2023 - 24
Class Leaders
Student Body Officers – President Skye Johnstone; Ted Hyngstrom, vice president; Anna James, secretary; Paige Larson, activities; Elise Djagba, diversity, equity and inclusion.
Senior Class Core – President Gabriel Ambrose, Talon Grantz, Riley Leichty, Ayan Juang.
Junior Class Core – President Zachary Farr, Delaney Dolan, Texas Wilde, Belinda Hernandez Padilla, Amelia Conner.
Sophomore Class Core – President Rowan Hankins, Madeline Shragge, Heidi Delpouys, Tessa Fowler, Brooke Copinga.
Freshman Class Core – President Margaret Morgan, Sofia Draper, Viveca Peterson, Tess Jacobsen, Venus Hernandez.
During the Summer
Service projects took Judge students to Washington, D.C. and several foreign countries. Nepal was the destination for Ted Hyngstrom and Samuel Klemesrud, traveling with the Utah-based humanitarian nonprofit Youthlinc. A trip to Bali enabled Sofia Landerghini, Isabel Fowler, Damarco Soutor and George Frech to teach English to young students and to help build structures important to the growth of coral in a marine conservation project. Maleah Macey taught science to grade-school students in Fiji, danced with them, planted trees and participated in a health fair for adults and a fun fair for kids. Tahj Cole spent two weeks in Kenya, working on sidewalks, roads and a school along with teaching English, math and geography. “It is very important that you get these experiences and understand other people’s situations in the world,” he told Bulldog Press writers Will Trentman, William Holbrook and George Frech, noting that the trip changed his perspective on the world and himself, especially seeing so many less fortunate people.
Among the participants in the American Red Cross’s Leadership Development Camp in Washington, D.C. was Omnia Ismail.
The Year
The administration was headed by Principal Patrick Lambert. Louise Pezel Hendrickson was vice principal. Matthew Douglas, dean of students; James Cordova, athletic director; Cyrus Nassersaeid, assistant dean and assistant athletic director; Dr. Kristin Kladis, director of counseling and student service; Nathan Shaw, director of admissions; Jennifer Andrus, main office manager; Jamie Scholl, registrar; Andrew Montoya, finance; Susan Lollini, advancement director; Joshawa Pike, director of facilities and transportation; Derek Jensen, director of communications.
After 18 years at Judge, Ken Lewis retired as director of facilities. During his tenure, he oversaw the remodeling of the main office and the fourth floor’s conversion into a middle school. He was instrumental in construction of the first-floor chapel and the trophy cases in the main corridor and was a critical figure in putting together the school’s centennial celebration.
Faculty and Staff: Gary Ayton, John Barron, Megan Barron, Jacque Beckley, Kate Bills, Joan Brand, Madison Brown, Jessica Buyers, Brian Chappell, Nicola Clifford, Eric Cox, Casie Edgington, Parker Edgington, Dylan Esson, Lehua Estrada, Stan Finn, Shannon Garside, Joseph Gibbons, Troy Grant, Derick Harris, Darin Hathaway, William Hawes, Wayne Hentschel, Ken Hoshino, Dasch Houdeshel, Monica Howa-Johnson, Lisa Jackson, Connor James, Bryan Jeffreys, Ryan Johnstone, Sarahmay Jones, Karla Keller, Amy Kolb, Zachary Laufer, Dominick Leonelli, Nathan Macknight, Teresa Matthews, Sonja Mckown, Alex Miles, Joyce Munson, Matt Pacenza, Jeremy Petty, Chris Ring, Shannon Roberts, Abby Robertson, Jeanette Sawaya, Aida Shepherd, Chris Sloan, Jacquelyn Smith, Natalie Smith, Aundraya Sobotka, Timothy Soran, William Trentman, Kristina Vazic, Adia Waldburger, Brady Walton, Tyler Waterhouse, Trevor Wilson, Michael Winzenried, Abeny Riak, Michelle Jeffries, Reyna Gutierrez, Angie Grow-Hall, Nelly Herrera and Joel Herrera.
Seniors receiving awards for academic excellence the previous year were Zachary Farr, Art; Ian Galaviz, A.P. Computer Science; Victoria Pinycleu, Dance; Mthobisi Cendese, Men’s Dance; Mia Giovanniello, English; Abigail Jamu, French; Henry Krauss, Latin; Ian Galaviz, Mathematics; Henry Krauss, A.P. Calculus; Ian Galaviz, Music (Instrumental); Texas Wilde, Physical Education; Kira Grantz, A.P. Psychology; Corrine Higgins, Science; Delaney Dolan, Social Studies; Corrine Higgins, Spanish; McKenna Jones, Theatre; Diego Mejia, Theatre (Technical Production); Matthew Eagar, Theology.
Juniors honored with awards for academic excellence the previous year were Sophia Tomczak, Art; David Lupash, Exploring A.P. Computer Science; Lucy Becker and Michaela Kuftinec, Dance; Liam Rufus Cox, Men’s Dance; Liam Rufus Cox, English; Shuqi Pan, French; Aiden White, Latin; Evelyn Link, Mathematics; Aiden White, A.P. Calculus; Ian Park, Music (Instrumental); Youngyum “Kyle” Kim, Music (Vocal); Siena Renteria, Physical Education; Anna Smith, Science; Theresa Jenny, Social Studies; Anna Smith, Spanish; Theresa Jenny, Theatre; Jacob Roh, Theatre (Technical Production); Grace Fletcher, Theology.
Sophomores receiving awards for academic excellence the previous year were Alexandra Salazar-Hall, Art; Ananda Pardini, Exploring Computer Science; Caroline Chachas, English; Polymnia Hanfland-Parenti, French; Caroline Chachas, Health; Benjamin Klemesrud, Latin; Polymnia Hanfland-Parenti, Mathematics; Maia Rigby, Music (Instrumental); Matthew Voss, Music (Vocal); Thalia Hanfland-Parenti; Eileen Hobert, Science; Eileen Hobert, Social Studies; Madeline Page, Spanish; Caroline Woodbury, Theatre; Olivia Lemaitre, Theatre (Technical Production); Sarah Tureck, Theology.
Seniors Alejandra “Allie” Rasmussen and Riley Liechty were co-captains of the Cheer Squad, which qualified to compete in the USA All Star Super Nationals in Anaheim, Calif. The squad performed sideline/cheer and band chant routines during the competition involving 7,000 participants and 15,000 spectators. Liechty and Rasmusen were joined in supporting football and basketball teams by fellow seniors Omnia Ismail, Kalli Bo and Isabella Keane, and underclasswomen Sidney Ramirez, Amelia Espanet, Clara Schlachter, Viveca Peterson, Sofia Hadley, Ellie Wright, Skye Johnstone, Alexandra Evans, Sophia Burns, Genevieve Mackey and Sadie Kelley. Drew Filchner was the head coach.
“Disco” was the theme of Homecoming. The Pep Rally for the football game included performances by Dance Company, the Cheer Team, Men’s Dance and the student council with Tank. None compared, however, to the footwork exhibition offered up at the actual Homecoming dance by longtime faculty member Stan Finn, much to the delight of the crowd, who laughed along with Finn before joining him on the dance floor. The senior girls beat the juniors in a powderpuff football game. Audrey Selfridge was crowned Homecoming queen. Her king was Samuel Cowan. The Junior Royalty featured Princess Aziza Attallah and Prince Jake Marland.
Ted Hyngstrom was editor in chief of the Bulldog Press, which produced both a website and a magazine. Assisting Hyngstrom were editors George Frech, Toni Bullough, Christopher Stokes, Maleah Macey, Evan Chisholm and Elise Djagba. During the year, staff members had the opportunity to interview Gov. Spencer Cox and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall. Photographers included Hagen Schwobe, McKayla Kanuho, Eliza Lockovitch and Henry Mackey.
