Bladdimir Reyes-Alvarado, a rising senior at Cedartown High School, has been selected to participate at the 2019 NCCEP/Gear Up National Conference in San Francisco in July. Cedartown High School was only one of eight schools to receive a Certificate of Achievement at the Gear Up Georgia Conference. 

Gear Up provides a 12-week mentor/life skills program. Bladdimir attended the program and stood out among his peers from Polk and Floyd Counties to be chosen to go to the national conference.  

Polk School District is proud to have him represent his school, district, and the state of Georgia. 

Ryan Fincher is a 2015 graduate of Cedartown High School. Before graduating from Georgia Northwestern Technical College for welding, Ryan was enrolled in welding classes at the Polk County College and Career Academy under the direction of Matt Hayden.

Earlier this year, Ryan competed in Pre-Trial welding competition and won the honor of representing the US in the WorldSkills competition in Kazan, Russia in August. 

You can read more about Ryan and the WorldSkills welding competition at the link below:

https://www.thefabricator.com/article/arcwelding/hard-work-persistence-pay-off-for-young-welder-headed-to-worldskills?utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1561489705&utm_medium=social&utm_source=multiple&fbclid=IwAR1fqB8igQun2hU_jKQMV692OnslKiG91H3hps-sOVFnbclDAbxO03uc2uQ

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