Peninsula College will observe its 61st graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 17, when it awards 420 degrees and certificates to graduates.
Two commencement exercises will be held in the gym of the main campus in Port Angeles, beginning at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., respectively. A reception on Robins’ Green will immediately follow each ceremony.
Receptions will be moved into the Pirate Union Building in the event of rain.
11 a.m. ceremony — Degrees in associate in applied science, bachelor of applied science, associate in nursing, one-year certificate and high school diplomas.
2:30 p.m. ceremony — Degrees in associate in arts, associate in business, associate in computer science, associate of science.
Speakers include outgoing board of trustees chair Dwayne Johnson and student speakers Grace Wilson (11 a.m.) and John Considine (2:30 p.m.).
Guests are advised to arrive early and line up near the gym entrance. The Pirate Café will be open with hot and cold beverages and snacks. Doors will open one hour before each ceremony and admission is limited to those with tickets.
A half hour before each event, guests will be admitted to the venue to fill remaining seats or to stand to watch the ceremony.
Complete details can be found at pencol.edu/graduation-ceremony.
By the numbers
Total number of graduates: 388 (241 signed up to walk)
Total number of degrees and certificates awarded (not including GED):
• BAS: 14
• Associate in Arts: 181
• Associate in Science: 8
• Associate in Applied Science: 95
• Associate in Business: 7
• Associate in Computer Science: 1
• Associate in Nursing: 27
Certificates:
High school diplomas: 64
Students earning President’s Medals: 54
Phi Theta Kappa: 45
Running Start students graduating from high school and receiving a degree from PC: 83
Seventeen international students will be graduating representing 12 countries, including: Australia, Bahamas, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and Vietnam.
Graduating Class of 2023
Members of this year’s graduating class include:
Sandra L. Aguirre
Jeidi Cristalina Ahilon Perez
Mikayla Lee Albertus
Damien Alexander
Laura Elizabeth Amiss
Bryton Warren Amsdill
Eric T. Anderson
Blake Andrew Anzures
Aiden Anthony Aragon
Jessica Lauren Arndt
Nathalie Abigail Arreguin
Lyle Austin
Edun William Bailey
Zachary John Baird
Chloe Savannah Baldino
Cynthia Marie Barajas
Nathan Joel Barber
Cade C. Barker
Lily Chenille Barnes
Kevin Leon Bartelds
Samantha Lin Bates
Caitlin Battersby
Joseph John Baza
Christopher Cooper Beatty
Shawna Rae Bebo
Kaleb Blanton
Zachariah F. Blaylock
Autumn Blehm
Rachel Beth Blume
Colby James Forest Boe
Taylor Nicole Boehme
Jacob Wilder Bond
Owen Steven Bond
Nicholas Andrew Boss
Jaxon Bourm
Ava E. Duke Bower
Virginia Rachelle Brady
Samuel Joseph Brocato
Gina S. Brown
James Hugh Brown
Ian Benjamin Brueckner
Abriana Lynn Buchanan
Chere’l Buchanan
Maxwell Harris Buckner
Samanta Budzinska
Jeremy James Buggy
Vo Anh Thi Bui
Malachite Buttocolla
Tayvia K. Cabatbat
Joshua James Callahan
Jolene Callis
Elizabeth Pearl Cameron
Makenzie Campbell
Rebekka Joleen Campbell
Megan Christine Canady
Elih Chase Casad
Eva Casey
Deborah Ann Ceja-Cisneros
Sophia Childers
Jihyeon Choo
