Celebrating perseverance, PACE Academy RISE class of 2025 students graduate

Celebrating perseverance, PACE Academy RISE class of 2025 students graduate

The ceremony, held on Thursday marked a pivotal moment for students recognized for their perseverance and overcoming challenges.

The class of 2025 graduate students walk to stage to receive their masters degree

Under a cloudless Wednesday sky, with sunlight radiating down to the anxious and excited crowds below, graduate students march onto the lawn of University Stadium. The expanse of grass was covered in black, fold-up chairs which sat facing a large stage bearing a banner with Chico State’s insignia.  Tess Shelton, who gave the commencement speech, was captain of the 2024 cyber security team at Chico State and won first place at the national cyber …