As the year began, Isaac Hildebrand offered a few ideas on the best things to do in 2024. Christian Padilla Fragosso and Deng Deng interviewed first-year students. Austin Harlan introduced students to new teacher Connor James, while incoming counselor Sarahmay Jones was interviewed by Noah Crossman. Dylan Krannich, Evan Chisholm and Austin Harlan wrote a story about former Judge Memorial teacher Salah Jardali. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he taught computer science to Judge students over Zoom while residing in southern Lebanon. No longer a teacher, Jardali is working with his father on new kitchen technologies and hoping to avoid involvement in a large Middle East war. Oliver Cockle documented what some Judge students did on “Service Day.” Brooke Copinga took a look at the proposed gondola for Little Cottonwood Canyon. The planned move of Judge Memorial to the current campus of St. Ann Elementary and Church was explored by George Frech and Evan Chisholm. Benjamin Gillespie described Homecoming 2023 and the activities fair that kicked of the school year. Sophia Lyon noted that the Utah Legislatures efforts to ban books from public school shelves was provoking backfire, including “Banned Books Week” at Judge Oct. 1-7. Noah Crossman examined the high cost of eggs, Utah’s prospects for getting a lottery and the arrival of prospective students to “shadow” Judge students and see if they want to become Bulldogs. Student reaction to a partial eclipse was documented by George Frech, Rourke Jensen and Noah Crossman. Corrine Higgins described “Grandparent’s Day” and also explained what legislators were trying to do with a bill impacting flows of water into the Great Salt Lake. Christopher Stokes interviewed “Spider-Verse” animator Nick Kondo about his creative process. Owen Higgins introduced students to Wasatch Community Gardens, which was started in 1989 by Crossroad Urban Center. George Frech and Ted Hyngstrom broke down the election campaigns of Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and her opponent, former Mayor Rocky Anderson. Frech and Hyngstrom were joined by Deng Deng, Toni Bullough and Christian Padilla Fragosso in putting together a “Special Elections” issue. Toni Bullough also described “virtual learning day.” William Holbrook and Isaac Hildebrand did a year-end assessment of University of Utah athletics. Dylan Krannich previewed the scheduling changes being implemented for the 2024-25 school. The main change resulted in early dismissal, which was used to provide time for teacher-development work, being moved from Thursday to Friday so that Judge’s schedule would coincide with those of other schools in the Salt Lake Diocese.
BDP Podcasts dealt with white rage, book banning, the gondola proposed for Little Cottonwood Canyon, the shrinking Great Salt Lake, comics, March Madness and the NBA All-Star game and Playoffs, the prospects of the boys and girls swim teams repeating at state champions, Black Student Union plans for the Martin Luther King holiday and a march that day, the school’s shoe and uniform policies, the security of elections in Salt Lake County, Halloween playlists and questioned students and faculty about their feelings about January and winter weather.
Serving as Peer Ministers were Ethan Zang, Miah Alfred, Tyler Zwerin, Anthony Aguirre, Maleah Macey, Riley Liechty, Gabriel Ambrose, William Yarrish, Sam Macklyn, Arabella Martin, Mary Okongo, Isabella Keane, Stephanie Andrade, August Wilde, AnaValeska Padilla, Ayan Juang, Toni Bullough, Yu-Wei “Henry” Wang, Jonathan Petrogeorge, Omnia Ismail, Leisandra De Vaca, Ismael Cortes, Nevaeh Urry, Audrey Selfridge, Solana Hogle, Hannah Flynn, Abbey Trewitt, Christopher Stokes, Noah Tebben and Thomas Gutierrez. Their advisor was Monica Howa-Johnson.
The multi-cultural makeup of the Judge student body was celebrated during Diversity Week. The recognition was important to students such as Jenny Analjok, who noted that the week “showcases everyone’s culture and makes them feel like they’re not alone, and that they have a community within their school.” Similarly, Kei’Chidey Booker said “it’s a way for you to express yourself through your culture. Being around people who are like you makes you feel safe and helps you be yourself.”
Members of the Bowling Club included president Levi Galaviz, Emily Christensen, Samuel Titus, Ian Galaviz and Lucas Christensen. Bowling on Thursdays, sometimes against faculty members, the club was overseen by moderator Joan Brand.
Learning some of the tricks of the trade through their participation in the Future Healthcare Professionals Club were Sophia Tomczak, Dominika Wade, Max Hanna and Julien Barnes. Science teacher Nathan Macknight guided instruction in assessing patients, taking blood pressure and respiratory-rate readings. The club also gave students an understanding of what it takes to get into medical or dentistry school.
Christ the King Day service projects took students into the community to provide assistance where help was needed. Students did grounds keeping and maintenance work at Tracy Aviary in Liberty Park, visited pets-awaiting-adoption at the Humane Society, provided muscle power in moving heavy objects during the reorganization of shelves in Habitat for Humanity’s warehouse shelves, played educational games with J.E. Cosgriff Elementary students and helped the humanitarian group Youthlinc with its service projects.
Achol Daw, Christina Mayar and Jojoe performed poetry recitations at the Black Student Union’s “Black Student Night,” which also featured a Judge junior nicknamed Moneywayrich who did five original songs, including “Milano,” “Baby” and “Hood Poetry.” A 2019 Judge grad with the rapper nom de plume Prettyboi also performed, while students also were exposed to black-owned businesses in the Salt Lake area.
The Black Student Union was led by President Elise Djagba. Her leadership team consisted of Achol Daw, Ayan Juang, Omnia Ismail, Mary Okongo and Anna James. Union members included Esther Analjok, Ashai Dengabot, Kaden Merrills, Renati Hackley, Tyrese Boyce, Nevaeh Urry, Boston Samuel, Malakhy Smith, Adrian Palmer, Victoria Pinycleu, Longar Alor, Kei’Chidey Booker, Jj Apathjang, Nuer Deng, Kevin Bambabate, Majak Deng, Richard Sasa, Eli Johnson, Mthobisi Cendese, Abigail Jamu, Reginald Fuller, Mary Akec, Christina Mayar, Dray Urry, Jayden Vaughns, Marcus Herrera, Jenny Analjok, Arok Kuang, Aymen Ismail, Jaslene Zenner, Demarion Hope, Dylan Teteberg, Ava Hawes, Shaddiah Lumpkins, Porter Smith, John Harerimana, Tahj Cole, Jane Analjok, Georgia Chamberlain, Solomon Sonson, Cyndi-Love Menning, Lavinia Deollos, 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 and Carter Hooten. Their advisors were Brian Chappell and Adia Waldburger.
“Circe,” a novel by Madeline Miller, was the first undertaking of the new Judge Book Club. Scarlett Nunez, Anna Smith and Sophia Tomczak were leaders of the club. Jessica Buyers was its moderator.
Performing in the Jazz Combo were Frank Sankovitz, Joshua Reid, Ian Park and Victoria Wursten. Shannon Roberts, the music director, also played bass.
The varsity Mock Trial team took fourth place out of 36 schools competing in the Utah State Mock Trial Championships. Judge was led by seniors Gabriel Ambrose, Sofia Landerghini, Evan Chisholm, Talon Grantz and Samuel Hill. They were joined by juniors McKenna Jones and Diego Mejia, sophomores Sophia Tomczak, Anna Smith, Mac Sibthorp, Gage Johnstone, Tessa Fowler and Sophia Burtseva, and ninth graders Eileen Hobert, Scarlett Ferrara, Macy Dicks, Chloe Perkins, Alexandra Salazar-Hall and Sarah Tureck. Their legal education was overseen by Ryan Johnstone.
Making up the Jazz Ensemble were Victoria Wursten, Milo Phillips, Frank Sankovitz, James Kyriakakis, Ian Galaviz, Zachary Johnson, Alexander Varra and Alexandra Salazar-Hall. Dr. Shannon Roberts oversaw the group and played trumpet.
Han Nguyen and Samuel Cowan were co-presidents of the Student Ambassadors, a group dedicated to representing Judge in a positive light and welcoming newcomers to the school. They were joined on the executive board by Sarah Bowler, Damarco Soutor, Noah Crossman, Isabel Fowler and Amanda Schnitter. The group’s seniors were Emma Manross, Solana Hogle, George Frech, Emery Nielsen, Addison Williams, Sofia Landerghini, Maleah Macey and Jonathan Petrogeorge. The juniors were Isabella Haile, Aziza Attallah, Grace Willmarth, Achol Daw, Theodore O’Brien, Ella Still, Sidney Ramirez and Sophia Lyon. The sophomore class was represented by Ethan Bo, Jaslene Zenner, Tahj Cole, Rylie Vigil, Taylor Dunaway, Porter Smith, Matthew Evans, Michaela Kuftinec and Ava Hawes.
Dr. Chris Sloan’s New Media program helped seniors Evan Chisholm, August Wilde and Maleah Macey learn what it takes to be announcers at sporting events, while providing video journalism skills to Noah Tebben, Samuel Cowan, Jonathan Petrogeorge, Christopher Stokes, Corrine Higgins, Sophia Lyon, Xander Klein, Henry Krauss, Lucia Duberow and Rourke Jensen.
With assistance from teacher Dylan Esson, the Animal Service Club provided warm blankets for prospective pets brought into the Best Friends Animal Society. The club included president Ashley Brosten and members Noah Crossman, Theresa Jenny, Robert Horel, Mea Miller and Owen Crossman.
A trip to Soldier Hollow for tubing and a retreat was a highlight for Judge’s international students, who were supervised for an 11th year by Ken Hoshino. This was the second year at Judge for Gabriel Ambrose, a native of Malaysia. First-year international students included Denis Akbas (Turkey), Jerry Lu (Hong Kong), Solomon Sonson (London), Sinan “Steven” Yang and Tinghan Ouyang (both China) and Yu-Wei “Henry” Wang, Taiwan.
Learning about new foods and being creative in the cooking process as part of the Epicurean Club were Molly Dicks, Dominika Flesher, Ian Galaviz, Olivia Micklos, Samuel Hill, Audrey Selfridge, Alexander Varra, Gianna Collins, Abbey Trewitt, Elsa Futch, Henry Mackey, Stella Greenberg, Isabella Haile, Thomas Mudge and Eliza Lockovitch. The chef overseeing their culinary advancement was once again Tim Soran.
In the Chamber Strings group, Olivia Micklos played bass for violinists Emma Steffensen, Maia Rigby, Ji-Yu Song, Sebastian Gawron, Samuel Hill and Tessa Fowler and cellists Anthony Aguirre, Braeden Bucher, Julien Barnes and Elliott Bucher.
Participants in the Sports Medicine program included William Yarrish, Keira MacGilvery, Athena Bland, Ellie Atencio, Heidi Delpouys, Thomas O’Brien and Porter Smith.
Yoga provided an outlet for a number of students, including Katalin Lazar, Olivia Micklos, Leyna Moreno, Rylie Middleton, Emma Steffensen, Julien Barnes, Christian Justesen, Dominic Fedor, Stella Mandala and Eva Parks.
The largest club at Judge was the Junior Classical League, which was designed to increase student appreciation for the Greek and Roman empires. Its 80 members included Tyler Zwerin, Leo Xu, August Wilde, Aiden White, Jonathan Welch, Alexander Varra, Konstantine Tsandes, Christopher Stokes, Maddox Steffensen, Annabelle Staub, Emily Stanchev, Aidan Slade Conboy, Audrey Selfridge, Alexandra Salazar-Hall, Max Ripko, Nikolai Razuvayev, Sidney Ramirez, Jayren Pineda, Milo Phillips, Gigi Perez, Anna Nguyen, Ike Mitchell, Rylie Middleton, Samantha McGinley, Oskar McClellan, Dallas Mattena, Sydney Mann, Samuel Macklyn, Henry Mackey, Arzelia Love, King Long, Eliza Lockovitch, Henry Krauss, Nel Kowalczyk, Samuel Klemesrud, Benjamin Klemesrud, Christian Justesen, McKenna Jones, Avery Jones, Aymen Ismail, Robert Horel, Demarion Hope, Samuel Hilburn, Finlay Henderson, Ainsley Headey, John Harerimana, Max Hanna, Joshua Hale, David Griffee, Anthony Goorman, Noah Gordon, Ian Galaviz, Elsa Futch, Reginald Fuller, Kinsley Fronk, Abigail Frankel, Ramzi Fouad, Daenyn Forward Phinney, Dominika Flesher, Teddy Fiscus, Molly Dicks, Delaney Dolan, Anastasia Deboeck, Thomas Dickman, Ryan Dermody, Majak Deng, Lillian Collins, Gianna Collins, Evan Chisholm, Jersey Charles, Georgia Chamberlain, Camden Candilora, Grayson Campbell, Sophia Burns, Kylee Bunting, Elliott Bucher, Bailey Britter, Kalli Bo, Samantha Blumental, Athena Bland, Julien Barnes, Carter Barber, Nicholas Barber, Sarah Banecker, Jasiel Avina, Rylan Arico and Jj Apathjang. The moderator was Tim Soran.
Tessa Fowler was editor of the literary magazine “Catharsis.” Staff members included Kate Warren, Marcos Cuara Vega, Esther Analjok, Carter Barber, Molly Dicks, Cecilia Tucker, Solomon Sonson and Ella Bestor.
The Music Department’s Spring Concert featured a number of solos – Braeden Bucher and Anthony Aguirre playing the cello, mezzo soprano Solana Hogle singing with the String Orchestra, baritone Matthew Voss joining the Chamber Strings and soprano Stephanie Andrade singing to the accompaniment of pianist Ramona Mayer. The program featured songs old (from 1548 by Thomas Tallus) and new (2023, with “Funk for 24” by music director Shannon Roberts), as well as popular classics such as “The Girl from Ipanema” and George Harrison’s “Here Comes the Sun.” The evening concluded with Samuel Hill, the Jazz Band, the Choir and the Chamber Strings teaming up on “Sway.”
What culinary delicacy created in the Judge cafeteria appealed most to students? Answer: The venerable Judge cookie. A poll found that 34.7% of responding students liked that dessert more than any other offering. When it came to shoes, the Nike brand was most popular. More than 40% of all students wore Nike sneakers, far more than any other brand. Converse and adidas were next closest with just 16%. The top three musical artists entertaining the student body were SZA, Drake and Taylor Swift. Students were evenly divided about what apps they used most, led by TikTok (34.7%), Snapchat (34.2%) and Instagram (31.1%). White uniform shirts were the preference for 59.4% of respondents. And, despite the team having a losing record, football games were deemed the most enjoyable events of the year. Students enjoyed dressing in accord with the game’s theme, such as the week when most donned pink and black garb representative of the year’s top two movies, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” Other themes included Neon Night, black out, white out and red out. To get ready for games, students also held pep rallies that featured spirit-building activities such as tug of wars, musical chairs, log rolls and table racing.
A proposal to establish a universal single-payer health care system was the topic of attention for the Debate Team, which included Matayis Fuenmayor, Sidney Zampiello, Anna Smith, Tessa Fowler, Kai Patterson, Aman Tuteja, Tulah Lehmann and Vanessa Gomez.
Some of Aundraya Sobotka’s top art students were Miah Alfred, Braeden Bucher, Katherine Valentine, Timothy Downer, Ava DiNardo, Sebastian Flores, Katalin Lazar, Isabella Franco, Nico Perez, Adeline Borgmeier, Aaron Burns, Niamh Wallis, Richard Sasa, Carter Barber, James Young, Zachary Farr, Adelaida Montgomery, Adrian Palmer, Matthew Evans, Georgia Chamberlain, Christopher Hasratian, Luci Terrill, Elijah Morrison, Kaydin Kimball, Sophia Tomczak, Dylan Teteberg, Guadalupe Medina, Suyen Aguirre, Annabelle Staub, Stella Mandala, Rylie Vigil, Alexandra Salazar-Hall, Emily Christensen, Dominika Wade, Max Ripko and Anne Thompson.
The Student Council and Peer Ministers teamed up in mid-April with the Student Ambassadors to create signs touting Judge Memorial Catholic High School in red and gold lettering. “I’m a Bulldog” lettering beneath the JM logo underscored that theme. The student leaders then took those signs to the homes of students enrolled to attend Judge in the fall for the first time. Quoting Admissions Director Nathan Shaw, the Bulldog Press said that “as alumni, staff and current students can attest, when you are at Judge you are not simply one student of many. You are an individual, and our close-knit community will embrace you for whoever you are. Sign delivery accentuates that and shows it to the new members of our community. We are not just students at Judge, we’re a family.”
The Chamber Choir featured sopranos Stephanie Andrade, Olivia Micklos and Mea Miller, altos Arabella Martin, AnaValeska Padilla and Solana Hogle, tenors Aidan Slade Conboy and Jonathan Welch, and baritones Matthew Voss and Youngyum “Kyle” Kim. Voss also was held the second bass position with the Utah Chamber Artists – the youngest singer ever to join the Salt Lake City group.
Building a robot named Martina was the mission of JudgMent Call, Judge’s Robotics team. It was led by senior Tyler Zwerin and juniors Rylan Arico, Ian Galaviz and Henry Krauss. Their work was overseen by director of technology Sonja McKown.
The Yearbook was produced under the direction of Riley Liechty. She was assisted by Alexis Luna Cruz, Aubreeana Ortega, Siena Renteria, Oliver Wilde, Jane Analjok, Sophie DuPont, Evelyn Link, Anthony Chavez, Chloe Perkins, David Goodin, Stephanie Torres Gutierrez, Samuel Titus, William Burchett, Ethan Earhart and Finnegan Horne. The Yearbook moderator was Eric Cox.
Seniors Samuel Cowan and Owen Prince surveyed their classmates to see where they were headed to college. They found that 23% were bound for the University of Utah, by far the destination for most graduates. The next largest grouping (around 3.1%) was shared by Salt Lake Community College, University of Mississippi, Montana University, Cal Poly and Georgetown. Another 1.5% were headed to the University Washington, San Diego, Westminster, Iona, Loyola Marymount, Montana St. and Puget Sound.
A number of seniors established reputations for themselves during their tenures at Judge, according to the Yearbook, which handed out the following accolades: Most Likely to Go Pro: Addie Wikstrom and Aaydan Saucedo; Most Likely to Host Saturday Night Live: Evan Chisholm and Elise Djagba; Most Likely to be Famous: Anna James and Ted Hyngstrom; Most Likely to Win an Oscar: Samuel Hill and Sofia Landerghini; Most Likely to be an Influencer: Esther Analjok and August Wilde; Most Spirited: Samuel Cowan and Paige Larson; Most Artistic: Ava DiNardo and Timothy Downer; Life of the Party: Henry Thompson and Audrey Selfridge; Best Laugh: Alejandra “Allie” Rasmussen and Calvin McAward; Best Smile: Ethan Zang and Riley Liechty.