Nigel Corleone Christian
Greta Von Christianson
Yunlong Chu
Dru Jareb Clark
Joseph Andrew Clemens
Hailey Dawn Clemmons
Simon Alexander Close
Heather Michelle Cofer
Tabitha Leigh Coney
John Ryan Considine
Rachel Louise Cooper
Carly Elizabeth Copeland
Anjelina Rae Cordova
Caneel Corpuz
Colton Cosio
Dannielle Nicole Creed
Reagan G. Critchfield
Emily Rachael Crosby
Dean J. Crowe
Meredith Lynne Cummins
Sarah Jeanne Curtis
Massimo D’Amato
Emery Ryann Damron
Persephone Dante D’Andrea
Kaelyn Rose Davila
Samantha Elizabeth Davis
Victoria Dawn Davis
D’Ante Dean
Alexander DeGrenier
Tim Deser
Mariana Divinsky
Christopher Dominguez
Erik Veda Dosey
Dominique Serioza Doton
Melody May Douglas
Don Vaios Dovas
Alexandria Ann Earley
Connor Eugene Earls
Grady Wayne Earls
Island Kailani Edwards
Lilly Rose Engeset
Deia Sky Evert
Lachelle Rene Ewing
McKenna Karin Faber
Marshall Fell
Jennifer Rose Fellin
Michael Collin Ferguson
Krystal Ann Feris
Magdaline Alice Ferland
Marius Jermaine Fernandes
Jenna Taylor Finley
Laken Jade Folsom
April Rose Fordyce-Blewett
KayLeigh Ann Fosdick
Finn Anne Gallon
Kellen Nels Garcelon
Dawn Gardner
Shelley Marie Garner
Courtney Gates
Hannah Marie Gates
Brooke Ramona Gill
Ruthann Lorraine Glassman
Brandon Richard Golob
Savannah Lyne Goodrich
Chelsea Gouveia
Elizabeth Marie Graham
Crystal Joyce Gray
Josh R. Gray
Madison Killeen Green
Brett Alan Gregg
Joycelin Grier
Brie Carmelita Gutierrez
Brooke Ryanne Hageman
Veronica Jean Hagerman
Richard Hale
Jaden Jared Halttunen
Sheryl Lynn Hamilton
Susan Janice Hamilton
Amya Kelsie Hampton
James Garrett Hancock
Bethany Paige Hand
Shamada N. Handy
Greta Lee Hanson
Cailyn Scheree Mae Harabedoff
Junko M. Harbord
ZiGui Michael Harper-Smith
ZiTao Craig Harper-Smith
Alexis JoAnna Harris
Makayla Marie Harvey
Victoria Sharon Hawk
Jordan Elizabeth Grace Hegtvedt
Emmalee Renae Heins
Megan Ashley Henning
Tabitha Rae Herda
Logan Hestand
Boot Hill
Angelina Michelle Himmelberger
Amber Elena Crystal Hoagland
Jonah Parker Hoflin
Benjamin Lee Holcomb
Sara Rain Holland
Samuel David Holmes
Samara Grace Holshouser
Ethan Horton
Teagan D. Hough
Olivia Mae Howell
Bligh Elaine Rose Hueske
Sierra N. Hunter
Tammy Jean Hunter
Carrie A. Jackson
Malik Antwan Jackson
Julia Rose Jeffers
Cassius Jay Jennings
Robert Anthony Jesionowski
Whitney J. Jimmicum
Ally Joy Johnson
Georgia Ray Johnson
Kady Ann Johnson
Chelsea Faye Johnson-Floyd
Eva Ann Jolly
Halie Alberta Jones
O’Rion Leroy Jones
Zoe Alexis Jones
Patrick Jones, II
Brianna Juel
Tatianna Heleia’alaikalihau Kamae
Hunter Kabelo Kawie
Nathanial Keetch
Gabriel Rafael Maria Kiekenbeck
Jacob L. King
Lucia Aria Kithcart
Ray Klein
Charles Koehler
Jaimz Kopp
Ella Kathleen Marie Krohn
H’Sandra Ktla
Keith Arthur Lake
Amanda Elaine Larson
Morgan Lasher
Rylee Lawrence
Jessica Lea Lee
Leona Lee
Yuen Tung Lee
Danielle Levis
Christina Joy Lewis
Cindy Liang
Yong Sing Lim
Tasiah M. Little
Emilia Juliette Long
Alejandro Lopez
Rebecca Lopez
Emmanuel Lopez-Morales
Ambyr K. Lorenzo
Deanna Rae Luchau
Evelyn Claire Lynn
Rowan W. Lynn
Mikayla Lyons
Aidee Valeria Macedo
Luis Manuel Maldonado-Rodriguez
David Malkasian
LeAnn T. Mandeville
Delores Manlove
Melissa Rae Martin
Jennifer Leighann Matheson
Christina Matson
Tami J. Maupin
