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    Somerset Community College Project BEAM Graduates 50 Students

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    Maria Osorio and Mario Taborda of Pulaski County before the Project BEAM graduation.
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    Project BEAM students from Russell and Pulaski Counties lined up to participate in the recent graduation ceremony.
    Somerset Community College Project BEAM, a program aimed at assisting adults in completing their GED (Certificate of High School Equivalency) and entering college, recently graduated 50 individuals from the program.

    Several students from Pulaski and Russell counties participated in a graduation ceremony on June 27, 2013. In total, Project BEAM served 111 students from Pulaski, Russell, Adair, Casey, Clinton, Wayne and McCreary Counties during the past fiscal year (June 30, 2012 to July 1, 2013).

    Those graduating from the program in 2013 include the following:

    Casey County:
    Alaina Elam
    Amanda Spencer
    Amber Aldridge
    Brandy Dawson
    Cheryl Glidewell
    Eddie Cochran
    Elizabeth Fugate
    James Adams
    Lindsey Kappel
    Nikki Haik
    Shyla Abshear
    Tamika Barnett
    Vanessa Tharpe
    Vikki Chaffin

    Clinton County:
    Harley Brown
    Tabitha Farlee
    Cheryl Moore

    McCreary County:
    Ronald Clark
    Harry Wainscott Jr.

    Pulaski County:
    Charles Jasper
    Gabriel Jovel
    Abisai Jiminez
    Christopher Maxfield
    Maria Osorio
    Mario Taborda

    		Russell County:
    Yadira Alcarez
    James Bell
    William Connor
    Jimmy Evans
    Latisha Goff
    Udilcar Gonzalez
    Tabitha Grider
    Ronald Harris
    Shawn Harris
    Brandy Johnson
    Malinda Learned
    Corey Miller
    Amy Poff
    Fadra Russell
    Jamie Russell
    Christopher Wheat

    Wayne County:
    Keith Bruce
    Lori Cordell
    Holland Cundiff
    Kenneth Fugate
    Timothy Gregory
    Christopher Guinn
    Johnnie Hall
    Louis Popp
    Turpin Nathan

    What is Project BEAM?

    Project BEAM is administered through a grant to Somerset Community College by the Office of Migrant Education, U.S. Department of Education. To be eligible for Project BEAM, students must be considered either out of school youth (age 16-19) or be over the age of 19. They must need to earn a GED, have worked on a farm or had a spouse or parents who worked on a farm in the last two years. Instruction is available in English and Spanish.

    Qualified students can receive payment for instructional time and assistance with GED testing fees. Project BEAM also provides free books and study materials along with one-on-one tutoring for students.

    Project BEAM is a grant program that assists students with preparation for the GED exam. The program pays eligible students $5 per hour, provides books and instructors for all GED subjects and pays the initial testing fee. The program also aids students with applying and enrolling in college.

    Where can I find out more?

    Visit the Project BEAM webpage, offered inEnglish or Spanish, or contact the Project Beam location nearest you.

    There are seven locations for Project BEAM.

    Adair County
    (270) 384-1741

    Casey County
    (606) 787-4732

    Clinton County
    (606) 387-3236, ext. 3728

    McCreary County
    (606) 376-3430

    Pulaski County
    (606) 451-6865
    (606) 451-6913
    (606) 451-6872

    Russell County
    (270) 866-8836

    Wayne County
    (606) 340-0064