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Nate Ramirez and Brooke Carlson dance in the green room as the CMS mariachi band warms up.

Grand Terrace, CA—Featuring the combined talents of the different musical ensembles at Colton High and Colton Middle School, the 2022 Spring Band Concert filled Grand Terrace’s theater on Tuesday night with the joyful expressions of spring.

The two-hour plus program treated audiences to a wide range of musical styles, from the traditional ranchera stylings of the Colton Middle Mariachi Band to the swingin’ progressions of Colton High’s Jazz Band to the pop-rock arrangements of the CHS Wind Ensemble. Along the way, the promoting 8th graders and graduating seniors were celebrated and honored by their band directors and families.

The night began with a new addition to the musical program at Colton Middle, the CMS Mariachi Band. Comprised of young musicians new to the genre, they got the audience to sing-along to a traditional ranchera number, “Árboles de la Barranca.”

“A couple years ago, I noticed a lot of my kids being apprehensive towards celebrating their culture,” said CMS band director Caitlin Curran. “When I went to school for music, we were told our job as musicians was to bring music authentically to other people . . . The best kind of music in music education comes from teaching kids through the songs they grew up listening to. So, in my community, that’s mariachi music.”

After the rousing ranchera, the CMS intermediate band showed off their range of talent with two numbers, “Chesapeake Serenade” by Brian Balmages and “Navarro” by Robert W. Smith. On “Navarro,” 7th grade students Nicolas Valtierra and Serenity Villegas brought their best to the mariachi-styled trumpet solos at the start of the performance.

Then Colton’s Jazz Band set up on stage and entertained everyone with two swing numbers, “I’m Beginning the See the Light,” the classic Duke Ellington song, and Erik Morales’s “Out of the Doghouse.” Several players got their spotlight during the set, with Marcos Juarez shining on trumpet during “Light” and Kevin Gonzalez tickling the keys like a mad man during “Doghouse.”

“I felt like I did it with passion,” said Kevin Gonzalez. “It just takes passion and dedication just to play something that you love, just playing by heart.”

Colton Middle’s advanced band continued the show with “The Rowan Tree,” a traditional Scottish folk song, featuring Keana and Valarie Pacheco on flute; and the evocative, dramatic “Cha’La Dance of the Volcano Goddess,” which tells the story of a sleeping volcano goddess who awakens once a century.

The show concluded with a three song set by Colton High’s Wind Ensemble. Their set began with “Blue Ridge Saga,” a piece by James Swearingen that “reflects on the beauty and history of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.” The complex piece showed off the wide range of skills in the ensemble, especially that of Isaac Gonzalez on trumpet and Victor Vasquez on snare drum.

The second piece lived up to its name. “In a Gentle Rain” began with the band evoking the sounds of rain with finger snaps before Kevin Gonzalez brought them together with his piano melody. The piece culminated with two solos by clarinet players Nate Ramirez and Brooke Carlson, who both took center stage.

The night ended with the uptempo pop-rock medley of songs from the Marvel Studios’ film “Guardians of the Galaxy,” based on an arrangement by Michael Brown. The medley included melodies from the film’s score combined with a mix of soundtrack songs, like “Hooked on a Feeling,” “Come and Get Your Love,” “Cherry Bomb,” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” Aleczander Aguayo’s drumming set the tempo, and he showed off his versatile playing by nailing multiple rhythms throughout the medley.

CHS Band Director Kenneth Taber was incredibly proud of his students. “I felt like it was the best performance we’ve put on.”

The night was an emotional one as the band said goodbye to its 10 seniors: Aleczander Aguayo, Natalie Caceres, Brooke Carlson, Bryan Flores, Kevin Gonzalez, Kyree Lara, Arturo Morelos, Stephanie Perez, Helena Ramirez, and Nate Ramirez. They were honored between the second and final numbers during the wind ensemble’s performance.

“I am so sad,” Nate Ramirez said. “Nine years. Nine years of band. Same instrument. Nine years. Crazy.”

Helena Ramirez was excited she got to experience this moment with her friends in the band. “I’ve spent four years with these people,” she said. “Even with COVID happening, we still talked to each other during that time, so it’s nice for us being back with everyone and getting emotional that it’s our very last one.”

For the last show of their senior years, this was one to remember.

This content was originally published here.

