Happy Graduation!

Despite being remote, Snake Valley has a good system of schools, and like many schools throughout the country celebrated commencement exercises this week. EskDale High School had a graduating class of one student. In the photo above you can see the junior and senior high choir performing during the graduation.

Even though only one student graduated, there was a great turnout for graduation. Out here there is definitely more of a "It takes a village to raise a child" attitude. No child slips between the cracks in school--if a student wants to play hookie, everyone knows about it. Teachers go to extra lengths to help prepare the students for the future and are able to provide a lot of personal attention.

There are definitely some downsides to not having bigger schools, like lack of sports teams, fewer classes offered, and some very quiet class reunions. However, the students that graduate tend to do very well as they go off into the bigger world.

We hope that Nakia has great success in her future endeavors. Congratulations!