Students Inducted Into Adult Ed Honor Society
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Nineteen Warsaw Adult Education students were inducted into the National Adult Education Honor Society Tuesday night.
It is the first group of inductees ever for WAE.
Eight other students received their General Educational Development and 71 made Outstanding Progress. All are to be commended, according to Tony England, director of alternative services.
"This is the big deal for us," said England of the NAEHS inductees. "This is the first time we've done this."
In order to be inducted, a WAE student must have impeccable attendance, be extremely hard working and be a good example for others. Candidates are nominated by staff and then the staff makes the selection based on the criteria.
All the inductees will be registered with the national organization. In addition to receiving a certificate and pin, the NHS organization will provide each inductee with two letters of recommendation. One letter will state that the inductee is a good person to hire and the second will be a recommendation for financial considerations. Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins presented the inductees with their packets at Tuesday's ceremony.
England said WAE decided to join the National Honor Society to "really honor the students who were working really hard."
Zimmer sponsored WAE to join the NHS. "They have been really kind," said England. Zimmer is really committed to having a highly educated workforce, he said, and are supportive of education.
The 19 NAEHS inductees are Amina Abedalla, Claudia Galindo, Cody Herron, Alan Hoffer, Candace LeCount, Jose Loyola, Maritza Medina, Ruben Meza, Edith Meza, Cherish Morrissette, Natividad Ochoa, Guadalupe Paredes, Jose Pedraza, Douglas Plante, Edith Ramos, Maria Sanchez, Latisha Stamps, Jack Wolfe and Rebeca Wong.
Tuesday's eight GED recipients include Zach Biltz, Ethan England, Latisha Stamps, Levi Corrao, Amy Ousley, Kandi Yates, Jesse Duffney and David Parker.
England said WAE covers the entire Kosciusko County and had 406 students attend school last year. The eight receiving their GEDs Tuesday are only those who earned their degree since July.
To receive "Outstanding Progress," England said a student has to actually earn two years of academic gain in the classroom. Since July 1, 71 gained those two years in either English or math.
"We'd love to see all of them get two years, but we're climbing, we're getting better," said England. The 71 students who did earn Outstanding Progress are "impressive," he said
Students receiving Outstanding Progress are working towards their GED, towards getting adult skills and/or are English as a Second Language students. The time it takes for a student to receive a GED depends on their academic level when they come into the door at WAE. For some, it may take months, while others may take five or six years. "The tough thing about GED is it's set at the 12th-grade level," said England.
Students recognized Tuesday for earning Outstanding Progress are: Gabriel Almaguer, Evanjelina Carvajal, Rosalia Cervantes, Yolanda Duenas, Elizabeth Esqueda, Alberto Flores, Elizabeth Guzman, Vanessa Hill, Ana Leiva, Tatiana McCleary, Jose Mejia, Kim Mitchell, Lena Nemtseva, Sandy Palacios, Elvis Picon, Dilberto Ramirez, Eduardo Rico, Amalio Rosas, Manuel Saloma, Roberto, Sanchez, Tabitha Syndram, Cruz Toxqui, Stacy VanGieson, Jack Wolfe, Elvia Baez, Jose Castillo, Davy Chen, Sara Eccles, Bing Jiang Feng, Ishag Ali Gedio, Erica Harding, Alan Hoffer, Violeta Lopez, David Medina, Jaime Mendez, Greg Monesmith, Angel Palacios, Guadalupe Paredes, Jose Quezada, Juan A. Ramirez, Martha Rico, Juventino Ruiz, Antonio Sanchez, Gloria Silvestre, Harrison Thompson, Juan Trejo, Jose Luis Vega, Rebeca Wong, Mark Bowser, Alvaro Castro, Margarita Cuahizo, Fernando Escobedo, Adan Flores, Hermila Gomora, Cody Herron, Armando Infante, Flavio Mar, Maritza Medina, Ruben Meza, Cherish Morrissette, Salvador Palacios, Jose Pedraza, Sara Quezada, Edith Ramos, Raul Rodriguez, Teresa Ruiz, Maria Sanchez, Daniel Slone, Irina Todd, Ahn Truong and Dory Wagner.
