Blythewood High School Students Win Midlands CATE Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 19, 2016

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Blythewood – Blythewood High School Career and Technology Education (CATE) students Jasrial Thompson and Emily Smith hav

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e received Midlands Awards for their work in the potential career fields.

Jasrial Thompson has been named the Tech Champion for the Midlands area 2016 and will be awarded with a State Department of Education Office of Career and Technology Education certificate and a check for $250 for post-graduate expenses.  She will be honored at The Technology Champions Award Ceremony to be held during the opening night general session of the S.C. Education Business Summit, TD Convention Center, Greenville June 26.   

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Emily Smith has been named the Midlands Work Based Student of the Year and will move on to the state competition. She is the first BHS student to receive her Veterinary Assistant Certification after completing over 300 hours of work as an intern and passing the Veterinary Assistant Exam.

For more information, please contact BHS Work Based Learning Coordinator Pepper Busbee at pbusbee@richland2.org.