After two years of Mrs. McGee’s Business CTE at Manchester School of Technology, I was invited to attend their yearly Recognition Night alongside my friends who studied different CTEs. I was awarded two cords and a scholarship. I received the gold chord for having straight A’s throughout both years and the National Technical Honors Society chord as I participated in that and have been the last two years. Many students gathered there that day were also recognized for things like LNA completers, Fire Science, and the Excelsiors.

It was a great day for us students to celebrate our success. Numerous other scholarships were awarded that day, including the Brown Family CTE Scholarship, the MST Cosmetology Tool Award, the Rotary International Manchester Club, the Nick Bickford Scholarship, and Wire Belt. My amazing teacher, Mrs. McGee, nominated me as one of the two winners for the Bryan Halley Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is in honor of the former Business teacher of Manchester School of Technology, Bryan Halley.

Overall, it was a great day of celebration. Congratulations to my peers and the MST Class of 2025!