6A | Friday, March 20, 2020 WASHINGTON COUNTY NEWS

Washington County Career Technical School hosted its annual National Technical Honor Society induction ceremony on March 12 at the Chatom Community Center.

WCCT Director Stacy Dees said it was a day to cel-ebrate the achievements, perseverance, success and performance of its young adults. The hard work and desire to excel of the seniors is something special for each parent or guardian and teacher who helps along the way, Dees noted.

“We are all proud of you and you should be proud of yourselves as well,” Dees said. “Your journey as profes-sionals is yet to begin, but with confidence any of you here today can stand up to any student around. Congratu-lations to all of our inductees.”

The students are screened for the national honor soci-ety and their eligibility is based on their achievement in career and technical education and academics.

Instructor Stephanie King’s inductees include: Macie Anderson, Haley Barnes, Akerra Campbell, Allyson Canterbury, Hannah Ellison, Molly Etheredge, LaTaydra Foxx, Ariel Hayes, Katelynn Heathcock, Asya Hicks, Savannah Holder, Bionca Jackson, Keyunna Johnson, Shelia Johnston, MacKensie Miller, Kayleigh Orso, Hali Ott, Elizabeth Page, Madison Washington, Sabrina Turner, Abagail Wade, Ethan Walker, Kaleigh Weaver and Madalyn West.

Instructor Phillip Howard’s carpentry inductees include: Hannah Barnes, Donald Cade, Huston Carver, Jr., Mallie Gardner, Marcus Jackson, Jr., Tarvis Law, Michael McLaughlin, Talayah Pressley, Austin Ratliff, Carley Reed, Aliyah Roney, Ethan Turner, Carlie Weaver, Teshonte Williams and Dustin Wilson.

Instructor Nikki Tarver’s drafting inductees include: Chloe Carpenter, Christopher Dossett, Alyssa O’Neal,

Hannah Weaver and Sherri Welborn.Instructor Byran Moseley’s pipefitting inductees

include: Cooper Cartee, John Clark, Conner Elmore, James Langley, Joseph Laton, Tyler Merida, Johnathan Robinson, Hunter Singleton, Kyser Talbert, Lauren Wil-liams and Ethan Wright.

Instructor Josh Dees’ welding inductees include: Ethan Anderson, Jeffery Collins, Jr., Andin Cunningham, Zebulun Faulkner, Mark Grayson, Daniel Marks, Kelvin Reed, Charles Seibert and Mason Taylor.

BY JASON BOOTHEjason@washcountynews.com

With state-mandated breaks from school implemented across the nation in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus, numerous companies and orga-nizations have provided online educational opportunities for students.

Locally, officials at Wash-ington County Public Library remind the public that free public Wi-Fi at the library can be accessed from the parking lot even though the library itself is closed until further notice. In addition, various online re-sources are available through the library while health con-cerns are still raised about pub-lic spaces. The library website at www.wcpls.org has a digital bookshelf filled with titles for all ages and interests.

The ABDO digital book-shelf does not require access through a library card and can be accessed by any parent with or without their library card number.

All Washington County schools have also offered prac-tice and enrichment packets for use by parents and students

during the school closure. While the materials are not required and will not be used for grades, school officials strongly suggest their use by students.

Large companies are also of-fering educational supplements nationally while students find themselves unable to attend classes at school.

Scholastic, the education and media publishing com-pany, has launched a “Learn at Home” website that has daily courses for students from pre-kindergarten to grades 6 and higher. The courses provide approximately three hours of learning per day, including writing and research projects, virtual field trips and geogra-phy challenges.

Any device with an internet connection can reach the site to utilize the materials.

A large online list has also been compiled at www.amaz-ingeducationalresources.com of companies offering free subscriptions due to school clos-ings. A Facebook group has also been created under the same name with more links and in-formation regarding education supplement options.

Educational options are provided online

BY LOGAN CROUCHStaff Correspondent

Photos by Jason Boothe/Washington County News

WCCT celebrates honor studentsNational Technical Honor Society inductees are presented with their certifi cates and medals March 12.