Pictured are the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center’s 2018 Student of the Year nominees. From left, Phoenix Morel, Denham Springs High, Pre-Nursing II nominee; Navy Tedder, Live Oak High, Engineering Technician nominee and 2018 LPLTC Student of the Year; Dylan Naquin, Doyle High, Automotive Service Technician nominee; Tyler Daspit, Live Oak High, Service Technician nominee; LPLTC Director Kimberly Albin; Nicole Halphen, Doyle High, Patient Care Technician nominee; Brady Doucet, Doyle High, Emergency Medical Technician nominee; and Holland Hardison, Live Oak High, Criminal Justice nominee.
The following students earned all 10 ASE certifications offered and are the first students to do so in the history of the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center. These students earned 3 hours of high school credit in Automotive Service Technician I, the S/P2 Mechanical Safety and Pollution Certification, and all 10 ASE certifications which are Automobile Service Technology, Automatic Transmission and Transaxle, Brakes, Electrical/Electronic, Engine Performance, Engine Repair, Heat and Air Conditioning, Maintenance and Light Repair, Manual Drive Train and Axles, and Steering and Suspension. Pictured are, front row from left, Jacob Sledge, AST instructor Mike Deville, Trent Varnado, Steven Bennett, and Bailey Castille; back row, from left, Austin Melvin, Cody Davidson, Draven Ervin, Joel Haggenmacher, Dylan Naquin and Devin Ricouard.
Devin Ricouard, right, pictured with instructor Mike Deville, received the Joseph J. Deville Tools for Success Memorial Scholarship valued at $250.
Landon Ainsworth, left, pictured with Karisha Varnado, received the GM Varnado and Sons Diamond Don’s Snap-On Tools Scholarship valued at $250.
Colton Mandrell, left, pictured with Karisha Varnado, received the GM Varnado and Sons Eddie Warren Matco Tools Scholarship valued at $250.
Lauren Wheat, middle, pictured with Lisa Palmer Bonaventure, left, and Mrs. Kimberly Palmer Albin, received the Glenn E. Palmer Education Matters Memorial Scholarship valued at $500.
Instructors at the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center are leaders from their industry fields who are dedicated to the instruction of the students and provide the students with many practical opportunities to better their skills and become certified so that they will be workforce-ready and productive citizens of Livingston Parish. Pictured, from left, are Janis Mann, emergency medical technician instructor; Karisha Varnado, automotive service technician lab manager; Brandi Smart, pre-nursing instructor; Kelly Jennings, criminal justice instructor; Cara Coxe, patient care technician instructor; Debra Stewart, secretary; Kimberly Albin, director/principal; Fish Williams, maintenance; Bryan Gilchrist, engineering technician instructor; and John Hutchinson, computer service technician instructor.
Navy Tedder, center, from Live Oak High School was named the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center’s Student of the Year. Here he is pictured with Bryan Gilchrist, engineering technician instructor, and Kimberly Albin, LPLTC director. Navy received a $250 scholarship.
Pictured are the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center students who were recognized for their accomplishments on Monday, May 7.
