Published: May 16, 2008 06:10 am            

153 students receive ‘Work Ethic’ seal

Community News

“You are our future. Without you we won’t be able to grow.”

Those were the words of Mayor Eddie Girdler to the 153 students, who were recipients of the work ethic seal, a prestigious award high school juniors and seniors can receive.

Girdler said those who look to bring their industry into the Somerset-Pulaski County area want to know about the workforce in the area and through this program officials can show those who are interested a little more knowledge of what type of workforce there is.

“They (industry) do not look to the past,” said Girdler. “They look to the future.”

Some of the criteria the students had to meet included maintaining an excellent attendance record, at least a 2.5 grade point average, and a record free of disciplinary referrals, as well as involvement in at least two extracurricular activities, part-time employment or community service.

The students had to have a 94 percent or greater daily attendance, even with excused absences. This is because jobs require good attendance, whether absences are excused or unexcused.

“I feel the work ethic seal will give you a winning edge,” said Shirlene Taylor, business liaison for Cumberlands Workforce Network.

Each year the number of students who have received the work ethic seal award has grown, since it began in May 2005 by the Pulaski County Educational Consortium. In 2005, 29 students received the award; in 2006, 76 students received the award; and then in 2007, 120 students received the award.

The banquet was hosted by the Somerset-Pulaski County Development Foundation.



Pulaski County High

Seniors

Natasha Baker

Savanna Beach

Emily Bruner

Christina Caron

Kathryn Crawford

James Dykes

Mitchell Eggers

Elizabeth Goode

Seth Grider

Logan Hargis

Kevin Harper

Josh Haught

Lacrisia Haynes

Brittany Hendricks

Lura Hess

Bethany Hines

Kimberly Holder

Cassandra Howard

Eric Hull

Kirk Jenkins

Darren Mofield

Samantha Pehlps

Shana Ratcliff

Chelsey Richardson

Caleb Rowe

Chad Smallwood

Leslie Way

Micah Wiles

Eric Yancey

Juniors

Keifer Adkins

Emily Ard

Kayln Bowers

Joshua Bray

Mark Cherry

Natasha Cromer

Phillip Davis

Angela Dawes

Adam Dixon

Sarah Floyd

Holly Gibson

Matthew Girdler

David Hull

Taylor Johnson

SaraAnn Keller

Kylee Meece

Tyler Miller

Trena Payton

Jeffrey Rutheford

Zachary Shannon

Stephanie Smith

Austin Tarter

Brandy Vaughn

Johni Way



Southwestern High

Seniors

Megan Asberry

Brittany Baker

Bobbi Jo Bell

Jacob Bellwood

Chelsea Bemiss

Carlena Boggs

Jordan Brainard

Olivia Brainard

Kodi Brooks

Amber Bruce

Jaclyn Criswell

Shelby Crump

Jasie Curtis

Niki Dillman

Michael Edwards

Calli Flynn

Thomas Golden

Kimber Guinn

Brittney Hallum

Welby Hutchison

Danielle Jassman

William Lane

David Light

Emily McPherson

Stephanie Merrick

Katisha Morris

Felicia Morrow

Aaron Moss

Joanna Myers

Bethany New

Jeffrey New

Sarah Phelps

Stephen Randall

Justin Rees

Hillary Roy

Tosha Russell

Aaron Smith

Kayla Smith

Hannah Updike

Shaylene Vest

Sara Volpi

Ashley Walden

Nakeisha Wilson

Alexandria Young

Nathan Zornes

Juniors

Jeraldine Bowling

Kotey Crowe

Desaray Cutter

Bryson Fry

Shaun Frye

Zachary Hall

Emily Hoffman

Jacquline Huff

Molly Kammerer

Alena Maggard

Travis Mofield

Terrell Muse

Adrian Tapp

Courtney Turpen



Somerset High School

Seniors

Tyler Adams

Aaron Baldwin

Tanya Boyle

Carly Brinson

Tyler Cobb

Walter Dalton

Erika Dobbs

Chris Henry

Ryan McGowan

David Merrick

Bittany Morris

Kelsey Stevenson

Brittany Stigall

Emily Turner

Thomas Waddle

Rebecca Wesson

Lori Wilson



Juniors

Sabra Alexander

Zeeshan Asif

Amanda Benitez

Jennifer Burdine

Allyson Childers

Danny Clark

Austin Coffey

Meagan Conley

Morgan Conley

Megan Davis

Aaron Dockery

Mirinda Fancher

Amreen Farooqui

Ryan Flanagan

Ryan Fortenberry

Courtney Francis

Autumn Gibson

Jared Gibson

Reaghan Holts

Alexandria Jones

Desta Lissanu

Juan Mounce

McKinzie Price

        

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