Dayton Students Take Advantage of Running Start Program

DAYTON - Graduates, families, teachers, adminis­trators and the Dayton com­munity concluded a suc­cessful Commencement of the DHS Class of 2013 last Saturday, June 8 at the high school gym.

Thousands of scholarship dollars and recognitions were awarded to the graduates, including several to achiev­ers from DHS Class of 2012.

Three students from this year's graduating class are deserving of recogni­tion for their hard work and academic dedication as Running Start students.

Marshall Nechodom and Andre Fayette have been Running Start students since 2012 and 2011, re­spectively. Both students will continue their studies at Walla Walla Community Col­lege this fall as they pursue Associates of Arts degree.

Alex Naylor also received his DHS diploma and was the only DHS student to have successfully completed his Associates of Arts de­gree this June. He com­pleted 93 credits since fall 2011. He will be attending Western Washington Univer­sity in Bellingham this fall.

Running Start is a program targeting motivated, success­ful high school students who can earn college credit at local Community Colleges. Ad­opted and supported by the Washington Legislature, stu­dents who earn college credit are transferable to four-year university's in Washington. Students who earn 90 credits can transfer to a major Wash­ington State university as a junior. The potential tuition cost savings are substantial.