Ceres Graduation Tab 2016

Ceres High School class valedictorian Stephanie Haidar and salutatorian Sydney Elness.

Central Valley High School’s top students, (left to right), are: Chelsea Flores, Jose Gon zalez Birrueta, Angelika Pe, Juan Gutierrez,

Gabriella Germann, Jennifer Torres Diaz, Yaj-aira Reynoso, Dan “Amy” Nguyen, Oscar Rivas, Aileen Brambila, Julia Ramsey, Ivan Villasenor,

Sunil Saini, Kendall Tessaro, Andrew Sen, Victoria Perez, Kasandra Fernandez-Arceo, Yajaira Reynoso, Erika

Lopez, Maria Rojas, Sergio Lopez and Andrew Dias.

By JEFF BENZIGEREditor of the

C e r e s ( C a l i f . ) C o u r i e r

HE DEATH OF HER YOUNGER SISTER pro-foundly changed the life of Stephanie Haidar, the vale-dictorian for the Ceres High School class of 2016. Watch-

ing Grace go through a life-ending Pro-lidase deficiency autoimmune disease gave Stephanie reason to make the most of her life. Remembering the medical struggle that ended Grace’s life at age seven has also inspired her to strive to become a geneticist.

“That really inspired me to go into the medical field,” said Stephanie, who is also considering rheumatology, the study of rheumatism, arthritis and other disorders of the joints, muscles and ligaments. “I want to lean more towards researching rather than practicing.”

Teaching is another interest for Stepha-nie since she enjoyed tutoring some stu-dents in math through high school. “Just that interaction I find really special.”

A small margin of difference in grade point averages separates Haidar’s 4.31 and the 4.286 earned by salutatorian Sydney Elness. The 18-year-old women came down to the final weeks of their senior year at Ceres High School before they knew who would occupy which title of top students of the class of 371.

“We knew (we were the top students) but we just weren’t sure who would get what because of GPAs were pretty close,” said Stephanie who had her eye on being the class valedictorian since she was a freshman.

According to Principal Linda Stubbs, the top four competitors in the class were all within tenths of points of one another. Other seniors who earned a GPA of 4.0 or above were Arianne Amparo-Partida, Alexis Arias, Jalani Blankenship, Maria Ferrera, Kailee Fox, Stephanie Garcia, Saray Gonzalez, Chelsea Heras, Makayla Lawrence, Charles Lo, Jacqueline Lujan, Harjot Mangat, David Montufar, Jagjit Pabla and Amritpal Singh.

Stephanie remembers struggling in the fourth grade at Virginia Parks Elementary School because of her sister’s illness and the focus on family issues. “The next year I tried to focus on myself and it was one reason to make my family proud because it was so much that we had been going through,” said Stephanie. “So just to make

them proud I started to work hard and that drove me all the way through junior high and high school.”

She also had role models in her parents, David and Lena Haidar, who came to the United States from Iraq with their respective families to pur-sue a better life.

“He’s always been that person that, no matter what it takes, he’ll always get it,” said Haidar. “That’s actually how my mom is too.

They’re both really serious and I think that also comes from their family and where they’re from. I mean, Iraq is fun but at the same time it’s always been dangerous so you kind of have to stay on top of your toes there. It’s also a different society, like their women can’t do certain things com-pared to here where you almost have the same equality as men. That really drove my mom over here.”

Elness said she wasn’t as driven to become a valedictorian but she did chose to strive for all A’s “for myself.”

Sydney’s parents, (former Ceres police officer) Bryon and Melissa Elness, started her education out at Summit Charter prep school and then she attended Vanguard College Preparatory Academy in Empire where she was “constantly challenged.” She considers herself a self-driven person but remembers slacking off after she trans-ferred to Mae Hensley Junior High and

then graduating into Ceres High.“It was just so easy for me, especially

like freshman and sophomore year, just because they had pushed us so hard,” said Elness. “It didn’t happen until my junior year that I had to actually start studying, like I had to teach myself how to start study in AP classes. But I think it was that strong foundation that Summit and Van-guard that helped me.”

Stephanie opted for Ceres schools because she didn’t like wearing a school uniform at Vanguard, and because Ceres offered sports unlike the college prep school and AP classes.

“I wanted a real authentic high experi-ence and that’s why I transferred to Mae Hensley so I could go to Ceres High School.”

Stephanie enjoyed math and science classes while at CHS and recently started enjoying English, mostly because Mr.

T• Stephanie Haidar is Ceres High School ’s valedictorian, Sydney Elness is salutatorianHaidar, Elness take top slots at CHS

JEFF BENZIGER/the Courier

Ceres High School class valedictorian Stephanie Haidar, 18, and class salutatorian Sydney Elness will miss life on the Ceres High School campus but believe better experiences await them at college. Both will speak at graduation on Friday.

‘...we just weren’t sure who would

get what because of GPAs were

pretty close’–Valedictorian

Stephanie Haidar

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Ceres High’s class of ‘16 graduates ThursdayThe Ceres High School class

of 2016 graduates this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the CHS football stadium.

Stephanie Haidar is class vale-dictorian and Sydney Elness is the salutatorian.

The class of 2016 includes:-A-

Nada AbdoSage Acosta

Courtney AdamsDestiny AdamsGeorge AguayoAndrew Aguilar

Daisy Alaniz-RodriguezArielle Anne Alarcon

Angelica AlbaNicolas AlcalaKathryn Allen

Chelsea Allen-AmersonPaula Alvarez

Noe Alvarez RivasArianne Amparo-Partida

Esttefany Angulo GastelumMichelle Arevalos

Alexis AriasJose Arita Torres

Sergio Armenta VindiolaJessica Reyna Arreola

Juan ArreolaSebastian Arroyo

Alexis ArvizoAlissa Marie Atchison

Yurixia AvalosMya Aviles

Claribel Avina CortesBreanna Jaylene Ayala

-B-Sabrina Ryanne Baisdon

Raman BakozHaramrit Singh Bal

Harman BansalMarco Nieto Barajas

Robert BaranskiMichael Barnes

Nicole BatesMiguel Bazoco

Savanah Nicole BeltranSonya BengeAbigail Bernal

Aaron Michael BlackJalani Renee Blankenship

Trenton Darralle Blanton Jr.Jayme Blueford

Sarah Draper BoldenBlake Borba

Kadie BrenningAlyssa Brister

Triana BurgessMakaela Rachel Burt

-C-Isaiah Caballero

Elena Marie CabreraKarina Cabrera

Timothy CampbellBrianne Cardoza

Francisco CardozaBaylee Jayne CarlinLuisangel Carrasco

Chantal Arely CarrenoOsvaldo Carrillo

Miguel CastellanosAshanty Ketzaly Castillo

Jose CastilloJuan CastilloSarai CastilloDaniela Ceja

Jennifer Gisela CejaAlexis Chavez

Elizabet ChavezEric Chavez

Jewelianna ChavezDemetrie Isaiah Chuon

Derian CisnerosJennifer Cisneros

Alissa CokerChloe Condit

Annie ConnorsAlina Alexis Coronado

Anthony CruzCarla Maria Cruz

Priscilla Isabel Cruz-D-

Mattea DavisChristian De Berowley

Jose G. De La RosaBruno de la Torre

Ruben De La TorreMonae DeCamera

Victor Hugo Del RazoJorge DelgadoSpencer Dellis

Ulises DiazJade Kaylyn Dominguez

Jas DosanjhMelissa Duarte

Kyle DunnRosario Guadalupe DuranJoseph Duran Maldonado

-E-Sydney Ellen Puanani Elness

Sara Angelica EscobedoDalia Esparza

Ana Jenifer Estrada-F-

Clayton James FagundesJesse Fernandez

Maria FerreiraJesse FloresQuinn FludKailee Fox

Tiana Rae FramstadAustin French

-G-Oscar Galindo

Adrian GarciaAlyssa Garcia

Brandon J. Garcia GuzmanChristian GarciaCristina GarciaIsabella GarciaIzabella Garcia

