International Baccalaureate Diploma Ceremony
Class of 2012
Mirabeau B. Lamar High SchoolAn International Baccalaureate World School
How to Earn the IB Diploma Testing
◦ Six different exams in six different subjects at both standard level and higher level
Creativity, Action, Service (CAS)◦ Perform a minimum of 150 hours of
community service Extended Essay
◦ 4,000-word personal research paper Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
◦ The “flagship,” epistemology course of the Diploma Program
Demonstrate an ability to examine and discuss in depth the effects of literary techniques and the connections between style and meaning
Language A (English)
Demostrar la capacidad de examinar y discutir en profundidad los efectos de las técnicas literarias y las conexiones entre estilo y significado
Language B
Economics◦Compare and contrast the market
structures of monopoly and monopolistic competition.
World Religions◦With reference to either Hinduism,
Buddhism, or Sikhism, discuss the extent to which religious experience can be affected by being male or female.
Individuals and Societies
Draw a labeled diagram of the heart showing the chambers, associated blood vessels, and valves.
Then…
Explain how multi-cellular organisms develop specialized tissues.
Experimental Sciences
Dance◦2,500 word paper, analyzing the
similarities and differences between two dance styles drawn from different dance cultures and/or traditions.
Film◦Rationale, script and list of sources for a
short documentary production on an aspect of film theory and/or film history, based on a minimum of four films.
The Arts
Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of using faith as a basis for knowledge.
Can we trust our emotions in the pursuit of knowledge?
"The possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility." Evaluate this claim.
Theory of Knowledge
International BaccalaureateClass of 2012
Mirabeau B. Lamar High SchoolAn International Baccalaureate World
School
University of Houston◦ Houston, TX
Hayder Ali
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Biology
College Credit◦ 12 Hours
Dara Anya
Columbia University◦ New York, NY
Benito Apreza
Rice University◦ Houston, TX
Major◦ Civil Engineering
Benito Aranda-Comer
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Geophysics
College Credit◦ 37 Hours
Stephen Armstrong
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Business &
Communications College Credit
◦ 32 Hours
Davis Atkins
University of Houston◦ Houston, TX
Major◦ Biochemical
Engineering College Credit
◦ 20 Hours
Evelin Benitez
University of Houston◦ Houston, TX
Major◦ Biology
College Credit◦ 20 Hours
Radhika Bhakta
Northeastern University◦ Boston, MA
Major◦ International Studies
Kendall Bousquet
University of Michigan
Major◦ Business
College Credit◦ 4 Hours
Noah Brace
The United States Military Academy◦ West Point, NY
Major◦ Engineering
Mariah Caid-Loos
Texas A&M University◦ College Station, TX
Major◦ Chemical
Engineering College Credit
◦ 14 Hours
Jennifer Chavez
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
College Credit◦ 19 Hours
Raymond Clarage
Houston Community College◦ Houston, TX
Major◦ Criminology
College Credit◦ 24 Hours
Kimberlyn Cruz-Herrera
Drexel University◦ Philadelphia, PA
Major◦ Film & Video
College Credit◦ 32 Hours
Kendall Currier
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Engineering
Wesley Draper
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Business
College Credit◦ 30 Hours
Tiffany Duong
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Biology
College Credit◦ 18 Hours
Audrey Dupuis
Texas A&M University◦ College Station, TX
Major◦ Biology /
Neuroscience College Credit
◦ 24 Hours
Amy Durand
University of Pennsylvania◦ Philadelphia, PA
Major◦ Art & Chemistry
Carolina English
University of Houston◦ Houston, TX
Major◦ Environmental
Science College Credit
◦ 13 Hours
Melanie Franco
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Sports Management
David Frazier
Texas A&M University◦ College Station, TX
Major◦ Political Science
College Credit◦ 30 Hours
Reid Geissen
University of Houston◦ Houston, TX
Major◦ Biology
College Credit◦ 10 Hours
Chardonae Givens
Princeton University◦ Princeton, NJ
Major◦ Chemical
Engineering
Samuel Gonzales-Luna
University of Houston◦ Houston, TX
Major◦ Business
College Credit◦ 24 Hours
Adriana Gonzalez
University of North Carolina◦ Chapel Hill, NC
Major◦ Mass
Communication College Credit
◦ 15 Hours
Elizabeth Goodell
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Business/
Government College Credit
◦ 24 Hours
Andrea Guerra-Marin
University of Houston◦ Houston, TX
Major◦ Biology
College Credit◦ 17 Hours
Juliana Gutierrez
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Electrical
Engineering
Jackson Haenchen
University of California, Los Angeles◦ Los Angeles, CA
Major◦ Biology
College Credit◦ 33 Hours
Christopher Hamad
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Chemical
Engineering College Credit
◦ 30 Hours
Nicholas Harris
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Geology
College Credit◦ 18 Hours
Emma Heitmann
Texas A&M University◦ College Station, TX
Major◦ Finance
College Credit◦ 19 Hours
Ann Henson
Prairie View A&M University◦ Prairie View, TX
Major◦ Political Science
College Credit◦ 24 Hours
Kieara Hooey
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Human Development
& Family Science College Credit
◦ 24 Hours
Elisabeth Hoyer
Barnard College◦ New York, NY
College Credit◦ 24 Hours
Farhana Jamal
University of Southern California◦ Los Angeles, CA
Major◦ Theater
College Credit◦ 20 Hours
Margaret Kelly
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Business
SelinaKhwaja
Texas Christian University◦ Fort Worth, TX
College Credit◦ 6 Hours
Layne Kinney
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Studio Art
College Credit◦ 24 Hours
Hannah Lange
Yale University◦ New Haven, CT
Major◦ Engineering
Christopher Lanham
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Cell & Molecular
Biology College Credit
◦ 15 Hours
Ron Lastimosa
University of Alabama◦ Tuscaloosa, AL
Major◦ Economics
College Credit◦ 6 Hours
Alyssa Lehmann
Emory University◦ Atlanta, GA
Major◦ Business
College Credit◦ 12 Hours
Meredith Lerner
University of Texas at San Antonio◦ San Antonio, TX
Major◦ Economics
College Credit◦ 9 Hours
David Lindsay
Carnegie Mellon University◦ Pittsburgh, PA
Jennifer Lloyd
Georgetown University◦ Washington, D.C.
