{"id":50835,"date":"2023-05-23T11:16:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T15:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/?p=50835"},"modified":"2023-05-31T10:04:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T14:04:45","slug":"promotion-day-inaugural-middle-school-to-moc-scholar-program-creates-utc-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/promotion-day-inaugural-middle-school-to-moc-scholar-program-creates-utc-pipeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Promotion day: Inaugural Middle School to Moc Scholar program creates UTC pipeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe title=\"Middle to Mocs\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\"src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/igqE3dwvY14?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;controls=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Stacy Lightfoot beamed as she looked out at the audience of Dalewood Middle School eighth-grade students and their families and friends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have some really exciting news to share about going to college right here in your backyard,\u201d said Lightfoot, vice chancellor of diversity and engagement at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. \u201cAre you ready to hear why I\u2019m here?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to inform you that each eighth-grade student that is here today who is being promoted from Dalewood Middle School into high school has been accepted into UTC. You all are going to college.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With that announcement came a roar from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Between May 15-23, Lightfoot and other UTC dignitaries are participating in numerous Hamilton County Schools eighth-grade promotion events to introduce the Middle School to Moc Scholar program.<\/p>\n<p>A collaboration between UTC and Hamilton County Schools, Middle School to Moc Scholar will award every eighth-grade student a certificate of acceptance to UTC for fall 2027 enrollment\u2014contingent upon successful completion of high school and meeting admission requirements for the University.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"685\" data-attachment-id=\"50862\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/promotion-day-inaugural-middle-school-to-moc-scholar-program-creates-utc-pipeline\/emsa_middle-school-cert_23-01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/emsa_middle-school-cert_23-01.png?fit=1280%2C996&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,996\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"emsa_middle-school-cert_23-01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/emsa_middle-school-cert_23-01.png?fit=880%2C685&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50862 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/emsa_middle-school-cert_23-01.png?resize=880%2C685\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"height=\"2626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/emsa_middle-school-cert_23-01.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/emsa_middle-school-cert_23-01.png?resize=1024%2C797&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/emsa_middle-school-cert_23-01.png?resize=768%2C597&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/emsa_middle-school-cert_23-01.png?resize=580%2C451&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/emsa_middle-school-cert_23-01.png?resize=610%2C474&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/emsa_middle-school-cert_23-01.png?resize=1536%2C1195&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/emsa_middle-school-cert_23-01.png?resize=2048%2C1593&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The initiative aims to build excitement for students about their future as college students, said Dr. Yancy Freeman, UTC vice chancellor for enrollment management and student affairs<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope it helps them stay on target if they want to go to college,\u201d Freeman said. \u201cFor them to reach these goals, there are some things you need to do to get admitted, so all of this is to try to get an early jumpstart on getting those students to think about college as an option\u2014a real option for them as a next step after completing high school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want the students to be really excited about the promotion from eighth to ninth grade\u2014and then we want them to know we\u2019re reserving a spot for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UTC presenters are attending 23 eighth-grade promotion ceremonies across the county\u2014with more than 3,300 students expected to attend. In addition to certificates, UTC\u2019s admission team will mail personalized letters to each student\u2019s home along with UTC swag.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 100 students participated in the Dalewood promotion ceremony, which took place on May 22 at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church on North Moore Road.<\/p>\n<p>The event, Lightfoot said, \u201cexceeded my expectations. The energy in the room was palpable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the students received the announcement, they didn\u2019t quite understand what was going on, but the more we said, \u2018You have a seat waiting for you at UTC,\u2019 the parents and the families and the guardians and the audience understood. You saw the crowd standing up in support and surprise, and the students caught on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot called it \u201chumbling\u201d to be the bearer of the news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo sprinkle a little joy in the hearts and the minds and the spirits and souls of families and students as they embark on a new journey entering into high school is a blessing and something I won\u2019t forget,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot was joined at the ceremony by UTC Experiential Learning Coordinator Bengt Carlson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing each student come across and just thinking about their stories and the stories they represent was so exciting,\u201d he said, \u201cand it helps me be encouraged and gives me hope. It makes me hopeful that I will get to know some of these stories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think as Stacy laid it out step by step, people started to really understand the gravity of what she was communicating. Then it really sunk in. We had parents standing up and then students standing up, realizing what had just been said. That was really special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dalewood principal Rashaad Williams is a two-time graduate of UTC, earning a bachelor\u2019s degree in 2003 and a master\u2019s in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a proud alum of UTC it is indeed great to be a UTC Moc,\u201d Williams told the audience. \u201cIt is a great honor to be accepted already into the University.