Jonathan GarciaJose Garcia

Stephanie Selena GarciaUlises Garcia

Vincent GarciaMarcos Garcia-Reyes

Jovenpreet GillMagaly Giron-TrevinoAlyssa Deann Godinez

Angela GongoraJaime GonzalezJose Gonzalez

Saray GonzalezBrunall Gorges

Regina GranadosJasmine C. Grays

Ashley GriffinDonavon-Leo Guiriba

Sarah GulzamanKendra Gunnoe

Brandon GutierrezSteven Gutierrez

Daniel S.D. Guzman-H-

Stephanie HaidarAllyson Hailey

Laurence HaleyDaniel Harold

Kaitlyn Marie HebbElijah Henry

Chelsea HerasGabriel Heredia

Austin Kordell HerreraMichael J. Holcomb

Garrett HowserAlexis Huerta

Jorge HurtadoKeren Hurtado Lopez

-I-Estrella Inocencio

-J-Beatriz Jasso-Arriaga

Christian JaureguiSydney Lena Johnson

Megan JohnstonGilbert Anthony Juarez

-K-Amran Kassem

Anmolpreet KaurAdryana Knights

Ariel KnightsAustin Anthony Kubala

-L-Andrea Lara

Makayla LawrenceHaleigh Kassandra Leazer

Isaac E. LeonCharles Joseph Lo

Abrahan LópezAlissa Julia Lopez

Briana Lopez PradoEzra Dawn Lopez

Jycelle Adriana LopezLuis Lopez

Priscilla LopezArturo Zaid Lopez Puga

Kong Meng LorTristin Lorenzo

Jesus Benigno LoyaJacqueline Espinoza Lujan

Samantha T. Lujan-M-

Angel MaciasHarjot Singh Mangat

Daniel ManzoNancy Beatriz Marquez

BorundaAmanda Petra MartinezGiovana Corina Martinez

Guadalupe MartinezJacob Anthony Martinez

Omar MartinezOscar Martinez

Dahanna Michelle Martinez Ramos

Edgar J MayorgaIliana Eloisa Heaven McCann

Naja McCulloughDania MedinaDavid Medina

Anna MejiaEvangelique MejiaAndrew Mendoza

Luis MendozaJasmine MezaAshley MillanYesenia Millan

Keith Eugene MitchellOxana Monroy

Denise MontanezErik Montanez

David Montufar Jr.Kyle Paul Mooney

Jade MooreJasmine Moore

Esmeralda Jaquez MorenoJohn Lionel Moreno IIIGuadalupe Esmeralda

MulgadoFatima Muñoz

Zeenath Muslemi-N-

Urwa NaeemTrevor NashAlicia NazarLuis NevarezDonni Ngan

Samantha NicklesAbigail Nou

Susana NuñezPrimitivo Nuño

-O-Mahlena Julie O’Neal

Angel OchoaJesus OchoaJaymon Ofisa

Lacey Gina OliveiraChristian Olivera

Gabriela Ornelas GarciaAlyza Orona

Gabriel OrozcoIsaac Ortiz

Scott OsbornAnthony Robert Osuna

-P-Jagjit Pabla

Juan Manuel PalafoxRicardo Palafox Romero

Asia PangAndres Peña

Danielle PenzottiRodrigo PeralLorena Peral

Edgar Osvaldo PérezYaritza Perez

Mariana Piceno CastilloEstefania Pimentel

Gavin PowellBrenda Prado

Krishaal PrasadMarcella Leiata-Moelilia Pudu-

cay-R-

Andres RamirezAngela Ramirez

Dahlia Urani RamirezMaria RamirezMaya Ramirez

Berenice Ramos MontañezPayal Randhawa

Sullivan Zeta ReedJairo Renteria

Karina RenteriaDamion Nestor Reyes

Martin ReyesKerem Reynoso GarciaNorma Rivas Escamilla

Armani RiveraQuetzalli NoemiRocha-SerranoYulissa Rodarte

Adalberto RodriguezAmy Rodriguez

Jonathan RodriguezJoseph Rodriguez

Yarisleidi RodriguezSeth Rosien-GibsonJoseph Roudebush

Diana RuizEfren Ruiz-Diaz

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Victoria Perez was raised in the Valley. Growing up she always strived to be the center of attention, in which she often suc-ceeded. Vic-toria from a young age was encour-aged to do her best and aim for the highest goals. Victoria didn’t know what she wanted to be growing up but after a lifetime of education she wishes to further her knowledge into environmental politics at Humboldt State this fall. She is excited to pursue her education and begin her life full of excitement and the unknown.

Aileen Brambila moved to Central Valley High School as a sophomore and this change in her life allowed her to become involved, such as being the president of Soccer Club and treasurer of Spanish Literature Club. Aileen also worked very hard academi-cally as well as managed to balance her AP classes and participated in the leadership class on campus. She believes that her transi-tion to a different high school was one of the best decisions of her life and aided her to her accomplishment of being accepted to U.C. Berkeley. She plans on attending U.C. Berkeley this fall and majoring in biology which will push her to achieve further aspi-rations in life. Aileen says, “I can’t wait to start this new chapter in my life. I can’t say that I am not nervous, but I know that so far my transitions in life have been very benefi-cial. I’m very excited to see what’s in store for my future.”

Villasenor at top at CVHS • 21 CVHS seniors earned GPAs above 4.0 to become class co-salutatoriansIvan Villasenor has lived in Modesto

and attended Ceres schools all his life. From Westport Elementary to Blaker Kinser and finally to CVHS, Ivan Vil-lasenor lives, breathes, and is Ceres. He is excited to proceed to the next segment in his life, college. However, he is still undecided on which college he is going to attend. One thing is almost for sure, that he is going to be majoring in Chemistry and pre-medicine in whichever college he finally chooses to embark his journey on. Ivan will struggle adapting to this new more independent lifestyle as he has always been a momma’s boy but he will succeed with the support from his family and friends.

Growing up in a Mexican environment, he was always surrounded by a family that supported his academic achievements and goals. Being the youngest sibling of two, Ivan strives to follow in his older sibling’s footsteps and make his mom proud. Dur-ing his high school career, he was actively involved in many clubs, activities, and community service projects. Some of them include NHS, CSF, Interact, Science Bowl, Link Crew, and attending Lucas Elementary School to assist in their Christ-mas event.

Ivan Villasenor is the 2016 Central Valley High School class valedictorian.

Andrew Dias will be attending Modesto Junior College this fall. He is very excited to start studying agricultural sciences and receive his credential to teach Agricul-tural Education from CSU Chico. He was involved in CSF and FFA throughout high school, and was serving as the Central Val-ley FFA president.

Aileen Brambilla

Central Valley High School

Andrew Dias

Andrew Dias

Juan Gutierrez (no biography offered).

Juan Gutierrez

From a young age, Angelika Pe was encouraged to strive hard in school and become involved in her community. Since freshman year, she has been involved in Central Valley’s Marching Band and Winter Percussion programs and currently holds a position as section leader. Outside of band, she has actively participated in clubs such as PHAST, CSF, NHS, and Interact. After high school, Angelika looks forward to furthering her education at UCLA.

Angelia Pe

Angelika Pe

Aileen Brambilla

Victoria Perez


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Gabriella has remained involved both on campus and off, while allowing educa-tion and family to remain a priority. She is active on campus through participation with Central Valley FFA, where she has served as the chapter vice president, attended the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Ky., served on the State FFA Convention Nominating Com-mittee, and won first place in the Regional Job Interview contest. Gabri-ella is also involved in National Honor Society, Califor-nia Scholarship Federation, S Club, and Wind Ensemble. Outside of school, Gabriella participates in 4-H, where she is the president of Westport 4-H and has attended the National 4-H Conference in Washington, DC. She also is a member of All Saints Catholic Church youth group and is a volunteer for Holy Rosary Catholic Church’s Vaca-tion Bible School program. Gabriella plans to major in Communications Studies at California State University, Stanislaus. Her ultimate goal is to work for the Dynamic Catholic Institute as an event planner.

Jennifer Torres Diaz was born in the Bay area and raised in Ceres since 3. She and two older sisters were raised by parents who came from Mexico seek-ing a better future for them and their children. From a young age, Jennifer acknowledged and appreciated her family and her edu-cation.

Jennifer has always loved going to school. She always had good relationships with

her teachers because she was respectful and respon-sible. At CVHS, Jennifer was part of the Impulse dance team, a member of National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, and the president for AP Span-ish Club. “Being involved has allowed me to grow as an individual because of all the students I have met,” said Jennifer. “I learned to balance my family, academics, and activities well which I know will make my college transition easier.”

Jennifer will be the first in her family to go to college. She will be attending the U.C. Davis this fall as a biol-ogy major. Jennifer aspires to become a doctor.

Since Kasandra Arceo first started school, education was a top priority. As a child she was seemingly obvious to her surroundings, but knows now that where she grew up played a significant role in her future. Her family, friends and teach-ers have not only helped her reach her goals but have set her to new horizons. At Central Valley High School she was most active in AP Spanish and various clubs and sports like National Honors Society, California Scholarship Federation and Varsity Cheerleading. Outside of school Kasandra has been working at the Affection Clothing Store in Ceres since the summer of her freshman year and still continues on until this day and now carries the title of management at the age of seventeen. Kasandra is excited to graduate and see what’s

next for her. She will most likely be attend-ing U.C. Davis or U.C. Berkeley this fall as a biology major to pursue her goals in nursing. As she says, “Yes, keeping up with my proficiency was difficult, but I never once stopped or gave up on my education because I knew it would all be worth it at the end.” Kasandra’s advice to other students is to make sure once you get where you’re going, not to for-get to turn back around and always help the next one in line.

Kasandra Arceo Gabriella Germann

Kasandra Arceo

Jennifer Torres Diaz Gabriella Germann

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Jose was born in Mexico and raised by parents who moved here in 2002. He understands now that “their journey to the United States for better opportunities, especially for their children, has always inspired me to pursue what I wanted to accomplish and I thank them for that.” Since Jose first started school, edu-cation was a top priority. At CVHS he enrolled in various AP classes including: AP Psychology, AP Spanish Lit, AP Span-ish Language, AP government, and AP Statistics. He currently passed the Psychology, and two Spanish AP tests with 4’s. Out-

side of school he works at Little Caesa’rs. The first in his family to go to college, Jose will be attending CSU Stanislaus this fall as a Business Administration major. He will be staying at his current home, with his family. The reason he choose to go to this college is to stay close to his home. His motivation to gradu-ate from college is to motivate his siblings that by giving it their all at everything including high school anything is possible. He is excited to graduate from high school and is anxious to start his college experience.

Jose Gonzalez Birrueta

Jennifer Torres Diaz

Chelsea Flores was born and raised in Modesto. While attending Central Valley High School, she was a member of the Varsity Girls Tennis Team for three years and received the Hawk Award for outstanding performance her senior year. She was involved in various clubs such as CSF, Interact, and PHAST. She has gained valuable real-life experience mentoring

students at Summit Charter Academy and volunteering in her community. Chelsea will be attending the Cali-fornia State Uni-versity Stanislaus this fall to pursue her interests in business and forensic science. She is eager to see what the world has to offer her and looks forward to traveling to gain new insights on life.

Chelsea FloresCeres raised, Erika Lopez began to wholeheartedly focus

on her education at a young age. Neither her parents nor her siblings had attended college, but they constantly motivated her to strive for success and pursue her dreams. She is now the first in her family to attend a college. Erika has picked U.C. Davis where she plans to major in neurobiology, physi-ology, and behavior on her way to becoming a physician’s assistant.

Erika’s goal as a freshman was to earn at least a 4.0 GPA at the end of high school and she took classes such as Advanced Placement biology, statistics and psy-chology. She looks back at her goal and smiles know-ing that she was successful. She not only focused on school but involved her-self in several community service such as feeding the homeless and taking care of children at her local church. Erika was a mem-ber of the National Honors Society and the California Scholarship Federation.

