Seventeen proud GED graduates were honored September 25th at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Medina. Congratulations to: Allissa Adams, Madison Banker, Heaven Williams, Kadence Sager, Daniel Hoffman, Tim Amrhein, Cheyeanne Jenks, Andrew Schmidli, Victoria Wilson, Dustin Peace, Sharon Thiel-Corey, Lee Skernick, Sawyer Rotella, Mariah Gull, Marcus Fisher, Michael Harris, Erika Sprague, Abigail Worsley and Kira Lee Vanich.
The Orleans/Niagara BOCES educators, in the Adult Literacy Zone program, work with students who need to prepare for New York State’s High School Equivalency Exam to earn their diploma. Some students study for a month and some for years to achieve their goal. The classes are open to anyone 17 years or older who lack their high school diploma. The Literacy Zone instructors are certified teachers who work with students to overcome their challenges so they can successfully pass the exam. The curriculum focuses on preparing students in reading, writing, social studies, science and math. There is no cost to the student.
Classes are held at St. John’s Episcopal Church from 8:30am to 11:30pm and at the Albion Hoag Library from 12:30pm to 3:30pm. The Lockport location offers evening classes. Please reach out to Case Manager Julie Johnson at jjohnson@onboces.org for more information on attending the program.