Western Nevada College celebrated its 2021-22 graduates for the second straight day on Tuesday at the Carson City campus. The first ceremony was held Monday. A third ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday morning on the Fallon campus.

Collectively the three drive-through ceremonies will have honored 581 students who are approved to receive 613 degrees and certificates of achievement. Video of the ceremonies are available via the WNC website here.

Among the nearly 600 graduates are 110 Jump Start students, who are graduating with an associate degree prior to graduating from high school.

 
2021-22 WNC COMMENCEMENT LIST

Carson City
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Cole M. Alsup, Michael Rohwer
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Mark Anthony Guzzetta, Tamara Marie Pierce DDS, Matthew Romero, Alicia Richay Singleton
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Allison Marie Bowen, Rachel Marie Raat
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Melody L. Schlemmer
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Chloie Leanne Bartsch, Jack Steven Gonzales, Deloris Djenaba Leslie Luster-Whipple, Jennifer McKenzie
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – HEALTH SCIENCE
Imelda Mata Garcia
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Justin Adolfo, Mervyn Delgadillo, Siara Marie Freyer, Angelita K. Hensley, Kaylee Michele Krupp, Giselle Medina, Misty Moana Mariko Ota, Trevor Pastones, Rubell Peterson, Casey Leigh Pruyt, Kimberly Roque, Blanca Carmen Sasso, Lucie Severson, Cynthia Citlaly Soto White, Rachael Marie Washington
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Palmer Cronkhite
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Tyler John Heath, Luis F. Mendoza, Jarrod Ryan Meyer, Christopher Sanchez
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Charles Burke Wholey
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Christopher Todd Perdue
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Brian Lamar Brown, Djan Louis Fermaint, Marc Fraide, Shane Johnson, Brandon Louis Jones, Matthew Paul Williams
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Lauren Jean Louise Abbott, Jalellah Abdelhady, Nathan Xavier Acuna, Shyanne Starlene Adams, Brisa Andrade, John Phillip Andrews, Mireya Arroyo, George Berger, Garrett William Dayton Bowden, Patricia Camacho, Sophie Camelon, Jacob Campbell, Olivia Ann Capps, Brian Chavez, Victor Manuel Clavel, Morgan Craghill, Ryan B. Defalco, Paulina Delgado, Breanna M. Elliott, Idalia Enriquez, Stacy Shea Ferrel, Chelsea Lizzaraga Figueroa, Alexis Yvette Flores, Rachel B. Freeman, Abby Marie Galahan, Alex David Garcia, Edgar Garcia Almaraz, Valerie Rose Griggs, Mark Anthony Guzzetta, Peter Augustus Herman, Karla Paola Herrera Valles, Sandra Yahelin Hidalgo, Abigail Hill, William D. Hoffecker, Alisha Kimberly Kingsley, Allie L. Kleine, Luke Konrad, Margaret Lewis, Satori Lewis, Daniel Lopez, Quintyn Madsen, Jenica Feliz Mariscal, Nely Alejandra Mariscal, Kiana Isabel Martinez, Kayla Martinson, Itzel Yailen Mata-Jimenez, Fiona Heather McDonald, Kaitlyn Erin McDonald, Jacqueline Nicole Mears, Jacey Ireland Montgomery, Irma Guadalupe Moreno Martinez, Julianna Leigh Morris, Luke Gregory Myers, Angel Natividad, Mia Dominique Olmos, Jason Orozco, Alejandra Ortiz Ruvalcaba, Mallory Paige Otto, Adelina Pacheco Carrillo, Alexandra Perez Rojas, Luis Antonio Pina Munoz, Carlos Edgardo Ramirez, Angelica Ramirez Montez, Jane Nicole Read, Elena April Reyes Banuelos, Emily Hannah Richardson, Miranda Elizabeth Rios, Nereida Rivera, Reveka Rivera, Isela Rodriguez, Jacquelin A Rodriguez, Coral Rosas, Geoffrey Roullard, Salma Saldana, David Sanchez, Maria Rosy Sanchez, Anaili Sandoval, Benjamin Santos, Stevi Simmons, Olivia Noel Smith. Ethan Spier, Robert J. Stoltz, Caitlin Strong, April Marie Torok, Ana Laura Vazquez, Jose Angel Vazquez, Angel Bryan Villagrana, Athena Welch, Charis Raedean Wheeler, Jezel Wood, Anthony Alan Zeppieri, Chantal Zuniga
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Alondra Del Sol Angulo, Natalie Godinez, Heather Nellie Lamotte, Bonifacio Lara, Deloris Djenaba Leslie Luster-Whipple, Chloe Makanalani Marks, Rickey Lee Massey Jr., Sailor Mueller, Kristine Lynn Myers, Ethne Morgan Myler, Alejandro Nunez-Garcia, Alexis Jean Philippi, Reveka Rivera, Julisa Saenz, Danny Shaw
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BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE – CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Bryan Aguilera, Larry Manuel Garcia-Castillo
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Lenys E. Salazar-Cano
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Alexandria Rose, Nathanial Alan Wakeling, Amanda Kathleen White
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Eric Valentine
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Eileen Lavelle
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Luis F. Mendoza
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Maria Rosy Sanchez
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Anaili Sandoval
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Ryan Riley
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Brian L. Brown, Emmanuel Josiah Caballero, Djan Louis Fermaint, Marc Fraide, Shane Johnson, Matthew Paul Williams

