Congratulations to our Mashpee Wampanoag high school and college graduates for the class of 2024! Any graduates not noted should send their graduate information to Sassamin Weeden at sassamin.weeden@mwtribe-nsn.gov for recognition in next month’s edition.
Christian “One Who Walks with Stars” Jonas
Christian received his BA in Economics, and has been accepted into the Stanford Masters program for Computer Science.
Brie “Bright Feather” Jonas
Brie “Bright Feather” Jonas graduated Altus Schools with honors.
Jhaden Reis
Jhaden Reis graduated from Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School on June 7 2024. He majored in Robotics Engineering. He also played 4 years of football(QB) basketball (PF) and baseball (pitcher, 1st base, and outfield) He was also captain of all 3 sports). His maternal grandparents are Harvey Lammers (tribal elder) and Louise Lammers paternal grandparent Patricia Silveira. He is the son of Cheryl Lammers and Paul Reis.
· In 2024, Jhaden received a Presidential Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Performance & Excellence in Engineering Technology.
· In the 2023-2024 basketball season, Jhaden was nominated for the Dave Cowen’s Achievement Award.
· During the 2023-2024 football season, Jhaden was honored with the Jim O'Brien Perseverance Award.
· He was selected for the South Coast Conference All-Star Team for Varsity Football.
· Jhaden secured 2nd place as a scoring leader in the Southcoast Conference, achieving this ranking with ten touchdown passes during the 2023-2024 season.
· In his senior year (2024), Jhaden was named to the SCC All-Star team for Football, Basketball, and Baseball.
· Jhaden won the Southcoast Boys’ Basketball Player of the Week for the 2023-2024 season.
· He was recognized as the Unsung Hero in Boys' Varsity Basketball during the 2022-2023 season.
· He also received Honorable Mention in Varsity Basketball for the 2022-2023 season, all this while maintaining a 3.5 GPA.
Jhaden has been accepted into the Electrical Engineering program at UMass Dartmouth and has committed to joining the UMass Dartmouth football team.
