Samantha Kortenhoeven walks toward the auditorium door to graduate from nursing school on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, at Anderson County High School in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Kortenhoeven graduated with a degree in applied sciences. She plans to move to Massachusetts and work as a nurse there, leaving her mother in Kentucky. “I’m excited. Proud of myself and ready to be done. I can't even say how many times I'm ready to be done.”