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GRADUATES

Jarred Holt

Jarred Holt of Butler graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine with his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree.

Dr. Holt is the son of Beth and Kevin Holt of Butler and is a 2008 graduate of Saint Vincent College.

He will complete training in orthopaedic surgery at Summa Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

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Christina McKinnis graduated from Kansas City University with her doctor of osteopathic medicine degree.Dr. McKinnis is the daughter of Richard and Kerry McKinnis of West Sunbury, a 2004 graduate of Moniteau High School and a graduate of Allegheny College.She will complete training in internal medicine at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas.———Amy Blumling of Mars received a bachelor's in nursing from the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing of Emory University in Atlanta.———

Matthew Shearer graduated from Slippery Rock University with a bachelor's in safety management.Shearer was on the dean's list and completed an internship with General Electric in Grove City.He is a 2008 graduate of Slippery Rock High School and is the son of Daniel and Debra Shearer.Shearer has accepted a position with Trinity Industries in Pittsburgh.———Andrew Mextorf of Grove City graduated from Mansfield University with a bachelor's in music industry.———Megan Altmire of Evans City graduated with a bachelor's in chemical engineering from Cornell University.———Sean Lowry of Butler graduated from Stonehill College with a bachelor's in business administration.———Christopher Vaccarello of Cranberry Township graduated with a bachelor's in digital simulation and gaming engineering from Shawnee State University.———Sebastian Fleeger of Butler, Heather Lajoie of Butler, Abby Grossman of Slippery Rock and Tyler Mayo of Cranberry Township graduated from PA Leadership Charter Cyber School.

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