Guam Students Become First to Earn Certificates

Recent graduates of John F. Kennedy High School in Guam are the first high school students in the Western Pacific region to earn National Career Readiness Certificates. The students, who were enrolled in the Guam Community College (GCC) Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs at the school, took WorkKeys assessments administered by the college in partnership with the Guam Department of Labor. They used the KeyTrain curriculum to prepare for the assessments.

Seated, from left, are students Susana Waathag, Loreen Figirag, and Nikki Decipulo. Standing, middle row, from left, are Rose Marie Nanpei, GCC CTE counselor at the high school, and students Kimberly Takai, Roman Elgarico, Francesca Solivio, Ivana Sanchez, Anthony Clark Ponce, and JFK Principal Kenneth Chargualaf. Standing in the back is Victor Rodgers, GCC assistant director, Continuing Education and Workforce Development. Not pictured is student Debralyn Haimin.