Tennessee High School recently recognized outstanding seniors (listed below) with the Career and Future Ready celebration.
These seniors were celebrated for earning the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) by scoring Platinum, Gold, and Silver levels in the ACT WorkKeys exam. The guest speaker was Mary Beth Oxendine-Woodby, Northeast State Community College’s director of Career and Workforce Development Center and longtime member of the Sullivan County Work Ready Community leadership team.
The Sullivan County Work Ready Community initiative was launched in 2015 when several members of Sullivan County partnered to develop a workforce ecosystem based on partnerships across education, business, workforce agencies, and local municipalities. These partnerships were focused on measuring the skill set among the local workforce. The measuring tool for the Sullivan County Work Ready Community initiative is the NCRC, which is a nationally recognized and portable credential individuals can earn through taking WorkKeys assessments. By earning an NCRC, individuals can confirm their workplace skills in the areas of applied math, workplace documents, and graphic literacy.
Sullivan County became a certified Work Ready Community in 2017. Since then, more than 100 employers in and around Sullivan County have signed on as supporting employers who either recognize or recommend that individuals gain an NCRC. Over the years, all eight counties within the Northeast Tennessee region have joined the Work Ready Community effort, and many additional employers within the region have expressed their support.
“As you are recognized for earning your National Career Readiness Certificate, please understand that this credential validates to us and local employers that you have the foundational skills that are necessary to be successful in the workplace,” Oxendine-Woodby told students. “This is an accomplishment that you will want to proudly display on your resume, and depending on your education and career goals, you may even be able to earn college credit for attaining the credential.”
Students who achieved Platinum, Gold, and Silver Levels on NCRC Certificate Scores on the ACT WorkKeys Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, and Workplace Documents Assessments met the following criteria:
Platinum (minimum level score of 6)
Gold (minimum level score of 5)
Silver (minimum level score of 4)
Other celebrations included students who scored 29 or higher on the ACT; those who improved their ACT composite by four points or more; and those achieving Ready Graduate status for achieving at least one of the following criteria:
ACT Composite Score of 21 or higher (SAT 1060 or higher)
Four EPSOs
Two EPSOs and Pass an Industry Credential
Two EPSOs and Earn a Qualifying Score on the ASVAB
Platinum NCRC Certificate
Aniston Barnette
Noah Broglio
Kayleigh Carroll
Isaiah Falin
Hunter Finch
Ryan Fish
Julia Gagliano
Kedrick Gilliam
Ariel Harman
Jonathan Helms
Ananda Huynh
Zachary Johnson
Colby Lamb
Killian Laoo
Melanie McClellan
Vance McCracken
Fairyn Meares
Elijah Moore
Connor Mullins
Zander Phillips
Arianna Rowell
Makenzie Smith
Molly Stallcup
Nell Stigers
Macie Strouth
Grayson Swaggerty
Arabella Taylor
Landen Trent
Daniel Vinson
Remington Wade
Abigail Waldorf
Hardin Weaver
Kerigan West
Gold NCRC Certificate
Matthew Britton
Kailey Brooks
Curtis Childress
Brianna Clouse
Zoe Coble
Joshua Corten
Jackson Davidson
Emmett Deere
Sean Edwards
Eric Egan
Avery Fick
Christian Frye
Ja'Niya Gould
Mason Harper
Cooper Harris
Lilia Hill
Cameron Ice
Reaghan Jenkins
Erin Littleton
Madison Manahan
Cristian Manuel-Reyes
Colton Marshall
Sarah Milligan
Trinity Moore
Amanda Quesenberry
Carter Romans
Sophia Stallcup
Aubrey Tester
Patrick Tipton
Margaux Trombetta
