New graduates of the REACH Adult Education Center walk to the ceremony Friday evening in their caps and gowns. Carlos Rodriguez, right, made welcoming comments to the audience of well-wishers. Behind him are graduate Brenda Moore and Charlotte Samples, adult education coordinator.CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The second time proved to be the charm for more than 100 adults in Bradley County who this year earned high school diplomas or GED certificates.
REACH Adult Education Center held its graduation ceremony Friday evening.
While only 20 of those 100 walked across the stage at Lake Forest Middle School to receive their diplomas, the auditorium was packed with well-wishers.
“You are in control of who you are,” Tammy Bishop, 33, told fellow graduates.
Brenda Moore, 56, worked 38 years in a factory after dropping out of school because of family financial hardships.