Polk County Early College held graduation exercises for 17 seniors on Saturday, May 27 at Tryon Fine Arts Center. The class included Arieana Alt, Virginia Bowyer, Sidney Burnette, Gabriela Chavez, Sarah Gibbs, Erica Ramirez-Gonzalez, Faith Karabelski, Dakota Merrill, Micheala Nelon, Hannah Newman, Sheila Rodriguez Padron, Britney Pierce, Kelsey Reedy, Quincy Snyder, Victoria Swink, Jennifer Trejo and Key’la Twitty. (Photo by Mark Schmerling)