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413 Western Nevada College students make spring Dean’s List

Western Nevada College’s latest group of students to earn Dean’s List honors has demonstrated how outstanding students can make the necessary adjustments to excel in higher education.

Despite taking most of their classes online during the COVID health pandemic, 413 students made the college’s Dean’s List.

To earn the distinction of making 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.

Honorees include:

Carson City
Cheyenne Aarons, Shyanne Adams, Nasser Abdelhady, Elizabeth Ardinger, Rogie Arellano, Jacob Bainton, Hannah Barachkov-Hise, Chloie Bartsch, Alexander Bevans, Allison Bowen, Kaitlin Brown, Veronica Burson, Hannon Callahan, Sophie Camelon, Jacob Campbell, Olivia Capps, Megan Chandler, Juan Conchas, Kyla Cox, Tyler Crisp, Taylor Davison, Kieran Dazzo, Paulina Delgado, Summerlynn Dennis, Mark Dodd, Antonio Dominguez, Logan Fencl, Gabriela Fernandez, Ashley Fitzpatrick, Jacob Flynt, Amanda Hayes, Tyler Heath, Angel Hernandez Diaz, Abby Galahan, Natalie Gillis, Morgan Golden, Abigail Golik, Rachele Grinzi, Mark Guzzetta, Natalie Haskell, Karla Herrera Valles, Abigail Hill, Dominic Iannacchione, Cristina Ibarra Reyes, Jason Joe, Stanley Juchtzer, Amberlee Ketten, Syeda Khatija, Meagan Kiesow, David Kimball, Alisha Kingsley, Amanda Kolber, Sarah Krites, Kerstin Law, Amanda Lee, Margaret Lewis, Scott Lomill, Daniel Lopez, Chloe Marks, Kiana Martinez, Kathryn Maseda, Kaitlyn McDonald, Iskander McGoff, Jarrod Meyer, Todd Miller, Letasha Minter, Megan Mitchell, Nicholas Moore, Irma Moreno Martinez, Sailor Mueller, Luke Myers, Ethne Myler, Angel Natividad, Darick Nelson, Maximilian Niedermeyer, Justin Nussbaumer, Matthew Nuthall, Lizbeth Orozco-Ruiz, Mairelys Ortega, Alan Mayoral Ortiz, Mallory Otto, Kaitlyn Palaroan, Trevor Pastones, Alexandra Perez Rojas, Alexis Philippi, Jessica Quijas Mata, Samantha Ramirez, Edgar Rangel, Amber Reeves, Fernanda Rios, Reveka Rivera, Briza Rodriguez, Isela Rodriguez, Jacqueline Rodriguez, Diego Rojas, Michelle Rojas, Alexandria Rose, Raychel Roylance, James Rumbaugh, David Sanchez, Maria Sanchez, Andrea Sanchez de Loza, Kyle Saunders, Erynn Schrauth, Ashlynn Shehorn, Cindy Siegmann, Stevi Simmons, Olivia Smith, Julene Snyder, Haylee Solorio, Isabella Stout, Samantha Strait, Hamza Syed, Amara Tedford, Nathan Thornton, April Torok, Austin Tucker, Amy Tyler, Luis Valdez, Jazmari Valdivia, Nathanial Wakeling, Brooke Walker, Benjamin Wedlake, Alexander Wells, Ethan Wheatley, Amanda White, Charles Wholey, Natalie Wirth, Jezel Wood

Dayton
Elise Addington, Ivan Banuelos, Ashlynn Barwig, Chelsea Boone, Kirsten Day, Leslie Drews, Hailey Estrada, Genesis Franco, Gessica Gladwill, Hailey Glynn, Thomas Gummer, Robert Harrison, Benit Hensley, Sarah Hodges, Anna Holley, Anthony Jimenez, Ethan Kanter, Morgan Kitchens, Kimberlynn Koback, Jordan LaBranch, Brenden Larkin, Leticia Ledezma Rubio, Amanda Loberg, Azurine Mandville, Samuel Matthews, Bethany Moore, Kailey Olsen, Ashley Pacheco, Alissa Paterson, Lyssa Philippi, Devon Pickles, Tyler Quick, Ivan Ramirez, Aadra Reed, Ambra Reed, Charles Reyes, Tucker Riggins, Haley Rose, Jeslyn Stammer, Melissa Steele, Clare Stephenson, Haylea Strickler, Kimberly Torres Garcia, Katelyn Trubitsky, Natalie Villafana, Vanessa Wasilchuk, Elena Winward, Kirsten Workman

Fallon
Hunter Arends, Jelen Rose Bayoneta, Josh Bloomfield, Christine Brantley, Wendy Bullock, Sequoya Casey, Jasmin Castanon Hernandez, Matthew Catlin, Dario Ceresola, Karter Conway, Elvira Correa, Kara Derby, Ashley Devault, Tayler Felton, Grace Griswold, Lauren Halloran, Trevor Halloran, Heidi Hansen, Ericka Heath, Kaitlyn Hert, Samantha Hines, Jayden Jensen, Ryan Jones, Jase Kroll, Isabella Leal, Samuel Lee, Britney McArthur, Joseph Mikulak, Madelyn Mikulak, Eddie Morrow, Amanda Ngo, Sadie O’Flaherty, Madison Paladini, Shalby Palmer, Hailey Penfold, Callista Perez, Timothy Petersen, Melanie Plasse, Benjamin Polish, Luke Rechel, Lainee Reid, Emma Robinson, Nelly Ruiz, Novaleah Sampley, Skye Schafer, Megan Shyne, Kailyn Sorensen, Madeline Stephens, Maiya Swan, Will Swisher, Jackson Turner, Linda Wadsworth, Shailynn Winter

