High School Senior Honored for Outstanding Educational Achievement Joslyn R. Alcorn, Holdenville, a member of the class of 2008 from Wes Watkins Technology Center has received the Technology Centers That Work (TCTW) Award of Educational Achievement. High school seniors who complete a challenging and focused program of study and demonstrate readiness for employment and for college studies receive the award. Joslyn will receive a personalized certificate and congratulatory letter from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). “This student is to be commended for her efforts.” said WWTC Counselor, Jodie Dunn. “By taking challenging courses in high school and performing well on rigorous exams, she has increased the likelihood of success in the workplace and further education.”

Students qualify for the award by completing a college-preparatory course of study in at least two of three subject areas (English/language arts, mathematics or science); completing a concentration in a career/technical area, mathematics/science or the humanities; and meeting readiness goals in all three subject areas on the TCTW Assessment. TCTW, a Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) initiative, is the largest high school improvement effort in the United States, with more than 1,100 school sites in 32 states. TCTW is supported by member states and grants from organizations, such as the Wallace Foundation, Goldman Sachs Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, Whitehead Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. SREB was founded in 1948 as America’s first multi-state compact for education. For more information, contact Allison Timberlake, coordinator of assessment for School Improvement, or Emily Kagey, chief editor for School Improvement, at the Southern Regional Education Board, 592 10th St., N.W., Atlanta, GA 30318.