Erika Lopez

Erika LopezJose Gonzalez Chelsea Flores


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Since a very young age, Julia Ramsey has been very devoted to her schooling and driven to be successful. At Central Valley High School, she participated in volleyball, soft-ball, leadership, and was a mem-ber various clubs such as National Honor Society, California Schol-arship Federation, and Interact. She also volunteered actively at her church, La Loma Grace Brethren, and this past year has worked as a student nursing assis-tant at Hy-lond Nursing Facility in Modesto. Julia owes a lot of her success in school to her mother, a third grade teacher in Ceres Unified School District. She states, “My mother has always pushed me to be my best in school, and she has always been there to support me in every-thing that I did.”

Julia will be attending CSU Stanislaus in the fall as a pre-nursing major, with plans to become a Nurse Practi-tioner.

Amy Nguyen was born in Viet-nam and spent the majority of her childhood growing up in the Stanislaus County. She moved to Ceres in the fifth grade and attended Hidahl Elementary School. Amy said her parents have played an integral part in fostering her success. She accredits their hard-working nature as her “biggest moti-vation” towards succeeding in her school endeavors. Amy is most proud

that she was able to balance her rigorous course loads and remain an active member in her extracurricular activities. She has fond memories on the Varsity Girls Tennis Team, PHAST Club, NHS, and Interact Club. With a brother entering the CVHS class of 2020 she offers her advice to him and other underclassmen: “The easiest and most productive way of approaching high school is to set goals very early on and stay focused and passionate. I hope all students become involved in school activities and do not merely confine themselves to the classroom.” Amy will be attending the U.C. Los Angeles as an International Development major.

Sergio Lopez, born in the Bay area and raised in the Val-ley, showed a lot of interest in his education since he was young. He says his strongest motivation was witnessing his parents struggling financially due to a lack of education. His parents were raised in Mexico, but moved to California in search of a better life. Their decision that inspired Sergio to do the best he possibly could in school.

Since seventh grade Sergio has been dedicated to his edu-cation receiving nothing less than an A in all of his classes. Academically, he challenges himself with a rigorous course load including Advanced Placement, Government, Calculus, Statistics and Environmental Science. He was also a member of the swimming team for two seasons and was a member of

many clubs, including the California Scholar-ship Federation and National Honor Soci-ety. When he wasn’t at school he would volunteer at St. Stan-islaus Church for mainly maintenance work. He is the third of four children who will graduate from CVHS and also attend college

Sergio will attend U.C. Davis where he will be majoring in Bio-logical sciences. He will go to fresh waters, but is not afraid as he sees it as a way to challenge himself.

Sergio Lopez

Sergio Lopez

Amy Nguyen

Julia Ramsey

Because her parents came from Mexico at a young age with little education, Valley born and raised Yajaira Reynoso has been inspired to become focused on school so she can have what her parents were not able to achieve: an education. Her siblings also have always been by her side pushing her even in the rough-est times. Throughout Yajaira’s high school career she has faced many disheartening and difficult obstacles; however, she maintained a 4.0 or higher GPA. She was also involved in cross country, track and field, National Honor Society, and California

Scholarship Federation. Yajaira also volunteered her time at Par-ent Resource Center and helped with Love Modesto.

Yajaira will be attending the U.C. Davis this fall as a nutritional science major. She has always envisioned herself attending a U.C. and feels proud to be able to attend such a pres-tigious school, as well as feeling like her academic work has been paid off. She is nervous for the rigorous workload that is ahead of her, but she knows she can push through it and achieve any-thing she sets her mind to.

Yajaira Reynoso

Amy Nguyen

Yajaira Reynoso

Oscar will be attending CSU Stanislaus as a Busi-ness Administration major. His plan is to then attend a seminary somewhere in California. “I not only want to make a difference in the workforce but also impact my community,” said Oscar. “I am ready.”

Oscar’s father moved to United States from El Sal-vador and his mother from Mexico in the and to Ceres in 2003. “Their journey to the U.S. for better oppor-

tunities, especially for their children, has always inspired me to work hard and pursue what I want to accomplish and for that I am very thank-ful,” he said.

At CVHS, he was active in choir his sophomore and junior years and in clubs like National Honor Society, and CSF. Oscar has vol-unteered at Apostolic Worship Center in Salida for three years.

Oscar Rivas

Oscar Rivas

Maria R. Rojas moved to Ceres in 2005 to start second grade. Eleven years later, she’s graduating high school, look-ing forward to U.C. Davis where she’ll be studying psychol-ogy and pre-medicine. After graduating from U.C. Davis, she’ll pursue her dream of becoming a doctor.

Growing up in a large family with Mexican roots, Maria was surrounded with family who applauded her at awards ceremonies and cheered her on at tennis matches. As the oldest sister of five younger siblings, Maria strives to be

a role model for them. By furthering her educa-tion, she is setting a good example and showing her siblings that it is possible to make your dreams into a reality if you work hard and stay focused.

During high school, she was involved in National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, Interact Club, Science Bowl, and also Varsity Tennis. She also volun-teered in the afterschool program at Lucas Elemen-tary.

Maria R. Rojas

Maria R. Rojas

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Born and raised in the Valley, Sunil Saini possesses a desire for success. Now poised to graduate from CVHS, Sunil intends to enter the medical field with a biology-related major from U.C. Davis and assist those in desperate need in his community when he grows up.

Tracing his intellectual appetite takes one to his parents who were born in India and eventually immigrated to America and Ceres. Their ethic of hard work rubbed off and he said he would

never willingly miss a day of school. Since adoles-cence, Sunil understood the importance of education and the effect that it could poten-tially have for his future endeavors. With his parents always working through-out the week, he gained a sense of independence and responsibility. However, Sunil’s parents were always supportive of his academic ventures throughout his childhood.

Sunil has dedicated time to clubs at CVHS, including Interact and CSF.

His dream is simply to help others and be content.

Sunil Saini

Sunil Saini

Andrew Sen moved to Ceres in the third grade, when he started at La Rosa Elementary School. He has excelled at academics, he especially loved math at a young age. He got his strong work ethic and passion for learning from his parents.

He started baseball at the age of 4 and it became his lifelong hobby. He played four years of baseball for the CVHS team. He was the varsity’s starting first basemen for the last two years. He has also been in NHS, Interact, and CSF. He was a lifetime member of

both NHS and CSF. He was in Interact for two years and was its treasurer his senior year.

He plans to attend U.C. Davis with a major in Civil Engi-neering. He has been accepted to the hon-ors program at Davis so that he can get an especially good edu-cation. He is hoping to eventually become a civil engineer for the county.

Andrew Sen

Andrew Sen

Kendall Tessaro has always been remarkably organized and driven to complete tasks at a high standard. While main-taining the academic rigor to achieve the privilege of being a salutatorian, she also immersed herself in the school’s community by becoming involved with many clubs and rig-orous classes. As a part of the Leadership class, Kendall has served as the Senior Class vice president and is a member of Interact and the California Scholarship Federation among having four Advanced Placement classes this year. Kendall’s

academic success has provided the opportunity to attend California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in the fall while majoring in Business Administra-tion with a concentra-tion in Marketing.

“I am extremely proud of my accom-plishments at Central Valley but it is now my time to progress forward and strive for success as I com-mence my journey,” said Kendall.

Kendall Tessaro

Kendall Tessaro

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Central Valley to graduate seniors on FridayCentral Valley High

School graduates its senior class Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the amphitheatre on campus. This is a list of graduating seniors:

