CTC Adult Education and Literacy Recognition Ceremony

Sarah Yenesel

Thursday, May 6, 2021

In a socially distant and mostly masked ceremony, graduates of the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Adult Education and Literacy high school equivalency program took part in a recognition ceremony for finishing their schooling.

Graduates make their way to the ceremony space during the CTC Adult Education and Literacy Recognition Ceremony in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Graduate Kristin Rice walks to her seat at the start of the CTC Adult Education and Literacy Recognition Ceremony in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Graduates stand together with a space reserved in memory of former student Christopher Waltman during the CTC Adult Education and Literacy Recognition Ceremony in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Keynote speaker Missouri 146th district representative Barry Hovis gives graduates advice and congratulations during the CTC Adult Education and Literacy Recognition Ceremony in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)

Courtney Arnold receives his certificate of high school achievement during the CTC Adult Education and Literacy Recognition Ceremony in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Christina Howkins poses for a photo with superintendent Dr. Neil Glass and representative Barry Hovis after receiving her certificate of high school achievement during the CTC Adult Education and Literacy Recognition Ceremony in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Graduates move their tassel to the opposite side of their cap to signify their graduation during the CTC Adult Education and Literacy Recognition Ceremony in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Graduate Cathryn Edger claps for her fellow graduates as the CTC Adult Education and Literacy Recognition Ceremony ends in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
The audience claps for the graduates as the CTC Adult Education and Literacy Recognition Ceremony ends in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)

Graduate Krysta Eldridge poses for a photo after the CTC Adult Education and Literacy Recognition Ceremony in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)