Charles County Public Schools held its 31st annual Adult Education Program graduation on Thursday, Oct. 21, at Westlake High School. There were 210 student graduates and the following students attended the ceremony:
Diplomas were presented to the following General Educational Development (GED) graduates: Sonia Austin, Richard Birkhead II, Terrace L.D. Blake, Kristin A. Bruce, Mark A.H. Clark, Takeia Copeland-Royster, Jennifer Lynn Cropper, Alexander S. Curbelo, Kristi Farrell, Dashay Garland, Daniel Gonzalez-Guerrero, Robert Grinder, Natalhia Hamilton, Rachel-Anna Lewis, Malik Mines, Michael Mitchell, Theodora Norris, Jennifer L. Shelton, Wendy Smith, Yasmine Ventura and David Wilson.
Diplomas were presented to the following National External Diploma Program graduates: Jamila A. Alfred-Maloney, Yashalina Blair, James Ecton Burch, Leroy Lloyd Burnette, Christine Michelle Caparella, Michael Rayfield Carr, Sr., Mariza Real Corrigan, Desiree N. Cox, Ana Maria Davidson, Cindy Marie Day, Rosa J. Duckett, Chaunta M. Edmonds, Denise A. Foman, Daneen Nichole Gaines, Richard Edward Gibson, Jr., Robert Sydnor Gouldman, Jr., Michelle Lynne Guyer, Turesa Ayesha Hammond, Roberta Hatcher, Melanie Nicole Howell, Jade Janai Johnson, Tiffany Leigh Johnson, Felecia Tomika Anntoinette Kemp, Stacey Aurelia Keys, Bryan Patrick Lenharr, Albert Mcdaniel Lyles, Kevin Robert McKenzie, Celestino Meireles David Mateus, Sabrina T. Monroe, Eva Maria Oropeza, John A. Pompell, Travis E. Riley, Terrance Darnell Sorrell, Anisah Chowan Stephens, Robyn Michelle Stroud, Wayne M. Swann, Daniel Francis Thomas, Jamie Elizabeth Tilley, Kennard L. Watkins, Edwin Kemp White, Latisha Renee Wilkes, Joyce Bernelle Wood and Pamela Nicole Wright.
Sonia Austin, GED graduate, and Michael Rayfield Carr, Sr., National External Diploma graduate, were the graduate speakers for the ceremony. Superintendent of Schools James E. Richmond, Board of Education, as well as other CCPS administrators, members of the Charles County Commissioners and other local elected officials presented diplomas to students.
The General Educational Development (GED) program offers adult basic education classes, English as a second language classes, GED preparation classes and a Maryland high school diploma through GED testing.
The National External Diploma Program (EDP) is for adults 18 and older who have acquired high school level skills through life experiences. These adults can earn a Maryland high school diploma through work done at home and through evaluation appointments.
The program is supported by grant funding from Maryland Literacy Works and the U.S. Department of Education.
Both the GED and National External Diploma programs are offered through Charles County Public Schools to county residents at the Lifelong Learning Center in Waldorf. Classes are held throughout the day and the evening. Call (301) 753-1774 for more information.