A total of 34 students have finished the Gaŗezers high school program this year and were honored in a commencement ceremony at the Latvian camp near Three Rivers, Mich.

Students in the six-week summer program study Latvian language, literature, history and geography, as well as participate in such activities as folk singing, folk dancing, theatre, sports and art. In addition, the entire school this summer also participated in the 11th Latvian Song Festival in Chicago.

Most of the students hail from the eastern United States and Canada.

The graduates this year are Gints Aldiņš, Arianna Apelgren, Maruta Auģe, Artūrs Bērziņš, Linda Bilsēna, Dāvis Bolšteins, Maxwell Burkett, Nikolajs Burvikovs, Karīna Čunčule, Māra Dajevska, Maris Gudrā, Egija Irbe, Tamāra Kalniņa, Andrejs Kances, Māris Kancs, Marlīna Kauliņa, Miķelis Kramēns, Andra Krautmane, Krista Kubuliņa, Jānis Ķīsis, Māra Lazdiņa, Āris Lazdiņš, Ērika Lebedeva, Jūlijs Liepiņš, Larisa Līzenberga, Aina Lorberga, Anna Lucāne, Sandra Memene, Ēriks Miklašēvica, Aldis Raisters, Lāra Šķiliņa, Laura Šteinmane, Katrīna Veidiņa and Melita Zušēvica.