Ngor, Anthony Chavez, Ryan Witt, Talen Eischeid, Daniel Sannoh, Munok Kuang, Miller Semerad and David Goodin. Making up the freshman team were Kon Ngor, Kalou Rout, Isaiah Akon, Mayian Rout, Munok Kuang, Aksel Rossi, Nyuol Deng, Brevin Robertson, Rome Ocampo, Jacob Pino and Landon Ouellette. Coach Kolovrat was assisted by Zeus Martinez and Jake Bero-Van Wagoner.
An undefeated run through region (8-0) carried the girls basketball team into the Class 3-A state tournament, where the Bulldogs won one game and lost one. Coach Joshawa Pike’s squad thumped Layton Christian 53-36 before falling to top-seeded Grantsville 70-58 (No. 2 seed Canyon View eventually won). The tournament showing left Judge with a 14-13 record overall. The Bulldogs were led by freshman Josephine “Munah” Doe, who scored 10 points per game and pulled down 6.3 rebounds. Senior Achol Daw was the second-leading scorer at 7.2 points, while also grabbing 5 rebounds a game. She blocked six shots during the season. Junior Makena Gardner led the team in assists (2.9) and steals, joined in her playmaking ways by senior Kei’Chidey “Kiki” Booker, who averaged 1.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Junior Elyssia Gallardo also added 7 points per game. Rounding out the varsity and junior varsity squads were seniors Sequoia Lopez and Isabella Haile, juniors Jaslene Zenner, Jenny Analjok, Millie Fletcher, Jane Analjok, Elyah Ocampo, Jacqueline Gonzalez and Alexa Lopez Melchor, sophomore Yom Mapuor and freshmen Madeleine Daw and Lyvia Candilora. The freshman/sophomore team was composed of sophomores Tess Jacobsen and Lydia Martinez and freshmen Chloe Gardner, Madeline Evans, Faith Deng, Sienna Love, Layla Collard, Nawook “Coco” Cox, Siena Shafer, Jade Aragon and Kei’Yari Booker. Josephine “Munah” Doe was the team’s most outstanding player. Elyah Ocampo was its most inspirational. Coach Pike was assisted by Casie Edgington, Parker Edgington, Will Hawes, Erica Martinez and Keith Booker.
STATE CHAMPIONS – Taking right up where it left off the year before, the boys lacrosse team dominated its way to a second straight Class 4-A state championship. Coach Jeff Brzoska’s Bulldogs outscored their four playoff opponents 61-16, culminating with a 15-4 thumping of Juan Diego at Zions Bank Stadium. With back-to-back titles, Judge lacrosse has won seven state championships. Expected to win going into the year, the Bulldogs lived up to their reputation, putting together an overall record of 15-6, 4-0 in region. Those six losses came against a California power and Utah teams that all advanced far into the 5-A and 6-A state tournaments. Judge’s offense was led throughout the year by juniors Rome Swanwick, Sean Jerome and Frederick Gowski. Swanwick scored 61 goals in his 104 on-target shots (nearly three a game), added 25 assists and battled to collect 54 ground balls. Jerome contributed 37 goals and 28 assists, while Gowski hit the back of the net 36 times and fed teammates on 24 other occasions. Defensively, junior goalie Connor Knight racked up 167 saves in limiting opponents to seven goals per game. He was assisted by smothering defensemen and midfielders – Ben Beaudry had 39 takeaways, Dylan Krannich had 22 and Anthony Goorman had 27 to go along with 53 ground-ball recoveries. The king of scooping up ground balls was Dallas Mattena, who got 175 of them along with winning 71 percent of his draws. In the state championship game, the spotlight shone on yet another junior, William Trentman. He scored four goals as the Bulldogs pounced on Juan Diego 4-1 in the first quarter, widening the advantage to 10-2 by halftime. Defense took over after that; the Bulldogs finished with a 35-21 ground-ball edge and won 16 of 22 faceoffs. Four fourth-period goals completed Judge’s runaway 15-4 win. Gowski had three goals and Swanwick added two goals and three assists while sophomore Dylan Hersh, who scored on nearly 40 percent of his shots during the season, hit home twice in the finals. Adding singleton goals were senior Benjamin Butler, Pierce Isaac, Goorman and Jerome. Knight had 10 saves. The