Four University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Secondary Career & Technical Education Center students recently passed the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 608 Exam.
Three of those students were from Prescott. Elijah Cox, Gavin Hatley, and Kage Hillery all passed the test on the first attempt. To work in the HVAC industry, technicians who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of refrigerant-containing equipment must be certified under the EPA’s Section 608 of the Clean Air Act.
The EPA exam is not a requirement of the UAHT HVAC program; however, these students took the initiative to take the test while still in class. All of the students agreed that they were ready and well prepared by their instructor, Leo Rateliff, to go ahead and take the test. “The content we learned in our HVAC course prepared us to pass the test without having to do a lot of extra studying,” they said.
The students are taking the HVAC course for free through the UAHT Secondary Career & Technical Education Center provided to their respective high schools. The Secondary Career Center provides service area high school juniors and seniors with the unique opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school at no charge. The students all agreed that being able to take technical courses like this while still in high school gives them a great advantage. “We are able to get a one to two-year head start on our careers and save money because the classes are free,” they said. “The training provided through the UAHT Secondary Career Center prepares students to go to work quickly in HVAC or other fields. As soon as we graduate high school, we can either continue earning credentials at UAHT, start our own business, work for an HVAC company, or work for almost any industry because they also have HVAC needs. We believe every student should take advantage of these free courses.”
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PHS students stayed after eating donuts this morning to read with elementary students! #impactthepack
Kindergarten Donuts 🍩 with Grownups!
Softball games against Nevada have been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 27 at 4:30 p.m. at Prescott.
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CANCELLATIONS!!
Baseball games scheduled for today against Bearden have been cancelled.
Softball games scheduled for today against Nevada have been cancelled.
Proud of our PHS Outstanding Seniors! Go Wolves! 🐺🎓
Congratulations to these Senior Curley Wolves!!
Deadline to order an elementary yearbook is this Friday, March 29. You may order online at ybpay.lifetouch.com with ID code 11481724.
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Go Lady Wolves!!🐺 🥎
Curley Wolves senior Aubree Cornelius signed this morning to cheer at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia! We are so very proud of Aubree! ♥️🐺
Members of Prescott FFA traveled to the campus of Southern Arkansas University to compete in the Southern District CDE (Career Development Events) Tuesday, March 12 with the following teams qualifying to compete in State FFA CDE events that will be held in April.
Agriculture Mechanics: 1st place
Roy Peachey- 2nd high individual
Kain McKinnon
Justin Sheets
Gavin Hatley
Livestock:6th
Cody Dufrene
Kage Hillary
Chase Dice
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Poultry-8th
Ethan Ray
Colt Brzeski
Zack Laughard
Rhett Bullinger
Land also competed placing 9th
Harlee Faulkner
Dakota Stout
Ainsley Rothenberger
Eli Lowdermilk
PHS Parents!
A representative from UAHT will be at Prescott High School Parent Teacher Conferences from 2:20 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. to help students complete their FAFSA.
Students and parents both need their FAFSA login information as well as their 2022 taxes.