WAE has two main teachers and one administrative assistant. England said they have good facilities and staff. [[In-content Ad]]
Nineteen Warsaw Adult Education students were inducted into the National Adult Education Honor Society Tuesday night.
It is the first group of inductees ever for WAE.
Eight other students received their General Educational Development and 71 made Outstanding Progress. All are to be commended, according to Tony England, director of alternative services.
"This is the big deal for us," said England of the NAEHS inductees. "This is the first time we've done this."
In order to be inducted, a WAE student must have impeccable attendance, be extremely hard working and be a good example for others. Candidates are nominated by staff and then the staff makes the selection based on the criteria.
All the inductees will be registered with the national organization. In addition to receiving a certificate and pin, the NHS organization will provide each inductee with two letters of recommendation. One letter will state that the inductee is a good person to hire and the second will be a recommendation for financial considerations. Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins presented the inductees with their packets at Tuesday's ceremony.
England said WAE decided to join the National Honor Society to "really honor the students who were working really hard."
Zimmer sponsored WAE to join the NHS. "They have been really kind," said England. Zimmer is really committed to having a highly educated workforce, he said, and are supportive of education.
The 19 NAEHS inductees are Amina Abedalla, Claudia Galindo, Cody Herron, Alan Hoffer, Candace LeCount, Jose Loyola, Maritza Medina, Ruben Meza, Edith Meza, Cherish Morrissette, Natividad Ochoa, Guadalupe Paredes, Jose Pedraza, Douglas Plante, Edith Ramos, Maria Sanchez, Latisha Stamps, Jack Wolfe and Rebeca Wong.
Tuesday's eight GED recipients include Zach Biltz, Ethan England, Latisha Stamps, Levi Corrao, Amy Ousley, Kandi Yates, Jesse Duffney and David Parker.
England said WAE covers the entire Kosciusko County and had 406 students attend school last year. The eight receiving their GEDs Tuesday are only those who earned their degree since July.
To receive "Outstanding Progress," England said a student has to actually earn two years of academic gain in the classroom. Since July 1, 71 gained those two years in either English or math.
"We'd love to see all of them get two years, but we're climbing, we're getting better," said England. The 71 students who did earn Outstanding Progress are "impressive," he said
Students receiving Outstanding Progress are working towards their GED, towards getting adult skills and/or are English as a Second Language students. The time it takes for a student to receive a GED depends on their academic level when they come into the door at WAE. For some, it may take months, while others may take five or six years. "The tough thing about GED is it's set at the 12th-grade level," said England.
Students recognized Tuesday for earning Outstanding Progress are: Gabriel Almaguer, Evanjelina Carvajal, Rosalia Cervantes, Yolanda Duenas, Elizabeth Esqueda, Alberto Flores, Elizabeth Guzman, Vanessa Hill, Ana Leiva, Tatiana McCleary, Jose Mejia, Kim Mitchell, Lena Nemtseva, Sandy Palacios, Elvis Picon, Dilberto Ramirez, Eduardo Rico, Amalio Rosas, Manuel Saloma, Roberto, Sanchez, Tabitha Syndram, Cruz Toxqui, Stacy VanGieson, Jack Wolfe, Elvia Baez, Jose Castillo, Davy Chen, Sara Eccles, Bing Jiang Feng, Ishag Ali Gedio, Erica Harding, Alan Hoffer, Violeta Lopez, David Medina, Jaime Mendez, Greg Monesmith, Angel Palacios, Guadalupe Paredes, Jose Quezada, Juan A. Ramirez, Martha Rico, Juventino Ruiz, Antonio Sanchez, Gloria Silvestre, Harrison Thompson, Juan Trejo, Jose Luis Vega, Rebeca Wong, Mark Bowser, Alvaro Castro, Margarita Cuahizo, Fernando Escobedo, Adan Flores, Hermila Gomora, Cody Herron, Armando Infante, Flavio Mar, Maritza Medina, Ruben Meza, Cherish Morrissette, Salvador Palacios, Jose Pedraza, Sara Quezada, Edith Ramos, Raul Rodriguez, Teresa Ruiz, Maria Sanchez, Daniel Slone, Irina Todd, Ahn Truong and Dory Wagner.
WAE has two main teachers and one administrative assistant. England said they have good facilities and staff. [[In-content Ad]]