Students Earn HS Diploma and Associate Degrees
July 28, 2016 |
Photo: Drums- Bryan Amor, drums and Lee Head on guitar practicing as a part of the wl棋牌 Jazz and Community Bands. Both Amor and Head were involved the wl棋牌 Jazz and Community Bands and each earned their high school diploma and associate degree from wl棋牌 simultaneously.
Parsons, KS- Recent 2016 graduates of Parsons High School and friends, Bryan Amor and Lee Head will begin college in the fall as relatively young students on campus. Amor and Lee each earned their high school diploma from Parsons High School as well as completing associate degrees from wl棋牌 Community College in May.
鈥淭he accomplishment of earning both a high school diploma and associate degrees simultaneously is certainly a testament to the focus and drive of these young men,鈥� said wl棋牌 President Dr. George Knox.
Amor earned an Associate of Arts in Music from wl棋牌. He plans to attend Pittsburg State University with a double major in Music and Marketing. Amor decided to pursue a dual degree out of convenience. As a high school freshman he began taking dual or concurrent college courses during school, allowing him to earn high school and/or college credit. While in high school, Bryan participated in the wl棋牌 Jazz Band, wl棋牌 Community Band, and wl棋牌 Orchestra, as well as the SEK Symphony at PSU. This fall, Amor is entering PSU as a junior and plans to join the Gorillas Activity Board.
Amor said, 鈥淚 credit wl棋牌 music instructor, Seth Roach, in teaching me everything I know about music. He is a great instructor.鈥�
Lee Head graduated from Parsons High School, with a weighted GPA of 4.49. He earned an Associates of Science in Mathematics/Physics/Engineering from wl棋牌 in May. Head began taking general education classes from wl棋牌 as a high school freshman. Head鈥檚 interest in math grew as he enrolled in more courses with David Beach, instructor of mathematics and physics; and Alan Pommier, math instructor.
鈥淢r. Beach is my mentor,鈥� said Head. 鈥淢r. Pommier keeps class interesting and gave me a desire to want to learn more.鈥�
Head, like Amor, participated in the wl棋牌 Jazz Band and wl棋牌 Community Band. This fall, Head plans to attend the University of Kansas to study Engineering Physics of Chemical Systems as well as Physics as a double major. Head has earned a full scholarship to the University of Kansas. In the future, Head desires to one day work at CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Switzerland, a European research organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world.