Seniors who led the Dance Company for instructor Lehua Estrada were Elise Djagba, Esther Analjok, Mary Okongo, Isabella Keane, Lian Keller, Bledina Kurti, Omnia Ismail, Leisandra De Vaca, Anna James and Miah Alfred.
Members of the Men’s Dance program included William Yarrish, Gabriel Ambrose, Henry Thompson, Maxwell Ledyard, Eli Johnson, Mthobisi Cendese, Avery Jones and Liam Rufus Cox. Lehua Estrada was their teacher.
Plays
“Urinetown,” directed by Darin Hathaway, choreography by Lehua Estrada, musical direction by Ramona Mayer, house manager and production assistant Nathan Shaw, and poster design by Nicholas Cendese. Starring Gabriel Thompson, Madeline Shragge, Owen Crossman, Samuel Hill, Theresa Jenny, Abigail Jamu, Rourke Jensen, Sarah Banecker, Macy Dicks, Arabella Martin, Gabriel Ambrose, Nora Bartel, Lexie Fisher, McKenna Jones, Dakota Lara, Stella Mandala, Morgan Schmutz and Caroline Woodbury. Stage managers/fly, Dominic Fedor, Keoni Magner, Jade Wilson and Avery Jones; lights, Diego Mejia; followspot, August Harmston; sound, Xander Klein; projection, Jacob Roh; crew, Carter Hooten and Olivia Lemaitre. Band conductor and piano player, Ramona Mayer; reeds, Scott Harris; trombone/euphonium, Kyle Larson; drums/percussion, Nathan Child; bass, Larry Montoya; set construction and painting by three classes.
“The Play That Goes Wrong,” directed by Darin Hathaway, student directors Jared Benavidez and Stephanie Andrade, house managers Lehua Estrada and Adia Waldburger, poster design by Nicholas Cendese. Starring Owen Crossman, Samuel Hill, Arabella Martin, Christopher Stokes, Madeline Shragge, Abigail Jamu, Theresa Jenny, McKenna Jones, Sarah Banecker, Caroline Woodbury, Gabriel Thompson, Oliver Cockle, Rourke Jensen and Lexie Fisher. Stage managers, August Harmston and Dominic Fedor; lighting, Diego Mejia; sound and microphones, Xander Klein; sound effects, Jacob Roh; fly, Keoni Magner; floor crew, Matayis Fuenmayor, Olivia Lemaitre, Ziyue “Bruce” Jiang, Carter Hooten; followspot, Gage Johnstone; prop master, Magdalena Maxwell; costumes and fire painting, Stella Mandala; book paintings, Isabella Franco; set construction and painting by multiple classes.
Three students medaled at the state theatre competition at Liahona Preparatory Academy and Juan Diego Catholic High School. Theresa Jenny and Samuel Hill medaled in humorous monologues, while Caroline Woodbury achieved that status in pantomime. Hill had taken first place in region in humorous monologues and Jenny was third. Gabriel Thompson also qualified for state in that category. Judge finished third overall in the sweepstakes, with individuals qualifying for state in the following categories: one-act play, “100 Things I Never Said to You,” starring Samuel Hill, Sarah Banecker and McKenna Jones; musical theatre, Owen Crossman, Madeline Shragge and McKenna Jones; pantomime, Caroline Woodbury; dramatic monologues, Emerson Lehmann and Sarah Banecker; contemporary scenes, Owen Crossman and Grace Golley.
Behind-the-scenes support for Judge plays was provided by a stage crew that included August Harmston, Yu-Wei “Henry” Wang, Matayis Fuenmayor, Diego Mejia, Dominic Fedor, Xander Klein, Jade Wilson, Keoni Magner, Avery Jones, Stephen Shivers, Robert Horel and Jacob Roh.
Sports
STATE CHAMPIONS – In a nailbiter, Judge’s No. 2 doubles team of Sophia Valles and Emma Evensen won an individual 3-A state title. The pair of sophomores defeated their counterparts from Morgan 7-6 to secure the title after winning the first set 6-1. Their performance lifted Coach Tracey Valentine’s Bulldogs to third place in the team standings at the tournament in Liberty Park. Judge scored 33 points to trail champion Rowland Hall (58) and runner-up Morgan (44). Valles and Evensen opened their tournament run with a 6-2, 6-0 thumping of Canyon View. They swept a Rowland Hall duo 6-0, 6-0 but faced a challenge from Juab to advance to the finals, dropping the first set 6-1 before coming back to win 6-1, 6-3. The No. 1 doubles team of senior Taeyada Vacharothone and freshman Olivia Lee made it to the semifinals with wins over South Sevier and Morgan before falling to Juab. No. 2 singles player Audrey Selfridge made a similar run, losing in the semifinals to a Rowland Hall player after wins over Waterford and North Sanpete. At No. 1 singles, sophomore Avery Kaleel won in the first round against Emery but then lost to Morgan. No. 3 singles player Grace Willmarth won her first match, beating a Canyon View player, before falling to Grantsville. Evensen and Valles were named the team’s outstanding players, while Audrey Selfridge was the most inspirational player. Selfridge also was a co-captain along with Taeyada Vacharothone and Abbey Trewitt. The squad also included Amani Alhamdani, Lucy Brewer, Clara Schlachter, Emerson Lehmann, Keira MacGilvery, Vanessa Gomez, Mary Okongo, AnaValeska Padilla, Ailani Soriano Vargas, Alexandra Young, Gianna Collins, Grace Millward, Magnolia Prince, Grace Willmarth, Kaia Roberson, Caroline Chachas, Stella Mandala, Grace Fletcher, Cecilia Tucker, Nora Haecker, Quynh Nguyen, Alizee Manriquez, Alexandra DeBonis, Emma Manross, Taylor Dunaway, Niamh Wallis, Isabella Hale, Han Nguyen, Sofia Hadley, Anna James, Samantha Blumental and Lola Busch. The girls tennis coach since 2015, Valentine was assisted by Christie Brightwell and Tony Lew.
The football team finished 1-4 in region play, 3-8 overall under Coach Will Hawes. The league win was a thriller, with Thomas Gutierrez securing the 27-19 win with an interception with less than one minute left. Gutierrez, also the quarterback, had a big day. He threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns, one to senior Tyrese Boyce over 50 yards, the other a 45-yarder to sophomore King Long. Boyce ran for 103 yards on nine carries, while Gutierrez added 55 and senior Kaden Merrills 40. The team’s seniors included Ricky Bird, Calvin McAward, Kyle Fredericks, Oliver Laughlin, Ansel Flores, Henry Thompson and Hagen Schwobe. McAward was the team’s most inspirational player while Tyrese Boyce was the MVP. Rounding out the squad were underclassmen Reginald Fuller, Carter Imamura, Texas Wilde, Dray Urry, Malakhy Smith, James Acharte, Jake Marland, Maxwell Ledyard, Adrian Palmer, Jayden Vaughns, Monroe Green, Demarion Hope, Erik Mickelson, Sean Urwin, Ben Beaudry, John Harerimana, Edward “AJ” Peek, Samuel Gutierrez, Connor Cruickshank, Ian Park, Isaiah Ibarra, Ethan Bo, George Laughlin and Samuel Cuevas. Assisting Hawes were Chuck Miller, Stan Finn, Joshawa Pike and Rishab Kennedy. Yorlenya German and Andrea Gutierrez Urcino were managers. Beasley Freeman was the ball boy.
Eight seniors helped lift the girls soccer team into the quarterfinals of the 3-A soccer tournament, where the Bulldogs dropped a difficult 1-0 game to top-seeded Canyon View. Judge opened the tournament with an 8-0 whitewash of Richfield, junior goalkeeper Lorraine Hyngstrom notching the shutout. Senior Addie Wikstrom and ninth grader Lily Wikstrom each scored two goals in the win, while the back of the net also was found by Paige Larson, Serena De Astis, Sarah Bowler and Rowan Hankins. Addie Wikstrom added two assists (she had nine for the season) while senior McKayla Kanuho and freshman Gianna Gustafson each had an assist. The team finished with an overall record of 6-6, 4-2 in region. Lily Wikstrom was the team’s leading scorer with 14 goals, earning her team MVP honors. Paige Larson was the most inspirational player and one of the team co-captains along with fellow seniors Sarah Bowler and Addie Wikstrom and junior Lorraine Hyngstrom. Other seniors were Isabel Fowler, Kate Warren, Serena De Astis, Maleah Macey and McKayla Kanuho. Coaches Britain Thomas and Emily Garcia also depended on underclasswomen Athena Bland, Kira Grantz, Mia Giovanniello, Layla Kaufmann, Sophia Lyon, Adeline Borgmeier, Jaslene Zenner, Makena Gardner, Evelyn Link, Lucia Duberow, Heidi Delpouys, Madeleine Burns, Samantha McGinley, Tess Jacobsen, Viveca Peterson, Emily Christensen, Magdalena Maxwell, Abigail Hummel, Robin Galaviz, Cyndi-Love Menning and Mary Ault.