Bulldogs reached the finals with a 13-3 win over Bear River. Jerome led the way with four goals, while two apiece came from Gowski, Hersh and Swanwick. Junior Benton Ross, Butler and Trentman each scored a goal. Led by Knight, Mattena and Krannich, the defense was stiff enough that freshman goalie Reid Anderson was able to make a second post-season appearance. His first was in the quarterfinals, where Judge battered Payson 19-6. Swanwick had five goals, Gus Wood scored three times and four players – Charles Bland, Mattena, Trentman and Hersh – had two goals. Gowski and Swanwick each had three assists while Knight had eight saves. The tournament opened with a 14-3 victory over Ridgeline. Swanwick set the tone with five goals and two assists. Scoring twice each were Butler, Mattena and Hersh, while Beaudry, Gowski and Bland also hit the net. Jerome had three more assists and Knight made seven saves. The rest of the championship roster, which Brzoska has built to attract more than five dozen players, included seniors Nicholas Barber, Owen Prince, James Acharte, Camden Candilora, Atticus Kittrell, Texas Wilde, Jake Marland, Jack Freeman, Fletcher Davenport, Richard Sasa, Adrian Palmer, Zachary Gordon and Aidan Greenwood, juniors Oskar McClellan, Lukas Skorut, Evan Boyle, Alex Jimenez, Edward “AJ” Peek, Rylan Arico, Matthew Evans, Monroe Green, Christopher Pedroza, Maddox Comey, Slade Redd, Sean Urwin, Finn Johnson and Eric Mickelson, sophomores Luke Duffy, Maddox Steffensen, Rex Rice, Gavin Greenwood and Maxim Brant, and freshmen Quinn Novak, William Keeslar, Jameson Newlin, Jack Lambert, Alexander Freeman, Bode Doolin, Alex Pedroza, Ryan Bland, Vasilios Kindred, Jude Lingmann, Grady Mungovan, Henry Campagna, Archie Biskupski and Colin Wann. The team’s most outstanding player was Dallas Mattena. Its most inspirational player was Nicholas Barber. Academic All-State honors were accorded Benjamin Butler and Owen Prince. Assisting Brzoska in rebuilding Judge lacrosse into a powerhouse were Walker Bateman, Matthew Duke-Rosati (Class of 2008), Derick Harris, Elias Fairman, Noah Hill (Class of 2016), Sean Edwards, Tommy Poulton, Greg Sergakis, Sean Zuckerman, Jack Harris (Class of 2022), Jack Merritt and Colin Warmer. Jenny Zehner was team trainer. In recognition of his accomplishments, Brzoska was named “Man of the Year” by the National Interscholastic Lacrosse Association. The award recognizes individuals for contributions to high school lacrosse programs, local or state coaches associations, and youth development programs. Brzoska has been involved in all three aspects of the game.
Despite having only two seniors, Emma Steffensen and Giselle Perez, the young girls lacrosse team picked up a win in the Class 4-A state tournament before being eliminated. The Bulldogs entered the tournament as a No. 11 seed and throttled No. 22 seed Crimson Cliffs 20-6. Coach Lexie Meanor’s girls then fell to Payson 15-6. The loss left Judge with an 8-8 record overall, 2-2 in finishing third in region. A co-captain, Steffensen made 138 saves in goal for the Bulldogs, an average of 10.8 per game. While she provided defense, the offensive sparkplug was junior co-captain Heidi Delpouys. She scored 55 goals and handed out five assists while corralling 28 ground balls. Sophomore Caroline Chachas was the second leading scorer with 27 goals, five assists and 19 ground ball recoveries. Freshman Sofia Delpouys pitched in 10 assists and collected 24 ground balls. Coach Meanor’s roster included juniors Tessa Fowler (a captain), Madeline Shragge, Sophia Valles, Sophia Tomczak, Eva Parks, Rivi Bero, Beatrice Brown and Stella Mandala, sophomores Polymnia Hanfland-Parenti, Margaret Morgan, Lexi Young, Gianna Gustafson, Tess Jacobsen, Quynh Nguyen, Clara Schlachter, Maggie Maxwell, Norah Coulter and Thalia Hanfland-Parenti, and freshmen Sofia Delpouys, Marcela Romero, Lauren Bannister, Cody James Westover and Lola Hachem. The team’s most outstanding player was Heidi Delpouys. Its most inspirational was Mary Brennan. Assisting Coach Meanor was former Westminster player Phebe Walker.
