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Guam Legislature presents Certificate No. 88-38 honoring Class of 2025 valedictorians and salutatorians
Summary
Senators gathered at the Guam Congress Building in July 2025 to present Certificate of Recognition No. 88-38 honoring the island's Class of 2025 valedictorians and salutatorians; legislative leaders gave brief remarks and staff read the recipients' names.
Senator Vincent A. Borja, chairman of the Committee on Education, opened a July ceremony at the Guam Congress Building to present Certificate of Recognition No. 88-38 honoring Class of 2025 valedictorians and salutatorians. The certificate, introduced by Borja and bearing the names of multiple co-sponsors, was certified and signed as part of the presentation.
The recognition was intended to honor top graduating students from high schools across Guam. "We see you and we value your achievements," Borja said, adding that the award recognizes commitment beyond grades, including athletics, jobs and family responsibilities. Vice Speaker Tony Atta told students, "What an achievement and what an accomplishment. You know, life just begins." Senator Shelley Cabot and Legislative Secretary Senator Sabrina Salas Matanani also offered congratulations and urged students to continue inspiring others.
Staff read the names of the students named on the certificate; among those called were salutatorians Sean Carl Perez Fabian (George Washington High School), Kailea Bellissimo Guerrero Schindler (Simon Sanchez High School) and Madison Paige Luhan (Southern High School), and valedictorians Iyanna Duenas (Teedson High School), Emily Cruz (George Washington High School), and Sofia Fernandez (Guam High School). The transcript shows a longer list of additional salutatorians and valedictorians from other island schools.
The certificate text read during the ceremony lists Certificate No. 88-38, identifies Senator Vincent A. Borja as introducer, and names multiple co-sponsors, including Vice Speaker Tony Atta, Senator Shelley Cabot, Legislative Secretary Sabrina Salas Matanani and others; the certificate language in the transcript states it was "certified" and signed and sealed as an official expression of congratulations.
Remarks concluded with a group photograph and a request from legislators that students who study off-island consider returning to Guam to "reinvest back into our island." The transcript does not record a roll-call vote on the certificate; the document read during the ceremony states it was certified by legislative officers.
The ceremony was brief and ceremonial in nature; no budgetary or policy actions were recorded during the presentation.
