The Governor’s Work Ethic Certificate (GWEC) provides a pipeline of skilled high school graduates for today’s workforce. The employability skills recognized in the GWEC have been vetted by Hoosier employers, community-based organizations, and post-secondary education institutions and are designed to encourage students to meet the benchmarks that will assist them in their college or career goals.

Area seniors who met the requirements to earn the Governor’s Work Ethic Certificate for 2020 are listed below- sorted by home school.

Blue River Valley: Bladen Beal, Devin Brummett, Sadie Clifford, Mason Crisp, Megan Fletcher, Madilyn Gibson, Ethan Haas, Ian Hamilton, Alexandra LaMar, Jessie LAnzer, Jacob Madden, Malory Polston, Davin Rowe Strouse, Sadie Sexton, Paul Stewart, Kaitlyn Turpin, Tanner Walradth, Joslynn Witham, and Nakayla Witham.

Eastern Hancock High School: Cody Atkins, Ryan Back, Dylan Bates, Connor Bennett, Samuel Blocher, Valentina Brooks, Allison Bunnell, Collin Chandler, Harrison Collins, Seth Cooper, Alaina Davis, Jocelyn Duncan, Levi Durham, Nickolas Edwards, Lainey Effing, Bradyn Ellis, David Fields, Lyndsi Foster, Walter Friesen, Ellie Griesmeyer, Elise Huffman, Corina Jennings, Bailey Knoblock, Kyle Lacy, Annmarie Lewis, Hannah Lewis, Alexis Lewman, Kiah Linstrum, Loren Matlock, Victor Olivo, Daly Pelger, Jessica Potts, Lincoln Reighley, Benjamin Riggs, Kourtney Rottinghaus, Chase Settergren, Skyler Sexton, Skyla Smith, Alyson Spaulding, Tyla Spoon, Dane Spurling, Sydney Stanley, Jacob Steiner, Cassidy Stephenson, Kolten Synesael, Nathan Toloday, Ashton Trueblood, Tyler Vandervliet, Makenna Wainwright, Brandt Walden, Madelynn White, Paige Wickard, and Darrian Wisehart.

Hagerstown High School: Logan Alexander, Aubrey Andecover, Zachary Brown, Kyndall Burris, William Castle, Megan Craig, Lindsey Dale, Jaylon Favorite, Whitlee Garrison, Nicholas Habzanksy, Elijah Halcomb, Jacob Henley, Braden Himelick, David Holt, Allison Jester, Brooklyn LaMar, Jesse Markin, Carli Morris, Mitchell Morris, Kassidy Oliger, Silas Parsons, Sydney Retter, Elias Richards. Alyssa Richardson, Collin Romack, Bradley Scholl, Elaina Sherrow, Mackenzie Slagle, Jordan Sturgeon, Olivia Sullivan, Jessica Swimm, Annalisa Toussaint, Andrew Turner, Nigel Vance, and Jacob Warfel.

New Castle: Alexander Abrams, Spencer Alumbaugh, McKenna Beaudry-Geeding, Marley Bell, Brodi Bertram, Nicholas Besecker, Collin Blessinger, Ashlynn Carey, Kaleb Carter, Jarel Coatie, Zoe Conway, Ottis Cooper, Ethan DeArmond, Korey Deck, Cassidy Dueker, Dakota Durick, Donald Ford, Nathan Garreth, Sarah Gerth, Andrew Glover, Nathan Gwinn, Abby Hamilton, Jonathon Hawrot, Benjamin Head, Ashlyn Johnson, Allison Jones, Hunter Kiefer, Alexis Lane, Shawn LAnzer, Jackson Malott, Austin Morgan, Jaylin Neal, Andrew Nelson, Lauren Nicholson, Noah Niles, Amiyah Pribble, Mary Price, Rachel Prince, Tytus Ragle, Saige Reeves, Paige Richards, Cooper Rusch, Kate Schmeisser, Kyndra Sears, Melani Shaffmaster, Kelsey Simpkins, Bailey Smith, Cole Smith, Taylor Snell, Harleigh Tower, Molly Welch, David Wilkinson, Garrett Yapp, Cloie York, and Edward Yousak.

Shenandoah High School: Malachi Allred, Silas Allred, Mercedes Armstrong, Kiernan Breckenridge, Kamryn Buck, Jackson Campbell, Rose Cantu, Karli Cox, Leslee Crane, Quinten Davis, Abigail Decker, Thomas Deley, Ocean Downs, Kathryn Doyle, Mark Dulworth, Wyatt Graddy, Megan Hepfer, Ashley Hess, Hannah Hughes, Alexis James, Madilynn Jenkins, Alexys Johnson, Rylee Johnson, Allison King, Gavyn Kirby, Borru Kishpaugh, Ryannon Latham, John Linder, Lauran Lowder, Justin Lum, Caden Maple, Chelsey Marlow, Jeffrey Martin, Michael Martt, Christopher Masters, Addison McElhoe, Joshua McGowen, Colton Monday, Ashlyn Montgomery, Brandon Osenbaugh, Jacob Patton, Blake Poffenbarger, Eden Powell, Aubrey Ramsey, and Brian Reel.

Tri Jr. Sr. High School: Madison Abrams, Allyson Anderson, Bayleigh Appleby, Taylor Baker, Lindsey Blake, Izach Butler, Halle Chandler, Andrew Cornelius, Kyle Falck, Adam Glaze, Makenna Hawk, Nicholas Jones, Allison Kingery, Shawn Melton, Dylan Mofield, Joshua Peavie, Simon Pierce, Jordan Raley, Isaiah Steele, Dillon Stevens, and Jarod Stevens.

Union High School: Brenda Barnes, Savannah Freiberger, and William Oliver.

For more information about the New Castle Career Center or Worth Ethic Program, please visit nccareercenter.org