索尔兹伯里,N.C. – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College recently held a completion ceremony for 11 students in its Skills, 机会, 意识, 准备就绪的.O.A.R.) program for adults with intellectual disabilities, along with five students in the English Language Learner/ESL program.
The students received their diplomas in their caps and gowns and were congratulated by faculty and staff, 朋友, 和家人. The College created a festive atmosphere for the ceremony, 与音乐, 迹象, 帐篷, 一个救火车, and a large American flag flying above the event site at North Campus. The College’s mascot, a red-tailed hawk named Beacon, also was on hand to congratulate the graduates on their accomplishments. The event culminated with a lunch and reception.
“年代.O.A.R. program has helped me with so many things,” said former graduate Kendall Ferguson, who now has a job in the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College business office. “The program taught me to accept the fact that I have a disability and embrace it. It taught me to love myself and who I am and to know my limits, but also push them.”
S.O.A.R. students receiving diplomas were Nicholas Black, Carl (Trey) Childers III, Tommy Lee Jr., Katyanna Dittmeier, 空中汉诺, 悉尼刘易斯, Katherine Osterhus, Kathaleen Scott, 科里斯蒂尔, Zoe Pressley and Jackie Allison.
ELL/ESL students receiving diplomas were Vinh Chau, Esdras Espinoza Arteaga, Diego Garcia Ruiz, Jorge Perdomo Ayala and Viengxai Vanalath Phetsomphou.
的年代.O.A.R. curriculum focuses on helping individuals become more independent and self-directed by teaching specific skills needed to function successfully in daily life. Classes are built around each student’s unique strengths and goals, covering functional academics, community living, health and safety, leisure activities, 和人文. Students in the program use computers and other technology and participate in campus and community activities tuition-free.
The English Language Learner (ELL/ESL) program assists students whose native language is not English gain skills in reading, 听, writing and speaking English. This allows them to participate more fully in American society and/or achieve their full academic potential in learning environments where instruction is delivered largely or entirely in English.
“We are so proud of our graduating S.O.A.R. and ESL students and, in addition to celebrating their accomplishments, we treasure the many wonderful lessons they have taught us,”医生说。. 卡罗尔年代. Spalding, president of Rowan-Cabarrus. “At Rowan-Cabarrus, we are passionate about meeting all students where they are and empowering them to go as far as they can go.”
For more information about the S.O.A.R. program, please visit 37w2q.jskjzx.com/precollege/about-the-soar-program. For more information about the ELL/ESL program, please visit 37w2q.jskjzx.com/ell.