Twenty-five students received their diplomas from Kenai Alternative High School during the May19 graduation ceremony.
Principal Dennis Dunn was the keynote speaker.
He told the graduates to remember the lessons they learned as they overcame obstacles along the road to graduation.
"Don't get lost in the tough times. See challenges as opportunities for growth, because you always have a choice," he said. "Do not underestimate yourselves. And don't stop thinking about tomorrow."
Kenai Alternative High School's
Class of 2000
William Ernest Barrett
Zackery David Bass
Billy Joe Case
Mercedes Berenice Carreon
Stephanie Janett Dempsey
Nicole Marie Fuller
Darcy Rae Gourley
Kelly James Hagelund
Ethan Andrew Hansen
David Patrick Hernandez
Heather Jeanette Holzheimer
Cameron Lee Jackinsky
Rebekah Lynn Langford
Nicolas Warren Linderman
Nick Robert Lyons
James Ryan Michlitsch
Jordan Andrew Newton
Christopher Lee Peck
Randall Joseph Spencer, Jr.
Aaron Gene Swanson
Erin Mullin Wilbert-Mears
Nicholas Andrew Wirz
Jacqueline Mary Brewer
Amber LouRae Lowenstein
Robert Barton West
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