2023 December Warrior web

EC Celebrates Completers

50 Students Graduate with HSE Diplomas

East Central Community College was proud to present 50 High School Equivalency (formerly GED) diplomas this summer in Huff Auditorium. The ceremony included a proces sional, an invocation from Workforce Development Career Coach LeVar Robinson, a welcome from President Dr. Brent Gregory, words of encour agement from the Director of Adult Education/High School Equivalency, Alfreda Thompson, speeches from As sessment Coordinator Anna Cain, and HSE graduate Caden Keeton. College and Career Navigator Whit ney Amis presented the candidates, while Dr. Gregory presented each graduate with their diploma. The cer emony concluded with a benediction from Robinson and a recessional. East Central Community College

offers Adult Education (AE) classes, HSE (High School Equivalency) exam prep classes, and English as a Second Language classes in Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, and Winston coun ties. Class locations include Carthage, Decatur, Philadelphia, Forest, and Louisville. Day and night classes are available at most locations, and classes are free of charge. Prospective students must be at least 16 years of age and not under compulsory school age. For the AE/ HSE classes, any student under the age of 18 must present a drop slip from the last school they attended. Home school students age 17 and under must present a letter from their area school’s central office stating that the student is no longer on any school rolls.

Students who meet attendance and testing qualifications are eligible for vouchers that cover 100 percent of their HSE testing fee. Students who desire their HSE diploma should also inquire about the tuition-free MI-BEST Program, where students study for the HSE while also training for jobs in the Business and Office Technology, Culinary Arts, Automobile Collision Repair, Certi fied Nurse Assistant (CNA), Hotel and Restaurant Management, and Heat ing, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning fields. For more information about the Adult Education/High School Equiva lency program, contact Alfreda Thompson at 601-635-6387 or via email at arthompson@eccc.edu.

In above photo, shown are the 44 students who received their High School Equivalency (formerly GED) diplomas. Graduates included (first row, from left) Asya Ferguson of Ridgeland, Brittany Dunn of Philadelphia; Mia Wells of Union, Carmen Gardea, Jocelyn Miramontez, and Mayling Orozco, all of Carthage; Natalie Atwood of Lake, Heather Shoemaker of Forest, Alexandria Williamson and Anijah McCall, both of Louisville; and Icenzio Moore of Lake; (second row, from left) Katelyn Lewis and Maekla Sullivan, both of Philadelphia; China White of Union, Savannah Martinez of Decatur, Adrianne Wilson of Newton, Amber Plummer of Forest, Christine Plummer of Union, and Carmela Taylor, Javiera Cardenas Rodriguez, and Brian Parra, all of Morton; (third row, from left) Jaqueline Mejia Maqueda of Carthage, Rheon Hassell of Ackerman, Rebecca Wright and Jarrod Edwards, both of Union; Alexander Shore of Louisville, Marlo Griffin and Shane Shepard, both of Carthage; Erica Hutchins of Decatur, Kimberly Russell of Union, Tywon Freeman of Forest, William Kiser, Jr. of Lake, and C.J. Davis of Forest; and (back row, from left) Skylah Chamblee of Carthage, Caden Keeton of Forest, Jonathan Crotwell of Morton, Wren Thomas of Noxapater, Nyeassa Brown of Newton, Nathan Keen and Christian Pittman, both of Carthage; Andre King of Kosciusko, Carlos Mata of Forest, Ben Jones of Nanih Waiya, and Lucas May of Morton. Graduates not pictured include Georgia Leeann Hardin, Amanda Hill, Dakota Ladd, Andres May, Adrianna Rico, and Elandis Warren.

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