-A-David Acevedo Lopez Angel Aguilar-Garcia

Cristal AguilarIris Aguilar

Abel AguileraHaroon Alkanshaly

Heber AlvaradoJaime Alvarado

Alejandro Alvarado Amezcua

Emanuel Alvarez Jessica AlvarezDiego AndradeEvelyn Andrade Jasmin Andrade

Alejandro Andrade-Castro

Flor AnguloEmani Anitelea

Gustavo AragonEduardo Arana

Mary Cruz ArellanoClaudia Arredondo

Ciara AsefiRamsin AttallaAlfonso Avalos

Giovanni AvalosZephaniah Avila

Monica Avila VegaKarla Ayala

-B-Adrian Badillo

Navpreet BainsSimran BajwaLorena BarajasVictor Barajas

Stephanie Barajas Infante

Linda BargasJocelyn Barrera Martinez

Jose Bastidas RamirezJustin Bayers

Jason Beckhart Tyler BelcherMia Benjamin

Jeremiah BesenaizGavin BlevinsDevon Bolivar

Dorian BowmerAileen Brambila-Soltero

Richardo Briseno GilBenjamin BrooksSelena Burciaga

Angelina BurgaraElvis Bustos Garcia

-C-Diana Calderon

Lizeth Calderon IsguerraJeremi Camarena

Karla Cano JimenezRaven Caramella Julian Carrasco

Porfirio Carrasco Noel Carreon-Rivera

Mikayla Carrillo Monika Carrillo

Carlie Casal Angel CastanedaVince Castaneda

Alexis CastilloJose Castillo

Oscar CastilloAlberto Castro

Maria Cazares Alvarez Natalie Cercas

Hernan Cerrillos Cerina Cervantes Corahima Chavez

Myah ChavezKenneth Chhoeum

Diana Cisneros Andrew Coelho

Aaron ConstancioMaria ContrerasRicardo Cortez

Alyssa CostaKyle Cottel

Cydnie CoverickMichael Cowgill

Bryan CoytSarah Crabtree

Janely CruzAdriana Cubillo

Santi Cuevas-D-

Leticia DavalosIshtar Davido

Javier DelgadilloBrycen Denniston

Andrew Dias Saturnino DiazStephanie Diaz

Teresa Diaz Alberto Diaz-Ascencio

Cynthia Dispo Alejandra Dominguez

Kaylee Doty Bayley Drybread

-E-Emileigh Earn

Erica Ellis Cristian EspericuetaAdrianna Espinoza Alejandro Espinoza

Jesse EspinozaJose Espinoza

-F-

David FajardoJesus Fernandez

Kasandra Fernandez-Arceo

Chelsea Flores Jesus Fong

Jailene FrancoJordan Fry

-G-Julian Gallardo

Lisandro Gallardo Tina-jero

Corina Galvan De La Riva Bianca Garcia

Maricela GarciaRachel Garcia

Luis Garcia AguilarBeatriz Garcia Antonio Aaron Garcia HuertaBrianna Garcia Meza

Marco GaribayGabriella Germann

Moses GhiorsoHarjot Ghuman

Yescenia Godinez McKayla Goldman

America GomezNatalia Gomez

Samantha Gomez Cen-teno

Monica Gomez-Regalado Angel Gonzales

Christian GonzalesEmilio Gonzales

Cristian GonzalezEric Gonzalez

Katia GonzalezNancy Gonzalez

Jose Gonzalez Birrueta Destiny Gudino

Cristian Guerrero Alexis GuevaraDenise Guillen

Jessika Guizar-Alegria Gabriel GutierrezJesus Gutierrez Juan Gutierrez

-H- Brandon HaleKierin Haller

Mazey HancockVanessa Haro

MagallanesDonavon HawnJoseph Hermiz

Aime HernandezErika Hernandez Jesse HernandezMara HernandezPaul Hernandez

Xitlaly Hernandez ArroyoNatalia Herrera

-I-Thalia Ibarra

-J-Azusanna Jackson

Jadah Jackson Mariah JacksonAmber JamesEmily James

Angel JimenezAzarelle Jimenez

Jose Jimenez Colette JordanDiana Juarez

Valentin Juarez Steven Juarez Gudino

Cassandra Justice-K-

Harjot Kaur Austin KoelmelSophia Kumar

-L-Tiffany Lackey

Christian Larios Jessica Larkin Aaron Lengel Celest Lepe Justin LipaniAlexis LopezAmbar LopezBryana Lopez

Edgar Ulysses Lopez Erika Lopez Isela Lopez

Jennifer LopezJessica LopezJesus Lopez

Michael LopezSergio Lopez Vickie Lopez

Stephani Lopez BugarinYeni Lopez-DelgadoVilay LouangsrihothaCecilia Lua DamianJamarea Lumpkin

-M-Mikayla Mabie

Kaycee MachadoAzusena Madrigal

Luis MadrigalEdward Maffei

Stephanie MaldonadoJulissa Maldonado-Ruiz

Abdel MartinezAlyssa MartinezBryan Martinez

Lorenzo Martinez Sergio MartinezYulissa Martinez

Jacqueline Martinez Galvan

Eliseo Martinez-CastroMarissa Martinez-Castro

Jose Medina Garcia Antonio Mejia

Rosio MejiaIsaiah Mingsisouphanh

Alexander MirandaMauricio Miranda Nikolas Mitchell

Salvador Molina SanchezVanessa Monroy

Stephanie Montelongo Madriz

Jorge MoralesChristopher Morey

Nicole Munoz-N-

Anthony Naranjo Kevin Naranjo-Romero

Natasha NatBrittany Navarro Vanessa NavarroChristian Nayares

Dan Nguyen Robert NietoAdrian Nuno

-O-Frank Ochoa Lopez

Stephanie OlivanJazmin OregelEdwin OrozcoGabriel Ortiz

Crystal Oseguera-P-

Jessica PatinoAngelika Marirose Pe

Asuzena Pena Adrian Perez Adrian PerezVictoria Perez

Jesus Roberto Perez Barajas

Nathaniel Perine Nicholas Peterson

Zabdiel Pineda SilvaItzel Pineda-Torres

Johnny PittmanAnabel PonceNoah Postley

-R-Justin Ramsdell

Julia Ramsey Teresita Resurreccion

Rory ReynagaJazmin Reynoso Yajaira Reynoso

Adriana RiosOscar Rivas

Sandra RiveraVanessa Rivera BarajasMiguel Rivera Gomez

Dylan Robbins Austin Roberts

Darian Robinson

Daisy Robles Brandon Rodarte

Daniel RodarteAdrien RodriguezKatrena RodriguezMaribel RodriguezMarizol Rodriguez Reuben Rodriguez

Maria Rojas Julisa Romo PerezGiovanni Rosales

Noel Rosas-Hernandez Noel Rubio

Jasmin Ruvalcaba-S-

Bryan SaatyAlejandro Saavedra Gar-

ciaSimeranjeet Sahota

Sunil Saini Krystal Salazar Perez

Ramiro SaldivarLeydi SanchezMaria Sanchez

Rafael Sanchez Orozco Louie Sandoval

Komalpreet SanghaNavjot Sangha

Maria Santacruz RamirezAshley SatterLuis SaucedoAndrew Sen

Elisa Sen Lisa Serna

Arnulfo SerranoJashanpreet Sidhu

Matthew SimonGurpartap SinghGurpreet Singh

Kamalpreet Singh Ranvir Singh

Ravinder SinghSimeron Singh

Else Smith Cristian Solorio

DelgadilloDamian Soltero Roberto Soltero

Daniel SuarezTimothy Swanson

-T-Kendall Tessaro

Austin ThiryMarcus TietjenAlfred TorresMiguel Torres

Jennifer Torres Diaz Mayra Torres HernandezRoxana Torres Hernan-

dez Oscar Trigueros Pichardo

SEE CVHS GRADS, PAGE 14


8

• Eighth-graders share in valedictorian honors tonight at CHSEighth-graders of Mae Hensley

Junior High School graduate at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Ceres High School stadium.

Twelve students are sharing in the distinction of being class valedictorians: Veronica Alva-rez, Gabriela Ambriz, Gurmenjit Bahia, Siriana Gudino, Brandon Lopez, Yaira Ponce, Alexandra Quinonez, Viviana Rodrigues, Antonio Ruiz Perez, Vanessa Salas, Anoop Sanghera and Ekum Sanghera.

Graduates who are moving onto high school are listed as follows:

