Images from Thursday night’s adult graduation ceremony.

photo by: Nick Krug

Michele Galvez, right, fights back tears as she listens to an inspirational speech from a classmate during an adult graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Free State High School. One hundred fourteen graduates received their diploma or GED during the ceremony. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

A basket of diplomas await distribution during an adult graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Free State High School. One hundred fourteen graduates received their diploma or GED during the ceremony. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

Austin Kelly and her nineteen-month-old son Parker, scan the auditorium during an adult graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Free State High School. One hundred fourteen graduates received their diploma or GED during the ceremony. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

Graduate Ryan Dailey smiles as he shakes hands with school board president vanessa sanburn after receiving his diploma during an adult graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Free State High School. One hundred fourteen graduates received their diploma or GED during the ceremony. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

Graduate Austin Garner, 17, grimaces as his mother Margaret Garner fixes his cap for pictures following an adult graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Free State High School. One hundred fourteen graduates received their diploma or GED during the ceremony. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

A graduate and family members line up for pictures following an adult graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Free State High School. One hundred fourteen graduates received their diploma or GED during the ceremony. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

photo by: Nick Krug

Graduate Cassandra Ramirez hugs her fiance and fellow graduate Steven Bishop following an adult graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Free State High School. At bottom left, Cassandra's younger sister, Lexi Wiggins, 11, holds Ramirez and Bishop's seven-month-old son Bentley Bishop. One hundred fourteen graduates received their diploma or GED during the ceremony. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo