High School Equivalency Program Yields Over 130 Graduates
Article by: Rosa Linda Reynoso

Determination to get a high school diploma, or the equivalent, kept them going. Over 130 students completed Del Mar College Adult Education and Literacy Department’s program (formerly the General Education Development or GED program) as they faced challenges and beat the odds to earn their certificates.
The College will hold the ceremony Thursday night, June 21, in Richardson Performance Hall with nearly 70 students walking the stage. Jonathan Grant Brown, program manager at AVID for Higher Education, will give the keynote address.
The College’s Adult Education and Literacy Department provides developmental education––including basic academic, language and personal skills study––to students ineligible or unprepared to enter college credit courses. Students prepare to take and pass the GED test to earn their certificates, which is equivalent to a high school diploma, as they prepare for college.
The Class of 2018 graduates from the DMC Adult Education and Literacy Department include:
Michael Abrego, Valedictorian
Seandan Abshire
Edward Aldrete
George Alvarez
Mark Alvarez
Vanessa Yvette Andrade
Andrea Balboa
Seth Baldwin
Gilbert Benavides
Megan Benavides
Miranda Borrego
Gabriela Bueno
Amna Butt, Honors
Nicholas Cady, Honors
Diana Carrera
Tehya Carter
Satori Castillo, Honors
Xueying Chen
Anastasiia Chernova
Ryan Clark
Travis Collingsworth, Honors
Benjamin Contreras
Nathaniel Crane
John Crumpler
Joanna Cruz
Brayden Davis, Honors
Steffany De Los Santos
Brenda Deedrick
Bethany Erwin
Jade Fenech, Honors
Alex Fletcher
Andrea Flores
Naomi Gallegos
Angel Galvan
Santos Galvan
Andrew Garcia
Christina Garza
Nadia Garza, Honors
Sarah Gloria
Josue Gonzalez
June Gonzalez
Vanessa Gonzalez
Brittanee Green
Michael Green
Steven Greenfield, Honors
Christoval Guerra
Alejandro Guerrero, Honors
Veronica Hackfeld
Floyd Hale
Daisha Harris
Reagan Heard
Elisha Henderson, Honors
Cynthia Hernandez
Melissa Hernandez
Pablo Hernandez
Jacqueline Houghtaling
Sherry Howerton, Honors
Raquel Humphries
Irene Jimenez
Rickie Johnson
Kathryn Jones, Honors
Federico Juarez Jr.
Andrea Kuklewski
Skyler Lake, Honors
Corinne Lelis
Mallory Lerma
Ray Rusty Limon Jr.
Kristen Loera
Austin Lopez
Deanna Lopez
Jaime Lopez
Maeryn Lopez
Mellie Loredo
Erica Lucio
Briana Luna
Barbara Macrum
Abraham Maldonado
Cristian Marrero, Honors
Julianne Martinez
Heedi Ann Mayen
April Mendez
Ernest Jay Mendoza
Mia Miller
Mark Montalvo
Paulette Moreno
Adam Muguerza
April Munoz
Sarah Munoz
April Marie Ochoa
Oscar Olivarez, Honors
David Olvera
Jerry Ortiz
Maria Ortiz
Paulo Ortiz, Honors
Fabby Ann Padilla
Bridgette Perez
Trista Phelps
Jody Pruneda
Vanida Quijas
Martin Reyna
Clarissa Rios
Dominique Rodriguez
Leeanne Rodriguez
Raiden Rodriguez
Seth Rodriguez
Vicente Romero
Aaron Rose, Honors
Antonio Saldana
Selena Saldana
Victoria Saldana
Graciela Sanchez
Jesus Sanchez
Jonathan Sanchez
Jordyn Brianne Sena
Taryn Shepherd, Honors
Alyzie Smith
Dillon Strode, Honors
Ryan Thomas
Aurora Torres
Beatriz Trevino
Rikardo Trevino, Honors
Angelica Valdez De Taylor
Teresa Vannoy
Dianna Villa
Naylene Villa
Valerie Villarreal
Dawson Voris
Pyper Wells, Honors
Christian West
Amanda Williams
Robbie Williams
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