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WNC releases list of 539 graduates for May 21 commencement in Carson City

Western Nevada College is holding is 2018 commencement Monday, May 21 at 10 a.m. in the Marv Teixeira Pavilion, 111 E. William Street at the east end of Mills Park in Carson City.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval will deliver the keynote address to the 539 graduates and attendees. In addition, 84 high school students will graduate from WNC’s Jump Start College program.

WNC is set to celebrate the graduation of 539 students with 571 degrees and certificates during Monday morning's commencement ceremony, the doors to which open at 9 a.m. for seating.

Eighty-four of the 2017 graduates will be high school students who participated in WNC’s Jump Start College, which began four years ago. These students will receive their associate degrees a week or two prior to receiving their high school diplomas.

Jump Start graduates this year represent Carson City, Churchill County, Dayton, Fernley, Pyramid Lake, Silver Stage and Virginia City high schools, as well as Argent Preparatory Academy, Oasis Academy, Nevada Virtual Academy (Southern Nevada) and home-school students.

The following is the list 2017-18 graduates honored at this year's commencement:

CARSON CITY

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — ACCOUNTING
Emily Sue deBoer

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Julie Rodriguez, Brandon Joshua Walker

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — COMPUTER NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY
Peter Owings, Sean Lennon, Steven Stepro

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Jason Samuel Carter, Jodi Kate Jones, Alex Lizarraga, Trey Maurer, Richaun Hoffman Presley, Amy Suzanne White

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — DEAF STUDIES
Kalee Alexander, Madeline Alonso, Kennadie Berlynn Frias, Ryan Jerome Kochen, Kayla Monet Schneider, Rachel Smith, Reanna Dawn Stroup

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Jessica Renee Rinetti

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — GENERAL BUSINESS
April Love Cole, Taylor Marie Collins, Leyco Aru Rivas

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
Nathaniel K. Chatley, Regina Collins, Allyson Doddridge, Kennadie Berlynn Frias, Robin Johnson, Amanda Yau

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — MACHINE TOOL
Alan Benson Johnson

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — MANAGEMENT
Anita Lynn Joyner, Nicole Kay Strickland

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — NURSING
Kaitlyn Barrett, Annie Ray Butler, Carolyn Carlson, Kristen Danielle Davis-Lange, Alexandra Elaine Dodge, Maria Ann Elieff, Brenda Luquin, Omar Maldonado, Katia Perez

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — TECHNOLOGY — AUTOMATED SYSTEMS
Travis McDonald, Maricela Segura

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — TECHNOLOGY — MACHINE TOOL
Theodore Steele, Kenny Stroner

