The Watsonville-based Monte Vista Christian School had more than a dozen San Benito County students participating in this year’s commencement ceremony.
Of the graduating class, 18 students—or 9.8 percent of the group—are from this county. The ceremony was held at 10 a.m. May 23 in the Mustang Stadium. The local students are residents of Hollister, San Juan Bautista and Aromas. Here is the list of the graduates by town:
HollisterÂ
Cheyenne Blanton, Cassidy Bleich, Kaitlin Bleich, Tyler Gehl, Cecilia Elizabeth Hall, Mari Martin, Derek McFate, Kathryn Riordan, Margaret Riordan, Taylor Shutts, Isabelle Swing, Noelle Tomlin
San Juan Bautista
Holly Minarik, Stephan Miser, Isabel Ponce’, Vicente Sandoval
Aromas
John Annett, Gabriel Trementozzi