The boys soccer team recorded a region championship and one victory in the Class 3-A state tournament before running into a buzzsaw. The ninth-seeded Bulldogs knocked off eight-seeded Richfield impressively 4-0, but then fell 5-1 to top-ranked and eventual state champion Ogden. Leading Judge in scoring was junior Tahj Cole, who scored eight goals and had three assists in the team’s 8-5 season campaign. Richard “Rayburn” Moore added seven goals, while senior co-captain Theodore O’Brien had five goals and four assists. Sophomore Christopher Salinas had a team-leading 11 assists. “I just love playing for Judge,” co-captain Christian Padilla Fragosso told the Yearbook, noting that he had played the game since he was six, all four years at Judge. He was joined on Coach Kelly Terrill’s team by seniors Joshua Hale, Hudson Ross, Conrad Beck, Ethan Haney and Jack Weir, juniors Kai Flickinger, Porter Smith, Lee Thielking, Richard “Rayburn” Moore, Misael Batalla, Matias Uprimny, Lucas Ludlow, Cole Chandler, Ramzi Fouad, Connor Cruikshank and Matthew Hladon, sophomores Cash O’Brien, William Haney, Christopher Salinas, Emerson Still, Roan Schwobe, Jack Grafer and Nicholas Moreno, and freshmen Christopher Swindle, Paolo Castaneda, Samuel Hoagland, Jules Framme, Nicholas Daskalakis, Luke Sankovitz and Vincent Hildebrand. The team’s most outstanding player was Christopher Salinas. Theodore O’Brien was the most inspirational. Terrill was assisted by Rick Razzeca.
Kristin Sankovitz coached the girls golf team to a fifth-place finish in the 3-A state tournament. The Bulldogs had a two-day team score of 790 at Lakeside Golf Course in West Bountiful. Juan Diego won with a 690. Katelyn Beaudry was the top performer for the Bulldogs, finishing 12th with a total of 180, 27 shots back. Junior Sophia Burns was the next best Judge golfer, placing 21st with a 195, followed by freshman Rylie Bates (28th, 203), senior McKenna Jones (43rd, 215), freshman Madeline Evans (tied for 44th, 216) and senior Oliva Lemos (55th, 225). Rounding out the squad were Madeline Burns, Georgia Chamberlain, Gabby Guot, Charlotte Ross, Meiliya Kahaer, Olivia Hirabayashi, Flavia Paredes, Marcella Leyva and Taylor Dunaway. The most outstanding golfer was Sophia Burns, while McKenna Jones was most inspirational.
Sending two singles players to individual finals, the boys tennis team finished in third place at the Class 3-A state tournament at Liberty Park. Neither prevailed as Coach Tracey Valentine’s scored 25 points, well behind the dogfight that ended with Waterford topping Rowland Hall 53-52. The script went as planned in both the No. 1 and No. 3 singles. At No. 1, Judge’s Diego Garrido Uson was seeded second. He lost in the finals to top-seeded Keanau Lei Fox of Juan Diego 6-0, 6-1, after earlier beating opponents from Carbon (6-0, 6-3), Waterford (6-2, 6-3) and Ogden (6-7, 7-6, 7-5). Similarly, No. 3 singles player Ryan Witt put his second seeding up in the finals against top-seeded Shiv Sondhi of Waterford, only to fall 7-6, 6-4. He reached the finals with wins over Providence Hall (6-1, 6-0), American Heritage (7-5, 6-0) and Rowland Hall (his opponent retired while trailing in the second set). Both doubles teams lost to eventual state champions. The No. 1 doubles team of Kai Patterson and Chance Voorhees outlasted Juab 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 before losing to Waterford 6-1, 6-0. Playing No. 2 doubles, Thatcher Miller and Ethan Molina had identical scores in all three of their matches, beating foes from Carbon and Juab 6-0, 6-4, before losing by the same score to a pair from Rowland Hall. Judge also got points from Aman Tuteja at No. 2 singles. He won his first two matches – 6-1, 6-1 against Canyon View and 6-4, 6-0 against Morgan – before falling against a Waterford player who reached the finals before losing. John Witt, Max Hanna and Harrison Stander were the team captains. Diego Garrido Uson was the team’s most outstanding player. Its most inspirational was Chance Voorhees. Earning Academic All-State honors were Curtis Coudreaut, Henry Krauss and Alexander Varra. In addition, the team had a good bonding experience and played well at a tournament in St. George. Assisting Coach Valentine again were Christie Brightwell and Tony Lew.
