Record 89 Jump Start Students Graduate from WNC

May 22, 2017

Western Nevada Colleges 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.

Its by far the largest group of Jump Start graduates in the three-year history of the dual-credit program. These students graduatedwith their associate degrees prior to receiving their high school diplomas.

They wererecognized during WNCs commencement ceremony onMonday at Marv Teixeira Pavilion in Carson City.

WNCs 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