ENGAGEMENT: Smith/Para: Amanda Rose Smith and Brandon Joseph Para are engaged to be married.
Amanda, daughter of Emery and Della Smith of Hollister, graduated in 2003 from San Benito High School and is an executive assistant at Difference Media.
Brandon, son of Paul and Karen Para of Hollister, graduated from San Benito High School in 2003 and California Polytechnic State University in 2008. He is a sr. project engineer at DPR Construction.
The couple is planning a Nov. 16, 2013 wedding at Willow Heights Mansion.
HONORS
Samantha Mendaros
Samantha L. Mendaros, of Morgan Hill, received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Boston University.
Founded in 1839, Boston University is an internationally recognized institution of higher education and research. Consisting of 16 schools and colleges, BU offers students more than 250 programs of study in science and engineering, social science and humanities, health science, the arts and other professional disciplines.
