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President Joe Biden addresses the nation Friday after reaching agreement on averting default in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. He signed the legislation Saturday without a ceremony.

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Graduates line up on the stage Friday for the Presentation of Academic Medallions during the Rio Vista High School Graduation Ceremony.

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RIO VISTA — The Rio Vista High faculty, donning black robes, on Friday led the 92 white-robed Class of 2023 graduates down into Rams Country one last time. For some, the football stadium is where their favorite memories were created, whether they were athletes or team supporters in the stands. Andy Freyre, 17, spent four years at Rio Vista High. He wore a graduation sash that signified that he was a student-athlete who met high standards in both arenas. As a midfielder on the Rio Vista soccer team, he helped lead the Rams to the second round of the playoffs his senior year, and will next look to the labor trades for life after school. “I want to be an electrician,” Freyre said.

Victoria Turk, retiring after 14 years as the Rio Vista High principal, said each student has his or her own story. “This class were freshmen when we went out,” Turk said about the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown. “They are all very excited; they have a lot of plans,” she said. Genia Miguel called the 110th Rio Vista High commencement the end of a long journey for her daughter, and only child, Tessa. “It’s had its ups and downs, but we made it,” said Miguel, her last phrase echoed by several of the speakers. “(Covid) took a really hard toll, but the kids got back to school and made it through,” said Miguel, adding her daughter will be studying nursing with the goal of becoming a doctor some day. The graduating class included two exchange students, Austrian

Lea William, and Alberto Rizzo, from Italy. Each remarked that the uncertainty of starting the year as a stranger to a new school, to a new town, to a new country, is similar to the unknowns the graduates face moving forward. Victor Reyes, the valedictorian, called that unknown “endless possibilities.” He talked about how the teachers were the driving force that pushed the students in their academic pursuits, but it was friends and family who gave them the strength to see it through. He also said it is not enough to succeed on a personal level, but also to help lift others up. Genesis Zepeda, the salutatorian, said that is is applause-worthy to have reached graduation, but now “the bubble has popped.”

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed legislation averting a U.S. debt default, sidestepping a catastrophic blow to the economy with a bipartisan victory that defied Washington expectations. The measure brokered with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy limits federal spending for two years and suspends the debt ceiling through the 2024 election. It cleared the House and Senate by wide margins, cementing Biden’s reputation as a pragmatic dealmaker as he prepares to intensify his reelection run. Biden signed the bill behind closed doors without a ceremony. A White House statement Saturday announcing the signing thanked congressional leaders, including McCarthy and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, “for their partnership.” The president touted the accord Friday

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The cap says it all, “That’s All Folks,” for the graduating class of 2023 of Vanden High School, who made it official on Saturday.

“You had more dances, more senior cut days, more of everything,” Shields said. “It was my honor to be your principal through all of it.”

the best they could out of the time they were given. The five valedictorians Jay Crisostomo, Aaliyah Folquet, Esther Khait,

Emily Mueller and Quy Tran shared thanks and memories of the years See Vanden, Page A9

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MARE ISLAND — Eden Padron came out for the first time to the Pista Sa Nayon event on Saturday. She and her family were looking forward to celebrating the Filipino Independence Day with some art and good food. “Pista sa Nayon” is a Filipino phrase translated to mean “town festival.” It was a huge town festival at Mare Island on Saturday, celebrating the Spanish surrender and the Declaration of Independence by Emilio Aguinaldo on June 12, 1898, which has become the Philippine Independence Day. And Mare Island is where history was made when the U.S. Naval ships

left in 1898 to fight in the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898. This led to end of the conflict with Spain. For the last 37 years, the event has been held at the Vallejo waterfront to celebrate the Filipino culture across the water, but this year it moved to Mare Island. For organizer Jen Morjica the day was about celebrating Independence, much like the American tradition of marking independence on the Fourth of July. “It is more than that, I think; this is a tradition and the elders know that they are handing this knowledge and hard work to another See Party, Page A9

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The Senior Class President, Natalyce Zehms, noted that they all made

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The 138 members of the graduating senior class took their senior year and made it their own with win after win in everything from sports to academics and even cheer.

evening in his first Oval Office address as a prime example of his ability to work across the aisle, even with the nation deeply divided. “The only way American democracy can function is through compromise and consensus, and that’s what I worked to do as your president,” he said, adding that in times when “the American economy and the world economy is at risk of collapsing, there is no other way.” The Senate passed the legislation late Thursday, a day after the House approved it. Lawmakers faced a Monday deadline to avoid triggering a first-ever U.S. payments default. The possibility of a recession caused by a default posed one of the biggest threats to Biden’s chances of winning a second term. The 80-yearold president, who has faced questions about his age and fitness for office,

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Vanden celebrates outgoing seniors FAIRFIELD — The Vanden High School Class of 2023 are all on the way to next stage of their lives. On Saturday, the graduating class took to the George A. Gammon field in a sea of green and gold for one final high school milestone. The band played the students in with traditional Pomp and Circumstance, followed by the Vanden High School JROTC presenting colors. The principal greeted parents and students with a hardy thanks to all the staff, parents and families that helped make the day possible for the graduates. “You began your freshman year with enthusiasm,” said Principal Kristin Shields. “The next year flashed by and then it was a lot of confusion.” But by the senior year they were ready to make up for the strangeness of the previous three years. “You were all creative and driven to squeeze in all the things you could,” she said.

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