-A-Beyonce Aboytes

Ivan AbreoMarissa Acebedo

Paige AdamsMaria Aguayo

Adilene AguirreXavier AlanizIsaiah AlcornLayla Alsamiri

Crystal AlsobrookAbisai AlvarezAlexis AlvarezCesar Alvarez

Veronica AlvarezAaliyah Amador

Jose Amaya MartinezGabriela Ambriz

Clarissa Ambriz CastroFabian Amparo-Partida

Diego ArguelloAntonio Arias

Sabrina ArroyoMagdalena AsencioTyler Attebury Ely

Vivian AyalaJose Ayala Lopez

-B-Jacob BackmanGurmenjit Bahia

Oscar BarajasMichael Bauguess

Birgitt BautistaAmanda Behrenmeir

Teony BenavidezMariana Bolanos Aleman

Amayrani BonillaJasmine BonillaRoxanna Bonilla

George BradyNayeli Brambila

Yesenia BrambilaJaime BravoEfrain Brito

Jordan BrowningSamantha Bustamante

-C-Yessenia Cabadas-Martinez

Savannah CabanoElijah CalderonDenise Campos

Miguel Canales ChavezAngel CardenasIsaias CarreonJovany Castillo

Elias Castillo GallegosZain Cazares

Michael ChadwickExzabian Chaffino

Ashleen ChahilAlyssa Clindaniel

Juan ColungaAlondra Cordova MunozHeriberto Corona Mejia

Estephanie Cortes EstradaJulian Crosthwaite

Francisco CruzJessie Cruz

Cristoval Cruz TiradoRachel CuevasSergio CuevasJordan Curran

Samuel Cyphers-D-

Nathan DavisAlexia De Los Reyes

Franco DelacruzAlexander Delatorre

Rebecca DeLeonAaron DelgadoTeresa Dennis

Annalise DhaboltBetzaida Diaz

Kathia Diaz GonzalezNicholas Dunn

Olivia DunnKeeyle Duran

Dalton Durossette-E-

Andrew EdmondsonTaylor EllisTyler Ellis

Wil EmmonsBryan Erenas Rios

Jose EscarcegaValentino Esparza

Monica Esparza DiazCarlos Espindola

William EsquivelJaqueline Estrada

-F-Bryana Falepouono

Mya FariasRaul FernandezAaron Ferreira

Angel Figeroa PerezCatarina Figueroa

Alex FloresJose Flores Quezada

Isaiah FordMason Foster

Joseph Franklin-G-

Eloisa GarciaNayeli GarciaTania Garfias

William GibsonDejali GonzalesCesar Gonzalez

Daemon GonzalezMichael Gonzalez

Hatsmany Gonzalez NavarroTeresa Gradilla

Hector GuajardoSiriana GudinoEmely Guzman

-H-Sophia HadwickEvelyn HerediaYoumel HermizAlia Hermosillo

Kalyani HermosilloDaniela Hernandez

Ivan HernandezLisa Hernandez

Noah HernandezGladys Hernandez Tellez

Benjamin Hernandez-AlvarezJesse HildrethCrysta HolcherAnthony Hooks

-I-Hassan Imran

-J-Jason Jacobo

Georgina Jacobo MedinaDavid Janz

Dianna Jasso-ArriagaEdison JimenezIsaias Jimenez

Colton JohnsonKonnor Johnston

Azalea Juarez Serrano-K-

Reaem Kassim

Chloe KierJoslin KnightDylan Kong

-L-Yanna Kucher

Josearturo LanderosMiranda Larranaga

Lise LeotaPuna Leota

Juan LezamaNatanael LezamaNathaniel Linville

Brandon LlewellynOscar Loaiza

Amaya LopezBrandon LopezDaniela LopezDiego LopezElexia Lopez

Enrique LopezJafet Lopez

Maria Lopez HernandezRosaura Lua Mora

Joey Luallin GarradAlexandra Lugo Diaz Deleon

-M-Maria Macias

Fernando MadrigalIgnacio Madrigal

Andres MadrizDominic MagdalenoRobert Mahan Oyler

Israel MarinEmily Marquez

Jonathan David MarshallMisael Martin

Alyssah MartinezArianah Martinez

Dalia MartinezJazmarie Martinez

Jose MartinezMarissa MartinezMelanie Martinez

Chuy MataMitzy Matus DiazBraulio Mayorga

Cody McCoyRobertMcCoyAriana MedinaGabriel Medina

Angelica MendezAshley MendozaPriscilla Mendoza

Hugo Mercado PadillaJakob Miller

Yajaira MonrealMoises Montalvo Vargas

Jose MontanezAndrea Montanez Gomez

Andres Montanez RuizMerissa MooreAnisa MorenoJohn Moreno

Valentin MorenoJasmine Murphy

Shay MurphyArman Mutti

Adriana Myers-N-

Manuel NazarKhalil Neely

Joshua NickersonJulio Nunez Rivera

Jesus Nungaray-O-

Guadalupe OchoaJoshua Ofisa

Christel OntiverosJennifer Orellana

Maria OrtegaUlysses Ortega Silva

-P-Andrew PadillaDestiny Page

Paul PagniAlexander Palacios

Tomas PalaciosRoberto Palacios De La Riva

Elizabeth PalominoMagali PastranNayellie Pena

Julian PenalozaYaritza Pereda

Christopher PerezCristian PerezBryanne Petty

Khean PhaengdyManuel Pimentel

Sarai PinedaEnrique PinedoRaymona Pitts

Yaira PonceJossue Portillo Lopez

Miguel PradoErika Preciado

Justin PrestridgeJavier Pulido

-Q-Alexandra Quinonez

-R-Carlos RamirezGlen Ramirez

Janeth RamirezSEE MAE HENSLEY, PAGE 14

Mae Hensley Junior High School92016 Grad Salute Wednesday, June 1, 2016

• Eighth-graders to receive diplomas at CVHS amphitheatre tonightThe eighth grade class of Blaker

Kinser Junior High School in Ceres is graduating at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night in the Central Val-ley High School amphitheater.

Valedictorians are Cielo Acev-edo Lopez, Andres Campos, Vinh Nguyen and Andy Souksavath.

The graduates are: -A-

Rafaela Abarca Moises Acatitla

Cielo Acevedo LopezMauricio Acosta

Christopher Addor Gerardo Aguayo Jr.

Johan Aguilar Julian Aguilar Maria Aguilar

Belen Aguilera Nereida Alaniz Hernandez

Kassandra Alejandre Villasenor Erik Alvarado

Joseluis Alvarado Sinthya Alvarado Guerrero

Heidi Alvarez Kiara Alvarez

Briana Amador Wyatt Amant

Israel Americano Sanchez Arail Andrade Eric Andrade Gianna Arce

Anahi Arellano Michllei Arellano Guevara

Andrew Arevalo Jazmin Arguello Galvan

Hector Arvizu Javier Arvizu

Anthony Avalos Maria Avalos

Andrea Avalos Martinez Cassandra Avila

Joe Avila Martin Avila Olivia Avila Fidel Ayala

Paul Azevedo Jr.-B-

Steven Badillo Amritpal Bains Leo Balderas

Benjamin Barajas Carlos Barajas

Ricardo Barrera Alan Becerra

Neri Becerra-Beltran

Jason Betancourt Miranda Annijah Black

Vanessa Brambila Rangel Clarissa Brambila Ruiz

Envyh Brown Christina Burkhardt

Alondra Bustamante Nathalie Bustamante Garcia

-C- Andres CamposSarah Canales

Lily Cantaloube Nia Caraway

Adrian Carlos-Rubio Julia Carrazco

Brianna Casillas Chavez Jayleen Casillas Reyes

Alicia Castaneda Sebastian Castillo

Alondra Castillo Gonzalez Adam Castro

Alyana Centeno Xander Cercas Jose Cerrillos

Francisco Cervantes Citlaly Cervantes Yepez

Angel Chagoya Jacob Chapman Jasmin Chavez

Jonathan Chhoeum Marcelo Contreras

Tania Contreras Yaira Contreras Campuzano Christian Contreras Gutierrez

Adrian Cordero Andrea Cortes Alexis Cortez#

Marcos Covarrubias Adrian Coyt

Fulgencio Cruz Jr.Kevin Cruz Cisneros

Luis Cuevas -D-

Jose De La Torre Julianna Diaz

Hannah Duncan Monique Enriquez

Angel Enriquez De La Torre -E-

Pedro Erape Breezy Esparza Solis

-F-Dvette Farias

Casandra Farias Castillo Jamie Fernandez

-G-Cristobal Galvan De La Riva

Jocelyn Gamez Christian Gandar

Brenda Gaona Valencia Andrea Garcia Cynthia Garcia Edgar Garcia Jorge Garcia Mirian Garcia Amy Gaspar Angelina Gill Aziel Gomez

Jaqueline Gomez Omar Gomez

Claudia Gomez-Enriquez Christopher Gonzalez

Favio GonzalezJesus GonzalezMaria Gonzalez

Cesar Grajeda Burgos Nicole Gray Scott Gray

Abraham Guerra Guillermo Guerra William Gunter Jr.

Eric Gutierrez-H-

Derrick Haro Andrea Hernandez Carolina Hernandez

Eric Hernandez Hector Hernandez

Kimberly Hernandez Marcela Hernandez Mikealyne Houston

-I-Arleth Michelle Ibarra Gonzalez

Donna Ibarra Saldana Albert Iniguez Alexis Iniguez

Priscilla Iniguez Julian Iniguez-Jimenez

-J-Adrian Jacobo Elias Jimenez

Oscar Jimenez De La Torre Stephanie Juarez

-K-Valanie Khamvongsod Anusha Kumar Naicker

-L-Nayleen Lara

Michelangelo Lemus Victoria Leon

Patience Lewis Jasmine Leyva

Esmeralda Lopez# Julio Lopez Ontiveros

Elsie Lopez-Delgado Jonas Lorio Vasquez

Suleima Loya Julian Luna Karina Luna

-M-Susana Macedo

Jacqueline Maciel Marcos Madrigal Ginely Magana

Daniela Maldonado Roberto Maldonado

Jesus Malfavon Verduzco Isaac Marquez Jose Marquez

Nancy Marquez# Ivan Martinez

John Martinez Jr.Jurnee Martinez Sarahi Martinez

Luis Martinez Orozco Mikaela Maynard

Maria Mejia Yanira Mejia

Cynthia Mendez Joeziah Mendez

Salvador Mendoza Yuritzi Mendoza Valencia

Fernanda Mercado Jovani Mercado

Jesus Meza Tovar Marina Miranda Reyes

Abel Montano Gloria Fatima Montes

Juliana Montes Alexis Morales# Jayda Morales

Evaristo Moreno Jocelyn Moreno

Andrea Muneton Jose Muniz

Julian Murillo Davina Muth

-N-Guadalupe Naranjo

Kelsy Naranjo Romero Ketzia Naranjo Romero

Jessica Nevarez Vinh Nguyen

-O-Yasmine Ochoa Lopez Andrea Ochoa-Rangel

Carlos Olivan Alexis Ontiveros

Gabriel Orozco Jr.Janexia Orozco

Moncerat Orozco

-P-Fatima Orozco Padilla

Daysie Padilla Julian Padilla

Paulina Padilla Alexis Partida Sandoval

Ruben Pelayo Arlette Pena Cristal Pena

Miguel Angel Pena Sebastian Pena

Elisa Peral Jonathan Peraza Alexandra Perez

Jovana PerezGabriel Perez Ragalado

Daisy Pineda Torres Maria Plancarte Salinas

Joseelyn Prieto Alyssa Pulido Olivia Pulido Omar Pulido

-R- Delilah Ramirez

Gonzalo Ramirez Melissa Ramirez

Kevin Ramos Melissa Ramos Rocha

Brhyer Ramsdell Vivian Reyes

Jeniffer Reyes Alvarez Omar Reza Regina Rico Carlos Rivas

Brandon Rivera Jaqueline Rivera Salvador Rivera Ciara Robinson

Cassandra Robles Ana Rocha

Jorge Rochin Castaneda Aryanna Rodriguez Matthew Rodriguez

Joel Rodriguez Arroyo Carlos Rodriguez Diaz

Karla Edith Rodriguez Escoto Jose Rodriguez-Perez

Katherine RomeroGabriel Romero Ponce Rafael Romero Torres

Suzana Romo# Jade Rosas

Juan Pablo Rubio Jennifer Ruiz Rivera

-S-Rajeev Saini

SEE BK, PAGE 14

Blaker Kinser Junior High School10 2016 Grad SaluteWednesday, June 1, 2016

Ceres Adult Education awards diplomas to 75

Argus High School and Endeavor High School presented respective classes of 2016 seniors to the world at a joint ceremony held on Tuesday evening at the Ceres High School football sta-dium.

These are the Argus seniors who graduated:

Osman AlanizAnthony Alvarado Perez

Kassandra AlvarezSandra Alvarez

Seleena Marie ArredondoZoreena L. ArredondoAdam Caleb Arreguin

Raul A. BarrazaUriah T. Bell IbarraFrank Bermudez Jr.

