The Northeast Texas Community College Adult Education Department recently held a graduation ceremony to celebrate 32 students who completed the requirements for the GED (General Equivalency Diploma). Ten students were inducted into the National Adult Education Honor Society and the winner of the J. Travis Jackson Memorial Scholarship was also announced. Rebekka Patt (pictured speaking), a recent GED alumni, gave the keynote address. Click here for a free downloadable gallery of photos from the event.
“It is always great to see the graduates and their families celebrating this important accomplishment. Our students come from a variety of backgrounds, ages and circumstances – but they all share the drive and determination it took to put in the hard work to achieve their GED,” Fredia Thomas, Director of Adult Education, said. “We commend them and wish them the very best in their future endeavors.”
Students who were inducted into the National Adult Education Honor Society included:
- Ruperto Arreola
- Jason Bonner
- Aaliyah Jones
- Kohlton Marine
- Heather Moreno
- Keyan Perry
- Wesley Sharbine
- Warren Stanford
- Daisy Urista
- Jose Vega
The mission of the National Adult Education Honor Society is to provide meaningful recognition to deserving adult education students, to improve student employment opportunities, to develop student ambassadors for local adult education programs and to create adult education awareness with school administrators and state legislators. Students were nominated for the honor by their instructors.
Rob Crockett, President of the Mount Pleasant Rotary Club, and Jennifer Griner, Adult Education Instructor, presented the J. Travis Jackson Memorial Scholarship to Daisy Urista. This $500 award is given by the Mount Pleasant Rotary Club in memory of Jackson, who was a long time adult educator in Titus County.
The following students received their GED:
- Gissel Alvarez
- Ruperto Arreola
- Makenzie Baird
- Giselle Barrientos
- Jason Bonner
- Ysabella Bookamer
- Schyllar Cameron
- Logan Dethrow
- Jordan Donjuan
- Kaylee Fulce
- Alyson Gay
- McKynzie Graham
- Gabriela Gutierrez
- Mia Happold
- Billie L. Johnson
- Aaliyah Jones
- Kohlton Marine
- Joselyn Martinez
- Miracle McClaurin
- Marcela Medina
- Heather Moreno
- Sandra Moreno
- Keyan Perry
- Savannah Scrimpsher
- Kourtney Sevier
- Wesley Sharbine
- Emily Shred
- Warren Stanford
- Erick Torres
- Daisy Urista
- Jose Vega
- Tabitha Weems
The Adult Education Program at NTCC offers free GED and ESL classes to the community. Anyone interested in taking advantage of these great opportunities is encouraged to visit www.ntcc.edu/adulted or call 903-434-8341.
