Learning the hard way - Amanda Snyder

Stephanie Manzo cries as reality sets in on the bus...

FALLING BEHIND AND skipping classes at Emerald Ridge High School in Puyallup, 16-year-old Abbey...

Seventeen-year-old Nicholas, left, and Kobe Bravo, right, get their hair...

The first task proves strenuous for most, including Alexander Shepherd....

Christopher Baltran says goodbye to his family before taking an...

Freshly shaven new cadets fill the seats of Bremerton High...

Abbey McDermott, center, and other Washington Youth Academy cadets in...

Members of the Spartan platoon stand in formation for the...

Josepha Ruiz, right, and Trinitie Sullizan work on homework during...

Cadets at Washington Youth Academy in Bremerton line up to...

Alexis Munoz puts on her uniform that she will wear...

Cadet Moore breaks focus to peer at his sergeant, who...

For the first time in six weeks, family and friends...

Zahkeeyah Kimble embraces her family after being picked up from...

A Washington Youth Academy cadet spends a moment alone during...

Aniyah Taylor, center, and others in the Eagle platoon at...

Christian Martinez watches a video during robotics class at Washington...

Khamille Suanes gets excited before the start of the talent...

Cadets have mixed feelings about graduating from the Washington Youth...

Cadets put the finishing touches on before graduating.

Karla Carrillo-Silva celebrates her graduation from the Washington Youth Academy...

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