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Rosa Fox, of Sanford, addressed the spring graduating class of Central Carolina Community College’s Adult High School and GED programs during commencement ceremonies Thursday at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Listening are (seated right, from left) Sara Lambert, CCCC Chatham County Basic Skills coordinator, and Tanya Smith, of Goldston, the graduation speaker representing Chatham County.

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Tim McNeill (left), vice chairman of the Central Carolina Community College Board of Trustees, presents the W.B. Wicker Memorial Scholarship to Shawn Thornton, of Sanford, who received his GED diploma Thursday at the college’s Adult High School and GED programs graduation in the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center.

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Tim McNeill (left), vice chairman of the Central Carolina Community College Board of Trustees, presents Dylan Jamerson, of Lee County, with his GED diploma Thursday at the college’s Adult High School and GED programs graduation in the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center.

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Tim McNeill (left), vice chairman of the Central Carolina Community College Board of Trustees, presents Maria Gonzalez-Chavez, of Lee County, with a $600 CCCC Foundation Directors’ Scholarship during the college’s Adult High School and GED programs graduation Thursday at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Gonzalez-Chavez received her GED diploma during the exercises.

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Tim McNeill (left), vice chairman of the Central Carolina Community College Board of Trustees, congratulates Willie Mae Stokes, of Angier, at the college’s Adult High School and GED programs’ commencement ceremonies Thursday at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Stokes, 69, received her GED diploma.

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Willie Mae Stokes (left), of Angier, had the honor of carrying the mace and leading the processional and recessional Thursday at Central Carolina Community College’s Adult High School and GED programs’ graduation, held in the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford. Cristie Mitchell (right), of Lillington, was the Harnett County speaker for the event. Both completed their studies for a GED diploma during the spring semester.

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Tim McNeill (left), vice chairman of the Central Carolina Community College Board of Trustees, presents Tanya Smith, of Goldston, with a $600 CCCC Foundation Directors’ Scholarship during the college’s Adult High School and GED programs’ graduation Thursday at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Smith received her high school diploma. She was also one of three student speakers for the event.

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Graduate Jessica Bowman (center), gets a congratulatory pickup from family members Sabrina Poe (left) and Kenneth Poe following Central Carolina Community College’s Adult High School and GED programs’ graduation Thursday at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center, in Sanford. Bowman, of Franklinville, completed her high school diploma via the Internet through the Adult High School. Bowman, 19, is now eager to go on to college at CCCC.