After battling with an autoimmune disease and juvenile arthritis for most of her teen years, an 18-year-old Atwater High School student is graduating top of her class and moving on to UCLA in the fall. mvelez@mercedsun-star … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater High School valedictorian graduates making history and overcoming adversity
An Atwater High School student struggled for many years with an autoimmune disease and juvenile arthritis. She went through three major surgeries during high school and said, at times, she … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced launched her into the tech industry. Now she’s returning home with a message for graduates.
Lesley Slaton Brown has worked in the tech industry for 20 years, working all around the world and earning a top leadership role at HP, Inc. This weekend, she’s returning … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced graduates walk across the stage in a Winter Celebration
Though traditional graduation season is months away, dozens of freshly minted UC Merced grads marked the completion of their degrees during a ceremony over the weekend at the Merced Theatre. … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced honors graduates
There were 919 degrees conferred in two ceremonies Awards expected to include 871 bachelor’s, 18 master’s and 30 doctoral degrees … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced, Merced College graduates about to walk the stage
UC Merced ceremonies are this weekend Merced College’s commencement is May 27 UC Merced’s speakers have been named … Click to Continue »
Read More »Five 1944 Graduates Now Live In Same Place
Five classmates, five high school seniors, Dorothy Jackson, Bud & Jan Richter, Melba Walker, and George Zerlang, who all graduated the same year from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1944. "Were we in the same class?" Walker said. All of them went their separate ways, but now their together again …
Read More »More Jobs Available for Class of 2015 Graduates, than in Recent Years Past, according to Fresno State
It’s graduation season and it can be a worrisome time for college graduates now faced with looking for a job. But, there is some promising news for these young job seekers. Fresno State said on Tuesday, more students in the Class of 2015 are graduating with jobs, than any …
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