Graduation Fanfare

Norman Flood and the rest of the Woosh.ji.een Dance Group ushered out the graduates from the GED ceremony at the Alaskan Native Brotherhood Hall. Les Chilton, left, has his scope set on becoming a Blackhawk helicopter mechanic in the National Guard and will be flying out of Juneau in October. Timothy Backus works for Capital City Transit will steer toward his next certificate, a Class A commercial driver’s license (CDL) now that he has his GED.


Decked with a garland of lucky dollarbill pinwheels, Nico Saldivar stands with sang-froid minutes before the JDHS high school graduation begins.


Jenni Sambei adjusts the hat and tassle of Kayla Wilke, her dear friend.


Alea Uddipa, left, and Jemaica Tabbad revel in the fleeting sweetness of the Floyd Dryden Middle School graduation ceremony.