The girls softball team qualified for the Class 3-A state tournament in glorious fashion – Coach Camillia Moore’s squad bounced back from a double-digit deficit in a play-in game to defeat Ben Lomond 34-24. The Bulldogs sealed the deal in the top of the seventh when they broke open a 25-22 slugfest with nine runs. The reward for this offensive explosion? A matchup with top seed and eventual state champion Grantsville, which won easily. The 16-0 setback left Judge with a 5-15 record overall, 2-6 in region (fourth place). The Bulldogs featured a potent hitting attack, with three juniors topping .500 – Emma Terhaar .638, Rylie Vigil .578 and Avery Kaleel .529. Vigil also slugged two home runs, drove in 32 runs and stole 29 bases. Besides pitching, senior Kylee Bunting had 16 RBI and 21 stolen bases. Isabella Haile also had 21 RBI. Seniors Belinda Hernandez Padilla and Isabella Haile were captains of the team, which included senior Jade Wilson, juniors Kaiya Schumaker, Grace Millward and Nora Haecker, and sophomores Venus Hernandez, Caroline Woodbury and freshmen Brook Wilson and Izabela Konarski. The team’s most outstanding player was Rylie Vigil. Sharing the most inspirational award were Venus Hernandez and Isabella Haile. Assisting Coach Moore were Amy Koehler, Amy Vigil and Benny Vigil.
Led by seniors Dominic Fassio and Kohl Donelson, the baseball team advanced to the Class 3-A state tournament before falling to Union in a doubleheader, 10-0 and 15-3. The Bulldogs finished 10-16, 4-5 in region for Coach Alex Miles. Donelson was the team’s top hitter, sporting a .449 batting average, while Fassio hit .437, two homers and drove in 31 runs. Donelson and junior Austin Harlan each had a home run. Jeter Soto added 25 RBI and Donelson 22. Sophomore Kip Hodson showed promise with a .411 batting average and an on-base percentage of .598. Junior Miles Augustine stole a team-leading 15 bases, followed by sophomore Isaiah Ibarra with 10 and Dominic Fassio with 8. The top pitchers were Jeter Soto, Dominic Fassio and Austin Harlan. Rounding out the young roster were juniors Sebastian “Buddy” Kuftinec, William Glenn and Isaac Hildebrand, sophomores James “JJ” Walje, George Laughlin, Max Peterson, Weston Scholl, Quinn Speer and Jonathan Welch, and freshmen William Cutshall, John Palacios, Aidan Dorn and Michael Gibbons. Dominic Fassio and Miles Augustine were team captains and the most outstanding and most inspirational athletes, respectively.
Kei’Chidey “Kiki” Booker and Anna Smith each scored points to lead the girls track team to 18th place in the Class 3-A state meet. Booker finished fifth in the 200-meter dash and Smith was eighth in the 800 to give the Bulldogs five points. Union won the meet with 127. Booker also competed in the 100-meter dash and teamed with Jenny Analjok, Maren Thomas and Sumire Moritsugu on the sprint medley team. In addition, Booker and Analjok ran the first two legs of the 4x100 relay, handing off to Nami Dewsnup and Frances “Frankie” Burrell. The state team included Chloe Perkins (3,200), Mac Sibthorp and Olive McCormick (1,600), Ella Still in the 800 and the 4x400 relay team of McCormick, Sibthorp, Smith and Still. Coach Chris Ring’s track team also included Sophie Grafer, Lydia Martinez, Fabi Rodriguez Lopez and Lena Smith. The team’s most outstanding athlete was Kei’Chidey “Kiki” Booker. Its most inspirational was Lydia Martinez. Assisting Coach Ring were Jason Heideman, Parker Edgington and Stan Finn.
