17 earn GED through Orleans/Niagara BOCES’s Adult Literacy Zone program

Photo courtesy of the Orleans/Niagara BOCES: GED teacher Lisa Behrend and case manager Julie Johnson are shown with graduates Victoria Wilson, Heaven Williams, Madison Banker, Marcus Fisher, Maria Gall, Sawyer Rotella, Andrew Schmidli, Sharon Thiel-Corey, Kadinz Sager, Daniel Hoffman and Cheyeanne Jenks. They joined on Thursday for a graduation celebration at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Medina.

Press Release, Orleans/Niagara BOCES

MEDINA – Seventeen proud GED graduates were honored Thursday at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Medina.

Congratulations go to Allissa Adams, Madison Banker, Heaven Williams, Kadence Sager, Daniel Hoffman, Tim Amrhein, Cheyeanne Jenks, Andrew Schmidli, Victoria Wilson, Dustin Peace, Sharon Thiel-Corey, Lee Skernick, Sawyer Rotella, Mariah Gull, Marcus Fisher, Michael Harris, Erika Sprague, Abigail Worsley and Kira Lee Vanich.

The Orleans/Niagara BOCES educators, in the Adult Literacy Zone program, work with students who need to prepare for New York State’s High School Equivalency Exam to earn their diploma.

Some students study for a month and some for years to achieve their goal. The classes are open to anyone 17 years or older who lack their high school diploma. The Literacy Zone instructors are certified teachers who work with students to overcome their challenges so they can successfully pass the exam.

The curriculum focuses on preparing students in reading, writing, social studies, science and math. There is no cost to the student.

Classes are held at St. John’s Episcopal Church from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and at the Albion Hoag Library from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Lockport location offers evening classes.  Please reach out to Case Manager Julie Johnson at jjohnson@onboces.org for more information on attending the program.