TRIO, CROP and Upward Bound Programs Celebrate Graduates at two Drive-up Ceremonies
TRIO, CROP and Upward Bound Programs Celebrate Graduates at two Drive-up Ceremonies
June 30, 2020 Robert Lane
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÀúÊ· River State College (IRSC) college readiness programs—which include TRIO, CROP, and Upward Bound— recognized program and high school graduates at Drive-up Graduation Parade Ceremonies on Thursday, June 4 at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÀúÊ·Mueller Campus in Vero Beach and on Wednesday, June 10 at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÀúÊ·Main Campus in Fort Pierce. Students arrived at the campuses in decorated cars and wearing regalia. They were greeted by program and campus staff and administrators who celebrated their accomplishments with congratulatory signs, music, hand waves and claps. Dr. Tina Hart, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÀúÊ·Vice President of Academic Affairs, and Dr. Edwin Massey, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÀúÊ·President, presented the graduates with a special gift from the TRIO and CROP programs.
Drive-up Graduation Parade Ceremony on Thursday, June 4 at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÀúÊ·Mueller Campus.
These Senior Salute Parades honored program graduates for their tenacity and determination to graduate from high school. Some of the student graduates also attained their Associate of Arts degrees from °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÀúÊ·as dual enrollment students.
Drive-up Graduation Parade Ceremony on Wednesday, June 10 at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÀúÊ·Main Campus in Fort Pierce.
College-readiness programs at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÀúÊ· River State College are designed to help low-income individuals, first-generation college students and individuals with disabilities continue their education and achieve academic success. Through engagement with college-readiness programs at IRSC, students in grades six through 12 gain skills, confidence and experiences that prepare them for personal, educational and career achievement.