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Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 9:21 AM

31 LCSD students earn associate’s degrees through Jump Start

31 LCSD students earn associate’s degrees through Jump Start
Courtesy Lyon County School District

Thirty-one students from Lyon County School District graduated this past week with high school diplomas from Lyon County high schools and also with Associate’s Degrees from Western Nevada College (WNC) thanks to the partnership between the school district and WNC’s Jump Start program for high school students.

Lyon County is the leading school district with this program.

Below are the list of students who received an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science from WNC (AA - Associates of Arts, AS - Associates of Science):
Dayton High School - 17 Graduates
David Anderson - AA
Aztlan Carrillo - AA
Zackory Edmiston - AA
Kealohi Fuller - AA
Laurel Hunt - AA
Amber Lang - AA
Jared Logan - AS
Kristina Mason - AA
Asa McGill-Howe - AA
Sydney Neighbors - AA
Leticia Ochoa - AA
Kayla Patterson - AA
Rachel Polito - AA
Kassie Strong - AA
Kallie Strong - AA
Michelle Torres - AA
Oakley Workman - AA

Fernley High School - 10 Graduates
Blaine Briggs - AA
Karena Corbin - AA
Graciela De Leon - AA
Jeanna Flint - AA
Bronson Knight - AA
Jonathan Ludwig - AA
Tesla Lyon - AS
Hunter Meisner - AA
Samuel Wright - AA
One additional student - AA (Student does not have a directory release with WNC so we cannot include the student's name)

Silver Stage High School - 4 Graduates
Madison King - AS
Shelby Lee - AA
Kayla Owen - AA
Daniel Rhodes – AA

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