(Marietta, Ga. – Nov. 30, 2015)
Chattahoochee Technical College has named its six finalists for the 2016 GOAL program. This year’s nominees are:
Skyler Banks nominated by Hillary Gallaher
Allie Heeter nominated by Rick Nelson
Jewell Lucien nominated by Shannon Ferdarko
Claire Maston nominated by Frances Carlson
Jourdan Ortiz nominated by Shari Szalwinski
Yasimar Parrilla nominated by Robin Aiken
GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. Local GOAL winners are selected at each of the state’s other technical colleges as well as the two Board of Regents colleges with technical education divisions.
This year, more than 30 students were nominated by faculty with 22 students accepting the nomination. The first round of interviews took place on Nov. 9 at the North Metro campus with the college’s internal committee. The students were required to give a three-minute speech on the topic “Technical Education in Georgia,” followed by an interview.
The six finalists had their second interview on Nov. 20 with an external committee made up of the College’s board of directors as well as community members. The interview included the nominees’ three-minute speech and a series of interview questions. At the end of the interviews, the committee was challenged with selecting CTC’s goal winner.
The 2016 GOAL winner will be announced on Jan. 29 at the GOAL and Rick Perkins award luncheon, to be held on the North Metro Campus. Following this event, the winner will compete in the regional competition on March 1 at Lanier Technical College, then will continue on to the state competition in Atlanta on April 19 to April 20.