SCI Fayette's latest inmate graduation presented the facility with a good problem to have: there were too many graduates.
To accommodate all the graduates and their families, Fayette split its 15th inmate graduation by honoring vocational graduates on Oct. 1 with academic graduates being honored in November.
There were 107 vocational graduates that were invited to participate in the ceremony, of which 70 of those participated. The 107 graduates included the following: 26 carpentry graduates, 50 custodial maintenance graduates, 10 electrical graduates, 11 HVAC graduates and 10 welding graduates.
Pam Snyder, a member of the PA House of Representatives, was the guest speaker at this graduation, to which she spoke on the theme of "Nothing Builds Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence like Accomplishment."
Friends and family members of the graduates were invited to participate in the ceremony. It was a special occasion for the graduates, and staff members, family, and friends showed their appreciation to the graduates' hard work that they put forth over the past year to obtain certificates/diplomas. In addition to staff members, friends and family, Pennsylvania Senator Pat Stefano joined Fayette in this celebratory event.