Hopkinsville Community College celebrated over 150 locals who earned their GED with a graduation ceremony Thursday.
While not all the students could be in attendance for the ceremony, there were still plenty who walked across the stage and accepted their GED diplomas with heads high and smiles on their faces. Chief Advancement Officer Dr. Chris Boyett praised them all for their hard work, saying they have accomplished something truly worthy of honor.
The keynote speaker was Holly Perez Knight of they Pennyroyal Center, who is a GED graduate who went on to earn a master’s degree in social work from the University of Louisville. She says it was hard, especially with the struggles she was facing in her life, but getting her GED changed things for the better.
She told the graduates she’s so excited to see where they go from here, because they have proven they have the courage to do what it takes.
The High Scorer Award went to Ashlyn McKinney and Zachary Caudill, recognizing their highest scores on the tests that you must pass to earn your GED.
HCC’s location of the Kentucky Office of Adult Education is located in the college’s Technology Center and provides free instruction for individuals preparing to take the GED to earn the High School Equivalency Diploma. For information regarding the GED preparation or testing, call (270) 707-3925.