The importance of education in Laura Kruse's life is obvious from the emphasis and devotion that her family shows toward learning. Parents Mark and Susan Kruse home-schooled their seven children, improving their areas of weakness and stimulating their strengths.Kruse enrolled in her first college class when she was 15 years old and completed her General Education Development exam at 16. Now an 18-year-old, today Kruse will be the youngest Western Nevada College graduate of 2012.Graduation for the largest class in Western Nevada's history is 11 a.m. today at the Pony Express Pavilion in Carson City. "Wow, I'm really the youngest," …




