Central Community College, Courtesy
HASTINGS — Central Community College will hold winter commencement at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, in the Dawson Gymnasium on the Hastings Campus.
The keynote speaker will be Denise Kracl, county court judge in the 11-county Fifth Judicial District. She handles juvenile court, probate cases, protection orders, initial bond setting for fresh arrests, adoptions, search warrants, and traffic offenses.
Kracl earned an associate degree in education from CCC-Columbus in 1993 and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Wayne State College and a juris doctorate degree from the University of South Dakota School of Law.
Spectrum, the select choir from the Columbus Campus, will perform the national anthem and one other selection. CCC President Dr. Matt Gotschall and all three campus presidents will offer remarks.