Major◦ Linguistics
Ericka Mabrie
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Business
College Credit◦ 9 Hours
Brette Machiorlette
University of St. Andrews◦ St. Andrews, Fife,
Scotland Major
◦ Chemistry
Louisa Mayer
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Public Relations
College Credit◦ 18 Hours
Anna McGhee
Rice University◦ Houston, TX
Major◦ Biochemistry
College Credit◦ 8 Hours
Leslie Mejia
University of Texas at San Antonio◦ San Antonio, TX
Major◦ Psychology
College Credit◦ 22 Hours
Meredith Mejia
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ International
Relations College Credit
◦ 34 Hours
Martin Mengesha
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Computer Science
College Credit◦ 8 Hours
Gabriel Moreira
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Physics & Computer
Science
Noah Morrison
Baylor University◦ Waco, TX
Major◦ Business
College Credit◦ 3 Hours
Hannah Mortazavi
Texas A&M University◦ College Station, TX
Major◦ Communications
College Credit◦ 36 Hours
Jennifer Mueller
Columbia University◦ New York, NY
Major◦ Neuroscience
College Credit◦ 27 Hours
Carmin Munoz-Lavanderos
University of Virginia◦ Charlottesville, VA
Major◦ Biomedical
Engineering College Credit
◦ 9 Hours
Grace Newick
University of Texas at San Antonio◦ San Antonio, TX
Major◦ Environmental
Science College Credit
◦ 6 Hours
Lily Nguyen
Dickinson College◦ Carlisle, PA
Major◦ Anthropology
College Credit◦ 5 Hours
William Nixon
St. Edward’s University◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Finance
College Credit◦ 12 Hours
Adam Nixon-Torres
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Environmental
Science College Credit
◦ 9 Hours
Rebecca Nunu
Duke University◦ Durham, NC
College Credit◦ 2 Hours
Grace Oathout
University of Houston◦ Houston, TX
Major◦ Psychology
Christian Ordaz
University of Houston◦ Houston, TX
Major◦ Petroleum
Engineering
Dhaval Patel
University of Alabama◦ Tuscaloosa, AL
Major◦ Pre-Med
College Credit◦ 20 Hours
Khortlan Patterson
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
College Credit◦ 22 Hours
Emily Puig
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
College Credit◦ 21 Hours
Deana Radovancevic
Fordham University◦ New York, NY
Major◦ International
Business College Credit
◦ 9 Hours
Hanna Read
Rhodes College◦ Memphis, TN
Major◦ Business /
Economics College Credit
◦ 1 Hour
Samuel Reid
Vanderbilt University◦ Nashville, TN
Emily Rice
University of Miami◦ Coral Gables, FL
Major◦ Marine Biology
College Credit◦ 9 Hours
Amelia Roskar
Columbia University◦ New York, NY
Major◦ Pre-Med
Kevin Roy
St. Edward’s University◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Business
College Credit◦ 24 Hours
Daniela Sanabria
University of Texas at San Antonio◦ San Antonio, TX
Major◦ Business
Elana Saynay
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Cell & Molecular
Biology
Amel Sengal
Tulane University◦ New Orleans, LA
Major◦ Neuroscience /
Studio Art College Credit
◦ 13 Hours
Michelle Sheena
University of Houston◦ Houston, TX
Major◦ Computer Science
College Credit◦ 22 Hours
Robert Spratlin
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Pre-Med
College Credit◦ 24 Hours
Mikhaela Stavrinou
St. Edward’s University◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Photo
Communications College Credit
◦ 3 Hours
Emily Stivison
Duke University◦ Durham, NC
Lavanya Sunder
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Architecture
College Credit◦ 8 Hours
Raquel Torres
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Business
College Credit◦ 24 Hours
Margaret Tysor
Trinity University◦ San Antonio, TX
Major◦ Music
College Credit◦ 17 Hours
Imogen Van der Wherff
University of Texas◦ Austin, TX
Major◦ Economics &
Environmental Science
College Credit◦ 40 Hours
Alexander Wheeler
Brown University◦ Providence, RI
Major◦ Sociology & English
Andrea Wistuba
M.B. Lamar High School’s International Baccalaureate
Class of 2012
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