Dayton
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Rosario Davalos-Salazar, Alwen Nino Ruiz Vergara
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Gerardo Ramos Blanco
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Jamie Elaine Babb, Chelsea May Boone, Haylee Nicole Busby, Alicia Anne Chambers, Chelsea Cribbins, Chloe Jade Donnels, Hailey M. Estrada, Kennea Lizzethe Gonzalez Rodriguez, Ava Jordyn Goodlander, Robert John Harrison, Benit John Hensley, Carissa Irene Hernandez, Ethan J. Kanter, Morgan Alysse Kitchens, Kimberlynn Elizabeth Koback, Kerly Lopez Zaragoza, Azurine Moon Mandeville, Bethany Moore, Devon Isaac Frank Pickles, Anna Clarice Qualls, Ivan Ramirez
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Taylor J. Furr
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Ambra Reed, Vanessa Westbrook
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Lisa Bennett
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Eureka
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Fallon
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Mayra Luz Ledesma
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Cheyenne Benson
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Logan Earl Johnson, Alaina Roseland, Maycee LeAnn Wadsworth
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CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Mayra Luz Ledesma

Fernley
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Shelene Bowling
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Brandi Kjose
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Ellie Bassett, Alexandra Isabel Brown, Donna J. Dastrup, Zachary David Dillon, Sarah Samantha Donley, Amber Dawn Duncan, Leahi Hale, Tyger James Hunter, Persephone Hanako-Lee Mulei, Khang T. Nguyen, Ashley Grace Ward, Kayla Nichole Ward
ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Shery Lynn Stafford
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Cailynne Rayne Bixby, Broderick Garrett, Ethan Tomas Hensen, Allyssa Maria Mathern, Zoie Miranda
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE – ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Kari Rae Weitzel
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Brandi Kjose

Gardnerville
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Kayla Teresa Ackermann, Emily Elizabeth Hicks, Alfredo Vicente Tortoledo-Serrano
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – DEAF STUDIES
Brianna Elizabeth Novinsky
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – HEALTH SCIENCE
Cristal Lizzete Gonzalez-Cruz
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Jenna M. Beam, Melissa Ann Brown, Hannah Marie Carr, Mackenzie Drew Peters, Kevyn Ali Reid, Jessica Cerise Scott, Ma Elizabeth Stebel
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Nicholas Dale Nadler
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Kayla Teresa Ackermann, Anthony Arellano, Andrew Iver Clutts, Koby Rylan Dye, Sophia Evanthia Garedakis, Donald Gregory Hicks, Tyler Kenneth Hounsell, Atlas G. Jantos, Tirza Keating, Samuel James King, Steven Mendonca, Angela Rose Mitchell, Jimena Murillo Mejias, Alejandra Ramos, Billie Rae Reed, Zachary Roberts, Shea Salazar, Amy Tamanaha, Turner James Yates
ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Seth Anthony Garcia, Mikayla Rae Garrison, Willis C. Stengel III
ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Joshua Hyrum Francis, Zakary Korzeniewski
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Cade Ball, Silvia Duarte, Megan Marie Fitzpatrick, Barrett Adeline Lee, Julia Steele Nair, Shea Salazar
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE – CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Chanden Gene Tolbert
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE – ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
David Dewight Allison, Mariah Allison, Daniel D’angelo
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Brianna Elizabeth Novinsky