James Robert McBride
Vanessa McCain
Alyssa Maylene McCallister
Allyson Genavive Elizabeth McCommon
Emily Anne McCullough
Jase Anthony McCullough
John Alan McCullough
Katie Molly McDermott
Jace Gary McGarvie
V. Francie McGarvie-Baker
Amanda Lynn McKoin
Seraphim Jitsu McLeish
Maximillian Alexander Means
Michael Medlock Jr
Shawn Richard Mellott
Kendall Marlene Melton
Blake Alexander Merideth
Amanda Johnice Miller
Jade Marie Miller
Malia Imani Miller
Nicole J. Miller
Tiffani Alexandra Miller
Ozzy Eugene Minard
Jacklyn Leigh Minnoch
Billy Moody
Leanna Victoria Moore
Leslie Ann Morfeld
Lydia Lynn Morris
Cheyenne Danielle Morrison
Ruth Marie Moss
Emily Muffley
Opal S. Mugrage
Naomi Angela Muñoz
Ami Judith Nicole Murdock
Katheryn Anne Murray
James Emboltin Myers
Andrew Nash
Brezze Neff
Michael I. Nelson
Jordyn A. Newman
Ashley Marie Nichol
Dillon Nucci
Kimberly Kay Olatawura
Kaylee Challyn Oldemeyer
Crystal Ann Oravetz
Samuel Michael Orr
Emily Elise Paisley
Brandon Wayne Pankey
Kayana Natoye Pankey
Ryan Pantaleon
Kaiden Thomas Parcher
Andre Louie Pare
Blake Levi Parker
Alexander John Parrill
Christopher Michael Paulsen
Manaaf Dylan Pauw
Shaleigha Payne-Williams
Tanya Estefani Pedroza Saludado
Sierra Jensen Pericho
Hedvig Josefin Persson
Elizabeth Anne Pettigrew
Isaac Pezzino
Zy’Ana Shatez-Sheryl Pierce
Audrey Hazel Pilatti
Tayler Sue Jade Porter
Grace May Possinger
Joshua Bryan Powless
Kerith Pray
Emily Ann Prendergast
Levi Pulsipher
Theodore S. Rasmussen
Mya N. Raunig
Onyx Nova Raupp
Misti Renae Reed
Pepper Reymond
Bentley James Richardson
Victoria Rincon-Gonzalez
Lexis Elaine Ritter
Michelle Lynn Robert
Chase Robinson
William David Michael Roening
Ruby Romano
Michaela Noel Merced Roozen
Dylan Matthew Royer
Leticia Rubalcava
Dean Churrell Rynearson
Alma Salas Diaz
Lilly Sanders
Victoria Elizabeth Schenck
Danielle Victoria Schneider
Timothy Sek
Jacob Daniel Shapiro
J.Daniel Shearing
Yusaku Shimakura You
Michael Jeffrey Sill
Rylee Sarah Sims
Larissa Skannes
Jaylin Elaine Slagle
Nachole M. Sloan
Anneka Slowey
Ashton Smith
Courtney Fey Smith
Olivia Kasandra Smith
Riley Nicole Smith
Meili Snedeger
Kai OM Snook
Jon Edward Sonnabend
Joseph Alexander Sotomayor
Svea Simone Sparks
Gloria Jean Spry
Kylynn Anna Stringer
Chiaki Takase
Cody Ray Tavares
Fernando Tavares
John Richard Teal
Olivia Annrelia Tejeda
Ashley Marie Thomas-Jones
Camden Thompson
Melissa Anne Thompson
John Ross Tichenor
Gloria Darlene Tietz
Kharlieeca Bell Tolliver
Jordan C. Ton
Tait Afton Trautman
Tandy Treese
Mathew Trono
Ituau Apoiliu Tuisaula
Gwyneth Nelle Van Blair
Karlie Marie Viada
Lydia June Wallace
Anson Russell Wallenfang
Michael Warren
Maggie Waugaman
Rikki Marie Weaver
Annhelica Esperanza Wells
Connor Douglas West
Nizhoni Christina Wheeler
Caden Christian White
Hannah Louise White
Casadie Rien Whorton
James Wilford
Katrina S. Wilkinson
Ashlee Mariah Williams
Liliana Mackenzie Williams
Marrissa Lynn Williams
Piper Jean Williams
Roosevelt Aaron Williams Jr
Grace Ariel Ione Wilson
Kayla Elizabeth Winck
Hasana Grace Woodruff-Dorrance
Makayla Dawn Woods
Marnie C. Woodson
James Worth
Tidus Walker Worth
Taylor Marie Worthington
Albert Xu
Verna S. Yaun
Samantha T. Yorke
Jackie Young
NaTasha Zavodny
Cheyenne Jade Zimmer
Alexander Zimpher
