Thursday, August 1, 2013

Perkins Job Corps student breaks ACT reading score record at Big Sandy Community College 

Nineteen-year-old Heather Lida, a student at the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center, has broken the record for the highest score on the reading portion of the ACT Compass standardized test at Big Sandy Community & Technical College. Heather earned a score of 95% on the reading portion of the ACT, a standardized college admission and placement test, and earned the distinction of scoring the highest in reading in the history of ACT testing at BSCTC and Perkins Job Corps. The ACT Compass offers tests in reading, writing, math, essay writing and English as a second language. The tests help evaluate students’ readiness to enter college and aid in placing students in appropriate classes. 

Heather, from Hagerstown, Md., will begin college at BSCTC this fall, and plans to pursue studies in business management. 

She enrolled in Job Corps to further her education so she could become a self-sufficient adult. At Perkins, Heather earned her high school diploma, completed Culinary Arts and is completing Office Administration. She is proficient in Microsoft Office and has learned valuable computer skills that will serve her well as she enters college. 

Heather has also completed a six-week of Work Base Learning internship in culinary arts at Jenny Wiley Sate Park, and is currently has a WBL internship in Office Administration at Volunteer Lawyers Association of Kentucky.  

After finishing her degree in business management, Heather hopes to open her own restaurant.

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