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Las Positas College to salute 700 at commencement exercises Friday.
Las Positas College will award more than 700 degrees and certificates Friday at commencement exercises at its Livermore campus.

The ceremonies, which will start at 6 p.m., require tickets for admission to the event to be held in the college”s gymnasium at 3000 Campus Hill Dr.

Co-valedictorians Katherine Holland of Castro Valley and Christian Blanco of Dublin will speak to the graduates. College President DeRionne Pollard then will present awards to students completing their two-year college program, with many planning to move on to four-year colleges and universities to complete their degree work while others enter the work force.

At the ceremonies, Dublin Mayor Janet Lockhart will be honored as the Friend of the College.