Coosa County Career Tech Center holds annual awards luncheon
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The annual Career Tech Education (CTE) awards luncheon welcomed attendees to the luncheon with a Year in Review presentation. Career Tech Center director Hester Hamby welcomed guests, parents and students to the annual event.
Thank you to Tawanna Robinson from the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship for providing the keynote address. Robinson is the assistant director for the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship who shared a message about the importance of skilled workers entering the workforce in our area and the high demand for skilled workers in the Coosa County area.
She advised parents and students that there has been an upward trend in the wages earned by skilled trades people over the last 10 years and that the trend is expected to continue.
Each of the CTE program instructors then presented awards to their students, including those who earned certifications.
Deborah Phillips, Jobs for Alabama Graduates (JAG) instructor, presented awards to JAG students. Lisa Worley, Educators in Training instructor, presented awards to 13 Educators in Training Completers, and 16 students were awarded Credentials in Customer Service.
Brett Thomas, Business Information Technology instructor, awarded Business Information Technology awards to 19 Completers, and 15 students earned Credentials as Adobe and Microsoft Office Specialists.
Jarrod Washington, Automotive Services Technology instructor, presented awards to 16 Completers and led 144 students in earning Credentials in Hunter Engineering Rolling Smooth and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.
Completer status means the student has completed a sequence of three courses within a single program pathway with a grade of 70 or higher in each course. Whereas Credentials are industry recognized certifications that the Alabama State Department of Education has reviewed and approved as providing proof of a student’s readiness to enter the workforce.
Both Completer status and Credentials are one of only eight ways that a student can earn a College and Career Readiness Indicator, which as of 2026 is a graduation requirement.
In addition, Rachel Reams and Tatum Larrabee were recognized for their Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) invitations to compete at Nationals this summer.
Thank you to Michael Lovett from Central Alabama Community College (CACC) who was on hand to recognize seven students who earned short-term Medical Assisting Technology certificates, earning CACC credits simultaneously as they completed their CTE coursework at the Coosa County Career Tech Center.
A highlight of the luncheon was students being presented with job offers from businesses who interviewed our students during our hiring day in April.
Madix offered jobs to Micah Parsons, Jayven Jackson, Kenyon Richardson, and Zacaii Lauderdale Prime Management Healthcare made job offers to Taniyah Riley and Danisha Webster. SAFE made job offers for co-teachers at the Central Elementary STEM Camp to Alizabeth Cowart, Destini Kelly, Bailee Hamilton, and Kyla Hicks.
The Lake Martin Trailblazers made job offers to Aerial Green and Zavion Abston. The Alabama Department of Transportation made a full-time permanent job offer to Rodrigo Xool and a full-time temporary job offer to Ja’Darius Simmons. Simmons also received a job offer from ServPro, along with Jadon Marbury.
Izabella Halsey received a job offer from Bice Motors, and Kirby Clark received a job offer from Russell Lands at the Kowaligia Marina.
In addition, JaQuavious Turner, Demetric Embry, Arqualis Roberson, and Jayven Jackson have progressed to the second round of interviews with Wellborn Forestry LLC. for potential job offers.
Our CTE programs had a lot to celebrate thanks to the collaborative efforts of teachers, students and community business partners. Special thanks to Madix for sponsoring the CTE Awards and Signing Day Luncheon.
Thank you to CTE director Hester Hamby for providing information and Coosa County Schools Career Coach Karen Hayes for sharing pictures. Mrs. Hamby added that pictures and more information about the awards will be posted throughout the summer on the Central Coosa Career Tech Center Facebook page.
