ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Cape Ann Magazine; Gloucester: Wellspring House President and Executive Director Kay O'Rourke, standing, shakes hands with and congratulates graduates of the Adult Learning Initiative Program during their graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening. From left, seated, are: Alicia Silas, Elda Rodriguez, Tasha Walker, Kevin Hickey, Frederick Rhodes, IV (behind O'Rourke), and Dan Medeiros, far right.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Cape Ann Magazine. Gloucester: Alicia Silas is given a bouquet of roses and is hugged by Trinity O'Leary, 7, child of one of Silas' friends, after the Wellspring House Adult Learning Initiative graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening. Seated next to Silas from left are fellow graduates Elda Rodriguez and Tasha Walker.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Cape Ann Magazine. Gloucester: Tasha Walker, center, a graduate of the Wellspring House Adult Learning Initiative Program, receives her certificate from Holly Waite, the career and education advisor, far left, during the graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Cape Ann Magazine. Gloucester: Elda Rodriguez, a graduate of the Adult Learning Initiative, lights a candle as she receives her certificate during the program's graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Cape Ann Magazine. Gloucester: loucester: Elda Rodriguez, a graduate of the Wellspring House Adult Learning Initiative Program, lights a candle as she receives her certificate during the program's graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Cape Ann Magazine. Gloucester: Kevin Hickey, a graduate of the Wellspring House Adult Learning Initiative Program, gave a presentation during the graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening about his chosen career, a heavy equipment operator.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Cape Ann Magazine. Gloucester: Alicia Silas, left, a graduate of the Wellspring House Adult Learning Initiative Program, gave a presentation about her chosen career field, accounting, during the program's graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Cape Ann Magazine. Gloucester: Alicia Silas, a graduate of the Wellspring House Adult Learning Initiative Program, was the class speaker during the program's graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Cape Ann Magazine. Gloucester: Alicia Silas, a graduate of the Wellspring House Adult Learning Initiative Program, was the class speaker during the program's graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Cape Ann Magazine; Gloucester: Wellspring House President and Executive Director Kay O'Rourke, standing, shakes hands with and congratulates graduates of the Adult Learning Initiative Program during their graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening. From left, seated, are: Alicia Silas, Elda Rodriguez, Tasha Walker, Kevin Hickey, Frederick Rhodes, IV (behind O'Rourke), and Dan Medeiros, far right.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Cape Ann Magazine; Gloucester: Wellspring House President and Executive Director Kay O'Rourke, standing, shakes hands with and congratulates graduates of the Adult Learning Initiative Program during their graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening. From left, seated, are: Alicia Silas, Elda Rodriguez, Tasha Walker, Kevin Hickey, Frederick Rhodes, IV (behind O'Rourke), and Dan Medeiros, far right.
ALLEGRA BOVERMAN/Staff photo. Cape Ann Magazine; Gloucester: Wellspring House President and Executive Director Kay O'Rourke, standing, shakes hands with and congratulates graduates of the Adult Learning Initiative Program during their graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening. From left, seated, are: Alicia Silas, Elda Rodriguez, Tasha Walker, Kevin Hickey, Frederick Rhodes, IV (behind O'Rourke), and Dan Medeiros, far right.
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