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Xavier College Preparatory High School celebrates its Class of 2024 Saints
Xavier College Preparatory High School in Palm Desert celebrated its 15th commencement ceremony Saturday morning for the Class of 2024. This year’s 111 graduates have earned more than $12.6 million in merit and scholarships. Olivia Kim, the valedictorian, will be attending UCLA, while Jackson De Jardin, the salutatorian, will be attending UC Santa Barbara.
Shadow Hills High School celebrates its Class of 2024 Knights
Shadow Hills High School celebrated its 2024 seniors in a graduation ceremony Friday evening. The Symphonic Band performed the processional, while the school's California Cadet Corps Honor Guard presented the colors before the Pledge of Allegiance, delivered by Alyna Calderon — the associated student body executive secretary. The Royal Voices in Harmony sang the national anthem. The SHHS alma mater was performed by both the Royal Voices in Harmony choir and Symphonic Band.
High school football: 30 valley players to keep an eye on entering 2024 season
Looking ahead to the summer months and the forthcoming season, we’ll take you through a list of a few the players on each team who we are watching closely during the lead-up to the 2024 season. Palm Springs Desert Sun. With high school football teams around the Coachella Valley...
Desert Christian Academy honors its Class of 2024 graduates
At Thursday evening's commencement ceremony, Desert Christian Academy in Bermuda Dunes celebrated its 14 graduates. Jared Gatlin led the Pledge of Allegiance, Mary Abdou delivered the Christian flag pledge, Ethan Silva presented the pledge to the Bible and Joshua Brown read the 2023-24 school Bible verse. Madison Delgado delivered the...
Looking for high school graduation photos? See our galleries of Coachella Valley ceremonies
It's graduation season for local high schools and colleges in the Coachella Valley area, and The Desert Sun will be capturing all the action with photos of commencement ceremonies. Here's a look at the schedule of events in our area. As ceremonies happen, we'll update this article with links to photo galleries and other coverage. ...
La Quinta High School celebrates its Class of 2024 Blackhawks
The Class of 2024 from La Quinta High School received their diplomas during Thursday evening's graduation ceremony. The Blackhawk Brigade performed the processional, while the Air Force JROTC Color Guard presented the colors before the Pledge of Allegiance, delivered by Nevaeh Perla — the senior associated student body vice president. Jocelyn Nicolao and...
Summit High School celebrates its Class of 2024 Mountain Lions
Summit High School honored its 74 graduates from the Class of 2024 during the commencement ceremony on Wednesday evening at Palm Desert High School. Eugene Villanueva led the Pledge of Allegiance, and LeVanna Mora performed the national anthem, which she had also sung earlier at Horizon's graduation. Nataly Beltran-Lupian delivered the senior address.
College of the Desert celebrates nearly 1,000 students at 60th commencement ceremony
College of the Desert celebrated nearly 1,000 graduates who earned diplomas and certificates at its 60th commencement ceremony on Wednesday evening at Acrisure Arena. Kelly Merchant led the Pledge of Allegiance and Annette Marquez performed the national anthem. Alejandro Jazán, dean of social sciences and arts, served as the commencement host. Scott Cooper, transfer counselor and 2024 Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year, delivered an address to the students, as did Kelly Michelle Garcia, who was...
After the odds stacked against La Quinta High School grad, he was forced to find purpose
There were two distinct phases in Luis Gurrola's life during his time at La Quinta High School: the person he was before his mother became ill and the person he became after. He began high school remotely through Zoom due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. "Those Zoom years were really weird because it's like...
Local Schools and Advisor Honored for Youth Leadership and Substance Abuse Prevention Efforts
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This Class of 2024 grad found redirection and a family at College of the Desert
As a child in Lipa City, Batangas in the Philippines, Derick Talay dreamed of having a “complete family.” Raised by a single mother who had to work in Singapore to provide for the family’s basic needs, Talay stayed in the Philippines with his grandmother. He remembers a...
La Quinta High senior earns the final Desert Dialogue spotlight
In response to a collaborative project by The Desert Sun's Andy Abeyta and Ani Gasparyan, who documented the stories of six local Holocaust survivors now in their 80s or 90s, last week's Desert Dialogues prompt encouraged high school students to reflect on the importance of firsthand accounts of historical events. Students were asked to consider the impact these stories have on younger generations and how they can honor these experiences to ensure they are remembered and passed on.
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