Education

The Levy Center of Central Florida Community College will offer a four-week Intermediate One-Stroke decorative painting class beginning Sept. 18. It is designed for those who have completed the Beginning One-Stroke painting class or for anyone who has experience with the One-Stroke painting technique.

The class will meet from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays through Oct. 9. The course fee is $69. Students who need supplies may purchase them from the instructor at the first class.

ORLANDO -The Chiefland Middle FFA chapter continues to rank among the top ones in the state.

Backing this was its super showing at the 80th annual Florida State Convention and Leadership Conference held June 9-13 at the Caribe Royale Resort.

The Chiefland Middle School chapter grabbed a number of awards.

It was one of 14 statewide recognized for 100 percent FFA membership within the chapter. In order to receive a plaque, every student enrolled in agriculture must also be a bona fide FFA member.

The Central Florida Community College Adult Education Program?s GED graduation was held last week at the Levy Center. It was the largest graduating class in the program's history. Graduates included:

Chiefland High has been offering Cooperative Diversified Education to juniors and seniors for approximately 20 years now.

CDE gives kids the opportunity to leave school early each day and report to a job where they can get a taste of what the business world is all about.

"Students can apply skills acquired in high school vocational programs and apply them to a job.The employers provide them with work ethics and the skills necessary to advance in the workplace."?

The students are also paid for their work.