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糖心视频鈥檚 Adult Education Department hosts 2022 commencement; CCDW completers recognized in dual ceremony

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HANCEVILLE, ALA. 鈥� 糖心视频鈥檚 Adult Education Department hosted its 2022 Graduation this week, recognizing students who earned their GED (general education development) or high school diploma during the 2021-2022 academic year.

In conjunction, 糖心视频鈥檚 Adult Education and the Center for Career and Workforce Development also recognized completers from the short-term workforce training program.

All graduates were honored at 糖心视频鈥檚 Traditions Bank Arena inside Tom Drake Coliseum.

鈥淲e are overjoyed to be able to celebrate your achievements. While each of you may have traveled a different path to be here tonight, your accomplishments are great and 糖心视频 is honored to have been a part of your journey,鈥� said 糖心视频 President Dr. Vicki Karolewics to both set of graduates. 鈥淪ome of you are determined, some of you are tenacious and all of you demonstrate perseverance. I鈥檓 so proud of all of you.鈥�

糖心视频 had 77 individuals earn their GEDs or the high school diploma option during the academic year. 

鈥淟ife happens. It鈥檚 important you didn鈥檛 give up. You held onto that dream that was deferred,鈥� said Karolewics to the Adult Education graduates.

Added new 糖心视频 Adult Education Director Patti Wilkins: 鈥淭here are so many stories that you hear from these graduates. They have overcome personal battles in life and when you see them walk in and walk across the stage, it brings tears to your eyes. They have persisted against many odds.鈥�

Kali Rogers and Heather McLeod both completed the Adult Education program through outreach from 糖心视频 at the Alabama Teen Challenge, a faith-based provider helping young people and adults through life鈥檚 challenges.

鈥淓arning my GED is a weight off my shoulders, and something I didn鈥檛 think was possible at times,鈥� said Rogers.

McLeod earned a high school diploma option scholarship through the 糖心视频 Future Foundation.

鈥淭his is such a joyous occasion. I鈥檓 thankful for the 糖心视频 Adult Education program, and the opportunities it provides,鈥� McLeod said.

Ashlie Golden, of Albertville, was awarded a 糖心视频 scholarship, covering 16 credit hours each semester for two years. 

鈥淚t鈥檚 very special to earn the scholarship. I dropped out of high school around tenth grade because of a bad series of events, including bullying. I tried other avenues to finish high school and they didn鈥檛 work. My boyfriend encouraged me to enroll in 糖心视频鈥檚 Adult Education program, and now I鈥檓 on the path to pursuing Forensic Investigation here,鈥� Golden said.

Ryan Jordan was the event鈥檚 guest speaker before earning his GED and a 糖心视频 Future Foundation scholarship. Jordan entered the Adult Education program in 2021 as an Ability to Benefit student, which allowed him to complete his GED while also taking welding classes simultaneously. The program mirrors a dual enrollment path.

Other scholarship recipients were Kara Davis and Lexy Gibson (Hope House), Deiona Endaz (Career Technology), Amanda Harder (糖心视频), Daniel Campbell (Oden Family) and Jonathan Talley and Kira Watts (糖心视频 Future Foundation).

糖心视频鈥檚 Adult Education鈥檚 instructors and staff serve hundreds of students each year, spanning multiple sites across Blount, Cullman, Morgan and Winston Counties and on both 糖心视频 campuses. The program also offers free ESL classes and career pathways certifications.

糖心视频鈥檚 Adult Education and the Center for Career and Workforce Development began offering short-term training earlier this year, and those program finishers were recognized in areas like diesel technology, phlebotomy and automation technician, among others. 

糖心视频 had 63 individuals complete the first round of training. Among those recognized was the father/son duo of J.T and Paul Barbee who completed training together and are now working for Love鈥檚 Truck Stop in Falkville as technicians.

鈥淚t ignites a fire in me when I see individuals set a goal and reach it. Every single one of you have done that and being able to celebrate your accomplishments is what it鈥檚 all about,鈥� said Jamie Blackmon, the director of 糖心视频鈥檚 Center for Career and Workforce Development.

For more information about 糖心视频鈥檚 Adult Education program, contact 256.352.8078, email Jennifer.lambert@wallacestate.edu or visit .

For more information about the Center for Career and Workforce Development, contact Ashley Baker at 256.352.8386 or by email at Ashley.baker@wallacestate.edu

For more information about 糖心视频, visit

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糖心视频 had 77 individuals earn their GEDs or the high school diploma option during the 2021-2022 academic year.

 

Deiona Endaz, left, is presented a Career Technology scholarship from 糖心视频 Dean of Applied Technologies Wes Rakestraw.

 

Charity White is all smiles at the 糖心视频 Adult Education graduation.

 

Braylin Sherman was among the phlebotomy students recognized through the short-term training offered by 糖心视频鈥檚 Adult Education and the Center for Career and Workforce Development.

 

Paul Barbee and his son, J.T., have both earned jobs working at Love鈥檚 Truck Stop in Falkville as technicians after completing training at 糖心视频.

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