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Savannah Tech among best for veterans
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The story on the Military Times website is at http://militarytimes.com/bestforvets-ctc-2016. - photo by Screenshot
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Updated: Oct 21, 2015, 4:59 PM
Published: Oct 21, 2015, 5:32 PM

Savannah Technical College was ranked fourth in the U.S. by Military Times in its 2016 “Best for Vets: Career and Technical Colleges 2016” rankings.

The organization, composed of Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times and Marine Corps Times, focused on culture and curriculum that caters to military veterans when conducting and scoring the annual survey of schools that self-identify as career and technical colleges.

“We continue to look for ways to support military-affiliated students,” said STC Military Outreach Coordinator Jeff Ashmen.

Savannah Tech offers programs designed to help area veterans get the technical skills and certifications employers are looking for quickly.

“Savannah Technical College has a 96 percent job placement rate, so we really have our fingers on the pulse of what employers are looking for in a trained workforce,” Ashmen said.

Career and technical colleges respond to the same “Best for Vets: Colleges” survey as two-year institutions on up, a highly respected analysis of a college’s complete offerings for veterans. As with all of the Best for Vets rankings, “Best for Vets: Career and Technical Colleges” is an editorially independent news project that evaluates the many factors that make an institution a good fit for military veterans. Military Times’ Best for Vets survey-based rankings include Colleges, Career and Technical Colleges, Business Schools, Franchises, Employers and Law Enforcement.

For the full rankings, go to: militarytimes.com/bestforvets-ctc-2016.

Savannah Tech has the largest enrollment of military-affiliated students in the Technical College System of Georgia. One in four STC students is a veteran, active-duty service member or a military dependent/spouse. The college waives all general mandatory fees for active-duty service members using military tuition assistance.

In 2015, Savannah Tech opened the Veterans Service Center at the Savannah campus. For more information about military services or enrollment, go to www.savannahtech.edu/military or contact Ashmen at 912-443-4155 or jashmen@savannahtech.edu.

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Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer shows her Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. With her are Tom Harris, Ashlee Farris, Brett Berry and Kim Diebold. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016. - photo by Photo provided.
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Updated: May 17, 2018, 8:11 PM
Published: May 17, 2018, 8:37 PM

Three reports recently presented scholarships

Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer received the Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016.

Garden Club

The Richmond Hill Garden Club recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Katherine Wood and a $500 scholarship to Carly Vargas, both seniors graduating from Richmond Hill High School.

The awards were presented May 8 during Honors Night at RHHS.

Wood plans to attend Green Mountain College in Vermont and major in environmental studies.

Vargas plans to attend Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, to pursue a degree in either environmental studies or biology.

The garden club awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to a local high school senior who plans to major in a field related to environmental concerns, plants and/or gardening.

This year, due to having two exceptional candidates, the garden club awarded an additional $500 scholarship.

Exchange Club

The Exchange Club of Richmond Hill recently named Caroline Odom as its student of the year.

The club each month during the school year names a student of the month, and the student of the year is chosen from among those winners.

Awards are based on academic performance, community involvement and leadership.

Monthly winners receive $100, with the annual winner getting a $1,000 scholarship.

The Exchange Club has been recognizing students for more than 30 years.

Odom will go on to compete in the Georgia District Exchange Club against students from across the state.

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