The New Castle Career Center recognizes and honors the 96 students who earned an Ivy Tech certificate for the 2019-20 school year. Students are given the opportunity to earn between 5 and 30 dual credits during their career programs or early college program. New Castle Career Center students are able to earn a Pre-Nursing, CNA, Welding, or Precision Machining diploma from Ivy Tech prior to graduating from high school.  Traditionally, students are given the opportunity to participate in Ivy Tech’s graduation, however, the ceremony is being postponed to a later date.

Students earning Ivy Tech certificates are listed below, sorted by their home school.

Blue River Valley High School: Ethan Haas, Abigail Irvin, and Nakayla Witham.

Eastern Hancock High School: Matthew Carter, Lainey Effing, David Fields, Lyndsi Foster, Ellie Griesmeyer, Kolton Synesael, Hannah Lewis, Alexis Lewman, Benjamin Riggs, Leiya Sotelo, Sydney Stanley, and Paige Wickard.

Hagerstown High School: Shane Ayotte, Jaron Baker, Camryn Bradway, Whitlee Garrison, Haylie Jones, Brooklyn LaMar, Jadon Locke, Makynna Matanich, Hailey Moore, Carli Morris, Mitchell Morris, Ashlynn Oliger, Silas Parsons, Kelsey Pass, Kortney Ridge, Teresa Rojas, Collin Romack, Mackenzie Slagle, Jordan Surgeon, Traci Weber, and Amari Welcome.

Knightstown High School: Jada Bow, Dylan Chandler, Katelynn Clark, Alexis Craft, Jack Fort, Justin Lane, James Lukens, Jared Richardson, and Kiersten Wilcoxon. 

New Castle High School: Chloe Aryes, Ashlynn Carey, Zoe Conway, Ottis Cooper, Tyler Decker, Brady Firle, Nathan Gwinn, Lucas Hamm, Chyna Hernandez, Hailee Howe, Ronni Johnson, Cameron Marcum, Caitlyn Nunn, Spencer Pratt, Autumn Rice, Caitlin Shunneson, Carvin Silvers, Keely Smith, Ceaira Sorrell, Emily Thurlow, Emma Walls, Arieanna Wilch, and Carter Witham.

Shenandoah High School: Mercades Armstrong, Austin Butcher, Alexis James, Jeremiah Jones, Allison King, Borru Kishpaugh, Mirayla Knowling, Caden Maple, Christopher Masters, Ashlyn Montgomery, Jacob Patton, Aubrey Ramsey, Courtney Stewart, Kara Surguy, and Brooklyn Wilson.

Tri Jr. Sr. High School: Madison Abrams, Allyson Anderson, Bayleigh Appleby, Taylor Baker, Halle Chandler, Makenna Hawk, Becca Jefferis, Allison Kingery, and Cheridan Rottinghaus.

Union High School: Brittanie Reid and Samantha Taflinger.

“The New Castle Career Center is very proud to have so many students reach such a high honor and achievement,” said Mackenzie Jackson, New Castle Career Center Interim Director.

For more information about the New Castle Career Center, visit https://nccareercenter.org