Antonia J. BetancourtCharles Ivan Bird Jr.James M. CarattiniAriel M. CardonaJuan C. Cervantes

Harry CheemaChhay ChhazvoraAmber Clemins

Levi DeHartClaudette De La CerdaJoseph Delasandro IV

Jake DroogsmaMarysa Cheyenne Nicole

DuncanMiguel Angel Facha

Francisco J. FariasFelix Feliciano III

Salvador C. FerreiraGurshan GillZane Gillum

Anthony HernandezJesse HernandezDestiny Jimenez

Faris KassimSaraphina Keys

Andrew LaraJesus Lee Lopez

Ariana Lopez-GarciaVictoria Lopez-Garcia

Jessie MaiAngel D. Manzo

Andrew R. MarquezErnest Martin

Arthur MedinaAlice Melendez Pastran

Andrew MendozaJuan E. MendozaBunchhay NganJashua T. Orozco

Janet PenaJonathon Jair Pena Mendez

Angel Rodriguez PerezMonica Louise Pressley

Liz RamirezVeronica A. Ramirez

Kevin RiveraWalter Rivera

Eric Rodriguez

Victoria G. RodriguezAbraham Isaias Rodriguez

Magallon Eric Romo

Christian RomeroErika Ruiz

Cory Joseph SandersJennifer Sandoval

Sukham SinghNubia Lizeth Solorio Zara-

gozaElvis Soriano

Brittney StruxnessMauro A. Tatengo

Dru TillmanLuis Enrique Villegas

Tiana WilliamsMarcos Antonio Zambrano

Alexis Zuniga

Endeavor High gradsThese are the Endeavor seniors

who graduated: Marcos Servando Aguilar

Stephanie AlvarezJocelin Ayard

Maria Cheyenne BalderasLilyanna G. Blackburn

Sophia BoatnerRuby Vanessa BravoHailey N. Brogdon

Keeyla C. Cabadas EspinozaKimberley Castellon

Oshua E. CervantesApril Jeraldin ChavezFritzi Cortes EstradaMaleyna De la Cruz

Jhadan CurryAlexis M. De Leon

Alejandra Diaz CisnerosBrandon Erickson

Nickelle EvansJessica Vay Fiddler

Lizbeth Montserrat Fletes Reyes

Yesenia A. GarciaReyna Gonzalez

Jose GuerreroRobert M. Guerrero Jr.

April GunterShaelynn Marie Hamilton-Ash

Clayton C. HarrisFabian Hernandez

Isabel Sara HernandezEstefani Ibarra Godinez

Maria Lisbeth Juarez CruzKanoelani Kanoa

Alexis LongElizabeth Lopez Valencia

Pablo E. LopezJanellie Marie Loza-Ruiz

Aleksandre MadrigalGiovanni Joseph Mantineo

James MartinezLarisa Giselle Martinez

Johnny Mendiola

Erika M. MendozaHector A. Montiel

Maria Mora RodriguezSammar Nasser

Tere Berenice NolascoOsvaldo D. Orozco

Yamilex Patron HernandezAlexandra Perez

Elexa Angelique PerezDaysi Ramirez Gomez

Franky D’Angelo Ramirez Jr.Allison M. Raper

Christopher ReedChristian Giovanni RiveraSelinda Rivera Santiago

Anthony RobledoBriana Louise Rodriguez

Luis Antonio Ruiz Jr.Jazmin Alicia SabalaDestiny A. Saldana

Cheyenne ScottZachary SerranoAdina V. Servin

Jarrell Talosia ShaferJessica Smith

Kayde Ann SoursCody Suarez

Alexis Zaid TorresAna Tovar

Haley Jane TurpinJesus A. Vaca

Alexsis Rose ValdezShane Austin-Spider Webb

Argus & Endeavor High School

A number of ambitious adults went back to school this school year to earn their diplomas through Ceres Adult School. Many of them had to balance work and family responsibilities in achieving their goal.

The Cetes Courier and the community of Ceres salutes the following Ceres Adult School graduates:

Kasandra AlvarezAracely Amezcua

Crystal AyalaKe’Swauna C. Barrow

Stephanie CabreraJohnny Castillo

Jose A. Cervantes

Arron CollinsMaria Contreras Aguilar

Vanessa Correa Keith Robert DodsonRoberto Dominguez

Jina Lynn FieldsVeronica Flores Scarlet Galindo

Edrei Negeli GarciaReeanna Ghag

Guadalupe GomezMirna GonsalezDiocelina GontizMonica Gonzalez

Patricia I. GonzalezMandeep K. Grewal

Anissa Marie HernandezAlyssa Holquin

Leidi Gabriela Hurtado Lopez

Christopher Steven KenyonDeanna Lisa Renee Lewis

Clara LopezMaria Lopez

Alejandro LopezAngelita LopezMarina ManchaJudith Mancilla

Kassandra Marquez Gardenia Martinez

Balvino Israel MedinaEsmeralda Medina Lopez

Tania MendozaKayla MerafuentesRicardo MercadoDarlene MojicaAna Montero

Susana MunozYuritza NavarroMaria Oropeza

Kevin PerezSamantha Marie Phillips

Brenda PradoStefanie Monserrat RamirezAdriana Ramirez Hernandez

Adriana Ramirez-MaciasKarla Rangel

Jason Reeves Jose L. Reyes

Anthony RhodesVeronica Rios

Ralph Edward RomeroChansokha Rours

Roockey RoursMarvin Eugene Salazar

Charly SanEric Sedillo

Zachary SerranoJairo Servin

Koby James Earl Snyder-Trevino

Claudia ValdovinosLeticia Valenzuela

Daniel VargasJaneke WalkerKeith WallaceRoss Wernicke

Robert WilliamsJessica Judith Young

Antonia Zavala


Cesar Chavez Junior High School is graduating its eighth grade class at 6 p.m. tonight at the Central Valley High School amphitheater.

Members of the class are:-A-

Gohara AbdoBianca AguaristiEleyna AlarconOscar AlcazarRana AlfarehSafa Alfareh

Miguel AlvaradoJovanhy Alvarez

Xavier AlvarezDesiree AlvarezDeven AragonLeslie Arroyo

Maximus AtkinsMatthew Aveytia

Valeria AvilaAlondra Ayala

Adriel Ayala Rivas-B-

Shubhpreet BalBianca BarrazaRaquel BarreraMariah BaxterJacob Bayers

Elizabeth BedollaLena Bettencourt

Luis Buendia-C-

Roy CabralAntonio CardenasNathalia Carranza

Daniel Carranza GomezThomas CarrilloAndres CasillasLiliana CastilloNaila Castillo

Soraida CastilloAbigail Caulkins

Alan ChavezLauren Cooper

Miguel CruzSissi CruzJuan Cruz

Anastasia Curiel-D-

Jesus DamianChloe Davis

Alivia Deleon

Andrew Delgado SmithSahib DhaliwalLiberty Dizney

Emily Duran-E-

Viviana EspinozaKayla EspinozaBrian Estrada

-F-Jacinto FariasShaiza Faroon

Carlos FeeDiego Fernandez

Sarah FigueroaDavid Flores

Gabriel FloresRebeca Flores Bautista

-G-Jose Garcia

Eileen GarciaCristian GarciaJocelyn GarciaMarcos Garcia

Kyahnah GarciaRogelio GarciaShianne Gillum

Marcos GonzalezJaslyn Gonzalez

Geronimo GonzalezLiliana GonzalezIvonne Gonzalez

Heriberto GonzalezCassandra Gonzalez

Krystal GonzalezOscar GonzalezJasmin Gradilla

Kayanna GrahamLucas Guillory

Mikaela GusmanGiuliana Gutierrez

Iris GutierrezMatthew Gutierrez

Julian GutierrezAlexander Guzman

-H-Chase Hass

Kyle HendrixSergio Hernandez

Ana HernandezAndrew HernandezMiranda Hernandez

Luis Hernandez EnriquezJessica Hollingsworth

Eindveer Hothi

Ashlyne HottKiarra Huff

Kaylee Hunt-I-

Oscar IbarraJacob Ingraham

-J-Kevin Jacobo GironEmiliano Jauregui

Osiel JaureguiLeilani Jermanon Lucero

Alexys JimenezAryanna JimenezAurora Johnson

Leo JuarezAndrew Juarez

-K-Rajdeep Kang

Chanpreet KaurKyle Kea

Jasmine KhemsouvanhShaahil Kishor

-L-Sonald Lal

Stephanie LeonIlse Leon

Scarlett LloydRaymond Lopez

Daniel LopezJazmene LopezMiriam Lopez

Karmella LopezElias Lopez

Wuilber Lopez LeonIsaac Lopez Lua

Hector Lozano ValenciaJacqueline Luna

-M-Christopher Madariaga

Aryanna MadrigalJasmine Magana

Niyali ManadaKadin Manor

Carla MartinezEnrique Martinez

Belle Rubie MartinezJose Martinez

Erick Martinez StucchiIzabell McMurrayCarmen Mendoza

Alexa MendozaEmilio Meraz

Ashley MercadoEmilio Molina LopezMaricella Montalbo

BazanGerardo Montiel

Alexia MontielSaidid Mora

Alexis Morales CruzBryanna MoranMedina MorrisRyder MorrisJuan MurilloJesus Murillo

Hallejah Murray-N-

Gino NazarenoMia NorstromKatherine Nou

Daniela Nunez Cardenas-O-

Anthony OchoaAshley OchoaAlexis OchoaKayla Olson

Alex OrellanaMariah Orozco

-P-Christian Palomares

Karla Paniagua BarajasKarimen Paniagua Val-

dezStephanie Parbol

Dylan PenEmily Pena

Jennifer Pena MendezMauricio Perez

Eileen PerezVianney Perez

Kaydee PetermanPeyton Phillips

Hailey PiercefieldKayla PimentelPriscilla Ponce

Victor Ponce MaciasNorberto Pozos Valen-

zuelaMarissa PrestiaReese Purnell

-Q-Jasmine QuezadaMiguel Quintero

-R-Jasmine RamirezAdolfo RamirezDaniel RamirezAndres RamirezRoman Ramirez

Jose Ramirez RamirezBryan Ramos

Valerie RamosMuneerah Rashid

Ernesto ReyesMcKenna Reyna

Frank RiosKorea RobisonJulian Rocha

Anthony RojoJesus RomeroEmilie RomeroLladira Romero

Daniel Romo

Emily RosRonald Rossi

Nelida Rubio TrujilloJoseph Ruiz

-S-Puneeta SalhanBenny SanchezMiriam Sanchez

Beathriz SanchezEduardo Sanchez Juarez

Ashley SandovalJolianna SantanaManuel SarabiaRobert Scheer

Patric SenesomAnakkah Serrano

Ranna ShaofarJuvraj ShokerDilpreet Sidhu

Tayshia SimmalyYashjot Singh

Prabhjot SinghClarissa SmithLillyana Solis

-T-Jessica Tatengo Lozano

Alanah TavaresShantelle Taylor

Allen ThyJesus Tinoco Arredulfo

Miranda TopeteBrianna TorresNayeli Torres

Lizbeth TorresJ’Lene Torres

Precious Tosta Ochoa-U-

Julian UrenaKatrina Uresti

Adrianna Ursua-V-

Antonio ValenciaGeneveith Valenzuela

Luis Vargas CastellanosSergio VasquezElijah Vasquez

Nicholas VazquezBrandon Vergil

Andres VillanuevaMarisol Villasenor

Eduardo ViramontesAnthony Voss

-W-Kobe Watt

Swaye WillisOmariyon Wilson

Emily Wolff-Z-

Cristian Zamora

Cesar Chavez Jr. High School• Eighth-graders receive diplomas this evening


• Huskies seniors received their diplomas on Friday eveningFriday night was the last event

for seniors at Hughson High School: Graduation.

