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Student Support Services TRiO Newsletter

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Check out our NVC SSS website.

www.napavalley.edu/sss Join us on Facebook!

Napa Valley College SSS Program

Get Connected with SSS...

SSS TRiO is a federally funded grant by the U.S. Department of Education

“Creating a Culture of

Success in SSS

-Howard Willis, Director

http://www.napavalley.edu/StudentServices/TRIO/Pages/default.aspx

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Over 165 people were in attendance for the Student Support Services TRiO

celebration of its 6th Annual SSS TRiO awards for 42 SSS graduates and transfers.

The ceremony was held on May 16, 2014 at Napa Valley College. The Vice-

President, Oscar De Haro, Board of Trustees Michael Baldini, Maira Ayala, Field

Representative from Congressman Mike Thompson’s Office were in attendance,

along with SSS TRiO staff, 9- SSS TRiO Alumni, Educational Talent Search staff,

SSS TRiO students, their family, and friends in celebration of their academic

achievements. Keynote speakers included NVC SSS TRiO Alumni, Roxana Duenas

and Graciela Rodriguez. (see page 3-5)

The 2014 graduating class has many outstanding accomplishments, 13 students will be graduat-

ing with a 3.5 GPA or higher, 23 students with a 3.0 or above, and 39 of the 42 students will be

transferring to a 4-year college. This includes 14 students that will be transferring to a University of

California Institution, 7 students UC Davis, 3 students to University of California, Los Angeles, 2 to UC

Berkeley, and students to UC Irvine, UC San Diego, and UC Santa Barbara. 17 students will be transfer-

ring to a California State School, including 7 to Sacramento State University, 5 to Sonoma State Universi-

ty, 2 to CSU, Long Beach, 2 to San Jose State University and students to attend San Francisco State

University and Cal Poly Pomona. There are 2 students who will be transferring to the private institution,

Pacific Union College. (See Part II of Newsletter for highlights on each individual graduate).

For the 10th straight year in a row, an SSS TRiO student has been selected as one of the valedictory

speakers for Napa Valley College’s Commencement Ceremony. This year SSS TRiO Student,

Daisy Castillo was selected. (See Valedictory Tradition on page 12).

During the SSS TRiO Awards, SSS TRiO staff member, Martin Olguin was recognized for his 16 years

of service at Napa Valley College. He was recognized with a special presentation that included photos

back from 1998 and through the many years he has served SSS TRiO students. Martin was also presented

with congratulatory messages from his students and also a “singing”

rendition of “I Believe You can Fly” by Howard Willis, along with

a gift a “Pink” Bird. (See page 11).

SSS TRiO Graduates were presented with a special presentation

that highlighted each of the graduates and their moments with the

SSS TRiO Staff and Program. Presentation was created by Student

Specialist, Roberto Alvarado.

The recipient for the Laura Gustafson

Memorial Scholarship (Founding

Director of SSS TRiO) was recog-

nized. Congratulations Tanya Castro.

(See page 13).The evening ended

with the awarding of certificates and

the medallions and an opportunity for

each student to speak.

Congratulations to the SSS TRiO

graduates for your academic success!

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See next pages for Keynote Bio’s

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Roxana Duenas is a

Napa Valley College SSS TRiO

Alumni student, UC Berkeley

Alumni and will be attending

University of California,

Los Angeles for her

Masters Degree.

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Graciela Rodriguez is a

Napa Valley College SSS TRiO

Alumni student; San Jose State

Alumni, and recently graduated

with her Masters Degree from

CSU, Long Beach.

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Each of the SSS TRiO graduates that attended the 6th Annual SSS TRiO Awards

Ceremony on May 16, 2014, received a special certificate from Congressional

Representative Mike Thompson, an Excellence certificate from the SSS TRiO program,

and a Napa Valley College SSS TRiO medallion. Maira Ayala, Field Representative

from Congressman Mike Thompson’s Office presented SSS TRiO Students with their

Congressional Certificates. The medallion will be worn by SSS TRiO students at the

Napa Valley College 71st Annual Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 30, 2014.

Congratulations to our SSS TRiO graduates!

Maira Ayala,

Field Representative,

Congressman Mike

Thompson’s Office

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Andy Baldovino

Yadira Castillo

April Clary

Anthony Corro

Elizabeth Corro (Alumni)

Vanessa Farias

Ramon Gallegos

Lizbeth Gutierrez (Alumni)

Monica Hurtado

Ernesto Mauricio

Guejazi Navarrete

Naomi Oceguera

Natalia Plancarte

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Congratulations Martin!

Your 16 years of Service at Napa Valley College

Since 1998...

Served over 850+ Students

Over 360+ students of his have

graduated and transferred

Through the years,

Martin Olguin has shown

passion and dedication to serving

students and helping them

succeed in achieving their

dreams.

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We want to share with you a SSS TRiO tradition you may or

may not know about. The SSS TRiO program has the honor and

privilege of having a SSS TRiO student selected as one of the

valedictory speakers for the past 9 years and this year is our

10th year in a row! We are excited to announce that SSS TRiO student,

Daisy Castillo has been selected as one of the Napa Valley

College Valedictory speakers for the Napa Valley College 71st

Commencement Ceremony to be held on Friday, May 30, 2014.

Congratulations to Daisy Castillo!

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Lesem Perez

2005 Maria Hurtado

2005

Johana Guzman

2005 Deisy Urena

2005

Rosalio Tellez

2006-2007 Kareema Cunningham

2007-2008 Brigida Alcazar

2008-2009

Aurora Ildefonso

2009-2010

Rachell Perez-Ruiz

2010-2011 Daysi Orozco

2011-2012 Stephanie Avina

2012-2013 Tanya Castro

2013-2014

Lorenzina (Laura) Gustafson Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship Recipients through the Years...

Lorenzina (Laura)

Gustafson

Founding Director

SSS TRiO

1998-2003

“When one of you

succeeds,

all of us succeed!”

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