BY MIKE FUHRMAN
The Collaborative College for Leadership and Technology’s Class of 2022 has an impressive record of academic achievements.
Principal Teri Hutchens highlighted several notable achievements of the 49 seniors during Friday’s graduation ceremony:
100 percent of the seniors earned their high school diploma and 91 percent will have an associate’s degree in hand by the end of the summer;
The group of graduates completed more than 3000 college credit hours.
The Class of 2022 received $1.8 million in financial aid and scholarships.
Hutchens also recognized the students’ dedication to community service and their willingness to volunteer.
“They’re good role models and we’re proud of everything they’ve done,” Hutchens told the crowd that gathered on the campus of Mitchell Community College on Friday afternoon.
What’s equally impressive about the CCTL grads — whose education was disrupted and transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic — is the sense of unity the students feel as they move on to the next chapter of their lives.
As they celebrated the Class 2022, student speakers Rhilynn Horner, Ismael Patel-Trevino and Kilby Shea all touched upon this theme.
Padilla-Trevino credited CCTL faculty and staff for creating a supportive environment.
“Although we are all different, we are all one family,” he said.
Horner conceded that her class arrived on campus as “incredibly anxious and awkward,” but grew as students through individual presentations, the COVID-19 lockdown and transition to remote learning.
Shea stated that the seniors will bring the lessons they learned at the early colleges with them when they go on to college or enter into the workforce.
“CCTL is more than a school. It is a home,” he told the audience.
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