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Huckleberry is extremely proud of the second graduating class of the Huckleberry Wellness Academy - San Francisco!
On Wednesday, June 16, these eleven inspiring Seniors were honored at a special ceremony held at Fort Mason. Each of the students were individually recognized for their accomplishments by the Director of the Huckleberry Wellness Academy -SF, Vicky Valentine, Huckleberry's Executive Director, Bruce Fisher, and Huckleberry Board member, Laurie Meschke, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Development, SFSU.
Vicky Valentine, (left) Director
of the Huckleberry Wellness Academy - SF with Dr. Miriam Martinez who gave a powerful keynote address at the event.
Dr. Martinez is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at UCSF and a member of the Huckleberry Wellness Academy Advisory
Board.
ABOUT THE HUCKLEBERRY WELLNESS ACADEMY - SF CLASS OF 2010
The eleven graduating students worked very hard over the last two school years to get where they are today. They attended weekly health-related trainings at the Huckleberry Youth Multi-Service Center, participated in academic case management, and successfully completed clinical health care internship placements throughout San Francisco. They are now looking forward to college and most of these students will be the first in their families to attend college.
 Seniors Dawanna Schaedlich (left) and Geanell Williams gave extremely moving commencement addresses citing the Huckleberry Wellness Academy - SF as a huge part of their academic success. Dawanna is attending City College to pursue a career as a social worker and Geanell is a Maisin Scholarship winner and will study radiology at Cañada College.
Senior Dat Trinh (far right) with his family. Dat will be attending UC Davis and is a Maisin Scholarship recipient. Dat worked as a Peer Health Educator in the Health Education Department at the Huckleberry Youth Multi-Service Center and he aspires to become a dentist.
More about the Seniors, their accomplishments and aspirations, and more photos from the Graduation Ceremony can be found here.
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