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A celebration took place on Thursday night for 91 students from Fitchburg and Leominster who will graduate from High School this year after participating in Project Healthcare and getting a jump-start on their college education.
The celebration was organized by Mount Wachusett Community College and took place at the Wachusett Mountain Ski Area on April 25. Project Healthcare is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is operated by MWCC. It provides free healthcare classes to students through a dual enrollment program. All of the students in the program vattend Fitchburg High School (FHS), Leominster High School (LHS), or Leominster Center for Technical Education Innovation (LCTEi).
The classes are taught to prepare the students for future careers in healthcare fields and were taught directly in their high schools. A total of 32 Project Healthcare students are anticipated to be CNA certified by June.
“I will never forget what Project Healthcare gave me. It gave me the opportunity to hear other women who are professionals in their field of medicine. I learned about health disparities in my community that someday I wish to tackle and I have been introduced to so many people who work every day to save lives,” said Leominster High School Student Hellen Muma who will be attending UMass Amherst next year and plans to go on to become a doctor participating in Doctors without Borders.
The students have been a part of Project Healthcare since 2016. Students in this program not only accelerate their college path by obtaining credits that reduce the time and money spent on higher education, but also have the opportunity to pursue certificate programs that allow them to work well-paying jobs immediately out of high school and thus further reduce their need to burden themselves with loans to further their education.
“Project Healthcare has gotten all of its students ahead,” said Fitchburg High School Student Jacqueline Laskowski who participated in the program and will be attending Dennison University next year to study psychology and neuroscience. “We have all learned so much about how to be successful in our future plans.”
The following students were recognized at the celebration:
| First Name | Last Name | High School |
| Cizara | Al-Aziz | FHS |
| Madison | Alejandro | FHS |
| Genesis | Alvarez Bergodere | FHS |
| Emma | Auger | FHS |
| Kiara | Baez | FHS |
| Josiah | Begor | FHS |
| William | Coleman | FHS |
| Khoi | Dang Nguyen | FHS |
| Tatyana | Diaz | FHS |
| Alexis | Dimond | FHS |
| Brooke | Feltus | FHS |
| Andrew | Foster | FHS |
| Ulysses | Fowler | FHS |
| Jorge | Gaitan Jr. | FHS |
| Justine | Gaynor | FHS |
| Joshua | Gonzalez | FHS |
| Kobe | Hoang | FHS |
| Jayda | Kolaco | FHS |
| Destiny | Lamoreaux | FHS |
| Jacqueline | Laskowski | FHS |
| Pa-Zhong | Lee | FHS |
| Sophia | Mahone | FHS |
| Bivianna | Masses | FHS |
| Abrianna | McCall | FHS |
| Marissa | McInnis Ramos | FHS |
| Juliana | Mejia | FHS |
| Rohanji | Novas | FHS |
| Juan | Pedraza | FHS |
| Alana | Perry | FHS |
| Ciara | Perry | FHS |
| William | Phommatham | FHS |
| Elizabeth | Quiles | FHS |
| Yanailiz | Rivera | FHS |
| Hilario | Rodriguez IV | FHS |
| Cristal | Rosado Perez | FHS |
| Suliannah | Souryyavongsa | FHS |
| Katalina | Tejada | FHS |
| Jackson | Truax | FHS |
| William | Vargo | FHS |
| Willie | Vongphachacnh | FHS |
| Kaylin | Wiseman | FHS |
| Cicero | Appiah | LCTEi |
| Aubrey | Carter | LCTEi |
| Gabrielle | Grimley | LCTEi |
| Lakayla | Kamara | LCTEi |
| Peyton | LeBlanc | LCTEi |
| Frank | Lunetta | LCTEi |
| Kamie | McCusker | LCTEi |
| Karen | Mireku | LCTEi |
| Spesioza | Moriasi | LCTEi |
| Jennifer | Payne | LCTEi |
| Macy | Pepin | LCTEi |
| Laura | Ramsaran | LCTEi |
| Mackenzie | Spanner | LCTEi |
| Hannah | Wyman | LCTEi |
| Lucrecia | Acosta | LHS |
| Brianna | Ash | LHS |
| Farah | Auguste | LHS |
| Daishaliz | Aulet | LHS |
| Roxane | Bede | LHS |
| Kayla | Beer | LHS |
| Maximiliano | Budzinski | LHS |
| Millenia | Butler | LHS |
| Hannah | Champa | LHS |
| Roseguecey | Clermont | LHS |
| Abigail | Costa | LHS |
| Haleigh | Craigen | LHS |
| Julia | Dalton | LHS |
| Jenaida | Darling | LHS |
| La Porsha | Fate | LHS |
| Elma | Garcia | LHS |
| Jenny | Gonzalez | LHS |
| Alexis | Hahn | LHS |
| Kaylee | Harrigan | LHS |
| Samuel | Johnson | LHS |
| Ryka | Lamontagne | LHS |
| Patrice | McDonald | LHS |
| Hellen | Muma | LHS |
| Melissa | Paquette | LHS |
| Preya | Patel | LHS |
| Jaydalee | Perez | LHS |
| Lysandra | Ramos | LHS |
| Ianna | Reaves | LHS |
| Ruby | Roberge | LHS |
| Amara | Rose | LHS |
| Naomi | Someya-Brown | LHS |
| Gladimir | Taveras | LHS |
| Kaleb | Vowles | LHS |
| Julia | Wilson | LHS |
| Precious | Yang | LHS |
| Rory | Young | LHS |
Individual awards were given out for each school:
LEOMINSTER HIGH SCHOOL
Highest GPA:
Preya Patel
Melissa Paquette
Lucrecia Acosta Larrama
Most Dual Enrollment Credits:
Hellen Muma
Roseguecey Clermont
Julia Dalton
Most Dedicated:
Precious Yang
Kayla Beer
Most Improved:
Roxane Bede
Jayda Lee Perez
FITCHBURG HIGH SCHOOL
Highest GPA:
Emma Auger
Abrianna McCall
Rohanji Novas
Most Dual Enrollment Credits:
William Coleman
Jayda Kolaco
Marissa McInnis Ramos
Most Dedicated:
Jackie Laskowski
Sophia Mahone
Most Improved:
Joshua Gonzalez
Pa-Zhong Lee