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Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Exchange Club of Columbia County awards 6 seniors with scholarships
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga (WJBF)- Several local high school seniors rewarded for their hard work by the Exchange Club of Columbia County Thursday. The organization awarded scholarships at its annual breakfast. 'Anything that we can do to help these students go and further their education. When you hear these students and see them, they are amazing and the things that they are going to do in our community are just incredible. And so we want to support them in every way that we can,' said Phyllis Salazar, President of the Exchange Club of Columbia County. Every year the Exchange Club of Columbia County gives scholarships to 6 seniors. Salazar added that she's always impressed by the applicants and their achievements. 'These kids excel in their educational pursuits. I mean, these are top students, and yet they're also volunteering. They are giving so much back to the community. They're just involved in so many things. And it's just incredible.' One senior from each Columbia County high school is awarded a Career, Technical, and Agriculture Education (CTAE) scholarship towards their next steps. This year's winners include Thomas Murilla-Bivins from Evans High School, Adelyn Swogger from Greenbrier, Kashiya Moore from Grovetown high, Claire Duffie from Harlem and Campbell Harison from Lakeside. One student is awarded the 'Accepting the Challenge of Excellence' scholarship for overcoming major hardships. This year, the award went to Ella Cassedy from Harlem High School, who battled and beat cancer. 'It was after seven months of waking up in the middle night with tremendous jaw pain that medicine couldn't help. We ended up going– after going to like dentist to dentist, we went to the Dental College of Georgia, and they ended up biopsying the area and sent us back over to the Children's Hospital where we then found out that it was leukemia,' she said. Cassedy spent most of her freshman year at harlem homebound, completing her schoolwork while going through chemo treatments. Despite losing her hair and weakness from treatment she went back to school, even making the cheer team. She said the support she received from her classmates meant everything. 'I experienced a lot of support, which I was just shocked from the amount of people I didn't even know coming up in support of me, whether it be like through a meal train or giving gift cards or money. It was just crazy, you know, support that I had.' Cassedy will attend Augusta University after graduation and major in Biology. Then she hopes to move on the the Dental College of Georgia and work towards becoming a dentist. It's a dream inspired by her journey fighting cancer. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
CTAE student signs with MetroPower
HARRIS COUNTY, Ga. () — At Harris County High School, students in the Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education, or CTAE, program don't just prepare for college. They prepare for careers. Construction teacher Joshua Tracy says students in the CTAE program are introduced to key trades like carpentry, masonry, plumbing, and electrical work. 'The goal here of our program being at the end to turn out quality young workers and to provide them with quality businesses in which they can make a career with.' Tracy said. 'We're heavy on credentialing. And so when the students leave our program, it's our goal that we give them all the credentials that we can.' Senior Trey Wyche was placed in an introductory course with Tracey and quickly found his path through the electrical program. He competed in several SkillsUSA competitions – taking home two first place finishes and a third. At one event, judges from MetroPower watched Wyche work, and they liked what they saw. That interest turned into an offer. Wyche signed with MetroPower as a part of their apprenticeship program- officially launching his career in the electrical trade. Tracy says Wyche's skills and character set him apart. Wyche is set to graduate with a 4.4 GPA. He'll then start college and training with MetroPower. He says he is grateful for the opportunity. Tracy says he hopes this signing strengthens the school's relationship with MetroPower – and shows what's possible when education and industry work hand in hand. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Forsyth County Schools honors Students of the Year in CTAE program
Channel 2′s Wendy Corona helped some Forsyth County students and parents celebrate their accomplishments on Wednesday night. She served as emcee and named Forsyth County middle and high school's College and Career Development Students of the Year. The event was held at Forsyth's Focal Center in Cumming. Students in Career, Technical, and Agriculture Education Pathways (CTAE) were awarded in their learning clusters ranging from architecture and construction to culinary arts and health sciences. Parents, teachers, staff, and their fellow classmates cheered them on toward real-life experiences in their chosen fields. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: Police shoot man who refused to put down gun at Southwest Atlanta auto shop Federal agents raid manufacturing plant in Bartow County in labor trafficking investigation Family expresses relief, forgiveness after arrest in cold case killing [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
