Career and tech honor society inductions

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Seventy-seven career and technical education (CTE) superstars from Albany High School were inducted on Friday into National Technical Honor Society.

National Technical Honor Society is a nationwide non-profit that honors the achievements of top CTE students, provides up $300,000 in scholarships annually and strives to help connect education and industry to build a highly skilled workforce.

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Students qualify for membership if they have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher, focus on a CTE pathway or major, have one or more faculty recommendations and participate in work-based learning, job shadowing or internship opportunities.

Here is the the list of the newest members of National Technical Honor Society and their areas of concentration. Congratulations to all of them!

  • Hawraa Abdulhusin, junior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Amy Aboki, junior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Zara Adam, senior, clinical assistant-CNA   
  • Hosonya Afzali, senior, nursing-LPN
  • Jedidah Agbenyeku, junior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Mercy Akande, senior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Ronnel Alquiza, senior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Natassia Anderson, senior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Xhesika Azis, senior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Giavanna Bacon, junior, culinary-food service
  • Shanice Bailey, senior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Farzana Bakhshi, senior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Shikiah Bells-Hall, senior, accounting-finance
  • Jahnasia Boyd, junior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Tanaya Chambers, junior, radiology
  • Za'nazia Clark, junior, nursing-LPN
  • Cassandra Colton-Heins, junior, culinary-food service
  • Jescina Davis, junior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Sabriya Davis, junior, business-management
  • Citlalli Garcia, junior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Ja'bez Dickson, junior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Bridget Duah, junior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Cassidy Foley, senior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Roopsy Ghosh, junior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Schinelle Gibson, junior, advertising-marketing
  • Rami Gillespie-Davis, junior, culinary-food service
  • Sarah Gonhue, senior, culinary-food service   
  • Wafa Taqi Hamayel, junior, clinical assistant-CNA  
  • Thor Hammer, senior, Project Lead the Way
  • Fianna Harman, junior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Junique Huggins Gabriel, senior, business-management   
  • Biak Hnem, junior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Dah'moni Hough, junior, business-management
  • Miaje Johnson, junior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Ayanna Lashley, junior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Isaiah Leacock, senior, carpentry
  • Ariana Lovett-Blackman, junior, pre-engineering
  • Teanna Lowe, senior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Sophia Lucarelli, senior, physical therapy
  • Zslone Mantica, junior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Alpha Mathai, junior, pre-engineering
  • Mwavita Maulidi, senior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Mackenzie Mendrick, junior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Kizia Michael, senior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Marjhani Milledge, senior, occupational therapy
  • Brian Milligan, junior, culinary-food service
  • Mary Minala, senior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Hassan Mohsini, junior, accounting-finance
  • Lixandra Tolentino, senior, cosmetology-salon services    
  • Aliyah Moncur, senior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Arianah Moore, junior, culinary-food service   
  • Jeimy Boche, senior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Travis Moultrie, senior, culinary-food service
  • Ahmad Musdiq, junior, building planning-design-architecture
  • Alattia Myers, senior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Amgad Naser, junior, carpentry
  • Jamila Omar, junior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Aung Oo, junior, carpentry
  • Valery Ovalle, junior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Isabella Plastiras, junior, pre-engineering
  • Raymond Reynoso, junior, carpentry
  • Asiarae Rivera, junior, culinary-food service
  • Mazharul Rohan, junior, carpentry
  • Victoria Rucker, junior, health occupations-prenursing-premed
  • Sonia Russel, junior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Rainier Sol, senior, radiology
  • Savannah Speanburg, sophomore, family and consumer science
  • Shalonda Stallworth, senior, culinary-food service
  • Jay Thomas, junior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Vyniah Thompson, junior, cosmetology-salon services
  • Logan Tweedie, junior, culinary-food service
  • Chika Uzoeshi, junior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Veryonica Vanderhall, junior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Tamyra Victor, senior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Carlos Virrey, senior, carpentry
  • Hser Wah, senior, clinical assistant-CNA
  • Nazariah Williams, cosmetology-salon services