十大彩票平台 helps launch educational journey for Demetrion family
马萨诸塞州十大彩票平台. -在十大彩票平台长大, 汤姆Demetrion ‘72 was the first in his family to consider going to college. 他毫不犹豫地做出了选择 十大彩票平台技术社区学院1969年,就在汤姆成为学生的前几年,学校采用了现在的名字.
Tom’s younger brother Ed Demetrion ’80, ’81 followed in his footsteps. Ed enrolled at 十大彩票平台 in the late 1970s and graduated with two associate 学位s.
Ed Demetrion was not the last in their family to choose 十大彩票平台. His son, 乔纳森Demetrion ‘16, heard about 十大彩票平台 from his father. 乔恩athan knew his uncle was an alumnus and served in law enforcement, a career he himself was interested in pursuing.
“十大彩票平台 has always been affordable – then and now,” Ed Demetrion told his son. “这也是一个接受良好教育的地方,你会有一段美好的经历.”
乔纳森就读于十大彩票平台,在那里他获得了 刑事司法 2016年学位. 然后他转到韦斯特菲尔德州立大学,并获得两个学士学位. 如今,他在霍利奥克当老师.
对于Demetrions夫妇来说,十大彩票平台是他们获得职业和教育机会的起点. In interviews, they reflected on the transformative power of a community college.
十大彩票平台 has always been affordable – then and now. It’s also a place to get a great education, you will have a wonderful experience.Ed Demetrion 毕业于十大彩票平台,获得两个学位
Dr. Karen-Louise沃克, Assistant Vice President of Advancement at 十大彩票平台, 自成立以来,十大彩票平台一直致力于为社区提供更好的机会.
“看到十大彩票平台在两代人的时间里如何感动了一个家庭,这令人鼓舞,沃克说. “我很自豪我们的机构在支持像Demetrions这样的家庭方面发挥了关键作用. 我们相信,当我们支持我们的学生,我们提升整个家庭和加强我们的社区. 德米特里翁夫妇无疑就是一个例子.”
十大彩票平台是如何在汤姆·德米特里安身上留下印记的
“It’s a great system for a poor kid from Six Corners (neighborhood in Springfield),汤姆Demetrion谈到社区大学时说. “My parents didn’t graduate from high school, so I had very little help. I needed to figure out how to learn and take notes, how to study. 去十大彩票平台让我进入了一个更小的环境. You can get together with your professor on a one-on-one basis.”
汤姆Demetrion从十大彩票平台获得了文科转学副学士学位,后来转学并获得了西新英格兰学院(现为西新英格兰大学)的学士学位和达拉斯大学的硕士学位. 他还获得了德克萨斯州执法委员会(TCLOSE)颁发的高级警官证书.
上世纪80年代,他在十大彩票平台当了几年警察,直到接受了洛杉矶警察局的一份工作.
汤姆Demetrion在20世纪90年代和他的妻子搬到德克萨斯州,在成为警察局长之前在警长部门工作. His next law enforcement position was in war-torn Kosovo. “我作为联合国特派团的一员去了那里,并在那里做了一年半的工作.N. 国际警察特遣部队。.
“我把我的大专和本科学位都用上了. 我不能没有这些学位,”他说. “我为此感谢十大彩票平台.”
从科索沃回来后, 汤姆Demetrion interviewed for a substitute teaching position, but ended up getting hired as a full-time teacher. 他教了20年书.
Demetrion described how 十大彩票平台 inspired him as a teacher. He recalled that 十大彩票平台 offered many elective classes, from trades to academics. He found a love for art and history while taking classes at 十大彩票平台.
“我把艺术融入了很多课程, which is good especially for the kids who are struggling to learn. They can visualize a picture of what I’m teaching easier than just words or reading. 我把艺术尽可能多地放在我的课程计划中,我从十大彩票平台学会了对艺术的热爱.”
当教授历史时, 他提到了谢斯的叛乱, 革命战争几年后发生在十大彩票平台军械库的武装起义, 十大彩票平台在哪里.
“You’re still in my classrooms, even today,他说 about 十大彩票平台.