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Haley Brianna Abeyta, Rebecca Jean Allen-Schreckendgust, Madeline Alonso, Carolina Alvarez, Melanie Ann Anaya, Adam Christian Anderson, Liliana Arroyo Ramirez, Veronica Avina Duarte, Sarah Rose Barragan, Summer Barth, Nicole Marie Bertholf, Noelle Christine Bonas, Elizabeth Bracamontes, Maryellen Burger, Alana Susanne Burson, Kelly Kay Butler, Stephanie Camacho, Adilene Camarena, Samantha Cassinelli, Jacquelyn Dayne Conard, John Thomas Cook, Layla N. Cornwell, Madison Ann Cressey, Daniel Cruz Villanueva, Cinthia DelDuca, Christina Carrie Dietlein, Alexandra Elaine Dodge, Ryan Doherty, Mersadeys Candice Farcello, Christina Feldstein, Michael Wayne Feldstein, Braulio Fernandez, German Fernandez Hernandez, Michael Joseph Ferrigno, Bryana Eileen Fitch, Siara Marie Freyer, Ian Michael Friesell, Jeanette Garcia, Alexander William Ghan, Maddison Dené Gillott, Adrian Gonzalez, Roselia Gonzalez-Ramirez, Suzanne Goski, Ian Harano Grey, Brisareli Guzman Jimon, Alexa Lynne Haight, Evan Douglas Hennessey, Suelmi Cesilia Herrera, Jennifer F. Hill, Arianna Lillian Holwell, Alexander Gabrial Honeycutt, Jessica Hoyos Velazquez, Sara Inman, Caroline Jacobo, Grecia Ana Jimenez, Melissa Knight, Eissiel Lamas, Jordan Jenee Lamoreaux, Samantha Jane LeFavi, Miette Dione Lopez, Melissa Manning, Fernando Mata-Izquierdo, Ty Maurer, Mylo Daniel McCormick, Richard Javier Merlin-Villalobos, Joy Christine Mougenel, Ericka Munoz, Natalie Jean Musselman, Brittany Deanne Nord, Mayra Olivares, Susan Marie Osband, Savannah Sue Padilla, Tristin Sharlene Parrish, Brett Raymond Paulson, Jeannie M. Pelham, McKenzie Peterson, Christina Joanne Polizziani, Mavela Itzel Quintanilla, Jesus Ernesto Rangel, Allison Barbara Rasmussen, Diana Lee Robinson, Kimberly Natalie Rodriguez, Sophia Lorraine Rodriguez, Gabriela Jackeline Rodriguez-Melgarejo, Belen Ruelas, Isabella Francesca Scardi, Amber Dawn Seifert, Sarah Alexis Sever, Sadie Share, Sierra Ann Sheppard, Dylan Patrick Shirey, Flor Solano, Alexys Mikylla Solorio, AnnMarie Southern, Weston Dean Stainbrook, Brenda Sweet, Katrina Nicole Taboada, Claire Thompson, Chantal Torres, Alejandro Torres Ruiz, Merlin Tryon, Britney Nicole Tucker, Nancy Leigh Varin, Gilberto Vega, Sandra Paulina Vielma, Amy Suzanne White, James Fay Wilsey Jr.

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS — CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Holly Dawn Thiesen

ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Lillian Elizabeth Ezell, Arnold Franky Flores-Estrada, Connor Bradley Leahy, Kylar C. Leahy, Gary Benjamin Little, Fabiola Mata Garcia, Sequoia Marie Rohr

ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Marie Bradshaw, Nathaniel K., Chatley, Andrew Clark, Charles B. Colleton, Raife L. Edwards, April Marie Gregory, Rose West McCall, Tyler Lane Mireles, Issamar Pimentel, Yvonne M. Rickman, Kitty Wayne Russell

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Mohammad Abdelhady, Adam Christian Anderson, Jared Robert Anderson, Neil T. Anderson, Jayson Somerset Berry, Timothy James Brown, Isabella Fox Bruketta, Tristin Jay Buckley, Samantha Morgan Byassee, Victoria Carlynne Defilippi, Joshua Ray Gansberg, Kamen Borisov Georgiev, Miroslav Georgiev, Jocelyn Yvette Gomez, Naidelyn Gomez, Hector Gomez-Barrios, Suzanne Goski, Charles Philip Hersey, Marina L. Holcomb, Brandon Jack Hope, Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kaminsky, Andrew Kapczynski, Amber Lee Mattoni, David William McCord, Samantha Allen McDaniel, Amberlyn Meichele McIntosh, Ashton McIntosh, Richard Javier Merlin-Villalobos, Briana Mueller, Angela Ramirez, Bryan Gregory Remick, Michael Anthony Rose, Maria Fernanda Rugama, Emery Alexander Schreckengost, Iris-Sofia Valenzuela, Oksana Pegyan White

BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE — CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Ruben Bedoy-Zarate, Iris-Sofia Valenzuela

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Ryan Jerome Kochen, Kayla Monet Schneider, Reanna Dawn Stroup

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — BUSINESS
Leyco Aru Rivas

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
Sean Cornell

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY
Travis L. McDonald

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGY
Ivan Botello

DAYTON

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — ACCOUNTING
Margie Ranee Siever-Flood

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICS
Jacob Albert Horner

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Emil Stoica

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Colton Christopher Cabral, Donny William Cook, Madison Amber Doiel, Katherine McFall, Jonathon Williams

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — DEAF STUDIES
Mckayla Ryanne Celedon, Kyra Coty

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
James F. LaChew

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — NURSING
Alannah Breane Bradley, Alfredo Dominguez, Amanda Christine Pace, Shawna Stanford, Nicole Marie Williams

