SHE WAS ARRAIGNED THIS MORNING AND IS DUE BACK IN COURT ON DECEMBER 9TH. ONE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATE WILL BE CONTINUING HER HIGHER EDUCATION NEXT YEAR – – BEFORE SHE’S EVEN ABLE TO VOTE. 40-29’S VALERIE ZHANG IS LIVE AT THE WALMART AMP TONIGHT WHERE SHE CAUGHT UP WITH MANY EXCITED GRADUATES. VALERIE? YES, MANY AND…. THE YOUNGEST OF THE CLASS. WALKING ACROSS THE STAGE AT 14 YEARS OLD… SHE’LL BE CONTINUING HER STUDIES INTO NEUROSCIENCE. áYou started NWACC when you were… 11á <> “I moved here. In August of 2020 and shortly after 2020 and shortly after I began taking classes here and work before I started high school.” RAYANA HOLIKOVA SAYS SHE STARTED OUT WITH CLASSES LIKE COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND COMP. <> “I have a younger brother. He’s a genetic disorder, and he was born when I was seven years old, so I wasn’t quite old enough to just grasp the realities of the condition he had. But as I got older and as my education progressed, I kind of realized, like, how much gravity his condition had. And that just kind of like inspired me to pursue a path that was consistent with what I was interested in as a child.” “honestly graduating with an associate’s in with in as a child.” “honestly I just woke up one morning and I was in the car on my way to take the placer test. I didn’t really understand what was happening at the moment other than like online classes. And then I guess like last year, I began to realize that this is like an associate’s degree and be graduating with an associate’s in with my high school degree” HOLIKOVA IS ALSO A STUDENT AT BENTONVILLE HIGH. <> “the individualized self- paced nature of this college is so incredibly important and it taught me a lot about how to regulate like my own study habits.” SHE’LL BE GOING TO GEORGIA TECH THIS FALL TO GET HER BACHELORS DEGREE IN NEUROSCIENCE. <> “when I graduate college, I think it would be nice to know that there are a there’s a whole community of people that are just like watching you grow and that want you to succeed.” THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR FOR THE NURSING PINNING, BUT THE FIRST TIME THE COMMENCEMENT WAS AT THE AM
14-year-old graduates from community college
14-year-old becomes youngest NWACC graduate this spring
The 14-year-old graduate from Northwest Arkansas Community College started taking classes at 11. Rayana Holikova moved to Northwest Arkansas in August 2020. Shortly after, she started taking classes at the community college. “I have a younger brother. He has a genetic disorder. He was born when I was 7 years old, so I wasn’t quite old enough to just grasp the realities of the condition he had, but as I got older and as my education progressed, I kind of realized how much gravity his condition had. And that just kind of like inspired me to pursue a path that was consistent with what I was interested in as a child,” Holikova said. Holikova will also be graduating from Bentonville High School. She’ll continue her studies into neuroscience at Georgia Tech University in the fall. “When I graduate college, I think it would be nice to know that there’s a whole community of people that are just like watching you grow and that want you to succeed,” Holikova said.It was the first time the nurse pinning was at the Walmart Amp and the second time for the commencement ceremony.
The 14-year-old graduate from Northwest Arkansas Community College started taking classes at 11.
Rayana Holikova moved to Northwest Arkansas in August 2020. Shortly after, she started taking classes at the community college.
“I have a younger brother. He has a genetic disorder. He was born when I was 7 years old, so I wasn’t quite old enough to just grasp the realities of the condition he had, but as I got older and as my education progressed, I kind of realized how much gravity his condition had. And that just kind of like inspired me to pursue a path that was consistent with what I was interested in as a child,” Holikova said.
Holikova will also be graduating from Bentonville High School. She’ll continue her studies into neuroscience at Georgia Tech University in the fall.
“When I graduate college, I think it would be nice to know that there’s a whole community of people that are just like watching you grow and that want you to succeed,” Holikova said.
It was the first time the nurse pinning was at the Walmart Amp and the second time for the commencement ceremony.
