Congratulations Pave Graduates!

The alone i of its form inward the solid soil of Virginia, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College’s Program for Adults inward Vocational Education (PAVE) is a two-year vocational preparation computer program which serves students amongst intellectual, physical, emotional, as well as learning disabilities.

The PAVE computer program provides students amongst tools to last independent back upward professionals inward their field. Students may earn career studies certificates inward Child Care Assistant, Clerical Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, as well as Food Service Assistant.   The PAVE computer program allows students to last independently through an unpaid, coordinated internship later completing professional person as well as social skills preparation inward the classroom.

This year, at a graduation ceremony on Friday, May 10^th in the Lipman Auditorium of the Massey Library Technology Center on the Parham Road Campus, xx students graduated from the PAVE program, vi amongst Clerical Assistant Career Studies Certificates, 8 amongst Food Service Assistant Career Studies Certificates, 4 amongst Healthcare Assistant Career Studies Certificates, as well as ii amongst Child Care Assistant Career Services Certificates.

Six of this year’s graduates lead hold already accepted positions amongst their internship sites as well as ii are planning to render to J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College to earn an associate’s degree.

Gary Jamal Wallace

Deemed yesteryear his instructors every bit the “hardest-working” of this year’s graduates, Gary “Jamal” Wallace, a graduate of Hanover High School amongst a pity for cooking since an early on age, began the PAVE computer program inward 2011 inward the surface area of nutrient service.  He completed a culinary arts computer program inward high schoolhouse as well as continued his dream at Reynolds.  As purpose of the computer program Jamal completed a 200 hr internship at VCU’s Jonah’s Café where he had the chance to last amongst first-class chefs inward a multifariousness of areas as well as make a wealth of sense patch consistently maintaining a 4.0 marking indicate average.  Friendly as well as placidity amongst impeccable manners as well as a rigid commitment to ever consummate come about time, Jamal has surpassed all odds inward spite of serious wellness issues at an early on age.  He believes that “when people tell y'all that y'all can’t produce anything or that y'all are no good, thus y'all must seek out them wrong.”  He goes on to tell “never surrender on your dreams, brand expert grades where ever y'all go, as well as never surrender on yourself.”

Graduates

Healthcare Assistant

Kierra Allen

Christopher Dyke

Suzanne Griffith

Jade Scott

Child Care Assistant

Jaquetta Richardson

Shameka Scott

Food Service Assistant

Shanequah Brooks

John Gatewood

Waddell Green

Alonzo Johnson

Amber Norris

Jaie Robinson

Gary Wallace

Faatima Winston

Clerical Assistant

Madelyn Allen

Danielle Brown

Shelbie Fabian

Kristen Garner

Tysheena Hughley

Natalie Schwartz

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