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — TECHNOLOGY — AUTOMATED SYSTEMS
Clifford Albert Turnell III

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Kenna Elizabeth Blanken, Nicole Cheri Cisneros, David Santos Delfin, Karly Nikole Elder, Nicholas Joseph Fonzo, Emily Heinz, Barbara Jean Hernandez, Claire Holloway, Nadia Macias, Heather Lorraine-Hamm Motta, Danielle Marie Myers, Stephanie Parra, Chase Joseph Peterson, Kerra Pinter, Payten Rose, Heidi Celest Salamanca, Diane M. Smith, Vera Geanne Trout, Isabel Villafana, Matthew Gareth Williams, Stacia Evonne Woomer

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS — CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Andrew James Vance

ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Tyler Fenton Aquino, Matthew Dean Brown, Rebekah Fillippini

ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Rebecca Wynters

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Shane Tyler Boesen, Jeffrey Torres Deleon, Jacob Richard Nelson

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY — CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Troy Mason

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Kyra Coty

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — BUSINESS
Joanna Lorraine Rowley

ELKO

ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Sabrina Ochoa

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Sabrina Ochoa

FALLON

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — ACCOUNTING
Tina Marie Najera

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Tallulah Secunda Ketchum

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Claudia Guerrero, Taylor Kristen Harrison

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — GENERAL BUSINESS
Christopher Hughes

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
Shania Brown, Taura Casias, Sara L. Dowling

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — NURSING
Precious MorningDove Achuff, Desiree L. Reeves, Rayanne Leah Sorensen, Marjorie Marie von Nordeck, Heather Nicole Weatherford

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — TECHNOLOGY — WELDING
Sean Eugene McNabb, Kevin Allan Zimmerman

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Bethany Kierstin Avalos, Krystina Rene Dalton, Esmeralda Guadalupe Davenport, Britney Michael Davis, Hunter Douglas Drost, John Frandsen, Ellona Patricia-Marie Gehman, Megan Kaleigh Hill, Lesley Ledezma, Shaylin Lanae Lehman, Joshua Mikulak, Leona Morningstar Mineard, Supathcha Moolrangsi, Erin Navarez, Salisha Neva Odum, Krysta Lynn Page, Layne Patrick Rechel, Jenny Stacy Rios, Le-An Irene Louise Roberts, Laura Beth Shurtliff, Timothy M. Shurtliff, Orin Nathaniel Sommer, David Springfield, Ethan Marshall Stacey, Hannah Rose Stewart, Echo Marie Thomas, Carmen MaKaila Trinidad, Ryan Matthew Ware, Kailee Marie Youles

ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Ashley Keimig-Riley

ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Beverly Crossland

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Jesus Manuel Aguilera, Yaowei Deng, Kimberly Ibarra, Justin Bryce Lanski, Austin Cole Lunderstadt, Heather Nichole Marty, Garrett Lee McKnight, Kirk D. Reilly

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — WELDING TECHNOLOGY
Sean Eugene McNabb

FERNLEY

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — ACCOUNTING
Alisha Fawn Little

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Benjamin Joel Auer, William Hernandez

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — NURSING
Shawna Kathleen Craig

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Riana Rose Allred, Dana Marie Bailey, Navdeep Kaur Bedi, Patricia Elise Dark, Ethan Angelo Di Stefano, Kaitlin Taylor Gerhardson, Anissa Renee Haze, Anabell Hernandez, Jodi Hieronymus, Chyna Marie Jache, Joshua Brian Kirk, Sharon Brandt Linhart, Mikelynn Rose McKinney, Devyn Nicole Meisner, Sara Margaret Miller, Chase Morrow, Christian Scott Navarro, Alexandra Nelson, Karla Jean Scott

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Joshua Banks, Ashley Evans, Maya Andria Fisher, Jordan Humes, Michael Kelly Johnson, Eric Edward Wootton

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — BOOKKEEPING
Frank Soranno

GARDNERVILLE

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Jamey Gooch

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Timothy Allyn Phenix

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — DEAF STUDIES
Danielle Renay Cassidy Bates, Cory Russell Wilson