Genoa
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Jenna Marcia Garrison, Tasha Marie Garrison

Henderson
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – APPRENTICESHIP
John Elliot Postma
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Abbey May Barry, Rebecca Belle Croswhite, Ashley Kate Goldstein, Keaghen Franklin Squire Lloyd, Jared Ghil Hubilla Trovela
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – BUILDING TRADES
John Elliot Postma

Las Vegas
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Abigail Lorenzo, Logan J. Novero, Tania Rose, Natasha Shaghoian

Lovelock
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Gabriela Beltran

Minden
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – GRAPHIC DESIGN
Maxine Thew
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Trevor William Ammons, Kaely Cuthill, David Esau Gomez, Kyle McDougal
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – WELDING
Brayden Douglas Wilhelm
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Angelica Anisa Alvarez-Wallace, Peyton Linda Bratcher, Taylor Katherine Bratcher, Gabriel Tylor Finley, Alex Ray Gumm, Haley Christine Hassman, Isaiah Jarrett, Mikayla Kuhlman, McKenzie Lindley, Jasmine Paige McNinch, Harrison Wilson Morris, Edelin Yeraldin Perez, Alyxxis Taylor Peterson, Julie Anysa Phelan, Elliana Marie Purvance Luce, Alyssa Lee Sweetland, Maxine Thew, Kyra Whybrew
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Daniel Jeremiah Nellis, Meaganne Elissa Nellis, Hannah Beth Virginia Tems, Mikayla Lauren Willden
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Laurel L. Broderdorf, Sean Ryan Kallman
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE – ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Cynthia King, Rebecca West
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – BUSINESS
Rebecca West
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – GRAPHIC DESIGN
Maxine Thew

Mound House
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Andreya Peralta
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Anthony James Pisani
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Anthony James Pisani
ASSOCIATE OF GENERAL STUDIES
Andreya Peralta
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Kieran Cole, Perla Vega

North Las Vegas
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Tianna Denasia Jones, Nia Andrea Williams

Reno
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Anastazia Natalja Rudolph
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – DEAF STUDIES
Kendra Renee Macy
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – GENERAL BUSINESS
Eric Michael Etheridge, Vanessa Marie Jensen
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE – NURSING
Heidy Nool Acacio, Felicia R. Beruman, Ki’Hana Meishai Garcia, Hanna Joy Ludwig
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Heidy Nool Acacio, Danielle Blackwater, Shayleen Cessna, Gwenyth Olivia Fahrney, Kenya Glosen, Hannah Elizabeth Hoffmann, Andy Hieu Nguyen, Dulce Isabel Ordonez, Shadow Quertermous, Allison Grace Rank, Mary Jane Louise Rose, Daniel Ruebusch, Tessa Rae Singer, Camryn Waite
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Wesley Eugene Huneycutt
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Tyler M. Martin
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Aaron Stephen Goff, Alelie GeorgieLeth Perkins
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Warren Clancy Jostad, Ricardo Pacheco
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Allyson Smitten
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Hannah Elizabeth Hoffmann
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Thomas Hazard

Silver Springs
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James Garrison
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Ryu Thomas Crank
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Aubrey Rose Damm, Logen Blake Ornelas, Perla Rosita Rodriguez

Sparks
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Kylie Sky June
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Kelsey Ann Hassell-Cramer, Melissa Ann Humphrey, Sarah Danielle Jensen, Austin Woods
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Faith Williams
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James Scott Farmer, Aaron Hallauer
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Stagecoach
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Megan Dressler, Timothy Joseph Maguire, Spencer Dean Polson, Dylan Michael Volkov

Sun Valley
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Jennifer Carlson, Cristina Ramirez Valadez

Tonopah
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Nancy Ann Whipperman
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Nancy Ann Whipperman

Virginia City
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Emma Jean Rodriguez

Washoe Valley
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Kalvin Max Kimbro
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Natalie R. Tierney
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Addison Nicole Fredeen, Kalvin Max Kimbro

Wellington
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Heidi E. Thompson
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Tyra Kristine Best, Nathan I.T. Cruz, Colin Thomas Unruh, Aspen Hunewill Wright
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Elliot Lee Ervin
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Tyra Kristine Best, Elliot Lee Ervin, Lori Ramm