After finishing third in region with a 4-4 record, the girls volleyball team entered the 3-A state tournament as a 15th seed and beat 18th seed Layton Christian Academy in straight sets, 25-12, 25-14, 25-16. The Bulldogs then fell to Morgan 14-25, 4-25, 11-25, the No. 2 seed that finished as the state runner-up. The tournament split left Judge with a 10-13 record overall. Coach Taylor Gustafson’s squad was led by co-captains Emery Nielsen and Katherine Valentine (both seniors) and junior Aziza Attallah. The varsity also featured seniors Sofia Landerghini, Solana Hogle and Tilila Tuli and underclasswomen Belinda Hernandez Padilla, Amelia Andrews, Achol Daw, Suyen Aguirre, Annabelle Fote, Rylie Vigil, Kaiya Schumaker, Ava Hawes, Ethan Earhart and Olivia Hirabayashi. Katherine Valentine was the team’s most outstanding player. Its most inspirational player was Tilila Tuli. Gustafson’s assistant coaches were Marrissa Eng and Regan Fote.
The boys golf team finished 10th at the 3-A State Tournament at Meadow Brook Golf Course in Taylorsville. The Bulldogs compiled 668 strokes, well behind Morgan’s winning score of 591. The best performer for Coach Greg Lake was team MVP Pierce Isaac, who shot a two-day total of 166 to finish 50th. Also competing at state were Benton Ross (52nd), Ricky Bird (61st), Conrad Beck (62nd), Thomas O’Brien (65th) and Cole Donnelly (67th). Hagen Schwobe was the most inspirational golfer.
The girls cross country team finished fifth at the 3-A state tournament, compiling 124 points. Ogden won with 69. Junior Corrine Higgins led the Bulldogs, finishing ninth in 19:30.2, and earned first team All-State honors. She also was team MVP. Also placing at state for Coach Jason Heideman – in his 14th year – were sophomore Anna Smith (18th), junior Ella Still (27th), freshman Madeleine Kraemer (28th) and sophomores Dominika Wade (43rd), Mac Sibthorp (76th) and Sophia Tomczak (79th). Smith’s top-20 performance earned her a second team All-State designation. Ella Still was deemed the most inspirational team member. Also running for Heideman and his assistant, son Eric Heideman, were Scarlett Nunez and Kalli Bo. At the Footlocker Western Regional Championships, medals were earned by Corrine Higgins and Madeleine Kraemer.
Coach Jason Heideman’s boys cross country team finished 11th at the 3-A state meet. The Bulldogs piled up 268 points, well behind the 63 put up by champion Canyon View. Scoring points for Judge were senior Noah Tebben (27th in 17:28.2), freshman Talen Eischeid (39th), senior Ted Hyngstrom (65th), senior Talon Grantz (66th) and junior Curtis Coudreaut (71st). Sophomore Thomas Van de Kamp (92nd) and junior Eli Johnson (97th) also competed. The rest of the squad included Cohen Hart, William Yarrish, Ryan Dermody, Luke Tebben, Samuel Beasley, Carter Barber, Matthew Hladon, Oliver Cockle, Alexander Varra, Samuel Cowan, Isaac Hemmert, Yu-Wei “Henry” Wang, Elliott Bucher and Emerson Still. Noah Tebben was the team’s most outstanding performer while Talon Grantz was the most inspirational runner.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, CHAMPIONS – It seemed fitting that Benjamin Gillespie should swim the last leg of the last event in the last swimming meet of his Judge career. Canyon View High School and the Bulldogs were neck-and-neck going into the 400-yard freestyle relay, and if the Judge swimmers could hold off their southern Utah rivals, Gillespie and fellow seniors William Yarrish, Yu-Wei “Henry” Wang and Samuel Cowan would have the distinction of being four-time state champions. Junior Levi Galaviz, the team MVP, propelled Judge to a slight early lead, one maintained through the second leg by junior Frank Sankovitz. Junior Matthew Eagar extended the lead and Gillespie made it stand, touching the wall in 3:17.08, a third of a second ahead of Canyon View. Victory was secured. For the boys swimming team, it was a fifth straight 3-A state championship. “We were facing a tremendous challenge from the Canyon View team,” Coach Will Reeves told the Intermountain Catholic. “It’s just an unbelievable story. We knew it going in: On paper it looked like they definitely had the edge over us.” On paper. In the pool, the 200-yard medley relay team got the Bulldogs off to a sensational start, with Gillespie, Teddy Fiscus, Eagar and Galaviz winning that event in 1:39.83. For Galaviz, it was one of four trips to the podium. Besides the two relay triumphs, he also recorded Judge’s only individual state title. He won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:07.69. Galaviz also finished third in the 50 free, one of two events in which Gillespie came in second. Gillespie was the runner-up in the 100 backstroke as well and was named the team’s most inspirational swimmer. Eleven Bulldogs reached the podium in amassing 335 points to 324 for Canyon View and 220 for third-place Ogden. Double placers for Judge included Fiscus, third in both the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke; Eagar, third in both the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke; Liam Rufus Cox, fifth in the 100 free and ninth in the 50 free; Jack Talboys, sixth in both the 200 free and the 500 free; Frank Sankovitz, sixth in the 100 free and eighth in the 200 free; Samuel Cowan, fifth in the 100 breaststroke and 10th in the 200 free; Avery Jones, ninth in both the 100 butterfly and the 200 IM. Valuable points also were added by freshman Sebastian Gawron, 10th in the 100 backstroke, and junior Zachary Farr. William Yarrish and Samuel Cowan were captains of the state championship team, which also featured Jason Clark, Thomas Mudge and Liam Rufus Cox. The team’s assistant coach was Rachel Reeves.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, CHAMPIONS – Delaney Dolan left her fingerprints all over a runaway 3-A girls state swimming championship at BYU. The junior captured two individual titles and swam the anchor leg on two victorious relay teams to lead the Bulldogs to 320 points, far ahead of second place Carbon with 251. Dolan won the 200 freestyle in 2:02.06, 5 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor. She then finished 17 seconds ahead of her closest rival in the 500 to win that grueling race in 5:31.86. The tenor for the meet was set in the first event, the 200 medley relay, where sophomore Sophie DuPont, junior Amelia Conner, freshman Sophie Canale and Dolan teamed up to win in 1:56.98, two seconds ahead of runner-up Juan Diego. Dolan capped the meet’s last event, the 400 freestyle relay, by anchoring a race in which Judge cut five seconds off its preliminary time and beat Carbon by nearly five seconds, finishing in 3:52.38. Dolan was joined in that relay by DuPont, Lucia Duberow and Madeline Page. While Dolan had the only individual championships for coaches Will and Rachel Reeves, the Bulldogs picked up points from nine swimmers. Amelia Conner had a second in the 100 breaststroke and added a seventh in the 200 IM. Sophie DuPont made it to the podium twice as an individual, for a third in the 50 freestyle and a sixth in the 100 backstroke. Sophie Canale also was a double medalist – third in the 500 freestyle and fifth in the 200 individual medley – as was fellow ninth grader Chloe Whitehead, who was third in the 100 breaststroke and fourth in the 200 IM. Also making two trips to the podium were freshman Madeline Page – fifth in the 200 free and eighth in the 100 free – and sophomore Nel Kowalczyk, 11th in the 100 backstroke and 15th in the 200 freestyle. In addition, points were contributed by Lucia Duberow’s sixth in the 100 butterfly and a sixth-place finish from the 200 freestyle relay team of Duberow, Conner, Abigail Jamu and Page. Dolan and Conner were the team captains, and they were its MVP and most inspirational swimmers, respectively. The state championship squad also included Olivia Lee, Bailey Britter, Lola Eilinger, Nora Bartel and Rylie Middleton.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – Senior Aaydan Saucedo had been a driving force in Judge basketball since his freshman year, but for much of the 3-A boys basketball state championship game, his shot was off. He hit a three-pointer in the first period, and another in the third, but missed everything else – until 50.9 seconds remained in a tie game (60-60) with top-rated South Summit. That’s when Saucedo came through like a champion, swishing a contested three-point jumper from the left angle, to give Judge a lead it would not relinquish. After a South Summit basket, he came through with a pair of clutch free throws to make it 65-62. As the clock wound down, two desperation three-point heaves by South Summit bounced harmlessly away and the Judge boys had their first state championship since 2008. The title also was the first won by a Judge coach not named Jim Yerkovich, who collected championships in 1980 and 2006. Coach Sanjim Kolovrat guided the Bulldogs to a crown that seemed most unlikely when the 3-A competitors gathered in Richfield for the tournament. Judge entered as a No. 10 seed, with a 10-13 overall record. But many of those losses had come early in the season against big schools, and Kolovrat’s squad peaked at season’s end, winning five of its last six games. The Bulldogs dispatched No. 7 seed Morgan 59-49, then beat No. 2 seed Emery 69-63 behind 21 from Saucedo, 19 from Jj Apathjang and 16 from Aymen Ismail. That put the Bulldogs up against Ogden, a team many considered the best in the tournament even though it came in as a No. 3 seed. Judge won that one, too, but not without sweating bullets. The Bulldogs led 50-32 after three quarters, only to see Ogden race back to tie the game at 60 at the end of regulation. Judge dominated overtime to win 70-63, with Apathjang scoring 21, Deng Deng 20 and Saucedo 13. In the finals, sophomore Ismail kept Judge in the game early on with four first-quarter three pointers. That kept Judge within three (22-19) heading into the second period. The gap was narrowed by the half to 34-33 for South Summit, but in the third quarter, Judge outscored its foes 27-16, led by Apathjang’s 15 spinning and weaving points – plus key three pointers from Longar Alor, Edward “AJ” Peek and Ismail. That 10-point lead (60-50) was tenuous, however, as South Summit star Logan Woolstenhulme brought his team back and Judge failed to score in the fourth quarter – until Saucedo drilled his critical trey. Ismail finished with 11 for the Bulldogs while team MVP Apathjang dominated with 25. The championship capped a stellar career for Saucedo, who scored his 1,000th point at the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas. He ended his time at Judge with 1,257 points. Members of the championship squad included senior Jonathan Petrogeorge, the team’s most inspirational player, along with juniors Nuer Deng, Majak Deng, Mthobisi Cendese, Denis Alp akbas, Longar Alor, Adrian Palmer and Chance Voorhees and sophomores Edward “AJ” Peek, Ike Mitchell, Solomon King and Kai Flickinger. Kolovrat’s assistant coaches were Jesus Martinez, Jake Bero-Van Wagoner and Nate Cook.
