Skagit Valley College/San Juan Center: Four graduates, bright futures…
Posted June 18, 2012 at 6:23 am by Rebecca Leff
The graduating class of 2012 (in red, from left: Pat, Lydia, Geneva, and David), surrounded by the faculty & staff of Skagit Valley College/San Juan Center. Photo by Rebecca Leff.
The Skagit Valley College/San Juan Center Class of 2012 may be small, but they are mighty. Here’s more:
There should be a few recognizable faces or names out there: Patrick Moll-Nevins (used to run Zip San Juan), Geneva Mottet, David Ralston, and Lydia Ware. Each graduate was awarded an AAUCT Degree, and a few plan to continue their education even further, such as Lydia and David – David plans on attending The Evergreen College and Lydia is thinking about either veterinary school or a school of natural horsemanship. Meanwhile, Pat hopes to head for Western Washington, and Geneva is taking a year to plan her next step.
The student choice for faculty speaker was Dr. Roger deRoos, a biology professor who talked about the importance of public education, especially in these challenging economic times. After a beautiful musical interlude performed by Amanda Brast, student class speaker Patrick shared not only his personal experience of completing his degree, but special qualities that he would miss about each of his classmates that brought both laughter and a feeling of nostalgia.
The island will look forward to hearing of all the great things to come from these talented graduates!
Congratulations graduates and their families! From top: The grads march in; David is congratulated by his grandfather; Amanda plays for the ceremony; the graduates share a laugh during Pat’s address; faculty speaker Dr. Roger deRoos warns against the effects of “education on the cheap” in an uncertain future; Lydia Ware is joined by her parents Judy & Dwight; presidential medal winner Geneva visits with SVC president Thomas Keagan; and class speaker Pat is congratulated by his wife Stella after the ceremony.
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