Forty-nine students at Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies earned induction into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) on Oct. 15, the Charleston County School District announced.
The inductees span more than 20 career and technical education pathways. Fields range from aviation maintenance and mortuary services to network systems/security, nursing and pre-engineering.
"This recognition reflects their commitment to excellence, their dedication to developing valuable career skills, and the hard work they put into their education," Principal Jermaine Joyner said in the district's announcement.
The North Charleston school draws students from Burke, Military Magnet, North Charleston and R.B. Stall high schools, according to the school's website. The site lists about 500 students enrolled in roughly 1,150 CTE courses.
Health-related pathways produced the most inductees. Ten students were recognized in health occupations/pre-nursing/pre-med, five in medical assisting, three each in nursing, dental assisting and clinical assistant/CNA programs, and one each in radiology, pharmacy technician, medical lab technician, massage therapy, paramedic and physician's assistant.
The honors weren't limited to health care. Three students were inducted in carpentry, three in information technology, two in radio/TV/digital media production and others in fields including law enforcement/criminal justice, graphic arts/animation, photography, pre-engineering, computer electronics and software engineering.
To qualify, students must be enrolled in a CTE pathway and hold at least a 3.0 unweighted GPA, according to NTHS national membership criteria. Individual chapters may set additional requirements.
NTHS has served as the honor society for career and technical education since 1984, according to the district. The organization recognizes more than 50,000 new members annually nationwide.
Wandalyn Jones, the school's NTHS advisor and academic interventionist, said in the announcement that the induction "recognizes not only their academic achievement but also the technical skills and professionalism they are developing for their future careers."