The girls basketball team put together a solid season, capturing an undefeated region title before advancing to the 3-A state tournament, where its title hopes were upended 55-45 in the second round by eventual state champion Emery High School. Coach Joshawa Pike’s squad finished the season with an overall record of 17-9, 9-0 in region. The Bulldogs opened the tournament with a 60-53 victory over North Sanpete. After the loss to Emery, Judge dropped a 44-43 heartbreaker to Summit Academy in the consolation bracket. Senior Esther Analjok was a force for the Bulldogs in all aspects of the game. She averaged 17 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 3.3 steals per game. Sophomore Elyah O’Campo was the leading scorer at 18.7 points per game, Makena Gardner dished out 4.5 assists each time out while junior Achol Daw hauled down eight rebounds. The rest of the Judge lineup consisted of senior Nevaeh Urry, juniors Belinda Hernandez Padilla, Kei’Chidey Booker, Sequoia Lopez and Isabella Haile, and sophomores Jaslene Zenner, Alexa Lopez, Elyssia Gardner and Makena Gardner. Elyah O’Campo was the team’s most outstanding player, while Esther Analjok was its most inspirational. Pike’s assistant coaches were Casie Edgington, Erica Martinez, Keither Booker and Parker Edgington. During the season, Pike earned his 100th win as Judge’s girls basketball coach in a 62-34 triumph over Skyline.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – A year after falling short against Sky View in the 4-A state title game, the boys lacrosse team was not to be denied this time around. The Bulldogs jumped on Sky View right from the start, taking a 6-1 first quarter lead, then steadily pulled away to a 13-8 victory and a state championship for Coach Jeff Brzoska. He revived a program that had dwindled after some glory days a decade earlier. Just a few years after having to combine with another school to have enough players to field a team, Brzoska had developed enough interest in lacrosse that Judge fielded not one but two JV teams this season. And it wasn’t just numbers, there were quality players in camp and the Bulldogs entered the state tournament as the favorite with a 17-3 record, 8-0 in region play. In the tournament, Judge played like a top seed. Brozska’s club walloped Hillcrest 22-2, with 19 players scoring points, led by three goals apiece from sophomores Rome Swanwick and Charles Bland. Timpanogos was overwhelmed almost as badly, losing 21-4 with sophomores Sean Jerome and Frederick Gowski scoring three goals each (Jerome compiled six assists) and Maddox Comey and Gus Wood adding two goals apiece. Green Canyon put up a better fight before succumbing 14-5 as Jerome had three goals and three assists, Swanwick and Gowski teamed for six more goals, and Comey and Will Trentman each scored twice. Sky View scored first in the state championship game. But from that point until the Bobcats launched a futile fourth-quarter comeback, it was all Judge. Jerome buried six shots in the back of the net (on 12 shots) and picked up two assists. Swanwick scored three times and assisted on two others, while Gus Wood had two goals and Gowski and Comey added one each. Sophomore goalie Connor Knight was rarely challenged until the finals. He faced only 29 shots in the first three games combined, making saves on 18 of those. Against Sky View, he faced 22 shots and turned back 14. For the season, he had 175 saves. Swanwick was the championship team’s leading scorer with 75 goals, while Jerome scored 43 times and Gowski 34. Gowski also had 28 assists (Jerome had 27 and Comey 22), while Dallas Mattena won nearly 70 percent of his faceoffs and led the team in collecting ground balls (58). Ben Beaudry, Swanwick and Pierce Isaac were the biggest nuisances on defense, leading the team in takeaways. “Head, Heart, Hustle and Be the Best” was the motto for Coach Brzoska, whose championship squad included seniors Samuel Cowan, Kaden Merrills, William Yarrish, Tyrese Boyce, Gabriel Ambrose, Jack Wood and Timothy Downer. They were joined by underclassmen James Acharte, Connor Knight, Pierce Isaac, Benton Ross, Jack Freeman, Camden Candilora, Zachary Gordon, Texas Wilde, Dylan Krannich, Adrian Palmer, Dallas Mattena, Joshua Pino, Henry Mackey, Erik Mickelson, King Long, Monroe Green, Jasiel Avina, Ben Beaudry, Will Trentman, Oskar McClellan, Frederick Gowski, Matthew Evans, Finn Johnson, Anthony Goorman, Charles Bland, Hayden Comey, Rome Swanwick, Atticus Kittrell, Richard Sasa, Sean Jerome, Fletcher Davenport, Maddox Comey, Nick Barber, Luke Duffy, Gus Wood, James Gooder, Gavin Greenwood, Dylan Hersh, Ace Brunisholz, Rex Rice and Max Steffensen. Brozska’s assistant coaches included 2008 graduate Matt Duke-Rosati, Walker Bateman, Cole “Bubba” Fairman, Sean Edwards, Derick Harris, Tommy Poulton, Sean Zuckerman and Jack Harris, Class of 2022. Naturally, post-season honors were numerous for the championship team. Sean Jerome was the playoff MVP, while Rome Swanwick was the Utah High School Activities Association’s 4-A Region 10 Player of the Year on Offense. Swanwick also was the Deseret News’s “Player of the Year” and a first-team All Stater, along with Dylan Krannich, the UHSAA’s defensive player of the year. They were joined on the association’s first team by Sean Jerome, Frederick Gowski, Dylan Krannich, Ben Beaudry, Matthew Evans, Dallas Mattena and Connor Knight. The Deseret News had all but Knight on its 4-A first team. Knight was second team, along with Maddox Comey. Earning second team honors from the UHSAA were Maddox Comey, Pierce Isaac, Anthony Goorman and Jack Wood. Midfielder William Yarrish, who was an honorable mention All-State, was named to the USA Lacrosse All-Academic team, while Gabriel Ambrose made the UHSAA Academic All-State team. For his success, Brzoska was named “Coach of the Year” in Region 10 and by USA Lacrosse.
