IMMEDIATE OCTOBER 29, 2004
TWO HEP STUDENTS BECOME EAGLES
TIFTON- Jesus Cerezo Garcia and Carlos
Eduardo Sanchez Ramirez from the Abraham Baldwin College High School
Equivalency Program (HEP) recently won the Tift County Exceptional Adult Georgian
in Literacy Education (EAGLE) competition at
Garcia
is majoring in Computer Information Technology at ABAC . He participated in the
GED Graduate level of the competition. Ramirez participated in the GED category
of the competition and is attending the HEP Program. Both will represent
The Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education Office of Adult Literacy sponsor the EAGLE program statewide. Locally the program is sponsored by Moultrie Tech. Jerry Smith, Adult Literacy Director said, “The objective of the EAGLE program is to recognize and reward excellence among students attending adult literacy classes in Georgia. It is the first statewide program in the nation to honor outstanding adult literacy students.”
First, students must be nominated by a teacher. The students present a 3-5 minute speech and complete an interview. The judges then select two students to represent
Moultrie Tech in the state
competition. The two state winners will be named Adult Literacy Ambassadors for
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