April 24 graduates of the Nurse Aide Training Program at the Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton, seated, from left, are Sarah K. Wright, Amy D. Johnston, Mandy Walters Cross and Tony Eads, all of Sullivan County, and Jennifer Witt of Washington County; standing, from left, are Brittany Clawson, Cassidy Blevins, Colleen Peters, Deborah Gussler, Sarah Humphreys, all of Carter County; Victoria Vaughn of Johnson County and Barbara Benfield, instructor.
The 135 hours of training, covering state regulations mandated by the Tennessee Department of Health and Environment, prepares students for the state exam to become a Certified Nurse Aide and provides necessary skills for job opportunities in a health care facility. No high school diploma or GED is required to enroll in the course.
Fifteen Carter County high school students graduated from the Nurse Aide Training Program at the Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton on May 6 as part of the "Runway After School Program" financed by unclaimed Tennessee lottery funds. Pictured, from left, front row, are Amanda Honeycutt, Tiffany Woods and Cassie Sluder, all of Cloudland High School; Amber Beam, Brittany Wilder, Courtney Surcey and Cassie King, all of Happy Valley High School; standing, from left, are James Carr, instructor, Kristen Snyder, Karen Sheets, Brittany Cutshall, Linda Blevins and Allison Buckles, all of Unaka High School; and April Simerly, Mario Pahuamba and Caleb Smith, all of Hampton High School.