She's the only Smoky Mountain High School student this year to earn an associate degree from Southwestern prior to receiving her high school diploma - and she's excelled all along the way.
Anyone who is looking to finish their schooling will now have the option to earn a diploma in just a month with Southwestern Community College’s Fast-Track program.
Fifteen students received their diplomas on Monday, May 13.
The Western Community College Leadership Academy included nine months of training.
Lorelei Garnes, MSc., owner of Digital Buzz Media in Haywood County, is the recipient of Southwestern Community College’s Distinguished Alumni of the Year award. She will be honored during SCC’s graduation ceremony on May 18 in Sylva.
The highest-achieving students at Southwestern Community College were honored in the annual Academic Awards Ceremony on April 16 in Myers Auditorium on the college’s Jackson Campus.
Thirty-one Southwestern Community College students celebrated their accomplishments with family and friends during a dual ceremony for the Alpha Beta Gamma and National Technical Honor Societies on April 4 at the college’s Jackson Campus.