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Record 89 Jump Start Students to Graduate from WNC

Western Nevada College’s 2017 Jump Start graduating class includes 89 students representing Churchill County, Dayton, Fernley, Pyramid Lake, Silver Stage and Virginia City high schools, as well as Oasis Academy and Nevada Virtual Academy.

It’s by far the largest group of Jump Start graduates in the three-year history of the dual-credit program. These students will graduate with their associate degrees prior to receiving their high school diplomas.

They will be recognized during WNC’s commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, May 22 at Marv Teixeira Pavilion, 111 E. William St. on U.S. Highway 50, in Carson City. There will be 551 WNC graduates recognized at the ceremony. Go here for the list.

WNC’s Jump Start grads are:

CARSON CITY (1)
Silver Stage High School
Shelby Lee

DAYTON (14)
Dayton High School
David Anderson, Aztian Carrillo, Robert Cornwell, Kealohi Fuller, Laurel Hunt, Amber Lang, Jared Logan, Kristina Mason, Asa McGill-Howe, Sydney Neighbors, Leticia Ochoa, Rachel Polito, Michelle Torres, Oakley Workman

FALLON (39)
Churchill County High School
Misaki Clare, Colton Coverston, Cassidy East, Vivian Jusino, Dalton Kaady, Raymond Plasse, Malory Pruitt, Lana Quint, Whitney Skabelund
Oasis Academy
Kayla Bekiares, Stephen Benecke, Janice Bonds, Phoenyx Bryant, April Cervantes, Chace Cleckley, Haley Davis, Isabel de la Cruz Martinez, McKenzie Feest, Devyn Frederick, Jacob Harris, Caleb Hendrix, Sierra Hyde, Sarah Inglis, Carlee Jackson, Isaac Kelsey, Kyndra Leary, Shaylin Lehman, Melanie Nuckolls, Summer Pell, Moranda Richard, Michael Richards, Meghan Rosario, Grace Rowan, Ethan Smith, Alyssa Stockard, Paige Thorn, Ruby Ugalde, Ryan Ware, Melyssa Williams

FERNLEY (11)
Fernley High School
Blaine Briggs, Karena Corbin, Graciela De Leon, Jeanna Flint, Bronson Knight, Jonathan Ludwig, Tesla Lyon, Hunter Meisner, Kyle Roberts, Samuel Wright
Pyramid Lake High School
Hallie Jim

HENDERSON (1)
Nevada Virtual Academy
Austin Barry

LAS VEGAS (10)
Nevada Virtual Academy
Kyle Cuaycong, Grace Galvao Machado, Iulia Nita, Alexa Orozco, Maxwell Paris, Oscar Paris, Zhea Price, Harmony Ruth, Kanen Ryu, Ricky Smith

MOUND HOUSE (1)
Dayton High School
Zachory Edmiston

NORTH LAS VEGAS (1)
Nevada Virtual Academy
Erika Santos

RENO (3)
Nevada Virtual Academy
Matthew Sheldon
Virginia City High School
Benita Carbone, Samuel Strahan

SILVER SPRINGS (4)
Silver Stage High School
Madison King, Kayla Owen
Dayton High School
Kallie Strong, Kassie Strong

SPARKS (1)
Dayton High School
Kayla Patterson

STAGECOACH (1)
Silver Stage High School
Daniel Rhodes

WADSWORTH (1)
Pyramid Lake High School
Elizabeth Hardin

WINNEMUCCA (1)
Oasis Academy
Javier Venegas

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