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Buffs stampede into real world
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Manteca High’s Class of 2016 went a bit heavy with the analogies Friday during graduation.In her valedictorian addressed to the 340 or so receiving their diplomas at Guss Schmiedt Field, Si Jie ‘Jessica’ Tang indicated that Principal Frank Gonzales often referenced MHS to a Harvard University.“Instead of Harvard, how about changing that to Yale?” she said.It was an inside joke to those who were aware that Tang will be attending the latter of the Ivy League schools in the fall.Salutatorian Edvin Pepic said his class was more like the sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread Nutella. “Like Nutella, you can’t spread yourself out too thin,” he said.By that, Pepic believed that all of his classmates had their niche in life. “Nutella is always better when it’s spread just right,” he added.Senior class President Raygan Both compared the events of the past four years to that of her specialty in track and field – the 400 meter run.“Aug. 14, the gun goes off for our freshmen year,” she said.