Five local students have graduated from Seattle Pacific University. They are:

David William Andriesen of Bellevue, Master of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Certification Emphasis;

Annelise Esther Calzada of Bellevue, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology;

Kathryn McKenzie England of Medina, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Music;

Mark Taylor Geers of Bellevue, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology;

David Kent Murahashi of Bellevue, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education; and

Nadeem Pirani of Bellevue,Master of Bus Administration in Management.

Christa Marie Nordstrand of Bellevue has received a Doctor of Medicine degree from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago, Ill.

Gabrielle Cozzolino, 13, of Bellevue will take part in a leadership conference from July 28 to Aug. 2 inWashington, D.C. She is the daughter of Claudia Cozzolino and Michael Vandament.