By Andie Mollins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Williams Lake Tribune In the community of Tl’etinqox, just over an hour west of Williams Lake, five students are celebrating a particularly special graduation. “We’ve been excited about it for a while,” said Kris Hance about his school’s first ever graduation. At the age of 15, Hance is not only counted among the school’s first graduates – he is also his class’s youngest graduate and co-valedictorian. “We’ve spent hours talking about it, just talking about the technicalities of the graduation.” With a total student population today of about 60, Tl’etinqox school has traditionally taught students from Kindergarten to Grade 6, after which children had to leave their community to complete their schooling. Co-valedictorian Kris Hance is only 15 years old and will…
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