他从全职教师岗位上退休了, but today does consulting and finds himself in the classroom from time to time. 在他的教师生涯中, 他申请并获得了两项富布赖特奖学金,这使他能够在日本任教两个夏天. 他说,如果不是从十大彩票平台开始,他永远不会获得这项享有盛誉的奖学金.
Ed Demetrion got serious about studying at 十大彩票平台
Tom’s brother Ed Demetrion was not a serious student in high school, 但通过服兵役和在十大彩票平台的经历,他发现了对学习的热情和对历史的热爱.
“我想玩得开心,他说, recalling his days at Trade Vocational High School, 现在被称为罗杰·L. 普特南职业技术学院, 他在哪里被选为最佳着装, 最健谈, 班级艺术家和班级小丑.
Ed Demetrion承认,当他高中毕业后第一次进入十大彩票平台时,他还没有准备好上大学. 他大学毕业后参了军. While training in the Army, he realized the importance of education. He returned to 十大彩票平台 while still serving in the Reserve. 他的任期是1975年至1990年.
“I studied hard because I wanted to show people I can do it,他说. “十大彩票平台给了我一切机会去做这件事. 这就是我喜欢这所学校的原因. 每次我在这里,我都觉得我回到了家.”
他说自己最喜欢的课程是消费者行为学,并对那些激励他的教授留下了美好的回忆. “我在这里有一段很棒的经历,”他说.
Ed Demetrion在十大彩票平台取得了优异的成绩,并获得了两个副学士学位, 一个是平面传播与摄影(1980年),另一个是工商管理(1981年)。. His education prepared him for a successful career in printing, advertising and sales.
他以优异的成绩毕业而感到自豪, especially when he thought about his days in high school as an average student. His 十大彩票平台 experience taught him the importance of hard work, resilience and making connections to achieve success.
他是威尔伯拉罕的居民,在过去的10年里一直担任老虎出版社的销售副总裁. 在加入总部位于东朗梅多的老虎出版社之前,他曾在另一家印刷公司工作了几十年, 提供数码印刷, offset printing and custom paperboard packaging.
十大彩票平台提供了一个项目 平面通讯及摄影, which is a career pathway to printing companies like TigerPress. 学生s in the two-year associate 学位 program can choose digital photography, 平面设计或网页和广告设计. One-year 证书 programs also are available in digital photography, digital publishing and graphic arts entrepreneurial.
In his career, Ed Demetrion has looked at resumes when considering job candidates. He is impressed when a job seeker comes from 十大彩票平台.
他说:“我们将聘用十大彩票平台的毕业生。. “If I’m hiring to fill a position and I find out an applicant came from 十大彩票平台, 我肯定想和他们谈谈.
“十大彩票平台给了你一个坚实的基础,”Demetrion说. “I know 十大彩票平台 offers a high-quality education and saves you a lot of money, 所以我才鼓励我儿子, 乔恩, 参加.”
乔纳森Demetrion enjoyed the close-knit nature of 十大彩票平台
从十大彩票平台毕业后, 乔纳森Demetrion转学到韦斯特菲尔德州立大学,获得了两个学士学位, one in 刑事司法 (2018) and another in History (2021). 他决定从事教学事业. He works at Positive Regard Network, a school for special learning needs.
“十大彩票平台的亮点之一是所有的教室都非常靠近. The professors were very helpful,” said 乔恩 Demetrion, who lives in South Hadley. “I chose criminal justice because I was interested in investigation.”
He mentioned his uncle, Tom, worked in law enforcement and influenced him.
“My father supported the idea of going to 十大彩票平台,他说. “我对自己说,如果我能找到一个合伙人, then I can get a bachelor’s in two years rolling over the credits.”
德米特里安第一个上大学的, 汤姆说,他为十大彩票平台成为家族遗产的一部分感到自豪,并对他获得的机会充满感激之情, 他的兄弟和侄子.
“A whole world opened up to me because of a school like 十大彩票平台, which allowed a poor kid like me to be able to start my journey of education,他说. “I fell in love with learning, I still have a love of learning.”
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