Fernley
Abigail Abrahamzon, Cailynne Bixby, Samantha Funk, Carson Humes, Brandi Kjose, Paula Maghirang, Mark Mitzen, Persephone Mulei, Khang Nguyen, Christina Rasche, Sherry Stafford, Blakeley Shoemaker, Nayeli Stopani, Jacqueline Torres, Kayla Ward, Kari Weitzel

Gardnerville
Kayla Ackermann, Mark Aguiniga Gonzalez, Mariah Allison, David Allison, Chauntel Bagshaw, Cade Ball, Dakota Blaha, John Borges, George Bridges, Emily Carr, Andrew Clutts, Camille Dahili, Joseph Demus, Abraham Downes, Koby Dye, Charles Erb, Sophia Garedakis, Eunice Gil-Salinas, Sindy Gil-Salinas, Adam Hamilton, Atlas Jantos, Tirza Keating, Samuel King, Barrett Lee, Steven Mendonca, Rachel Mayes, Julia Nair, Brianna Novinsky, Julie Phelan, Savannah Pinto, Trinati Randall, Brandon Roberts, Zach Roberts, Ciana Rollings, Camille Samuels, Devin Serafini, Amy Tamanaha, Chanden Tolbert, Audrey Topp, Alfredo Tortoledo-Serrano, Madison Vickers

Genoa
Jenna Garrison

Hawthorne
Juliet Hernandez

Henderson
Abbey Barry, Rebecca Croswhite, Ashley Goldstein, Tanner Hoopes, Keaghen Lloyd, John Postma, Jared Ghil Trovela, Taylor Wallace

Las Vegas
Kailey Aguilera, Jamilett Catalan, Matthew Dressler, Grant Estes, Ivan Isupov, Abigail Lorenzo, Logan Novero, Keila Ponce, Tania Rose, Natasha Shaghoian, Mohammad Shahzad, Landon Shell, Samuel Torres

Lockwood
Daniel Matthies

Minden
Irina Alexandrova, Angelica Alvarez-Wallace, Jesslyn Ba-aya, Zoe Butterfield, Mikaela Camara, Madison Evans, Hailey Fournier, Andrew Hignight, Isaiah Jarrett, Cynthia King, Harrison Morris, Daniel Nellis, Leslie Pozo Guerrero, Mikayla Kuhlman, Elliana Purvance Luce, Hannah Serpa, Tanner Schultz, Makena Spohr, Rebecca West, Mikayla Willden

Mound House
Rachelle Dominguez Hernandez, Kaitlin Morrow, Anthony Pisani

North Las Vegas
Brianna Aragon, Larissa Boore, Justin Gephart, Isaac Gonzales, Tianna Jones, Nia Williams

Pahrump
Ryan Sciacca

Reno
Wences Blanquet, Emily Eiswert, Alexander Embree, Candace Ferris, Richard Fitch Jr., Joaquin Garcia, Joan Garzon Guzman, Adrianna George, Aaron Goff, Corey Hawkins, Wesley Huneycutt, Luke Kohler, Noelle Lentz, Ricardo Pacheco, Audrey Rank, Katelyn Rasmussen, Antastazia Rudolph, Daniel Ruebusch, Jody Smith, Gracie Smithee, Rebecca Thompson, Camryn Waite

Silver City
Noel Chounet

Silver Springs
Lorraine Fratto

Sparks
James Farmer, Jennica Harold, Katrina Kallas, Kyla Marvitz, Jaeden Sant Singh, Tyler Skochenko, Brandi Ziegler

Stagecoach
Timothy Quinlan, Perla Rodriguez, Broc Strong

Stateline
John Broadfoot, Savannah Purvance

Sun Valley
Daniel Medina Carrasco

Virginia City
Shiann Loncar

Virginia City Highlands
Haley Smithee

Wadsworth
Tyger Hunter, Stein Otuafi

Washoe Valley
Sarah Blankenship, Kalvin Kimbro, Jacob Purgitt, Garrett Schafer

Wellington
Maycee LaFleur, Alexander Perez, Jackie Sceirine, Colin Unruh, Aspen Wright, Taylor Wulfing

Winnemucca
James Rackley

Yerington
Alexus Bodenstein, Alejandra Cervantes, Bailey Coombs, Claire Coutts, Paulina Covian, McKenzie Eernisse-Hammack, Pieter Fourie, Michael Garner, Logan Mushrush, Diana Pasaran Aguilar, Cristina Ramirez-Valadez, Rocio Rodriguez, Vincent Scatena, Kaiya Villines

Zephyr Cove
Tyler Schellhammer

Brooklyn, N.Y.
Giovanni Love

Kaneohe, Hawaii
David Whilden

Markleeville, Calif.
Cheryl Simmons

Sanger, Calif.
Valerie Leuchtmann

South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Kenneth Partney

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