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Summer Awards Day

The summer trimester at the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie ended with Awards Day on August 24^th.  The ceremony, organized and sponsored by the campus wide Student Senate, was held at the McKenzie Cumberland Presbyterian Church and led by the Dr. Brad White, the Technology Center’s Director.

            A total of 40 students received their diplomas or final certificates and numerous others were recognized for completing certificate levels during the trimester.  Also recognized during the ceremony were those students who were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society and students who attained Perfect Attendance.

            The students who completed requirements for graduation are:  Automotive Technology- Ben Sudzum, Jason Lott, Samuel Rogers and Issac McMackin; Business Systems Technology-McKenzie – Randall Adkisson, Amber Lyle, Melanie Early, and Tomi Johansen;  Business Systems Technology-Weakley County- Carrie Pinion and Norma Mitchell; Computer Information Technology- Cody Gullett, Adam Marlar, Brian Chandler, J.B. Clark, and Robert Schroeder; Green Electronics Technology- John Chain, Scott Fletcher, and Alan Black;  Green Electronics II- Jeffrey Eakes; HVAC/Refrigeration- Christopher Peeler, William Thomas Sledd and Bobby White; Industrial Maintenance-Weakley County- Darrin Kimmons, Jeff Gibbons, Jeffrey Axley, Andrew Moubray, Stuart Reynolds, Brent Williams and Casey Williamson; Machine Tool Technology- Joshua Clifton, Robert Erwin and Cory Thompson; Welding Technology- Dexter Pruitt, Matthew Tolley, William David Lowe, Michael Moore, Joshua Ivy, Lanny Ricketts, James Stover, and Kyle Bradley.

Nineteen students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society.  These inductees were Chrishanda Ridley, Janis Hussey, Brent Campbell, Curtis Mathis, Jason Wylie, Scottie Heathcock, Garry Roberts, William Thomas Sledd, Bobby White, William White, Carl Baldwin, Gary Barnhill, Harold Dodd, Ray Courtney, Mark Rainey, Cory Thompson, Eddie Wallace, Brian Morgan, and Joshua Pope.

Thirteen students were recognized for achieving perfect attendance during the spring trimester.  The students receiving Perfect Attendance Certificates were Gabriel Padilla, Adam Askew, Norma Mitchell, Randy Garner, Bradley Bone, James Higdon, William White, Jeffrey Axley, Gary McDaniel, Kim Turbeville, Mark Rainey, Joshua Pope, and Brian Morgan.

Norma Mitchell was also recognized for having achieved perfect attendance throughout her entire enrollment.

Following the ceremony, a reception was held in honor of the graduates and their families.

Summer Awards Day Pictures

TTC McKenzie Brings Home the Gold

Six students at the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie brought home awards at the National Skills USA Competition.

 Chrishanda Ridley and Randall Adkisson of McKenzie and Jason Wylie of Kenton placed third in the Community Service Contest event.  Jimmy Tosh of Union City and Mark Baucom of Kenton placed first in the Sustainable Solutions event.  Joseph Redmond of Bradford placed 10^th in the nation in Electronics.

Skills USA is a national organization serving teachers, high school, and college students who are preparing for careers in technical, skilled and service occupations, including health occupations.  Skills USA programs include local, state and national competitions in which students demonstrate occupational and leadership skills.  At the annual national-level Skills USA Championships, over 5,000 students competed in 87 occupational and leadership skill areas.

Robot Wars

On Friday the 13th our 2 electronics Classes competed in a school-wide robot wars.  Bruce Johnson finished first in the Kit category and Mark Henderson placed first in the scratch class.

HVAC Students Lend a Hand

A group of students from the HVAC class recently worked on some units at the Boys and girls club of Northwest TN in Union City. Instructor Terry Wilson inquired about bringing his class over to look at the units since he is always looking for real-life experiences to help better prepare his classes. The class came to the club and, within four days, had all four of the units operating, even after club officials had been told two of the units were beyond repair. Since the group did the work as training, they did not charge the Boys & Girls Club for any labor and the club was only out a few dollars for parts. Club Director Tracy Boucher said the club was "truly blessed" to have men willing to take time out of their schedules and work in hot weather to ensure the club could have air conditioning. The Boys & Girls Club is certified through the Tennessee Department of Education and if the air had not been repaired, the club would have been forced to shut down the program or find an alternative site for its summer program.

Fun Day