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — GENERAL BUSINESS
Annette Kangas

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — NURSING
Hillary Jeane Arnaud, Anna Elise Craig, Doran Stephen Domenick Cushing, Amelia Sierra Edwards, Daniel Robert Lear, Megan Leann Martinez, Daron G. Overturf, Holly Anne Sentell, Carly Lynn Talia

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — TECHNOLOGY — AUTOMATED SYSTEMS
David Allison

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — TECHNOLOGY — CONSTRUCTION
Nathan Ivan Miller

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — TECHNOLOGY — MACHINE TOOL
Shawn Matthew Mikohu Salazar

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — TECHNOLOGY — WELDING
Logan Peterson

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Faith McKenzie LeAnn Adams, Rogelio Jesus Barrozo Aqui, Danielle Renay Cassidy Bates, Kaycee Battcher, Taryn Cleveland, Emma Marie Fierle, Amber Gail Fisher, Taylor Lorraine Killion, Lana Alexandra Merkley, Nathaniel P. Phillips, Mckenzie Nicole Pietras, Isabella Maria Rubio, Jessica Trivitt, Jacqueline Guadalupe Vela

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS — CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Alexandria Ashley Cheechov

ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Hannah Marquis, Ashlee Teeuwen

ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Amelia Sierra Edwards, Sarah C. Weirauch

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Patrick Shawn Brower, Alexa Marie Cooper, Sarah Marie Downes, Cameron Lee Frogget, James L. Graham, Andrew Hettrick

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY — CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Nathan Ivan Miller

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — BOOKKEEPING
Jessica Elizabeth Rockwell

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Adriana Tellez

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGY
Shawn Matthew Mikohu Salazar

GENOA

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
John Paul Parisi

HENDERSON

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Crystal A. Atoz, Valerie Orestell Croswhite

INCLINE VILLAGE

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — NURSING
Michelle Daisy Harrington

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Alice Page Murch Smith

LAS VEGAS

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
John S. Jahanpour-Burke, Shatoya L. Mitchell, Estephanie Alexandra Padilla, Heather Schaffnit, Maya Nykia Simms, Kayla Michelle Trickel

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Jurain Villa

MINDEN

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Robert Alan Shrader, Shanna Elizabeth Thompson

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — COMPUTER NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY
Shanna Elizabeth Thompson

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Maxine Marie Cahill, Samuel Austin Lindsey

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — GENERAL BUSINESS
Nash James Herman

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — NURSING
Michelle Lynne Clarke, Tatiana Parker, Alexis Nicole Weaver

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Ailyn Conde Albonico, Mary Quinojon Bedow, Linsey, Danielle Dutcher, Stephen Tyler French, Sarah Rose Jarrett, Nathan King Johnston, Bayli Anne Liscio, Madison Elizabeth Parks, Alyssa Sanders, Garrett Michael Smith, Daria Lois Winslow

ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Ailyn Conde Albonico, Nathan King Johnston

ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Daniel Lorin Morgan

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Alexander John Brossard, Tiarne Lee Vogel

MOUND HOUSE

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Marisol Brewer, Elvia Del Carmen Diaz, Samantha Hinton, Daisy Cristal Ramirez Prieta, David Paul Wilson

ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Rheyanna Michelle McCoy, Autumn Marie Reed

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGY
Judith Hinostroza

NORTH LAS VEGAS

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Yesenia Alejandra Castillo, Tyra Monet Jones, Eden Nichole Woolworth

RENO

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Ariel Dawn Lester, Rachel Renee Renaud

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — DEAF STUDIES
Shannon Antonia Regalbuto

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — NURSING
Alyssa Louise Buchanan, Victoria L. Green, Rochelle Leanne Mikkelson, Paige Lynn Soares, Kylee Marie West-Woodford

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — TECHNOLOGY — AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICS
Brian Roberto Cuadros Gonzalez

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Alexander LaGene Breckenridge, Whitney Taylor Carrillo, Miesha Colleen Colli, Theodore El Collins, Corrina Suzanne Demaria, Elaine Drew, Carson Wood Ford, Hunter Michele Kobold, Reese M. Kvaal, Leala N. Lierman, Amanda N. Maduike, Augustine D. Mutuc, Christian Asher Perez, Heidi Louise Vogelsand

ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Ricardo Duarte

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Eli Bevin Haddox, Adam Radow, Cameron Lee Woods

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Shannon Antonia Regalbuto

SILVER SPRINGS

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — GENERAL BUSINESS
Stefanie Kaitlyn Loncar

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — MANAGEMENT
Ningsih S. Codick, Wyndy Ann Jackson

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Chelsea Jaymes Gardner, Chance Kenneth Harrison, Katelyn Waller

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Jihad Claimon, Takoda James Stewart

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — BUSINESS
Wyndy Ann Jackson

SPARKS

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — DEAF STUDIES
Misty Dawne Ballew, Sierra R. Shaw

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Misty Dawne Ballew, Saralynn Lindsay, Sarah Danielle Painter, Melissa Sue Wadsworth

ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Susan Dianne Birch, Felipe Reyes

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Victoria Hugo Sanchez Mendez

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Sierra R. Shaw

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
Susan Dianne Birch

STAGECOACH

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Renee Lamendola, Kristy Kapiolani Missamore, Alyssa Marie Taylor

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS — CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Angela Ann DeFord

ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Matthew Lee Hodges

ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Nicholas Timothy Walker

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — 911 DISPATCH TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Angela Ann DeFord

SUN VALLEY

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Reed Wayne Mitchell

VIRGINIA CITY

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — NURSING
David Phillip Laine

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Cierra Lynn Frisby, Jonathan Roth

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Tyler Bryan Dohoney

WADSWORTH

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Steven Andrew Perez

WASHOE VALLEY

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — DEAF STUDIES
April Ann Barber

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — NURSING
Brettanie Annmarie Drapeau

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — TECHNOLOGY — WELDING
Joshua Julian Smith

ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Brettanie Annmarie Drapeau

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Donovan Harrison

WELLINGTON

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Tania Dalila Covarrubias, Casey Renee Hurley

YERINGTON

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
Hailey Rebekah Loll

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — TECHNOLOGY — WELDING
David Christopher Skroch

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Katherine Goessling Carlgren, Anayeli Guerrero Hernandez, Stephanie Louise Simpson

ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Elizabeth Martha Roman Lopez

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Jakeline Guerrero Hernandez

ZEPHYR COVE

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE — NURSING
Steve James Baranek

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Patricia Hernandez-Juarez, Stephanie Ann Caligagan Martin, Kallie Nelson

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT — EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Lauren Lee Marshall

CABOT, ARK.

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Maya Degenhart

SHOALWATER, AUSTRALIA

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Alex James Whiteman

ELK GROVE, CALIF.

ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Danielle Rene Radley

OCALA, FLA.

ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Daniel Mark Wilson

MALDEN, MASS.

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Yashoda Mishra

BELLWOOD, PENN.

ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Eric Johnson

LAYTON, UTAH

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Carlee Kathlyn Beck

ALEXANDRIA, VA.

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Meghan Katreena Rodriguez

KENT, WASH.

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Jerad Clark

MAPLE VALLEY, WASH.

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Jenna Caldwell

The following is a list of 84 Jump Start students graduating in 2018:

ARGENT PREPARATORY ACADEMY
Allison Barbara Rasmussen

CARSON HIGH SCHOOL
Mohammad Abdelhady, Veronica Avina Duarte, Isabella Fox Bruketta, Tristin Jay Buckley, Alana Susanne Burson, Victoria Carlynne Defilippi, Maddison Dene’ Gillott, Alexa Lynne Haight, Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kaminsky, Kylar C. Leahy, Angela Ramirez, Alyssa Sanders, Sarah Alexis Sever, Sadie Share, Alexys Mikylla Solorio, Oksana Pegyan White

CHURCHILL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Jesus Manuel Aguilera, Britney Michael Davis, John Frandsen, Lesley Ledezma, Austin Cole Lunderstadt

DAYTON HIGH SCHOOL
Shane Tyler Boesen, Timothy James Brown, Layla N. Cornwell, David Santos Delfin, Claire Holloway, Chase Joseph Peterson

FERNLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Riana Rose Allred, Dana Marie Bailey, Navdeep Kaur Bedi, Miesha Colleen Colli, Ethan Angelo DiStefano, Ashley Evans, Maya Andria Fisher, Jodi Hieronymus, Jordan Humes, Michael Kelly Johnson, Joshua Brian Kirk, Devyn Nicole Meisner, Sara Margaret Miller, Chase Morrow, Alexandra Nelson, Eric Edward Wootton

HOME-SCHOOL
Zachary Alan Cooper, Carson Wood Ford, Eli Bevin Haddox, Reese M. Kvaal, Kallie Nelson, Christian Asher Perez, Adam Radow

NEVADA VIRTUAL ACADEMY
Crystal A. Atoz, Yesenia Alejandra Castillo, Valerie Orestell Croswhite, John S. Jahanpour-Burke, Tyra Monet Jones, Estephanie Alexandra Padilla, Heather Schaffnit, Maya Nykia Simms, Kayla Michelle Trickel, Eden Nichole Woolworth

OASIS ACADEMY
Bethany Kierstin Avalos, Hunter Douglas Drost, Ellona Patricia-Marie Gehman, Garrett Lee McKnight, Joshua Mikulak, Supathcha Moolrangsi, Layne Patrick Rechel, Timothy M. Shurtliff, Orin Nathaniel Sommer, David Springfield, Ethan Marshall Stacey, Hannah Rose Stewart, Carmen MaKaila Trinidad, Kailee Marie Youles

PYRAMID LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
Steven Andrew Perez

SILVER STAGE HIGH SCHOOL
Kaitlin Taylor Gerhardson, Chance Kenneth Harrison, Alyssa Marie Taylor

VIRGINIA CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Tyler Bryan Dohoney, Nicholas Joseph Fonzo, Cierra Lynn Frisby, Emily Heinz, Jonathan Roth

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On Tuesday, May 14, the Carson City School District’s Board of Trustees will host a meeting at Carson High School at 1111 N. Saliman Street. At the meeting the district will discuss their plan to merge Carson High School and Pioneer Academy.

Join us for our 60th Anniversary + Spring Art Reception on May 18, 2024, from 1-4 p.m. Admission is free for all, as well as on-site and nearby parking.

Originally opened during the height of the mining boom of Virginia City, Nevada, the Delta Saloon started serving in 1880. Having seen its share of history, and creating its own, the property is under new ownership with Jim Grimes, VC Delta Saloon, LLC., a fourth-generation Nevadan born and raised in Reno and Sparks, Nevada.

Celebrate Carson High School Class of 2024! And, keep them safe.

Since 1988, Safe Grad has helped prevent fatalities related to graduation night intoxication by offering a FREE, safe, and sober all-night party for graduating high school seniors.

Southern Utah is lucky to be gaining one of Carson High’s most extraordinary students, Arene LeBlanc. She is an outstanding student who has overcome so much from her freshman year and now consistently demonstrates exceptional academics, leadership skills and a commitment to community service.

UPDATE 1:16 p.m.: Service restored.

Douglas County is experiencing a temporary disruption in the non-emergency dispatch phone line. This disruption solely affects the non-emergency dispatch line and does not impact access to emergency services via 911. In the event of an emergency, residents are urged to continue dialing 911 for immediate assistance.

Looking for something for you kiddos to do this summer that includes exercise, fun, and team building? Look no further than the Carson Baseball Summer Camp!

In a systematic approach to improve water quality, Lyon County Utilities will be conducting water main flushing Tuesday and Wednesday, May 14-15 in the Rose Peak area (roughly between Flowery Avenue and Sheep Camp Road) in Dayton, Nev.

The 2nd annual Hot Air for Hope Balloon Festival is returning May 17-19 at Lampe Park in Gardnerville. This is a free community event that benefits the Center for Hope and Healing.

Each year, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office hosts an open house event as a way to connect families, deputies, non-profits and more. This year the event takes place Saturday, May 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Nevada State Police has identified a Northern California man who died in a fatal crash last month on I-80 in Fernley.