Earlier this month five students from Kootenay Lake School District were honoured at the 2012 Reach Program graduation ceremony hosted at the Hume Hotel. Head teacher/counsellor Jordon Konken (far right) and youth and family worker Karee-Ann Stuart (far left) accompany the graduates (from L to R) Hazen Donet, Brooklynn Leman, Nick Fitzgerald, Hube Mehan and Brandon Leman. The evening was well attended by family and friends and included encouraging words from Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall, School District superintendent Jeff Jones and principal of L.V. Rogers Tim Hutteman.