At the top of the class were valedictorians Mark Borges and Ricardo Ramirez. Taking the salu-tatorian honors was Amy Hill.

Seniors presented diplomas were:

-A-Jessica Adams

Nathaniel AdamsJuliana AguiarJose Alcazar

Hannah AlcornGuadalupe Alonso-Ruiz

Benjamin AndradeEmily Araiza-Carrazco

Alexandra ArcherYesenia Arrieta

Lauryn Avila-B-

Jackson BarnesTrenton BayesMitchell BeckRachel Belkin

Kendra BibbinsJennifer BiggsMark Borges

Andrue BradleySkye BradleyErik Brambila

Brittani Buckner-C-

Noemi CamposErica Castro

Priscilla Castro

Luis ChavollaJiselle Cornejo

Ana CortezCesar CuevasAlyssa Cupit

-D-Megan DeLong

Brian Dow-E-

Jose Espinoza FloresLeticia Espitia

Oscar Espitia MaganaKeona Estevam

-F-Layla Farhoud

Taylor FergusonDylan FernandesWalter FountainAdrianna Freitas

Justice Futch-G-

Vicente GarciaStefanny Yadira Garcia Barriga

Gregory GaylordLisa Gnotsavath

Yaquelin GonzalezAlyssa GrayTaylor Gary

-H-Nicholas HamiltonHeaven HamptonAllison Hancock

Cole HancockSarah HancockMark Hanson

Kyle Harp

Garett HartmanDaylon Hawn

Fabian HernandezKristina Hernandez

Marcos Hernandez ValenciaRichard Herrera

Alyssa HerrozAmy Hill

Robert HolwayAnna Howard

Hunter Humphres-J-

Devin JansenMary Jeffers

Benjamin JohannesSydney JonesLesly Juarez

-K-Kimberly Kerr

Sarah Kline-L-

Mary LeeSteven Lewis

Kayla LiuJose Llamas

Reannon LoBueAndrea LopezKietra Lopez

Tera Lovelady-M-

Ailyn MartinezGeraldine MataKrysandra MayGabrielle Mays

Francisco MendozaValeria Mendoza

Maria Isabel Meraz SanchezWyatt MichaelBrittanie Miller

Chase Mills-N-

Brooke NawrockiLogan Novotny

-O-Eduardo Ochoa

Anuar OrtizMaria Ortiz Vazquez

Justin Ownby-P-

Nicholas PeresNoelle PeresAngel PerezWhitley Poot

Anthony PowersTeagan Puckett

-Q-Alexis Quiroga

-R-Ricardo Ramirez

Christian Ramirez-RamosEsmeralda Ramos

Ilianna RamosLogan Rawe

Roger Alan ReddingAaron Rice

Cristina RiojasAdrian RiveraValeska RiveraNeal Roberts

Cynthia RodriguezJesus Rodriguez Ramirez

Julissa Ruiz

Noemy Ruiz-S-

Jesus Sanchez BarreraNicholas ScottDaniel Sexton

Matthew ShuaytoEmilia SiqueEmily Snow

Morgan SperryAlissa Spitulski

Sean Spivey-BledsoeMichael StewartChase Stinhilver

Jesse StoneTaylor Sullivan

-T-Valeria TabarezCiara Tacheira

Luis Toledo-V-

Madelyn VacaCarlos Valdivia

Kenadee ValenciaLovette Valenzuela

Jessica VasquezViviana Vasquez

Christian VelazquezNora Villarreal

-W-Kyle Whitfield

Clayton WilliamsGrant Williams

Abigayle Woody-Y-

Daniel YanezTyler Yeary

Hughson High School

• Hughson’s middle school graduated its eighth-grade class on Thursday eveningEmilie Ross Middle School in

Hughson graduated its class of eighth-graders last Thursday.

Valedictorians were Gabriel Bargas, Jaden Brazil, Brianna Campos, Katelyn Gonzalez Solis, Brian Hill, Shannon McNertney, Michael Morrett, Noah Scar-brough, Delaney Serpa and Eli-zette Ysais.

Salutatorians were Christian Aguiar, Joseph Powers, Kaitlyn Thornsberry and Emma Tomlin-son.

These students were presented diplomas and moved on to Hugh-son High School:

-A-Maria Abraham

Pedro Acosta

Christian AguiarRylie Aguiar

Alexis AhumadaLogan Applegate

Guadalupe ArreolaJose Avila-GarciaEduardo Avina

-B-Morgan Babbitt

Monserrat Barajas

Gabriel BargasDamian BarriosJasmine Barrita

Mary Becerra MerazAlexis Benitez Miranda

Bryson BettencourtClayton Bowerman

Jaden BrazilMadison Brown

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Brianna CamposMiriam Cardenas

Arely CarrascoAlyssa Costilla

Giovanna CraytonGregorio Cruz

-D-Zander De La Cruz

Angelica De La Torre

Emilie J. Ross Middle School

SEE BK, PAGE 15


Adam Saldivar Christopher Salgado

Citlaly Salinas Isha Samy

Alicia Sanchez Ariana Sanchez Joslyn Sanchez

Yackeline Sanchez Jazpreet Sandhu

Rigoberto Santacruz Diego Saucedo

Robert Schmachtenberger IVCarlos Serrano

Estefani Serrato Luke Short

Daisy Sibounheaung Anureet Sidhu

David Sifuentes Lizbeth Silva

Christopher Simental Karanvir Singh Emanuel Smith Michael Smith

Chloe Songmouang Andy Souksavath

Timothy Soundara

Jessica Spillman Jacob Stroud Ryan Stroud

Sitlalli Suarez Montano-T-

Nereyda Tavira-Virelas Angel Tavizon Jocalynn Thiry Amaris Toledo

Benjamin Torres Emely Torres Javier Tovar

-U-Fernanda Urrieta Perez

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Andruw Valencia Jaime Valencia Gomez Jose Valencia Vasquez Anthony Valenzuela

Cristopher Valerio Noe Valle

Marisol Vargas Juan Vasquez Jr.

Luis Vazquez Francisco Vazquez Arias America Vazquez Govea

Norma Vera GarciaJocelin Villa

Stephanie Villafana Castro Gisel Villalobos

Javier Villanueva Angelinah Villavicencio

Christopher Villicana Sandra Vizcaino

-W- Daniel Ward Jr.

Chrisanna Westfall Lilly Wheeler

-Y-Virginia Yepez

-Z-Erick Zarco

Samantha Zendejas Eduardo Zuniga

Genaro Salamanca CruzGabrielle Salazar

Alberto A. SanchezAlexia Jaquelyn SanchezAlexis Joselyn Sanchez

Anthony SanchezErnesto SanchezGabriel SanchezGerardo Sanchez

Omar SanchezValeria Sanchez

Miguel Sanchez PicenoMariah Araceli Santoyo

Jasmine Kaur Saroya

Carlos Saucedo Ashley Jean Schmidt

Diana Alejandra SchmidtHelder Serrano

Myron K. J. SichanphengEthan Sierras

Madison Ariana SikiricCole Steven Silva

Allison SimsSolomon SingAmritpal SinghArminder SinghGurdeep Singh

Parvez SinghSukhman Singh

Jennae Singh MoranConnor Smith

Johnni Smith-WillisFrancisco SolorzanoMicah Sosongkham

Isaac SotoIsai Soto

Kalania SouphaphoneAustin Dale StilesFernanda Suarez

-T-Martin Tafolla

Celeste TamayoCameron Thatcher

Louie Thomas IIIAlexander Jared Torres

Arnulfo TorresMarcos Torres

Brenda Torres Luna

Karina TorrezNicolas Trousdale

-U-Calie Uribe

-V-Jose de Jesus Valencia

Issac Michael ValenzuelaLorenzo Valenzuela

Danna Vargas GarciaCynthia Vasquez

Israel VasquezMiranda VasquezMackenzie Veuve

Alexis VidrioDaniel Emanuel Vigil

Xiomara Kassandra VillaCristina Alexandra Villalobos

Alicia Sarai VillegasLuis Enrique Villegas

Roberto Villegas-W-

Manav WaliaBryonna WellsTyree Williams

Ryan Wolf

-Y-Ana Marlém Yepez

-Z-Ashourena Zakariya

Alvin ZarcoJaime Zavalza Martinez

Zach P. ZumsteinVictoria Zuniga Bravo

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Eliodora Trujillo

-U-Isabellitha Uanrachawong

MontalboJasmine Urena

Lino UtiRiley UtleyLuis Uvalle

-V-Rafael Valdovinos

Rogelio Valdovinos Zachary Van Der Woude

Alexis VargasSandra Vega

Adrian Vega CervantesMelissa Vera

Juan Vera Franco Claudia Verzosa

Miguel Viayra Jaime Villa

Brian Villa TorresMonica VillafanBryan Villagran

Daniel VillalobosIvan Villasenor

Carlos VillavicencioJanita Vongphoumy

Sara WannDerek Weis Ellysa Widas

Alysa WidemanChristopher Williams

Nikko WomackShelby Wright Ashley Yeager

Jose YepezSergio Yepez

Yurely Yepez YepezSavandra Yim

Raquel Youkhana

CVHS GRADSFROM PAGE 8

Mariana Ramirez CabreraCynthia Ramirez GomezAdamary Ramirez Trejo

Angel RamosJosiah Ramos

Mark RazoOwen Reed

Alondra RenteriaCynthia Renteria

Jose RenteriaJocelyn Reynoso

Mya RobinsonViviana RodriguesJacob Rodriguez

Jacqueline RodriguezKarina RodriguezPorfirio Rodriguez

Nancy Rodriguez MartinezOmar Rosales

Ivan RuizAntonio Ruiz PerezEzekiel Ruiz Young

-S-Vanessa Salas

Ismael SaldanaNathan SaldivarGrecia Sanchez

Maricarmen SanchezTheresa Sanchez

Angelic Sandoval JimenezAnoop Sanghera

Ekum SangheraElena Santana Salgado

Elijah SantosNataly Santos Curiel

Monica SerranoYuritzi Serrano

Moncerrat SerratoMalakhi ShimonBailey ShowenBikrant Singh

Manmeet SinghTaylor SmithDiksha SohalMario Solis

Maximus SolorioDaniel Solorzano

Fernando SosaChristian Sosongkham

-T-Juanita Tamayo Vazquez

Michael Tavares CantuVanessa Thomas

Mintzi Toledo PinedaAlexis TorresEsther Torres

Jocelyn Torres GonzalesJoanna Torrez

Brandon TrujilloLauniu Tuaolo

Isriel Tubera

-U-Keaton UnruhJesus Uvalle

-V-Karime Vaca Osorio

David ValenciaAngelica Valencia Vargas

Mauricio ValenzuelaCindy Vasquez

Eduardo VasquezJohan Vega

Isaias Velarde MendozaJuliana Velazquez

Giovanni Ventura AndradeIsabel Vizcaino

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Jordyn WilliamsNicole Woods

-Z-Manuel ZamoraDiego Zavalza

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Middleton made it challenging. He was her favorite teacher with math teacher Susan Vanni com-ing in a close second. “I think she really prepared me for college,” said Haidar. Middleton, she said, can be very serious and focused and very funny at times.

“He had a bunch of jokes and he’d always read to us in different voices like we were third-graders but we enjoyed it,” chimed in Sydney of Middleton. “He’d just tell us weird things.”

His off-the-wall comments, clarified Principal Stubbs, are designed to challenge students in their thinking and test their logic.

Elness also enjoyed math and science classes with AB Biology as her favorite. “I like history, too. It’s pretty easy.” Another of her favorite teachers was Anthony Gerads, who was also her track coach. She always felt, however, that no matter the teacher “I like to push myself more than have people push me.”

Stephanie was part of the track and field team as a freshman and sophomore, competing in shot put and discus throwing. “I wasn’t the best but it was a fun experi-ence because I had never done a sport before,” she said.

Both girls took a heavy load of Advanced Placement classes at CHS. Haidar had nine in her high school career and Elness had eight. When asked if the classes

are hard, Sydney replied: “The struggle is real.” The amount of essay writing increased from three as a sophomore to 35 as a junior. “It was like a punch in the face. I had to tie myself to my desk and type all night.” Stepha-nie answered: “You just have to get used to it, kind of like col-lege, like the first year you have to adjust to everything. It’s just like that once you start taking AP classes.”

Headed for UCLA in the fall, Stephanie is looking forward to a different pace of life than what Ceres has offered. For one thing, classes will be huge compared to the small intimate setting she’s enjoyed at CHS and will miss.

“I wanted to go somewhere far and experience a different city. I just want to have a new experi-ence. They also have some really good majors so those two were definitely the decision factors.”

The University of California, Davis, is where you’ll find Elness this fall.

“I already want to change my major from bio chemistry to something called NPB, which is Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior,” said Elness. “Ulti-mately I want to go to medical school and become a surgeon.”

Both anticipate competition for the fields they want to pursue.

“Everyone wants a spot now in the medical field in gen-eral,” said Haidar. “I’ve heard that some people after they get their bachelor’s, they actually take some time off to find a job

because it’s just really hard being simply accepted into the medical schools. It’s a popular thing to do so it’s going to difficult trying to get in.”

Because she volunteers as a crew leader at Doctors Medi-cal Center on Sundays, Sydney learned of one’s technician’s plight to apply to 17 schools at a cost of $10,000 in travel, only to be accepted to five of them.

Like Stephanie, Sydney will miss the close-knit feel of the student-teacher relationships. At CHS she was able to just drop in

and converse with teachers. She doesn’t expect to have that same interaction in Davis.

Both Haidar and Elness are in the throes of finishing their final high school assignment: the writing of their commencement addresses.

“I definitely want to get out of the safe zone because people remember it more when it’s dif-ferent,” said Stephanie. “I want it to be something special and I hope people enjoy it and don’t fall asleep.”

Sydney said she may “take

some risks” in her speech, an inspiration from Grey’s Anatomy “because that’s what I’m watch-ing while doing my homework.” She claims to enjoy multi-task-ing.

Principal Stubbs said she’s inspired by the fact that her two top graduating students are aspir-ing to the STEM (Science, tech-nology, engineering and math) field. “Typically boys do better in those fields and girls do bet-ter in the English and humanities field,” said Stubbs. “One of the things we’ve tried to do at the school is get more females inter-ested in those types of classes and to really have teachers maybe that are females in some of those classes and being able to recruit some of the girls in there. I think it’s neat that they’re breaking the mold a little bit.”

Stubbs added that she doesn’t recall any of her students ever expressing a desire to become a geneticist like Haidar.

Sydney is closing out her high school career after having set an exemplary example for her sib-lings, Clayton and Camryn, both who attend Ceres High. She plans to get a job this summer.

Stephanie, on the other hand, will be learning how to drive a car to enable her to make the 300-mile trek home when she can.

“I haven’t started driving yet but I will this summer. I’m going to work on it, I promised myself.”

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Clayton Dowdy-E-

Anastasia EarnestIvan Espitia

-F-Benjamin Fernandez

Micah FisherCamilla Flores

-G-Nancie Garcia

Lysette GonzalezKatelyn Gonzalez Solis

Elizabeth Gonzalez-GutierrezKali Gose

Noemi GudinoFrancisco Gutierrez

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Connor HahnBrooke Hall

Carson HatchEmely Herrera Esquivel

Brian HillShane Holmes

-J-Paige Janich

Matthew JenkinsLeila Johnson-Grooms

Dylan JohnstonBernardo JuarezMiroslava Juarez

-K-Ian Kerr

Kyle Kroeker-L-

Jeremiah LanganVanessa LanganJakob Langpaap

Diego LevarioErin Lewis

Richard LockeGabriella Lopez

Maria LopezMarijane Lopez

-M-Victoria Macedo-Sanchez

Reyna MachadoBlanca MadrigalDaniela Madrigal

Jennifer Marquez-Vasquez

Ester MartinezKyla Martinez

Shannon McNertneyLuis Medina

Moses MedinaDaniel Mejia

Alysse MesserMichael MorrettJared Muirhead

-N-Diana Navarro

Lionel NavarroMadelyn Nelson

-O-Alondra Ochoa

Leslie OchoaJesus Ojeda Ortega

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Aidan PearsonCameron PerryJohn Personeni

Riley PiattMarcos PimentelJoseph PowersBrighton Price

-R-Margarita Ramos

Natalia RamosNeida Ramos

Alec RasmussenIssac Raya

Ryleigh Richey

Valeria RiveraEthan Robinson

Alejandro RoblesMegan RohnCesar RubioLucas Ruff

Ivanna RuizJoel Ruiz

Rodolfo Ruiz-S-

Diego Salazar AlvaraCeleste SanchezReina Sanchez

Demitrius SarmasNoah Scarbrough

Riley ScheuberLillianna Seniseros

Delaney SerpaCameron Shapley

Reine SloanAlexis Smalling

Lucas Smith

Elle SpencerPaige Stone

Kylee Sullivan-T-

Caleb ThornhillKaitlyn ThornsberryEmma Tomlinson

-V-Jaime VasquezLucio Vasquez

Jonathan VazquezJuliana VazquezDiego VelazquezAshtin VenemaDaisy VillanuevaKairo Villapudua

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Aatilah Watkins-Y-

Addie YounesElizette Ysais

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JEFF BENZIGER/the Courier

Sydney Elness and Stephanie Haidar took different approaches to their academics but both came out on top.


The eighth-graders of the Whitmore School of the Arts and Technology who graduated Tuesday in the Central Valley High School gymnasium are as follows:

Rowan AltmanIsrael ArellanoJoel Arellano

Naiyleah ArellanoMadison Bevan

Nathaniel BowmanCaelyn Burke

Aimee CarranzaJordan Carver

Sebastian CastilloJaslene ChavanAntonio Cortez

Gabrielle CunninghamIsabella Curry

Jeramee Cushenberry

Malia DaySarah Dea

Jamie DelgadilloPerla Garcia

Ethan GoodwinFrancisco Guerrero

Jacob HendrixOtoniel Hernandez

Ariana JimenezJillian Jimenez

Natalia JimenezIsaac Juarez

Anysia LopezJoshua MaddalenaLindsey Maddalena

Jaanvi MalhiKailey Martin

Michael PerilloMargaret Pyeatt

Adam RadachVanessa RamirezKadin Richardson

Stefanie RodriguezLilyana Sengsoury

Alexandria ShawElizabeth SotoTucker Tarap

Christian TorresJoshua Varner

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Whitmore Charter High School graduated its senior class at a Friday ceremony held in the Central Valley High School gym.

Graduating seniors were:

Suseli AlvaradoTatum AvalosTriniti Brown

Mary CurryKatherine DeAnda

Heidi EkstrumShelby Leal

Alyssa Ludlow

Joseph McKiernan Scottie Niles

Jared OverholtzerChristopher Pack

Micah Rodgers

Joslyn RottDavid ToepferAlyssa ValentiJoseph Walker

• Whitmore Charter High School sends its seniors into the world

Whitmore Charter High School

• Whitmore middle school graduated its eighth-graders Tuesday evening at CVHS

Whitmore Charter School of the Arts & Technology


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Ceres Graduation Tab 2016