MARTINSVILLE – On Friday evening, 23 young men and women celebrated a milestone at Patrick Henry Community College (PHCC). After months of preparation in PHCC’s Middle College program, all 23 students passed their GED examination. Friday night, the college celebrated theses students’ accomplishments with a graduation ceremony. The commencement speakers included former Middle College graduates, Nic and Tre Wooten; Mike Coulson, who is the father of four former Middle College graduates; and Nathan Martin, one of this year’s graduates. All of the speakers, in their own ways, emphasized how perseverance and determination were key for the graduates to reach this milestone and would be key for their future success. Middle College assists 18 to 26-year-old students who have not completed high school with obtaining their GED and with academic and career readiness training. Historically, the majority of the students who graduate from Middle College enroll in college courses within the year. This year is no exception with 19 of the 23 graduates already enrolled to take fall classes at PHCC. Many Middle College students also earn the National Career Readiness Certificate which provides proof to future employers that they possess essential workplace skills such as applied math, reading, and information processing. This year, two-thirds of the NCRC completers earned silver or better.
The following students received their GED from PHCC’s Middle College program:
Crystin Bolen of Martinsville
Kayla Carroll of Fieldale
Bernardo Chavez of Ridgeway
Lauren Clark of Ridgeway
Caleb Clinard of Martinsville
William Grady of Ridgeway
Caleb Hamm of Meadows of Dan
William Harold of Bassett
Nathanial Hines of Ridgeway
Nathan Martin of Bassett
Magali Miguel of Bassett
Caleb Miller of Fieldale
Jessica Miller of Bassett
Skylar Neugent of Collinsville
Ezra Park of Martinsville
Soloman Park of Martinsville
Zachary Porter
Thomas Robinson of Martinsville
Zachary Shelton of Ridgeway
Travis Strader of Ridgeway
Nicholas Wolfe of Stanley Town
Lamenia Wooten of Martinsville
Heather Young of Martinsville
Those interested in the Middle College program should contact Samantha Pruitt at 276-656-5468 or spruitt@patrickhenry.edu for more information.
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