Senior Audrey Selfridge propelled a young girls lacrosse team to a quarterfinals appearance in the 4-A state tournament, where the Bulldogs were upended by runner-up Payson 14-6. That season-ending loss followed an exhilarating 13-11 victory over Juan Diego in the tournament’s opening round. The teams had split regular-season matchups, Juan Diego prevailing 16-13 in the first before Judge evened it up with an 11-9 win. In the rubber match at state, team MVP Selfridge scored four goals and added three assists against Juan Diego. Sophomore Tessa Fowler hit the back of the nets five times while freshman Gianna Gustafson scored twice and sophomore Heidi Delpouys and freshman Caroline Chachas each added a goal. Junior goalie Emma Steffensen had 13 saves on 24 shots on goal. Steffensen was pummeled by Payson’s attack, which produced 39 shots on goal. She saved 25 but the 14 that got through were more than her teammates could match offensively. Selfridge capped her career with a five-goal performance, but Payson limited the rest of the team to a goal and an assist by Delpouys and a goal by Fowler. Selfridge finished the season with 67 goals and 15 assists and led the team in collecting 32 ground balls. Steffensen had 145 saves. Madeline Shragge was the team’s most inspirational player, while Selfridge, Steffensen and Fowler were co-captains for seventh-year Coach Lexie Meanor (Motto: “Fight Together, Bite Together”). Meanor also counted on the play of senior Solana Hogle and underclasswomen Tess Jacobsen, Nel Kowalczyk, Sophia Tomczak, Stella Mandala, Jersey Charles, Clara Schlachter, Gigi Perez, Mary Brennan, Magdalena Maxwell, Quynh Nguyen, Beatrice Brown, Margaret Morgan, Sadie Kelley, Alexandra Young, Lucia Jeffreys and Ilana Garay. Meanor’s assistant coaches were xxx Walker and xxx Thomas.
The boys soccer team advanced to the 3-A state quarterfinals before falling 2-1 to Manti, which finished as the runner-up to Ogden. Playing a tough schedule against big schools early on, the Bulldogs managed only a 7-8 record overall. But that included a 5-1 run in region, boosting Judge into the No. 8 seed in the tournament. In the opening round, sophomore Kai Flickinger recorded a hat trick as the Bulldogs scored three times in each half to totally dominate Delta 6-0. Freshman Nicholas Moreno added two goals and senior Henry Thompson one more, while goalie Ricky Bird had four saves. Assists were registered by team MVP Nahuel Batalla, Matias Uprimmy and Tahj Cole. Bird had six saves in the loss to Manti, while Uprimmy scored Judge’s lone goal off an assist by Theodore O’Brien. The Bulldogs were coached by Kelly Terrill, in his 14th season at Judge. His roster included most inspirational player Henry Thompson, Christian Padilla Fragosso, Jack Weir, Ted Hyngstrom, Christopher Salinas, Cole Chandler, William Holbrook, Conrad Beck, Ethan Haney, Cash O’Brien, Ansel Flores, Porter Smith, Lucas Ludlow, Hudson Ross, Lee Thielking, Rayburn Moore, Matthew Hladon, Joshua Hale, Emerson Still, Ryan Schwobe, Finlay Henderson, William Haney and Connor Cruickshank. Terrill was assisted by Eric Bambabate and Rick Razzeca. Melissa O’Brien was the statistician.
The girls golf team finished 11th at the 3-A state tournament at Meadowbrook Golf Course, the last squad to qualify for day-two play after five teams were eliminated in the opening round. The Bulldogs finished with 868 strokes. Richfield’s 648 was the winning score, 30 strokes better than runner-up Juan Diego. For Coach Kristin Sankovitz, the top individual performer was team MVP Sophia Burns, who finished tied for 36th with a two-day total of 201. Emery Nielsen, the team’s most inspirational player, tied for 53rd, while McKenna Jones was 59th and Olivia Lemos tied for 68th. The squad also included Flavia Paredes, Alexandra Evans, Olivia Hirabayashi, Rylie Middleton, Addison Williams and Youngyum “Kyle” Kim. Sankovitz’s assistant coach was Cobair Collinsworth.
The boys tennis team finished in a tie for seventh at the 3-A state tournament at Liberty Park. Coach Tracey Valentine’s Bulldogs collected 11 points with victories in three matches. Rowland Hall won with 65 points. First-round wins were recorded by Diego Garrido Uson at No. 1 singles (6-3, 6-0 against Maeser Prep), Aman Tuteja at No. 2 (6-0, 6-2 against Carbon) and the No. 1 doubles team of Ryan and John Witt (3-6, 6-3, 6-0 against Canyon View). All three fell in the second round, although Tuteja put up quite a battle before losing 6-4, 1-6, 6-7. Kai Patterson was defeated 7-5, 3-6, 3-6 by a Maeser Prep player in the first round of the No. 3 singles competition, while the No. 2 doubles team of Chance Voorhees and Yu-Wei “Henry” Wang dropped a 4-6, 1-6 decision to South Sevier. Senior Sinan “Steven” Yang and junior John Witt were captains of the team, whose MVP was Diego Garrido Uson and whose most inspirational player was Kai Patterson. The squad also included Grayson Campbell, Ziyue “Bruce” Jiang, Matthew Holly, Harrison Stander, Tinghan Ouyang, Jerry Lu, Henry Krauss, James Young, James Kyriakakis and Max Hanna. Valentine’s assistant coaches were Christie Brightwell and Tony Lew.
Junior Kei’Chidey Booker sprinted to a fifth-place finish in the 100-meter dash to lead the girls track team to 16th place at the 3-A state meet at BYU. Booker accounted for all four of Judge’s points with her 12.95-second time. She also finished 13th in the 200 and ran the opening leg in the 4x100 relay with Isabel Fowler, Hannah Flynn and Lorraine Hyngstrom. Other Bulldogs competing at state were Anna Smith, 11th in the 1,600-meter run; Dominika Wade and Ella Still, 15th and 16th in the 800, and Hyngstrom, 16th in the 300 hurdles. The 4x400-meter relay team came in 13th while the sprint medley relay was 14th. For Coach Chris Ring, seniors Hannah Flynn and team MVP Isabel Fowler led a squad that included Lucy Becker, Anne Thompson, Mac Sibthorp, Sophie Grafer, Chloe Perkins, Walden Smith, Kelly Serrano, Vanessa Gomez, Madeleine Kraemer and Viveca Peterson. Miah Alfred was deemed the team’s most inspirational runner. Assisting Coach Ring, in his 17th year at Judge, were Stan Finn, Parker Edgington and Jason Heideman.
The boys track team failed to score at the 3-A state meet at BYU, but senior Noah Tebben still had an impressive day. The distance runner placed ninth in the 3,200-meter run, 11th in the 800 and 12th in the 1,600 to lead the Bulldogs. Tebben was one of four seniors running for Coach Chris Ring, joined by August Wilde, Calvin McAward and Talon Grantz. Wilde was the team’s MVP. Its most inspirational member was Anthony Aguirre. Also competing for Judge were Kevin Bambabate, Xavier Couturier, Talen Eischeid, Jayden Vaughns, Oliver Cockle, Blake Goodfellow, Ryan Dermody, Samuel Beasley and Henry Gilbert. Jason Heideman, Parker Edgington and Stan Finn were Ring’s assistant coaches.
A four-run rally in the top of the seventh snapped a 5-5 tie and the Judge defense held to give the Bulldog baseball team a season-ending 9-7 victory over Ben Lomond. That was just the second win of the year for Judge, which finished 2-18 overall (1-8 in region). That other victory was 7-5 over Providence Hall. Dominic Fassio was the winning pitcher in both triumphs. He was also the team’s leading hitter, with a .370 batting average and was a top fielder at shortstop. Damarco Soutor hit .341 and Oliver Laughlin .308 to help lead the Bulldog attack, while freshman Isaiah Ibarra had the team’s highest on-base percentage (.493) and stole eight bases. Four seniors – Ethan Zang, Evan Chisholm, Oliver Laughlin and Damarco Soutor – provided leadership for a team that featured 13 freshmen. The team’s MVP was Soutor. Its most inspirational player was Dominic Fassio. Coach Alex Miles depended upon Kohl Donelson, Miles Augustine, Jack Atencio, John “Kip” Hodson, Austin Harlan, Jack Schlachter, Sebastian Kuftinec, Cohen Hart, Weston Scholl, Jonathan Welch, John Nelden, Isaac Hildebrand, Quinn Speer, William Glenn, Connor Clark, Kuli Kaitu, George Laughlin, Max Peterson, Zachary Farr, J.J. Walje and Finnegan Horne. Assisting Coach Miles were John Barron, Carlos Dorado and Robb Farr.
The softball team posted three wins during the season, one of its best performances in years, and qualified for a play-in game to the 3-A state tournament. That was the end of the line for Coach Will Hawes’s Bulldogs, however, as they dropped a 16-4 decision to Delta. When Judge won, its offense was clicking – mostly against Summit Academy. The Bulldogs thumped that school twice, 27-9 and 21-5. It also beat Provo 17-9. But in compiling a 3-15 record (2-6 in region), Judge also gave up a lot of runs, surrendering an average of 17.5 runs per game. Junior Isabella Haile was the top hitter, followed by sophomores Rylie Vigil and Emma Terhaar. Vigil also stole 21 bases, while Kylee Bunting and Emma Manross swiped 16. Haile and Vigil were the top pitchers. Emma Terhaar was team MVP while Isabella Haile was deemed most inspirational. Coach Hawes also counted on seniors Emma Manross and Toni Bullough along with underclasswomen Belinda Hernandez Padilla, Kaiya Schumaker, Jade Wilson, Avery Kaleel, Ella Bestor, Grace Millward, Natalie Bernal De Alba, Venus Hernandez, Nora Haecker, Caroline Woodbury, Lexie Fisher, Ava Hawes and Sequoia Lopez. Assisting Hawes were Olivia Haddadin, Penelope Pinnecoose, Camillia Moore, Benny Vigil and Amy Vigil.