Mallory Zeiger
Silver NCRC Certificate
Hailey Arwood
Austin Booher
Wilson Boyles
Colin Brown
Carly Compton
Eli Corder
Phillip Cox
Felicity Darby
Trent Dowdell
Jasiah Duff
Turner Elliott
Keeyanah Foote
Ava Garrett
Collins Gaya
Joseph Gonzales
Mica Hall
Daniel Harless
Chloe Henard
Michael Hicks
Kaylie Hughes
Kameron Hunt
Andrew Jordan
Denzel Leonard
Colson Mattox
Ella Nicar
Jackson Norris
Keegan Olson
Conner Page
Chance Peters
Gwendalyn Puckett
Megan Rambo
James Shaw
Averie Stalnaker
Cooper Terry
Blake Vance
Rosa Vinson
Brooke Whaley
Ian Wilcox
Cayden Williams
Madison Williamson Tyler Winterrowd
Cooper Wright
ACT 29+
Aniston Barnette
Wilson Boyles
Noah Broglio
Raegan Cuddy
Hunter Finch
Keeley Greene
Jonathan Helms
Zachary Johnson
Colby Lamb
Killian Laoo
Lana Lavinder
Erin Littleton
Elijah Moore
Harper Robinette
Carter Romans
Arianna Rowell
Makenzie Smith
Spencer Sproles
Nell Stigers
Kennen Still
Cora Talbert
Arabella Taylor
Abigail Waldorf
Improved ACT Score More than 4 Points
Mackenzie Addison
Hayden Arnett
Noah Broglio
Raegan Cuddy
Trent Dowdell
Karrie English
Ryan Fish
Marlee Fleming
Kedrick Gilliam
Keeley Greene
Gwyneth Harman
Mason Harper
Jonathan Helms
Kiya Hudson
Ananda Huynh
Lana Lavinder
Erin Littleton
Cristian Manuel-Reyes
Ella Nicar
Keegan Olson
Aryana Patterson
Grady Robertson
Harper Robinette
Aidan Rogers
Austin Schrenker
Julia Sikorski
Makenzie Smith Grayson Swaggerty
Arabella Taylor
Aubrey Tester
Bronson Tester
Abigail Waldorf
Ready Graduates
Mackenzie Addison
Braydon Alderson
Hayden Arnett
Hailey Arwood
Evan Baines
Aniston Barnette
David Beverly
Brandon Blanton
Wilson Boyles
Matthew Britton
Noah Broglio
Kailey Brooks
Colin Brown
Rosemary Carrasco
Kayleigh Carroll
Sheila Cheathem
Jude Childress
Brianna Clouse
Zoe Coble
Carly Compton
Kyuss Cooper
Eli Corder
Joshua Corten
Ricardo Cortez Aleman
Raegan Cuddy
Baylee Curd
Felicity Darby
Jackson Davidson
Emmett Deere
Logan Dixon McNew
Trent Dowdell
Alison Dye
Sean Edwards
Eric Egan
Turner Elliott
Karrie English
Isaiah Falin
Hunter Finch
Ryan Fish
Marlee Fleming
Keeyanah Foote
Christian Frye
Julia Gagliano
Ava Garrett
Meah Gayewski
Emma Gilbert
Dominic Gilliam
Kedrick Gilliam
Joseph Gonzales
Ja'Niya Gould
Landon Graham
Keeley Greene
Mica Hall
Breanna Hardin
Daniel Harless
Ariel Harman
Gwyneth Harman
Aubrie Harmon
Mason Harper
Cooper Harris
Orianna Hart
Jonathan Helms
Alexa Henard
Chloe Henard
Ethan Henson
Michael Hicks
Lilia Hill
Anna Hodges
Avery Hommel
Kiya Hudson
Zaine Huffine
Kaylie Hughes
Kameron Hunt
Bryson Hutton
Ananda Huynh
Cameron Ice
Reaghan Jenkins
Noah Johnson
Zachary Johnson
Owen Jones
Andrew Jordan
Ragan Joyner
Cooper Knapp
Colby Lamb
Killian Laoo
Lana Lavinder
Ebony Little
Erin Littleton
Madison Manahan
Wayne Mann
Cristian Manuel-Reyes
Colton Marshall
Melanie McClellan
John McCracken
Vance McCracken
Garrett McGuire
Fairyn Meares
Loida Mendoza-Lux
Sarah Milligan
Elijah Moore
Trinity Moore
Anna Morales
Connor Mullins
Caden Musick
Ella Nicar
Joshua Nienast
Jackson Norris
Keegan Olson
Alexander Otey
Conner Page
Aryana Patterson
Luke Peel
Zander Phillips
Gwendalyn Puckett
Amanda Quesenberry
Maeganne Reed
Grady Robertson
Harper Robinette
Aidan Rogers
Jackson Roller
Carter Romans
Arianna Rowell
Carly Rutherford
Austin Schrenker
James Shaw
Julia Sikorski
Georgia Simora
Logan Smith
Makenzie Smith
Spencer Sproles
Molly Stallcup
Sophia Stallcup
Averie Stalnaker
Tyler Stevens
Nell Stigers
Kennen Still
Macie Strouth
Grayson Swaggerty
Cora Talbert
Arabella Taylor
Lydia Teri
Cooper Terry
Aubrey Tester
Bronson Tester
Patrick Tipton
Ryleigh Tolbert
Landen Trent
Isaiah Trinkle
Margaux Trombetta
Blake Vance
Matthew Vandyke
Daniel Vinson
Remington Wade
Abigail Waldorf
Hardin Weaver
Kerigan West
Ian Wilcox
Cayden Williams
Madison Williamson
Tyler Winterrowd
Chase Wolfenbarger