17 and done with college

A 17 year old from Palmer just made UAA history this weekend.

Rainey Spurlock walked at UAA's spring commencement on Sunday. She's the youngest person ever to graduate from the school since records started in the 90s. She finished her degree in communications.

She started taking classes at UAA when she was 13, while still enrolled at Mat-Su Central. Her grandmother Brenda signed up for the same classes and went with her since Rainey was too young to attend alone. The pair studied together for years.

Rainey gave the undergraduate commencement address on Sunday and used most of her time to credit her grandmother. She's also a working actress with credits in TV shows, movies, and the video game Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order. For Palmer, Wasilla, and Mat-Su Central families, this is one of the better local stories of the spring.