Last Friday, the MESA program hosted its End-of-Year Celebration and Graduation event to recognize STEM and MESA students who are graduating or transferring. The event included Hawaiian barbecue, cake, a photo booth, and a ceremony.
Jessica Hurless, Dean of STEM, welcomed students, friends, family, and faculty with a short speech acknowledging students’ hard work and accomplishments. MESA students Kadae Aung, Codie Lai, and Esmeralda Ramirez gave heartfelt speeches reflecting on their journeys through Skyline, recognizing those who supported them, and expressing excitement for the road ahead.
Graduating or transferring STEM and MESA students were then called forward to celebrate and recognize their accomplishments:
MESA students recognized:
Ein Aung – transferring to San Jose State University
Kadae Aung – transferring, undecided
Daria Baitazarova – transferring to Cal Poly SLO
Allison Galon – transferring to CSU East Bay
Ashley Gutierrez Carreto – transferring to San Diego State University
Tin Htoo – transferring to UC Berkeley
Kristina Lara – transferring to CSU San Marcos
Codie Lai – transferring to UC Berkeley
Zishan Li – transferring to San Jose State University
Oscar Meza – transferring to San Jose State University
Amber Nguyen – transferring to UC Irvine
John Michael Rada – transferring to UC Davis
Esmeralda Ramirez – transferring to San Francisco State University
Ryan Rossovich – transferring to Stanford University
Lance Ruiz – transferring, undecided
Eslin Villalta – transferring to San Jose State University
STEM students recognized:
Yuting Duan – transferring to UC San Diego
Andrew Hines – transferring to UC Santa Cruz
Thant Zayar “Eddie” Htut – transferring to UC Berkeley
Nathan Liu – transferring to UC Davis
Anneliese Noonan – transferring to University of San Francisco
Jonas Quiballo – transferring to San Jose State University
Lynn Bhone Thant – transferring to UC Davis
Thank you to everyone who attended, and congratulations to all of our graduates and transfer students!
