Early College High School celebrates as first graduation ceremony in Newport-Mesa Unified's Class of 2023
Fifty-two graduates walked across the stage at Orange Coast College's Robert B. Moore Theater on Thursday. On Wednesday, Newport-Mesa Unified's Class of 2023 celebrated its first graduation ceremony at the Robert Moore Theater at Orange Coast College, celebrating a new milestone as they completed work at Early College High School. Twenty-one of the graduating students qualified as recipients for the University of California’s Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum, a series of courses community college transfer students can complete to satisfy general education requirements prior to transferring to a UC, and 15 of the class also qualified for associate’'s degrees. The ceremony featured student speakers Shayan Youssef and Gabriel Quezada, as well as Taylor Swift's “Long Live” as part of the ceremony. Thirty-three of the seniors will be heading to four-year colleges and universities, including those in the CSU and UC systems, five out of state universities, the university of La Verne, Vanguard University and one recording school in Los Angeles. Nineteen more will be going to two-year college.
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Proud graduates including Alize Castellanos and Mark Casey, center, proceed to the 2023 Early College High School graduation ceremony at the Robert Moore Theater at Orange Coast College on Thursday.
Fifty-two students marched across the stage at the Robert B. Moore theater at Orange Coast College’s campus on Wednesday, each celebrating a new milestone as they completed work at Early College High School.
On Wednesday, Principal Dave Martinez congratulated the first Newport-Mesa Unified School District Class of 2023.
Twenty-one of the graduating students qualified as recipients for the University of California’s Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum, a series of courses community college transfer students can complete to satisfy general education requirements prior to transferring to a UC.
Fifteen of the graduating class also qualified for associate’s degrees. Both totals are new highs for the campus, which also saw its first recipient of the Gates Scholarship and a new high of four recipients of Angels scholarships.
“These young people have proven over their years at ECHS to show resilience and integrity. What they have collectively been able to accomplish is a key reason we are a 2023 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence,” Martinez said in a statement.
Student speakers Wednesday included Shayan Youssef and Gabriel Quezada. Valerie Navarrete performed Taylor Swift’s “Long Live” as part of the ceremony, which also featured videos for the second year in a row from each graduating senior to thank their family and friends.
Thirty-three of the seniors will be heading to four-year colleges and universities, including those in the CSU and UC systems, five out of state universities, the University of La Verne, Vanguard University and one recording school in Los Angeles. Nineteen more will be heading to two-year colleges with the bulk — about 16 — to attend Orange Coast College, and the remainder to head to Golden West, Santa Ana and Victor Valley colleges.
Topics: Academia, California