Jack Rico, a 15-year-old assemblage graduate, shakes UNLV President Keith Whitfield's manus arsenic helium accepts his diploma during commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Jack Rico, a 15-year-old UNLV postgraduate successful history, enters his commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Jack Rico, a 15-year-old UNLV postgraduate successful history, lines up to instrumentality the signifier during his commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Jack Rico, a 15-year-old UNLV postgraduate successful history, waves to household members successful the assemblage during his commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
UNLV graduates proceed to their seats during their commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
UNLV graduates participate the Thomas & Mack Center for their commencement connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Some UNLV graduates decorated their caps for their commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
UNLV President Keith Whitfield congratulates graduates connected their degrees during commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Graduates crook to look the Army ROTC Color Guard arsenic they participate the UNLV Winter 2021 commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
UNLV biology postgraduate Ryan Tobias, center, waves to friends and household during his commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
UNLV postgraduate Ashkia Aoun adorns her graduation headdress with Christmas lights during her commencement ceremonial astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
UNLV postgraduate Cierra Carodine stands successful enactment to instrumentality the signifier during their commencement ceremonial connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
UNLV hospitality postgraduate Katie Derr is honored by President Keith Whitfield arsenic an outstanding pupil during commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. Her work dog, Stitch, joined her connected stage. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
One UNLV postgraduate makes a connection with their footwear during commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
UNLV acquisition graduates exit the signifier aft accepting their diplomas during commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
UNLV hospitality postgraduate Morgan Beasley, center, waves to household and friends during her commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
UNLV graduates enactment up to participate the Thomas & Mack Center for their commencement connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
UNLV good arts graduates deterioration movie with their gowns during commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
One UNLV postgraduate wears a disguise to forestall the dispersed of COVID-19 during commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
UNLV graduates with decorated caps question to the assemblage during commencement astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, successful Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Jack Rico, 15, joined a ample graduating people during UNLV’s wintertime commencement ceremonial Tuesday astatine the Thomas & Mack Center successful Las Vegas.
Rico was 1 of astir 2,200 students eligible to enactment successful the ceremony. He earned a bachelor’s degree with honors, perchance making him the youngest pupil ever to postgraduate from the university.
Jack, who lives successful Huntington Beach, California, erstwhile not successful Las Vegas, graduated with a 3.78 grade-point mean and a grade successful history.