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419 Western Nevada College students make fall Dean’s List

Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 01/06/2022 - 11:31am
WNC news release

Western Nevada College is proud to announce that 419 students have been named to the Fall 2021 Dean’s List. For consideration for WNC’s Dean’s List, students must complete at least 12 units during the semester and accumulate a grade point average of 3.50 or higher.

Each member of the Dean’s List will receive a congratulatory letter from Dr. J. Kyle Dalpe, WNC’s officer in charge, provost and senior vice president.

Congratulations to the following students for achieving this academic honor:

Boulder City
Rachel Gu

Carson City
Lauren Abbott, Nasser Abdelhady, Zehna Abdelhady, Eid Abdelhady, Sammi Abreu, David Aburto, Luis Alaniz, Aaron Altamirano, Gema Alvarado Villagrana, Mason Anthony, Elizabeth Ardinger, Emily Arroyo, Jacob Bainton, Gregory Benco, Joshua Bowen, Christina Brase, Raymie Brooks, Sophie Camelon, Jacob Campbell, Leonardo Cardoza, Briana Christensen, Michael Cline, Nathan Coffman, Karely Cortes-Navarette, Shiloh Cyphers, Monsserrat Davalos, Haley Davis, Paulina Delgado, Mark Dodd, Leticia Escobedo Garcia, Dana Sofia Fernandez Hernandez, Maximillian Figueroa, Nolan Garrard, James Girdner, Gabriel Gonzalez, Litzy Gonzalez, Cristal Gonzalez-Cruz, Maria Graciano Garcia, Sierra Gray, Valerie Griggs, Elsa Harrison, Amanda Hayes, Tyler Heath, Justin Henley, Aidan Hernandez, Axel Hernandez, Samantha Hodges, Lance Hornmann, Manuel Hoyos Velazquez, Amiya Huber, Barbara Hurst, Nino Iannacchione, Dominic Iannacchione, Ivan Iza, Sarai Jauregui-Rivas, Stanley Juchtzer, Syeda Khatija, Meagan Kiesow, Alisha Kingsley, Luke Konrad, Sarah Krites, Maciej Kuroczka, Shelby Lawrence, Daniel Lopez, Diego Lopez, Quintyn Madsen, Alondra Mata Izquierdo, Imelda Mata-Garcia, Alan Mayoral Ortiz, Heather McCabe, Iskander McGoff, Daniela Medina Salgado, Jarrod Meyer, Anthony Meyer, Bianca Miranda, Memphis Montoya, Irma Moreno Martinez, Walker Morgan, Ethne Myler, Angel Natividad, Darick Nelson, Maximilian Niedermeyer, Lizbeth Nunez Sanchez, Adan Nunez-Soto, Anthony Oliva, Carina Olsen, Alejandra Ortiz Ruvalcaba, Isarai Partida Lopez, Emily Patten, Aylin Peredo Nunez, Estefany Perez Robles, Alexandra Perez-Rojas, Sara Pettay, Luis Pina Munoz, Kai Lani Quenga, Scott Raty, Jane Read, Dailyn Reeves, Zachariah Remer, Fernanda Rios, Sequoia Rohr, Coral Rosas, Alexandria Rose, Briseyda Rubio, Karyme Salgado, David Sanchez, Maria Sanchez, Flor Sandoval, Britney Schulz, Ashlynn Shehorn, Cindy Siegmann, Sara Silva, Stevi Simmons, Sheila Straw, Hamza Syed, Luke Syndergaard, Emma Taylor, Nathan Thornton, Corey Tillman, Richard Todt, Austin Tucker, Jaspen Tufts, Fatima Uribe, Christian Vargas, Cynthia Vega, Anthony Viglietta, Nathanial Wakeling, David Wells, Tossaporn Wells, Charis Wheeler, David Whilden, Charles Wholey, Noah Wilson, Emily Wolf, Rachel Wolz, Jezel Wood, Jordan Zamora, Katie Zarate

Dayton
Ivan Banuelos, Natalie Barwig, Gerardo Blanco, Chelsea Boone, James Clark, Cheyenne Clayson, Kamailelua Conner, Chase Denning, Leslie Drews, Blanca Duarte, Savannah Dyer, Hailey Estrada, Gessica Gladwill, Riley Glynn, Rachael Griswold, Justin Harris, Chloe Henderson, Benit Hensley, Skyler Hester, Jaynie Heusser, Kristen Hoffman, Morgan Kitchens, Nathan Koback, Kimberlynn Koback, Jordan LaBranch, Bruce Lincoln, Amanda Loberg, Cameron Matthews, Samuel Matthews, Kassandra Miller, Bethany Moore, Alissa Paterson, Hallie Peterson, Devon Pickles, Emma Pitman, Ambra Reed, Charles Reyes, Sofie Soderborg, Jeslyn Stammer, Suzanna Stankute, Melissa Steele, Robin Steinecke, Clare Stephenson, Elysia Torres, Joseph Torres, Natalie Villafana, Vanessa Wasilchuk, Emilee Watson, Nathan Wright

Fallon
Hunter Arends, Kadie Bake, Rachel Bake, Anna Baker, Yasmine Barnes, Jelen Rose Bayoneta, Shivam Bhakta, Desirae Blunt, Michelle Brown, Andrew Catlin, Dario Ceresola, Erin Cole, Heather Cordell, Danna Correa, James Cosman, Kristina Dalton Cates, Sofia Delacruz, Corel Escartin, Holden Feest, Tayler Felton, Hunter Giovanetti, Trevor Halloran, Lauren Halloran, Heidi Hansen, Kaitlyn Hert, Logan Johnson, Corina Laiacona, Samuel Lee, JayLee McEwen, Joseph Mikulak, Sonialynn Natividad, Lisa Nelsen, Raelynn Neumann, Tylie Norcutt, Connor Oceguera, Timothy Petersen, Lainee Reid, Logon Ross, Kailyn Sorensen, Madeline Stephens, Maiya Swan, Chloe Tanner, Layla Tanner, Sasha Tanner, Reynaldo Vilchiz-Mondragon, Keenan Waller, Gerik Wassmuth, Casamaro White, Sierra Williams, Gazille Willis, Ariana Wolf, Joshua Youles

Fernley
Ryan Anderson, Cailynne Bixby, Gwyneth Crowe, Isabella Dumont, Evan Frossard, Skye Hutton, Evven Johnson, Austin Mackintosh, Cora Maldonado, Persephone Mulei, Khang Nguyen, Christina Rasche, Kayla Ward, Kari Weitzel, Jaeden Wooldridge

Gardnerville
Kayla Ackermann, Mark Aguiniga Gonzalez, Mariah Allison, David Allison, Shelby Apple, Joseph Baker, Courtney Battcher, Brianna Bleich, Nathaniel Boyd, Emily Carr, Hannah Carr, Mackenzie Chatham, Andrew Clutts, Camille Dahili, Hannah Denhoff, Jackelyne Diaz, Koby Dye, Oscar Eusebio, Alex Flores, Jayson Garcia, Raymundo Garcia Alvarez, Sophia Garedakis, Ava Goodlander, Adam Hamilton, Atlas Jantos, Tirza Keating, Rylee Kull, Megan LaCost, Barrett Lee, Francisca Mendive, Steven Mendonca, Karl Moe, Gisela Munoz, Julia Nair, Brianna Novinsky, Julie Phelan, Zach Roberts, Emily Roefer, Shannon Russell, Braden Spear-Holub, Amy Tamanaha, Chanden Tolbert, Kaleb Vaughn, Peter Ward

Genoa
Jenna Garrison

Hawthorne
Hannah Greenwood

Henderson
Abbey Barry, Isiah Clark, Rebecca Croswhite, Ashley Goldstein, Jaden Grijalva, Keaghen Lloyd, Emma Madrid, Elliot Postma, Jared Trovela

Incline Village
Anna Bogh

Las Vegas
Brenda Abad, Michelle Bentley, Isabella Cerda, Zachary Dewey, Jazell Espinosa, Ryan Ferguson, Abigail Lorenzo, Logan Novero, Lillia Novero, Tania Rose, Abdul Sameh, Erika Segovia, Kayden Segovia, Natasha Shaghoian, Levi Smith, Jennifer Velasquez

Markleeville
Robert Mortimer

Minden
Misty Allen, Taylor Bratcher, Peyton Bratcher, Emma Carnes, Joseph Castro, Sarah Farnham, Brooklyn Galliett, Colby Gramelspacher, Haley Hassman, Isaiah Jarrett, Caroline Jones, Alianna Kent, Cynthia King, Harrison Morris, Daniel Nellis, Leslie Pozo Guerrero, Bailey Qualls, Savannah Sabo, Kate Talia, Rosaura Vazquez, Rebecca West, Brayden Wilhelm

Mound House
Kaitlin Morrow, Anthony Pisani

North Las Vegas
Monique Jones, Tianna Jones, Gabriel Maes, Nia Williams

Pahrump
Ryan Sciacca

Reno
Mark Bender, Narmatov Dastan, Sovereign Edmands, Gwenyth Fahrney, Joan Garzon Guzman, Aaron Goff, Wesley Huneycutt, Ircia Kille, Richard Lopez, Kendra Macy, Alexander Mejia Hernandez, Allison Rank, Anastazia Rudolph, Daniel Ruebusch, Allyson Smitten, Rebecca Thompson, Aidan Troska, Berlyn Uken, Camryn Waite

Silver Springs
David Moore, Cheyenne Stewart, Jordan Turner

Smith
Keegan Briscoe, Kassidy York

Sparks
Fernando Aquino-Galdamez, Letty Chavez, Aaron Hallauer, Brenna King, Adam Koniuk, Mitchell Lujano, Eden McKay, Jaeden Sant Singh, Faith Williams

Stagecoach
Isabel Johnson, Akaya Knowles, Jennifer Willis

Sun Valley
Daniel Medina Carrasco

Virginia City
Kalia Anchors, Arianna Duffy, Talon Fain

Virginia City Highlands
Skyler Markert

Wadsworth
Tyger Hunter

Washoe Valley
Kalvin Kimbro, Eric Smith

Wellington
Johnathan Sayegh, Heidi Thompson, Sarah Thran, Colin Unruh, Reese Urton, Allyson Wulfing

Yerington
Karter Conway, Roberto Diaz, Michael Garner, Alexandra Giron, Genevieve Miller, Adrian Pelayo Rios, Jordyn Stutts

Zephyr Cove
Matthew Mason, Tyler Schellhammer

San Jose, Calif.
Emma DiGiorgio

Santa Maria, Calif.
Triniti Natividad

South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Kenneth Partney

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UPDATE 5:46PM: All Washoe County School District schools, except for Gerlach K-12 School, are closed on Monday, Sept. 9. This includes before and after-school activities and athletic practices.
Also of note, the Washoe County Sheriff's Office reminds people to stay clear of all evacuated areas for the Davis Fire. Air support crews are dropping fire retardants close to residences in evacuated areas.
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UPDATE 3:18PM: Kelsey Penrose was live from near the Davis Fire. See the video report here.
Also, Carson City is advising the Fuji animal shelter is full and the city has opened Silver Saddle Ranch to house more animals. For non-emergency inquiries call 775-887-2677. Also public works wants to remind people that the evacuation for Sunridge Drive is in Reno, not Carson City.
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UPDATE 1:16PM: Truckee Meadows Fire reports that at around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, fire activity increased and evacuation has been reinstated north of Nevada State Route 431 (Mt. Rose Highway) to include Arrow Creek, Sky Tavern, Mt. Rose Ski Resort, and Logan Meadows. For more detail evacuation locations visit perimetermap.com.

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UPDATE 11PM: The Davis fire that began Saturday afternoon is approximately 1,800 acres, with 12 structures damaged or destroyed, KOLO reports.
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UPDATE 10:25PM: Old Highway 395 to Eastlake is open to assist with south bound traffic. I-580 to Mt. Rose Highway remains closed, according to Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue.
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UPDATE 10:07PM: Washoe County has declared a state of emergency in order to draw on regional resources, according to Washoe Regional Emergency Information Center on Saturday evening. It also says the fire has destroyed at least 12 structures.

One of the structures lost to the fire was a park residence. The family was evacuated safely but the home and possessions are lost, and some pets are unaccounted for, according to the center in a news release.

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