The Durango Adult Education Center graduated 20 new GED-diploma recipients during a ceremony Thursday night.
Kimberly Davis, left, and Stephanie Moran, the Durango Adult Education Center high school equivalency program manager, played an important role in Davis’ life as she prepared for college-level classes. Davis gave a speech during the GED graduation ceremony on Thursday evening at the Durango Public Library. Davis, who graduated with her GED, went on to get the training to become an X-ray tech. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Durango Adult Education Center graduated 20 new GED-diploma recipients during a ceremony Thursday night at the Durango Public Library. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Lots of smiling family and friends were present for the Durango Adult Education Center GED graduation ceremony on Thursday evening at the Durango Public Library. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Durango Adult Education Center graduated 20 new GED-diploma recipients during a ceremony Thursday night at the Durango Public Library. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Zachary Arnold, 29, address the crowd during the Durango Adult Education Center GED graduation ceremony on Thursday evening at the Durango Public Library before he receives his diploma. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Kimberly Davis hugs Stephanie Moran, the Durango Adult Education Center high school equivalency program manager, after Davis gave an emotional speech during the Durango Adult Education Center GED graduation on Thursday evening at the Durango Public Library. Davis prepared for college classes at the DAEC, and she went on to get the training to become an X-ray tech. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Stephanie Moran, Durango Adult Education Center high school equivalency program manager, address the crowd during the GED graduation ceremony on Thursday evening at the Durango Public Library. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Durango Adult Education Center graduated 20 new GED-diploma recipients during a ceremony Thursday night at the Durango Public Library. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Durango Adult Education Center graduated 20 new GED-diploma recipients during a ceremony Thursday night at the Durango Public Library. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Durango Adult Education Center graduated 20 new GED-diploma recipients during a ceremony Thursday night at the Durango Public Library. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald