July 20, 2018
Students who received their high school equivalency diplomas at the annual graduation ceremony held recently at East Central Community College in Decatur include (first row, from left) Joann White of Forest, Jacqueline Hamm of Newton, Brooklyn Tanner of Pachuta, Robin Cheatham of Philadelphia, Josey Graves of Sebastopol, Jessica Gardea and Darlin Gardea, both of Carthage, Cynthia McCann of Raleigh and Bobbie Barnes of Pulaski; (second row, from left) Charla Cotton of Conehatta, Crystal Eason of Lawrence, Julie Stewart of Forest, Laramie Jayroe and Monica Hunt, both of Philadelphia, Roberta Morris of Louisville, Madison Knochenmuss of Little Rock, Kelley Warren of Philadelphia and Brandon Kerske of Stratton; and (back row, from left) Victoria Coffee of Louisville, Jamie Horvath of Forest, Alyssa Horton of Morton, Michael Collins of Louisville, Jay Medine and Michael Dees, both of Kosciusko, Ashlee Gordon of Union, Kendall Green of Hickory, Brenden Chadwich of Philadelphia and Zeke Rucker of Little Rock. ECCC President Dr. Billy Stewart presented diplomas during the special program held in Vickers Fine Arts Center Auditorium. Rev. Larry Reed, Sr., pastor of Midway Baptist Church in Little Rock, served as guest speaker. ECCC offers adult education/high school equivalency prep courses for those 17 and older throughout the college’s support district, which includes Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott and Winston counties. Qualified applicants can also participate in the MI-BEST program, which allows students to take courses needed to prepare for the high school equivalency exam while at the same time training for jobs in fields such as collision repair technology, business and office technology, certified nursing assistant, culinary arts technology, hotel and restaurant management technology, and heating and air conditioning technology. For more information, contact Ryan Clarke, director of adult education/high school equivalency, 601-635-6387 or call toll free, 877-462-3222, ext. 387. His email address is rclarke@eccc.edu. (EC Photo)
