Trevor Reeves of Sequim was among the 149 cadets who graduated from the Washington Youth Academy on Dec. 17 — which included the academy’s 2,000th cadet to complete the program.

Cadets from each corner of the state attend the free residential school geared at teaching teens discipline and helping them recover credits so they can go back to high school and earn a diploma or seek an alternative path to finish their high school education, such as a GED or by joining Running Start.

The Washington Youth Academy is a division of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program.

Reeves plans to return to the Insight School of Washington to complete his education.

With a graduation rate of 90.1 percent, Youth Academy director Larry Pierce says the Class of 2016-2 had the best percentage to graduate from any class to date.

Cadets can earn up to eight credits — almost a year and a half of high school — in just 22 weeks. New classes start in January with a second class slated for July 2017. Learn more about the program online at mil.wa.gov/youth-academy.