Eighteen students graduated from North County Christian School on Saturday. This year’s valedictorian was Kaysi Butler, and the salutatorian was Brandon Marchell.

One in four of the graduates is planning to join the military. Also, 82 percent of the students have been on a mission trip; all played a varsity sport; and 38 percent served on the student council. The graduating class of 2012 had an average 3.37 GPA. See more photos from the graduation ceremony »