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The Tennessee College of Applied Technology Elizabethton hosted a National Letter of Intent Signing Day Monday with a large number of local students indicating their intention to enroll in several of the school’s trade programs.
On hand for the signing was Flora Tydings, Chancellor Tennessee Board of Regents, along with Dr. David Hicks, President of TCAT Elizabethton. The guest speaker was Stacey Schroeder, Senior Manager of Kubota University, Kubota Tractor Corp. Other special guests included representatives of the various TCAT programs.
Students who signed a letter of intent to attend the school and the various programs they will be enrolled in include:
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TECHNOLOGY– Madison Guinn, Elizabethton High School
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY – Trevor Buchanan, Tennessee High; Tyler Johnson, Viking Academy; Bradley Mendrzycki, Viking Academy; Nathaniel Painter, Hampton High; Matthew Tallet, Tennessee High
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY – Joseph Dickerson, Dobyns-Bennett High School; Brandon Jenkins, Viking Academy; Noah Parrigan, Cherokee High School
COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY– Taylor Baines, Unicoi County High School; Elizabeth Lindsey, Happy Valley High School; Kelsey Tester, Happy Valley High School
COSMETOLOGY – Indi Bowen, Elizabeth Butler, Unicoi County High School; Angel Campion, Hampton High School; Meredith Garland, Unicoi County High School; Adrianna Harageones, Happy Valley High; Chloe Hicks, Sullivan East High; Trinity Lunceford, Johnson County High; Lacy Lydia, Unicoi County High; Melanie Mendoza, Tennessee High; Jasmine Metcalfe, Unicoi County High; Temperance Caroline Lovette, Elizabethton High; Alyssa Zollinger, Sullivan East High
CRIMINAL JUSTICE – Xanaryia Crouse, Viking Academy
DIESEL POWERED EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY – Jacob Lowe, David Crockett High; Michael Ashely, Madison Bise, Selenda Clemons, Breanna Davis, Alric Duffield, Malakhi Guess, Jude Hickman, Cassandra Hatley, Clayton Jones, Isabella Weaver, Alexis Matheson, Arturo Nogueda, James Strickhorn, Brock Surratt, Jacob Whitson, Harley Whitehead, Hampton High; Kelsey Condry, Sam Jarrett, Happy Valley High
DIETARY MANAGER – Sydnee Greene, Kiera Graham, Dobyns-Bennett High School
HVAC/ REFRIGERATION – Malachi Dean, Unicoi County High; Mason Ford, Hampton High; Keith Phipps, Viking Academy; Levi Wolfe, Elizabethton High
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICITY – Joshua Clawson, Brian Crum, Ty McElyea, Hampton High School; Logan Fletcher, Gabriel Hamby, Bryce Solomon, Happy Valley High
MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGY – James “Aiden” King, Happy Valley High
MILLWRIGHT SKILLS – Colton Jake Bailey, Happy Valley High; Johnathan Greenwell, Adam Wenger, Hampton High; Luke McIntosh, Connor McIntosh, Unicoi County High
PHLEBOTOMY – Kaylee Garrison, Hampton High
PIPEFITTING – Paul Brummitt, Cloudland High
PRACTICAL NURSING – Christyra Bunche, Dobyns-Bennett High; Sara Carpenter, Harlee Reibeling, Hampton High; Holly Chase, Alexis Gurley, Happy Valley High; Ernie Mann, Viking Academy; Gracie Oxentine, Johnson County High
WELDING – Micah Bellamy, Dewey Guy, Elijah Hartman, Ethan Townsend, Happy Valley High; Jordan Bobbitt, Tennessee High; Hunter Campbell, Elizabethton High; Kalin Dougherty, Gateway Christian; Gabriel Ferrell, David Crockett High; Devin Hall, Matthew “Luke” Johnson, Cloudland High; Gunnar Meyer, Tennessee High; Ty Owen, Pedro Ponce, Connor Tipton, Unicoi County High; James Smith, Tennessee High; Jacob Street, Cloudland High; Brandon Wise, Tennessee High; Trent Woodby, Cloudland High.