Juan Diego alum graduates college with honors

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Sarah Bradley, Juan Diego Catholic High School Class of 2006,

Sarah Bradley, Juan Diego Catholic High School Class of 2006, graduated summa cum laude from Santa Clara University in June with degrees in political science and communication journalism. She was honored at commencement with the Saint Claire Award, which is given to the female senior "judged outstanding in academic achievement, personal character, school activities, and constructive contribution to the university." She also was honored with several department awards in her majors.

During her four years at the university, she served as program coordinator for the Labor Action Committee, volunteered at homeless shelters and veteran's hospitals, and worked on other campaigns regarding immigration issues, diversity forums, LGBTQ rights, and human rights. Sarah was a Phi Beta Kappa inducted in her junior year, as well as a member of the national Jesuit honors society and the Delta Gamma chapter at Santa Clara.

Sarah's time at Santa Clara included several opportunities for travel and service-based learning. She studied abroad in Granada, Spain for a semester and while there, worked as an English teacher at a local secondary school. She lived with people on the U.S.-Mexico border, learning about immigration humanitarian issues and interacting with deported and departing undocumented migrants. Last summer she lived and worked at an orphanage and women's co-op in Kadapa, India, as a Global Fellow and Hackworth Grant fellow.