Class of 2007's 50 Students Will Graduate from the California School for the Deaf

From: CSDF - May 30, 2007

For Immediate Release
Contact: Bridgetta Bourne-Firl, Outreach Division
Phone: 510 794 3707
Email: bfirl@csdf-cde.ca.gov
Fax: 510 794 2577
Class of 2007’s 50 Students Will Graduate from

the California School for the Deaf

Fremont, California -- June 8, 2007 – With confidence to move on in life, fifty Deaf and Hard of Hearing students will graduate in the California School for the Deaf’s 135th commencement ceremony. The program will be held in the school gymnasium at 3:00 P.M. on June 8, 2007. The school is located at 39350 Gallaudet Drive in Fremont.

Graduates

Members of the Class of 2007, who are from all over Northern California include:

1. David Aguilar, Jr.
Fremont

2. Yadira Lizeth Arroyo-Avalos
Oakland

3. Clara Kathleen Baldwin
Oakland

4. Kyle Christopher Benedict
Woodland

5. Alfonso Bravo
El Sobrante

6. Stacy Linn Caruso
Brentwood

7. Octavio Regelio Castro
Tracy

8. Brenda Alberta Cavallaro
RanchoCordova

9. George William Coats
Sacramento

10. Brittany Alicia Comegna
Fremont

11. R K Kalani Keoni Donaldson
Cottonwood

12. Franchesca Gloria Dorado
Fremont

13. Coralee Jewell Ferguson
Vallejo

14. Andrew Aaron Fernandez
Vallejo

15. Lizzie Louise Finley
San Jose

16. Everett Tetushi Glenn
Stockton

17. Eduardo Gonzalez
San Bruno

18. Lucas James Gosselin
Hayward

19. Magdalena Guerrero Gonza'lez
Hayward

20. Jessica Thi Gussman
Richmond

21. Brendaliz Gutierrez
Ivanhoe

22. Leila Mariko Hanaumi
Elk Grove

23. Monica Hernandez
Fremont

24. Andrew David Hursin
Ceres

25. Lisa Mara Jarashow
Fremont

26. Dmitrij Sergeevich Korolev
Visalia

27. Michael Lizarraga
Dixon

28. Lawrence Leo Lizotte
San Jose

29. Douglas Longmire, Jr.
Suisun City

30. Jose Manuel Lopez
Merced

31. Nicholas Brian Lopez
Tulare

32. Casey Ellen McCullough
Susanville

33. Mark Andrew Montalette
San Jose

34. Kyle Scott Morgan
Rohnert Park

35. Amanda Nichole Mosher
Hanford

36. Julio Joel Pacheco
Vacaville

37. Nicole Marie Perry
Sacramento

38. Jose Angelo Domingo Ramirez
Alameda

39. Taranthony Jabar Ramirez
Sacramento

40. Thelma Mariama Rowland
Vallejo

41. Dalian Sanchez
Tulare

42. Eric Jeffrey Taylor
Woodland

43. Monserrat Vazquez Fonseca
Sacramento

44. Dack Leo Virnig
San Jose

45. Tiffany Nicole Wade
Saida

46. Craig Marcus Allen Wafer, II
Suisun City

47. Darryl Washington, Jr.
Oakland

48. Mary Wiggins
Sacramento

49. Shara Margaret Winesburg
Morro Bay

50. HeeJae Yoon-Lee
Cupertino

Colleges and Careers

82% of the graduates will go to either two-year or four-year colleges to continue their education; 18% will go to work after graduation.

Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Brittany Comegna, who has earned a stellar grade-point average of 4.0, has been bestowed the title of the Valedictorian. Clara Baldwin, with an amazing grade-point average of 3.8, has been honored with the title of Salutatorian.

To read more about these two students, follow the link to the article in the most recent, California News: http://www.csdf.k12.ca.us/outreach/calnews/california%20news.htm

About California School for the Deaf

The California School for the Deaf has an international reputation for its high quality educational program. CSD is a fully accredited, state-funded school for students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing living in Northern California. The school also provides services to the families with deaf children. Please contact the school at (510) 794-3707 for further information or visit the student-produced website: <http://www.csdf.k12.ca.us> .

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