Two KC students earn $1,000 scholarships from National Technical Honor Society

Kilgore College students Cesar Navarrete and Catherine Camp were awarded $1,000 scholarships from the National Technical Honor Society.

Navarrete, from Kilgore, is a student in the Process Technology Program and Camp, from Longview, is a student in the Office Professional Program.

They were two of 225 outstanding NTHS members to receive the Jon H. Poteat Scholarship.

NTHS is the leader in recognizing student achievement in career and technical education.  More than 4,200 schools and colleges are affiliated with the society.

Since its founding in 1984, it has awarded more than $1.4 million in scholarships to CTE students nationwide.

NTHS works in partnership with national student leadership organizations to promote educational excellence.

These include Business Professionals of America (BPA), Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA/DEX), Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA/PBL), Health Occupational Students of America (HOSA) and SkillsUSA.

Visit www.nths.org for more information.