{"id":52,"date":"2019-06-11T14:35:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T14:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lenoircc.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-1-issue-1\/student-spotlight-chelsea-raynor\/"},"modified":"2019-07-29T20:15:05","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T20:15:05","slug":"student-spotlight-chelsea-raynor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenoircc.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2019-volume-1-issue-1\/student-spotlight-chelsea-raynor\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight: Chelsea Raynor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\"><em>By Richy Huneycutt<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">Chelsea Raynor of Kinston wasn\u2019t sure what she wanted to do in life, but she knew she had to make a change. She came to Lenoir Community College in September 2017 and enrolled in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Program when she was 16 years old. A single mom of a two-month-old son, Chelsea said she quit high school as a freshman because she experienced complications in the first half of her pregnancy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">\u201cShe was shy and lacked self-confidence,\u201d LCC WIOA Youth Advisor Tracey Price recalled. \u201cShe began working on her High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) and was making good progress in her studies. After she was no longer basic skills deficient and had completed HRD classes on employability skills, she was placed in a paid work experience in a medical office.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">Chelsea was working hard at school and her work experience job but had difficulty maintaining a stable place to live. She had to move three times while working on her HSED and had to stop the work experience and coming to classes because one move took her out of the county. Price said she faced many challenges. \u201cShe didn\u2019t have a driver\u2019s license or transportation.\u00a0 She was studying online when she could so she wouldn\u2019t lose all the ground she had gained working on her HSED. No matter the challenges, Chelsea has maintained a positive attitude,&#8221; she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">\u201cI am determined not to give up because of my love and dedication to my son,\u201d Chelsea said. \u201cMy son is my best motivation, always inspiring me to do better so he can have better. I am committed to providing him a safe, loving, secure environment to grow up in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">After a short absence from the Transitional and Career Studies Program, she came back to HSE classes and earned her High School Equivalency Diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">Chelsea began working at Spring Arbor Assisted Living in Kinston in November 2018. \u201cShe and I wanted to be sure that nursing was the career pathway she wanted to pursue and there is no better way of doing that than first-hand experience on the job,\u201d Price said. \u201cChelsea performed well at the worksite, and according to her supervisors she was a natural at caring for others, and they reported all the residence there loved her and would ask for her specifically if they needed something.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">She was offered a permanent position when the work experience ended and was hired immediately. She enrolled in Nurse Assistant I (NAI) class in April 2019 and she plans to continue her education following the established career pathway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">\u201cI could not have made it this far without this program. I am so grateful for the financial assistance, also the motivation and encouragement Ms. Tracey has given me,\u201d she said. &#8220;I tell my friends and family about this program because it has changed my life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">For more information, visit\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans Bold';\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenoircc.edu\/ce\/cewia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LCC WIOA<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Richy Huneycutt Chelsea Raynor of Kinston wasn\u2019t sure what she wanted to do in life, but she knew she had to make a change. 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