Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion (left) A group of students waves to their teachers, friends and classmates on the last day of school Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at Kalifornsky Beach Elementary in Soldotna, Alaska.

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion (left) A group of students waves to their teachers, friends and classmates on the last day of school Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at Kalifornsky Beach Elementary in Soldotna, Alaska.

School’s out!

  • By Kelly Sullivan
  • Wednesday, May 18, 2016 10:05pm
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