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Shelby County launches vo-tech pilot program in Frayser

By , Daily Memphian Updated: November 20, 2019 10:49 AM CT | Published: November 19, 2019 7:19 PM CT
<strong>Martin Luther King College Prep students (right) and onlookers laugh as Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris (middle) attempts to use a virtual welding machine during a demonstration Nov. 19. Shelby County Government and Frayser Community Schools are partnering to host a pilot after-school program to allow high school students to complete two different certification programs. Students who complete the program will receive $1,000 vocational-technical scholarship from the county.</strong> (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

Martin Luther King College Prep students (right) and onlookers laugh as Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris (middle) attempts to use a virtual welding machine during a demonstration Nov. 19. Shelby County Government and Frayser Community Schools are partnering to host a pilot after-school program to allow high school students to complete two different certification programs. Students who complete the program will receive $1,000 vocational-technical scholarship from the county. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

Pre-apprentice vo-tech program could expand to other local high schools if successful. 

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Frayser Lee Harris MLK Prep Shelby County vocational training
Omer Yusuf

Omer Yusuf

Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.

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