Chase Decker is going to training for the Army National Guard 3:00 am, Apr. 7, 2021 ×
Kim Bolz-Andolshek, Pequot Lakes School Board chair, presents senior Chase Decker with his high school diploma Thursday, April 1, 2021, in the Pequot Lakes Athletic Center at a rare early graduation event ahead of Decker s trip to basic training this month.Travis Grimler / Echo Journal
Pequot Lakes High School held a rare early graduation for one of its students Thursday, April 1, so he could head to basic training while the rest of his classmates finish their final year.
Chase Decker begins training with the Army National Guard on April 13. When the school administration learned of his upcoming training, they pulled out all the stops to allow him to graduate early.