26 Students To Graduate From Adult Education
[Updated] The Adult Education School will hold a graduation ceremony today [June 21] to celebrate the accomplishments of the students who passed the General Education Development [GED] examination this academic year.
“Over 100 people will attend the ceremony, to be held this evening at O’Hara House, for the 26 graduates, eight female and 18 male,” a spokesperson said.
“Bishop Stephen Jones will deliver the Guest Speaker’s Address at the event, with Zerriko Wilson giving the Valedictorian’s Address while Joi Dyer-Richards will deliver the Salutatorian’s Address.
Update 6.37pm: Photo of the graduates:
“The GED is an internationally recognized high school equivalency test with a 70-year history. The test is aligned with current high school standards and consists of four content areas: Reasoning through Language Arts, Mathematical Reasoning, Science and Social Studies.
“This pool of graduates has successfully achieved the rigorous standards of the new GED test which was first implemented in January 2014.
Donna Daniels, Director of the Adult Education School, commented: “In passing the new test, these students are better prepared for further education and placement in today’s workforce.
“They have achieved a higher level of performance and they are better equipped to meet 21st century standards in critical thinking, problem solving and verbal and written communication.
“Today’s graduation ceremony serves as a new beginning. Whether they continue their education locally or abroad, or enter the world of work, I hope they do so with knowledge, wisdom, character, integrity and a sense of humanity.”
Gerald Simons, Chairman of the Board of Directors, observed: “For nearly sixty years the Adult Education School has provided an alternative education for people in Bermuda who have not succeeded in traditional schools. The school is especially important to young men who, once again, make up the majority of the graduates.”
The 2016 GED graduates are:
- Lakeisha Burt
- Joi Dyer-Richards
- Lennae Edwards
- Delun Fishenden
- Cavin Francis
- Alex Hayward
- Freeman Lema
- Joshua Lightbourne
- Creig Maybury
- Joshua O’Brien
- William Orchard
- Thomas Patterson
- Antonia Paynter
- Kaylaya Pendleton
- Hzsaiah Rampersad
- Nathan Richardson
- Shai Richardson
- Pothchara Satathanasak
- Zari Simmons
- Chanigh Smart
- Tijuan Swan
- Jason Symonds
- Satchel Tucker
- Tyanna Webb
- Khyren Wilson
- Zerriko Wilson
Congratulations
……..will the foreign bosses who look at US with disrespect, hire any?????
Little do they know……THEY ARE NO BETTER. Everyone is equal!!!!!!!!
Well done!
From an alumnus and graduate of Adult Education!