Niles’ non-traditional education graduation
Published 8:59 am Monday, June 3, 2019
- Cedar Lane Alternative Education graduate Alex Smith sits with his peers at Niles Community Schools’ non-traditional education graduation ceremony. Smith’s cap, which reads “Game of Loans” is a play on words of “Game of Thrones,” a popular HBO TV series. (Submitted photo)
NILES — Students from three different Niles Community Schools programs became graduates last Wednesday at Michiana Christian Embassy on E. Main Street.
NCS’s adult education program, W-A-Y program and Cedar Lane Alternative Education asked 43 students to move their tassels from the right side of their caps to the left, signifying graduation, around 8 p.m. The crowd in attendance, nearly filling the church’s seating, stood, clapped and whistled.
The graduates all finished their high school educations through non-traditional education programs. While Cedar Lane is typically for at-risk students, the W-A-Y program offers largely online education and the adult education program allows anyone 16 and older to receive a GED or high school diploma.
