Graduating students listen to the speakers at this year’s commencement ceremony. (Erika Alvero/Special to The Journal)
On Saturday, about 150 students from Pueblo Community College Southwest were recognized not just as college graduates, but also as unsung community heroes.
Elementary education student April Salvatore was selected as this years Presidents Distinguished Scholar. In the fall she will attend Fort Lewis College to pursue a bachelors degree. (Erika Alvero/Special to The Journal)
Graduating students listen to the speakers at this year’s commencement ceremony. (Erika Alvero/Special to The Journal)
Students symbolically move their cap tassels from the right to left. (Erika Alvero/Special to The Journal)
The graduating class smiles at one another and looks for loved ones in the audience at the conclusion of Saturdays ceremony. (Erika Alvero/Special to The Journal)
Nursing student Dantzelle Yazzie gives the PCC land acknowledgment that she herself helped write. (Erika Alvero/Special to The Journal)
Lisa Molina, director of student services, tells students to celebrate their dreams. Whats past is prologue, she says, quoting Shakespeare. (Erika Alvero/Special to The Journal)
Interim dean Dr. Kevin Aten celebrates the many first-generation college students in his speech to the class of 2025. (Erika Alvero/Special to The Journal)
PCC president Dr. Chato Hazelbaker praises graduates for their perseverance and looks to the future. (Erika Alvero/Special to The Journal)
PCC President Dr. Chato Hazelbaker, Ph.D., praises graduates for their perseverance and looks to the future. (Erika Alvero/Special to The Journal)
Pueblo Community College Southwest held its commencement ceremony on Saturday at the Montezuma-Cortez High School auditorium. (Erika Alvero/Special to The Journal)
