MANSFIELD — Twenty-nine Mansfield students received their general educational development diploma last Thursday, according to a news release from Mansfield Adult Education.
Students with a high school diploma or GED can earn an average of 35 percent more money annually than those without a diploma, according to a 2023 study by Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
“We hear so often from our students that this isn’t the first or even second time they’ve come here in an attempt to get their high school equivalency. But these walls are forgiving, our instructors are welcoming no matter what attempt you’re on, and the support is steadfast,” said administrative assistant Charlene McPeek.
According to the release, the students who received their GED’s were: Cameron Houston Adams, Ethan Amick, Craig Atkins, Shad Isaac Bright, Levi Dale Brown, Braedon Carter, Austin R. Clayton, Kennedy Marie Frazier, Brendan Paul Hollinger, Taquila Lashay Jackson, Daniel Kisling, Geordan M Leflore, Cierra N Lewis, Mandy Sue Mauk, Samatha Marie Murrin, Ricardo Raymond Pagan, Jada Amyrie Pigott, Garrison M. Raber, Cameron Adrian Rodriquez, Donald Shawn Sexton, Rick Simmons Jr., Ella M Swartzentruber, Romulus Tabor II, Robert Milard Thompson Jr., Makayla Nicole Walter, Zachary Logan Walter, Bladyn Koal Wollard and Joseph Brian Wood.
Mansfield Adult Education is federally-funded through the Ohio Aspire grant and is fiscally managed by Mansfield City Schools, serving students in Richland, Ashland and Crawford counties.
For more information about enrolling in classes, visit https://www.mansfieldschools.com/ged-program.