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Friends congratulate a graduate at KCC’s Spring Commencement. (Photo by Shawna Takaki)<\/p>\n

By Kapi\u02bbo News Staff\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The annual KCC Spring Commencement was held at Diamond Head Theatre on Friday, May 12. The Kapi\u02bbo News staff was there to share stories from the graduating students.<\/p>\n

Here is a collection of stories and photos from the 2023 Commencement.<\/p>\n

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Word on the Street:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>What does Commencement mean to you?<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Shelley Chang-Purdy<\/strong><\/span>
Age: 43
Hometown: Makiki, Hawai\u02bbi
Major: Education<\/p>\n

\u201cThis day made me feel a relief. \u2026 It was hard. It took me like 8 years to get a 2-year degree, because I work full-time and have 3 kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to read more responses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Voices & Views: Cristine Valdez<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The 18-year-old completed a certificate as a pharmacy technician and plans to attend Kapi\u02bbolani Community College in the fall to be a part of the nursing program. From there, Valdez wants to transfer to UH M\u0101noa to complete a bachelor’s as a pharmacy technician.<\/p>\n

Valdez is currently a senior at Farrington High School but aspired to get ahead in her studies because of her family. She is from Ilocos Sur, Philippines, and had always been pushed to work hard to achieve her dreams.<\/p>\n

“I think I learned a lot from being in the certificate program,” said Valdez. “I know that time management is something that I had to work on because I always have things to do. Especially now for graduation, I have to make sure I balance everything.”<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to read more about Valdez’s journey.<\/p>\n

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Word on the Street: What are your plans after graduation?<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Charlesa Caraang<\/strong><\/span>
Age: 21
Hometown: Kalihi, O\u02bbahu
Major: Liberal Arts<\/p>\n

\u201cI finished my degree in December but I was invited to walk in Commencement today. I was accepted at HPU\u2019s Nursing program, and that\u2019s where I am now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to read more responses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Voices & Views: Alyssa Lai<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Alyssa Lai is a 32-year-old who graduated with an associates degree in Hospitality & Tourism from Kapi\u02bbolani Community College last Friday at Commencement.<\/p>\n

Lai attended Hawai\u2018i Pacific University in 2010 then dropped out due to difficulties in balancing work with school.<\/p>\n

“It was a long journey, but … I got back on track,” said Lai.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to read more about Lai’s journey.<\/p>\n

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Commencement Photo Gallery<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Friends congratulate a graduate at KCC’s Spring Commencement. (Photo by Shawna Takaki) By Kapi\u02bbo News Staff\u00a0 The annual KCC Spring Commencement was held at Diamond Head Theatre on Friday, May 12. The Kapi\u02bbo News staff was there to share stories from the graduating students. Here is a collection of stories and photos from the 2023 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":23580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

By Cameron Enomoto and Shawna Takaki | Staff Writers<\/h5>

Word on the Street Features<\/strong><\/p>

KCC graduates shared their plans now that they have completed their studies: WOTS: Plans After Graduation<\/p>

Commencement means something to everyone. While the answer differs from person to person, the journey they have gone through is unique and entirely their own: WOTS: Commencement's Meaning<\/p>

Student Spotlight:<\/strong><\/p>

Voices & Views: Cristine Valdez<\/p>

Voices & Views: Alyssa Lai<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campusnews","category-news","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}