Three Lower Richland High School seniors were recognized as Quadruple Completers for completing four CTE programs—(l-r) Juan Carlos Barajas Ceron, Rahshod Livingston, and Kyndall Smith.
During an April 8 ceremony at the Brookland Banquet and Conference Center, Richland One honored 629 high school students who have completed career and technical education (CTE) programs of study within the 16 national career clusters.
To be CTE Completers, students have to earn three or four units of credit (eight units for cosmetology and barbering) in a CTE program; maintain a “C” average or above during Level I and II of the program and any subsequent years; and meet attendance requirements.
Overall and school-level CTE Students of the Year were also recognized during the program. The CTE Student of the Year Award recognizes CTE Completers for their academic, co-curricular, and civic accomplishments. It also highlights the achievements of CTE completers in relation to their completer pathways; and promotes CTE completers as successful and contributing citizens. To be eligible for the CTE Student of the Year Award, students must be accepted to attend a post-secondary institution, enlisted into the military, and/or working in a field that reflects the skills gained through their CTE completer program.
W.J. Keenan High School senior MacKenzie Glover was named Richland One’s 2024-2025 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Student of the Year.
W.J. Keenan High School senior MacKenzie Glover was named the overall CTE Student of the Year. She was also recognized as a Dual Completer for completing two CTE programs (plant and animal systems and pre-engineering Project Lead the Way).
School-level CTE Students of the Year who were finalists for the overall CTE Student of the Year Award:
•Jaynelle Bolton—Dreher High School
•Ki’Hanna Fomby—Columbia High School
•Za’Nyia Green—Eau Claire High School
•Francis Mood—A.C. Flora High School
•Gabrielle Oden—C.A. Johnson High School
•Nel’Kedris Spruill—Lower Richland High School
•Alexander Tennant Virzi—Heyward Career and Technology Center
Three Lower Richland High School seniors were recognized as Quadruple Completers for completing four CTE programs:
•Juan Carlos Barajas Ceron (banking services, business finance, general management, and media technology)
•Rahshod Livingston (banking services, business finance, general management, and pre-engineering Project Lead the Way)
•Kyndall Smith (banking services, business finance, culinary arts management, and general management)
CTE is designed to prepare students for the workforce, collegiate studies or military service upon graduation from high school. Many of this year’s CTE Completers earned dual credit for college, received state and national certifications in their fields of study, and gained real-world experiences through apprenticeships, internships, and shadowing opportunities.
The keynote speaker for the event was Elizabeth Brooker, a Class of 2022 graduate of Lower Richland High School, who is a media content intern at SCETV.
For more information about Richland One’s CTE programs, visit www.richlandone.org/CTE.
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