High School Seniors Earn Outstanding Educational Achievement Awards

Story submitted by Melissa Johnson
Pickens Technical College

Six members of the class of 2014 from Pickens Technical College recently earned the High Schools That Work (HSTW) Award of Educational Achievement. The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) gives this award to high school seniors who have completed a challenging program of study and demonstrated readiness for employment and for college.  

“These students are to be commended for their efforts,” said Teina McConnell, executive director at Pickens. “They have taken challenging courses in high school and scored high on rigorous exams and by doing so, they have increased their likelihood of success in the workplace and further education.”

Students qualify for the award by completing a college preparatory course of study in at least two of three subject areas (English/language arts, mathematics or science); completing a concentration in a career-technical area, mathematics/science or the humanities; and meeting readiness goals in all three subject areas (reading, mathematics and science) of the HSTW Assessment.

The Southern Regional Education Board is a multi-state compact for education, founded in 1948. High Schools That Work, launched in 1987, is the largest high school improvement effort in the United States, with more than 1,100 school sites in 30 states and the District of Columbia.

Founded in 2007, the Technology Centers That Work (TCTW) school improvement model has more than 180 technology centers in 18 states. The TCTW model is based on the HSTW school improvement design, with modifications that target the specific needs of technology centers and their feeder high schools.

Congratulations to the following students: