Timmons Touted as MTC's First Worth County 08-09 School Year GED Recipient
SYLVESTER, GA. Inderia Timmons, 21, of Sylvester learned a hard lesson three years ago when a car accident in the middle of her senior year prevented her from getting to Worth County High School.
Timmons says she made good grades in middle and high school and was involved in Future Business Leaders of America. She even easily passed the Georgia State high school graduation test, scoring a Pass Plus.
But she says, “I fell into a rut during my senior year. I had a really hard time during my last year of high school.”
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Recent Moultrie Technical College GED graduate Inderia Timmons was the first Worth County resident to receive a GED during this 2008-2009 school year through the MTC Sylvester-Worth County Adult Education Center. |
Her family lived in Poulan at the time of the accident, a wreck that rendered their only family vehicle undrivable. She missed too many days, and counselors told her she would have to repeat the twelfth grade. Discouraged, she decided to drop out.
However, after three years out of school, during the summer of 2008 Timmons decided it was time to move forward.
“I always wanted my high school diploma. But I knew I needed my GED. I wanted to do something else besides struggle. I wanted more for my child. And I know I can do it with an education,” she says.
Timmons, now the mother of a four-month-old baby, became the first person to receive a GED during the 2008-2009 school year in Worth County on July 19 through the Moultrie Technical College [MTC] Sylvester-Worth County Adult Education Center.
“I had a great feeling through the whole [GED] test,” says Timmons. “The Moultrie Tech GED teachers were amazed at my scores. When you have someone to believe in you, it is wonderful.”
She encourages others to pursue their GED credentials as well. “The class times are very flexible and convenient. So many people don’t look at a GED as an achievement, but I do. Don’t give up! You have to have faith and believe in yourself,” she adds.
Timmons, who says she enjoys working with computers in her spare time, has made an obvious impression among the faculty, staff and students, according to MTC Adult Education instructor Kay Gibbs.
“I was so impressed that I nominated her for a scholarship, and she was awarded the MTC $95 GED testing fee. Before the quarter was out, Inderia had her GED in hand as well as a $500 voucher to continue her education. We couldn't be more proud of her,” says Gibbs.
So what does the future hold for Inderia Timmons? She has applied for acceptance in Albany Technical College’s Business Administrative Technology program for the College’s fall quarter beginning in late September.
“My mind is set and nothing is stopping me now,” Timmons concludes.
