Shelby County launches vo-tech pilot program in Frayser
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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Omer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Binghampton, Frayser, North Memphis and Raleigh for The Daily Memphian. Omer previously covered county government. He is also a former reporter at The Jackson Sun and a University of Memphis graduate.