After losing in the opening round of the 3-A state tournament, the boys volleyball team came back through the losers’ bracket to win three matches and claim sixth place. The late-season run revived a difficult season in which Judge won its first match against East, then lost 15 in a row and 16 of 17. But then Coach Adam Warden’s team came alive, sweeping two-game matches against Dugway and Freedom Prep Academy before taking two-of-three from Ben Lomond to secure sixth place in the inaugural year for boys volleyball as a sanctioned sport in Utah. The Bulldogs were led by team MVP George Frech and most inspirational player Sebastian Flores. Coach Warden’s squad also featured Mthobisi Cendese, Benjamin Klemesrud, Youngyum “Kyle” Kim, Jacob Flores, Elijah Morrison, Emilio Maffly, Thomas Dickman, Rourke Jensen, Jude Payne and Nick Manross. Warden’s assistant coaches were Sofia Landerghini, Suyen Aguirre, Joel Shaji, Emery Nielsen, Katherine Valentine and Amelia Luttmer.
David Griffee was the most outstanding player on the boys Ultimate Frisbee team. Xander Klein was the most inspirational player. They were joined by William Yarrish, August Wilde, Audrey Selfridge, Natalie Smith, Yu-Wei “Henry” Wang, Tyler Zwerin, Samuel Macklyn, Xavier Couturier, Damarco Soutor, Benjamin Klemesrud, Grayson Campbell, Gabriel Ambrose, Weston Scholl, Samuel Klemesrud, Oz Meanly and Bipson Khanal.
Graduation
112 Graduates (58 boys and 54 girls) on May 19 at Abravanel Hall; 65 graduated with honors. The rite of the changing of the tassel was led by Riley Liechty, Gabriel Ambrose and Talon Grantz. Isabel Fowler and Ted Hyngstrom presented the Literary Magazine. Riley Liechty presented the Yearbook. Congratulatory remarks were offered by Fr. Christopher Gray, Class of 2001. The National Anthem was sung by Stephanie Andrade.
Valedictorian: Katherine Valentine
Salutatorian: Anna James
Christ the King Awards: Gabriel Ambrose and Anna James
First Honors (recognizing achievement in A.P. and Honors courses): Abbey Trewitt, Damarco Soutor, Han Nguyen, Emma Manross, Samuel Klemesrud, Skye Johnstone, Talon Grantz, Nicholas Ermakov, Sarah Bowler and Gabriel Ambrose
Linda Simpson “Bulldog of the Year” Award for outstanding dedication to extracurricular activities: Paige Larson and Samuel Cowan
Triple ‘A’ Award for outstanding achievement in arts, academics and athletics: Gabriel Ambrose and Anna James
Outstanding Scholar/Participant in Athletics: Damarco Soutor and Katherine Valentine
Outstanding Scholar/Participant in Activities: Skye Johnstone and Ted Hyngstrom
A.P. Capstone: Kalli Bo and Braeden Bucher
Marjorie Pierce Award for Outstanding Female Athlete: Audrey Selfridge
Frank Klekas Award for Outstanding Male Athlete: William Yarrish
Bill Moran Award for Football: Henry Thompson
Jim Yerkovich Award for Basketball: Aaydan Saucedo
Msgr. Terrence Fitzgerald “Champion of Youth” Award: Kristin and James Cowan
Presidential Service Awards – (Gold): Tajh Cole, Madeline Shragge and Anna Smith; (Silver): Mac Sibthorp and Grace Willmarth; (Bronze): Samantha Blumental, Amelia Conner, Isabel Fowler, Max Hanna, Kaydin Kimball, Owen Prince, Abbey Trewitt, Gabriel Ambrose, Aaron Burns, Achol Daw, Rowan Hankins, Gage Johnstone, Sophia Lyon and Benton Ross
Gold Honor Cords were worn by the following graduates who had weighted grade point averages of 3.5 or greater: Tyler Zwerin, William Yarrish, Sinan “Steven” Yang, Addison Williams, Addie Wikstrom, Kate Warren, Yu-Wei “Henry” Wang, Katherine Valentine, Taeyada Vacharothone, Abbey Trewitt, Noah Tebben, Christopher Stokes, Damarco Soutor, Hagen Schwobe, Joshua Reid, Alejandra “Allie” Rasmussen, Magnolia Prince, Jonathan Petrogeorge, Mary Okongo, Emery Nielsen, Thai Nguyen, Arabella Martin, Emma Manross, Diya Malhi, Samuel Macklyn, Maleah Macey, Jerry Lu, Riley Liechty, Paige Larson, James Kyriakakis, Bledina Kurti, Samuel Klemesrud, Lian Keller, McKayla Kanuho, Ayan Juang, Skye Johnstone, Anna James, Ted Hyngstrom, Solana Hogle, Finlay Henderson, August Harmston, Talon Grantz, Benjamin Gillespie, George Frech, Isabella Franco, Isabel Fowler, Sofia Fouad, Hannah Flynn, Sebastian Flores, Nicholas Ermakov, Elise Djagba, Ava DiNardo, Serena De Astis, Samuel Cowan, Lucas Christensen, Braeden Bucher, Sarah Bowler, Kalli Bo, Gabriel Ambrose, Amani Alhamdani, Miah Alfred and Anthony Aguirre
Academic Awards – Science: Katherine Valentine; Science (Edison Award): Aidan Slade Conboy; Science (Sagan Award): Miah Alfred; Physics: Nicholas Ermakov; Mathematics: Katherine Valentine; A.P. Calculus: Nicholas Ermakov; A.P. Statistics: Gabriel Ambrose; Computer Science: Anthony Aguirre
English: Kate Warren; Social Studies: Samuel Klemesrud; Journalism (Newspaper): Ted Hyngstrom; Spanish: Abbey Trewitt; A.P. Spanish: Damarco Soutor; French: Dominika Flesher; Latin: Evan Chisholm; Peer Ministry: Arabella Martin; Theology: Damarco Soutor; Physical Education: Thomas Gutierrez
Theatre: Samuel Hill; Theatre Production: August Harmston; Music (Vocal): Stephanie Andrade; Music (Instrumental) Braeden Bucher; Dance: Mary Okongo; Men’s Dance: Gabriel Ambrose; A.P. Studio Art: Isabella Franco
Scholarship Awards – Alumni Alliance Scholarship: Anastasia Deboeck, Demarion Hope, Abigail Jamu, Scarlett Nunez; Ben Wilde “King of Kindness” Scholarship: Sidney Ramirez; Bob Jackson Leadership Scholarship: Madeline Page; Bob Jackson Financial Need Scholarship: Isaac Hildebrand and Anna Smith; Demi Candelaria Scholarship Award: Gianna Gustafson and Achol Daw; Edmond Lapine II Scholarship: John Harerimana; Exchange Award: Anthony Aguirre; Linda Simpson Scholarship: Belinda Hernandez Padilla and Reginald Fuller; Blessed Oscar Romero Scholarship: Anna James, Riley Liechty, Arabella Martin and Mary Okongo; Tim Kelly Scholarship: Christian Padilla Fragosso
Most Outstanding and Inspirational Participants – ALLIES Club: Samuel Hill; Animal Services Club: Noah Crossman and Ashley Brosten; Black Student Union: Elise Djagba and Anna James; Book Club: Anna Smith and Sophia Tomczak; Bowling Club: Lucas Christensen and Emily Christensen; Bulldog Broadcasters: Evan Chisholm and Christian Padilla Fragosso; Bulldog Press: Christopher Stokes and Samuel Cowan; Debate: Anna Smith and Anna James
Environmental Club: Noah Crossman; Female Alliance: Sofia Fouad and Alexandra Salazar-Hall; Interact: Abbey Trewitt and Niamh Wallis; Junior Classical League: Henry Mackey and Else Futch; Kino Club: Christopher Stokes; Latin X: Leisandra De Vaca; Literary Magazine: Isabel Fowler; Mock Trial: Talon Grantz and Evan Chisholm; Outdoors Club: Isaac Hemmert
Robotics: Ian Galaviz and Rylan Arico; Student Ambassadors: Han Nguyen and Noah Crossman; Student Council: Skye Johnstone and Paige Larson; Theatre (Musical Play): Samuel Hill and Sarah Banecker; Theatre (Technical): Xander Klein and Keoni Magner; Yearbook: Riley Liechty and Sophie DuPont