Judge sent three relay teams to the Class 4-A boys state track meet but none was able to score points. Coach Chris Ring’s state team included Jackson Beasley, John Harerimana, Will Holbrook and Elliott Bucher, who ran both the sprint and 4x400 relays. The 4x100 relay team had Beasley, Harelimana and Holbook, with Eli Johnson running the anchor leg. Other track team members included Carter Imamura, Jakob “Kuba” Konarski, Patrick Dermody and Talen Eischeid. Deemed the most outstanding member of the team was Carter Imamura. The most inspirational track athlete was Eli Johnson.
Nora Haecker and Benjamin Klemesrud were the most outstanding players on the girls’ and boys’ Ultimate Frisbee teams, respectively. Most inspirational honors for the two squads were earned by Eileen Hobert and Grayson Campbell. “Once you learn the basics you can play lifelong wherever you have open space and a disc,” senior Xander Klein told the Yearbook.
Graduation
142 Graduates (87 boys and 55 girls) on May 18 at Abravanel Hall; 90 graduated with honors. The rite of the changing of the tassel was led by Christian Padilla Fragosso, Sophia Lyon, Kira Grantz and Aziza Attallah. The Literary Magazine was presented by Andrea Gutierrez Urcino and David Griffee. Noah Crossman presented the Yearbook. Congratulatory remarks were provided by Very Rev. Christopher Gray, Class of 2001, and presently pastor at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church. Student Body President Delaney Dolan offered the greeting. The invocation was given by Nikki Ward, Class of 1987, Associate Superintendent of Catholic Schools. Will Hawes and Nathan Shaw presented the members of Judge Memorial’s 100th graduating class.
The Keynote Address was delivered by Whitney Wolfe Herd, Class of 2007, founder and CEO of the female-oriented dating app, Bumble, Inc.
Valedictorian: Kira Grantz
Salutatorian: Mia Giovanniello
Christ the King Awards: Delaney Dolan and Noah Crossman
Linda Simpson “Bulldog of the Year” Award for outstanding dedication in extracurricular activities: Delaney Dolan and Noah Crossman
Triple ‘A’ Award for outstanding achievement in arts, academics and athletics: Amelia Conner and Zachary Farr
A.P. Capstone Honors: Oliver Cockle, Elsa Futch and Henry Krauss
First Honors (recognizing achievement in A.P. and Honors courses): Henry Krauss, Corrine Higgins, Isaac Hemmert, Elsa Futch, Zachary Farr, Matthew Eagar, Delaney Dolan, Amelia Conner, Benjamin Butler, Aziza Attallah
Receiving Presidential Service Awards were: (Gold) Isaac Anderson, Daenyn Forward Phinney, Abigail Frankel, Anthony Goorman, Lillie Memmott, Madeline Page and Anna Smith; (Silver) Suyen Aguirre, Jack Freeman, Kingsley Garrett and Charlotte Ross; and (Bronze) Raffay Ahmed, Sarah Allam, Noah Crossman, Taylor Dunaway, Alexander Freeman, Sebastian Gawron, Blake Goodfellow, Olivia Hirabayashi, Abigail Jamu, Sophia Lyon, Guadalupe Medina, Benton Ross, Shuqi Pan, Sophia Valles and Grace Willmarth
