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Group photo of adult graduates on the front steps of North High, with school administrators

The Great Neck Public Schools Adult Learning Center (ALC) held its 53rd annual Graduation and Awards Ceremony on June 10. Board of Education trustees, program and district administrators, faculty members, and elected officials were on hand to celebrate with graduates and their proud families.

Honorees at the 2026 ALC Awards Ceremony included 17 graduates who earned New York State High School Equivalency Diplomas, 16 students who met NYS benchmarks for English language proficiency, 15 students who demonstrated a commitment to learning through outstanding attendance, and 17 students who received teacher recognition awards.

The ALC provides a variety of educational opportunities for adults to improve basic skills, earn a High School Equivalency Diploma, prepare for US citizenship exams, or learn English as a New Language. Classes are offered during daytime and evening hours to meet the needs of adult learners. The program administrator is Dr. Errin Hatwood. For more information, visit the ALC webpage.

A man in a suit speaks at a podium on stage, while four people in the background clap, with a banner overhead.
Two smiling people, a man with a beard and a woman with dark hair, hold bouquets of flowers in the foreground, while orange and blue balloons and blurred figures fill the background.
A woman speaks at a podium on a stage decorated with balloons and a banner for %22Great Neck Adult Learning Center,%22 while an audience sits in the foreground.
A man in a suit presents a certificate to another man in a vest on a stage with a podium and audience in the background.
A man in a purple graduation gown and cap smiles as he receives a diploma from another man in a suit on a stage with microphones and a red curtain in the background.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown speaks at a podium while people in the foreground clap, with balloons visible in the background.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown stands at a podium with a microphone, while a dark curtain forms the background.
In the foreground, two men shake hands while a woman smiles beside them, and in the background, another man stands behind them.
A woman in a white dress shakes hands with a woman in a white cardigan holding a certificate, while a man in a suit stands behind them on a stage with a dark curtain backdrop.
Two smiling graduates in blue gowns and caps hold green folders in the foreground, with a blurred indoor background.
Two smiling men, one in a suit and the other in a graduation cap and gown, pose in front of a blurred background of people and decorations.