Yerington
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Paulina Covian
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Leanne Marie Goff
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Michael Garner
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Thomas Ard, Catrina Dawn Berginnis, Alexandra Marie Giron, Sonora Margaret Hall, Rocio Rodriguez Madera, V John Scatena
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Trista Inez Nish
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Karter Conway, Amanda Marie Lidberg

Zephyr Cove
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Flagstaff, Ariz.
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Rebekah L. Fillippini

Chatsworth, Calif.
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Logan Prometheus Schinzing

Coleville, Calif.
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Natalie Zavala

Colfax, Calif.
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Noah Daniel Ramos

Oakley, Calif.
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Katie K. Shupe

Santa Maria, Calif.
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Triniti Korrine Nededog Natividad

South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
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Cecilia Bonilla Correa, Lauren Olson, Emma Rae Leahi Prevetz-Lafayette, Melissa Dawn Reddinger, Justine Sanders Colgan

Woodland, Calif.
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Judith A. McQuarrie

Berthoud, Colo.
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Brittany Elizabeth Browning

California, Md.
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Jael C. Smith
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Jael C. Smith

Fort Washington, Md.
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT – GRAPHIC DESIGN
Laurence Leif Noche

West Plains, Mo.
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Amanda Moody

Hubert, N.C.
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Monica Marie Stanton

Bismarck, N.D.
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Benjamin Dalbol

Grand Island, Neb.
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Heidi Hansen

Clarksville, Tenn.
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Michal Fuller

Reston, Va.
ASSOCIATE OF BUSINESS
Ameille Delfino

There are many aspects you might connect with Japan, its culture and its society. While images such as the snowy summit of Mount Fuji comes to mind, along with the wide array of temples and other sights strewn across the country, the concept of the may just be one of the most lasting. Seemingly an element in every anime, manga or feature from Japan, the idea of a mostly masculine figure working day-in-day-out, always loyal to the company which granted him his job is one linked to the promise of economic success and upward mobility. Apart from the relevance in pop culture, there were even TV specials, for example, from the 1980s, dedicated to the image of his hard worker, a modern Willy Loman, you might say, who manages to provide for his family, while also maintaining some of the traditions which are so deeply embedded within Japanese culture. The concept is certainly quite interesting, especially when seen within the context of globalization, digitalisation and the overall changes Japan has been going through in the past decades, which is precisely the foundation of “Salaryman”, a documentary directed by Sri Lankan born filmmaker that described her encounter with the figure of the salaryman as she moved to Japan some years ago.

Salaryman is screening at Nippon Connection

At the beginning, the audience witnesses this moment of confusion, which sparked the idea for her feature. A salaryman is sitting on a staircase leading down to the underground, vastly asleep and seemingly quite exhausted from his day at work, still wearing his suit and having his suitcase close by – most certainly an irritating image, since the young man is quite the opposite to the kind of beggar or homeless person one might expect. To add further to the confusion, pedestrians just walk by, ignoring the man on the top stairs lying on the ground and snoring away.

According to Pacheco, it was a mixture of these two aspects which laid the groundwork for “Salaryman”, a venture into the history of the concept, for which she allocated a large amount of archival footage along with, and perhaps most importantly, a number of interesting interview partners, former salarymen and sociologists, examining the principles, traditions and values which to this day guide the lives of many workers in Japan, male and female alike.

Over the course of roughly 80 minutes, Pacheco switches between the historical perspective to the present, archival footage and her own images, recorded in the streets of Tokyo, showing the rush hour and the army of “corporate slaves”, as one former salaryman calls his colleagues, on their way to their workplace and later on, to the many bars of the city, where their job continues as they are having drinks with their superiors. Apart from showing the ethic of work, the complete dedication to the company, strongly reminiscent of the principles of the samurai, along with the disappearance of the self to serve the greater good, the aforementioned image highlights how the concept embodies a country exhausted and, just like Arthur Miller’s salesman, hunting for a dream out of sheer routine rather than the belief it is still attainable.

In conclusion, “Salaryman” is a thought-provoking documentary, whose focus on the concept of the salaryman serves as a foundation to show how the world has changed but many traditions and mindsets still linger on, creating frustration and exhaustion as a result. Allegra Pacheco utilizes her perspective as an outsider to this culture, thus creating an awareness of features in Japanese, but also a society we should not be content to live with.

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Choose free in store pick up if available near you; otherwise Parcel shipping is free on select items for My Lowe’s Members (free to join)! Delivery charges are based on your location and the items purchased.