Gold Honor Cords were worn by the following graduates who had weighted grade point averages of 3.5 or greater: James Young, Victoria Wursten, Ellie Wright, John Witt, Grace Willmarth, Jack Weir, Chance Voorhees, Jayden Vaughns, Alexander Varra, Konstantine Tsandes, Ilaisa’ane Taufa, Alexandros Stoev, Ella Still, Emma Steffensen, Harrison Stander, Oliver Skanchy, Kelly Serrano, Malen Semerad, Amanda Schnitter, Frank Sankovitz, Boston Samuel, Hudson Ross, Benton Ross, Sidney Ramirez, Owen Prince, Victoria Pinycleu, Adrian Palmer, Christian Padilla Fragosso, Theodore O’Brien, Rylie Middleton, Diego Mejia, Alexander McGee, Sophia Lyon, Charlie Lewis, Olivia Lemos, Henry Krauss, Atticus Kittrell, Kerem Keskus, Christian Justesen, McKenna Jones, Eli Johnson, Ziyue “Bruce” Jiang, Abigail Jamu, Lorraine Hyngstrom, Corrine Higgins, Lucy Herrod, Belinda Hernandez Padilla, Isaac Hemmert, Max Hanna, Ethan Haney, Isabella Haile, David Griffee, Kira Grantz, Mia Giovanniello, Kingsley Garrett, Levi Galaviz, Ian Galaviz, Elsa Futch, Jack Freeman, Charlton “Teddy” Fiscus, Dominic Fassio, Zachary Farr, Matthew Eagar, Oscar Dubuy, Kohl Donelson, Delaney Dolan, Molly Dicks, Nathan Dickman, Ryan Dermody, Anastasia Deboeck, Achol Daw, Fletcher Davenport, Noah Crossman, Curtis Coudreaut, Gianna Collins, Oliver Cockle, Jersey Charles, Aaron Burris, Kylee Bunting, Adeline Borgmeier, Julien Barnes, Nicholas Barber, Carter Barber, James Anderson, Dylan Anderson and James Acharte.
Bishop’s Award for Outstanding Scholar-Participant in Athletics: Matthew Eagar and Corrine Higgins
Bishop’s Award for Outstanding Scholar-Participating in Activities: Kira Grantz and Diego Mejia
Marjorie Pierce Award for Outstanding Female Athlete: Achol Daw
Frank Klekas Award for Outstanding Male Athlete: Texas Wilde
Jim Yerkovich Award for Basketball: Deng Deng
Bill Moran Award for Football: Texas Wilde
Academic Awards – Science: Nicholas Barber; Science (Edison Award): Henry Krauss; Science (Sagan Award): Corrine Higgins; Mathematics: Kira Grantz; Mathematics (A.P. Calculus): Ian Galaviz; Computer Science: Ian Galaviz; A.P. Computer Science: Kerem Keskus
English: Victoria Wursten; Social Studies: Kira Grantz; Music (Instrumental): Emma Steffensen; A.P. Studio Art: Amelia Conner; Dance: Victoria Pinycleu; Men’s Dance: Aidan Greenwood; Journalism (Newspaper): Christian Padilla Fragosso
Theatre: McKenna Jones; Theatre (Technical Production): Diego Mejia; Theology: Anastasia Deboeck; Peer Ministry: Isabella Haile; Spanish: Kira Grantz; A.P. Spanish: Mia Giovanniello; Latin: Henry Krauss; French: Delaney Dolan; Physical Education: Rylie Middleton
Alumni Alliance Scholarship: Destiny Leon and Alizee Manriquez
Ben Wilde King of Kindness Scholarship: Clara Schlachter
Bob Jackson Leadership Scholarship: Tessa Fowler, Guadalupe Medina and Cecelia Tucker
Demi Candelaria Scholarship: Jane and Jenny Analjok
Clark & Cordova Scholarship: Blake Goodfellow, John Harerimana and Gracie Rodriguez
Edmond W. Lapine II Scholarship: Samuel Smith
Exchange Award: Noah Crossman and Grace Willmarth
Linda Simpson Scholarship: Grace Fletcher and Chloe Perkins
Tim Kelly Scholarship: Demarion Hope
Dianna Pugh Scholarship: Jayden Lopez, Dylan Reyes and Jean-Claude Sasa
The Blessed Oscar Romero Scholarship: Achol Daw, Christian Padilla Fragosso, Charlie Lewis, Marcella Leyva and Victoria Pinycleu
First Ascent Scholarship: Christian Padilla Fragosso
Monsignor J. Terrence Fitzgerald “Champion of Youth” Award: Robb and Sarah Farr