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also in attendance for Dalewood\u2019s promotion ceremony was Dr. Justin Robertson, superintendent of Hamilton County Schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEighth-grade promotions are always exciting. Families are here to celebrate the end of a long journey and the anticipation of high school, so there\u2019s always a lot of energy,\u201d Robertson said. \u201cI think the UTC announcement just added to that energy and relieved some stress from parents thinking about college four years from now and that process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s an air of anticipation of knowing that college is on the horizon and that it\u2019s not just attainable\u2014but it\u2019s something that each and every one of these kids will have access to.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Dalewood Middle School promotion ceremony (photo gallery by Angela Foster)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_50839\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"741\" data-attachment-id=\"50839\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/promotion-day-inaugural-middle-school-to-moc-scholar-program-creates-utc-pipeline\/dalewood-promotion-ceremony-23-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-313.jpg?fit=1280%2C1078&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1078\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Dalewood Promotion Ceremony-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Stacy Lightfoot and Bengt Carlson attend an 8th grad promotion Monday, May 22, 2023 at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church for students at Dalewood Middle School. Lightfoot and Carlson announced that all students at the ceremony will be accepted to UTC upon completion of requirements and graduation from high school.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-313.jpg?fit=880%2C742&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-50839 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-313.jpg?resize=880%2C741\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"height=\"2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-313.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-313.jpg?resize=1024%2C863&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-313.jpg?resize=768%2C647&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-313.jpg?resize=580%2C489&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-313.jpg?resize=610%2C514&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-313.jpg?resize=1536%2C1294&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-313.jpg?resize=2048%2C1725&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-313.jpg?resize=475%2C400&amp;ssl=1 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Stacy Lightfoot, Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Justin Robertson, Bengt Carlson<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:9,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/promotion-day-inaugural-middle-school-to-moc-scholar-program-creates-utc-pipeline\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:202990556}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; 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height: 194px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/promotion-day-inaugural-middle-school-to-moc-scholar-program-creates-utc-pipeline\/dalewood-promotion-ceremony-23-22\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"262\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"218\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"50858\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-499.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Dalewood Promotion Ceremony-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-499.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-499.jpg?fit=880%2C734&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-499.jpg?w=262&#038;h=218&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-499.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-499.jpg?resize=1024%2C854&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-499.jpg?resize=768%2C640&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-499.jpg?resize=580%2C484&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-499.jpg?resize=610%2C509&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-499.jpg?resize=1536%2C1281&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-499.jpg?resize=2048%2C1708&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"262\" height=\"218\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"262\" data-original-height=\"218\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Dalewood Promotion Ceremony-23-\" alt=\"Two attendees hug as another smiles and walks during an indoor event.\" style=\"width: 262px; height: 218px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 614px; height: 420px;\" data-original-width=\"614\" data-original-height=\"420\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/promotion-day-inaugural-middle-school-to-moc-scholar-program-creates-utc-pipeline\/dalewood-promotion-ceremony-23-24\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"610\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"416\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"50860\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-299.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,873\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Dalewood Promotion Ceremony-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-299.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-299.jpg?fit=880%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-299.jpg?w=610&#038;h=416&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-299.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-299.jpg?resize=1024%2C698&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-299.jpg?resize=768%2C524&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-299.jpg?resize=580%2C395&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-299.jpg?resize=610%2C416&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-299.jpg?resize=1536%2C1047&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-299.jpg?resize=2048%2C1396&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"610\" height=\"416\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"610\" data-original-height=\"416\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Dalewood Promotion Ceremony-23-\" alt=\"Students stand during an indoor event.\" style=\"width: 610px; 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height: 416px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 321px; height: 420px;\" data-original-width=\"321\" data-original-height=\"420\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/promotion-day-inaugural-middle-school-to-moc-scholar-program-creates-utc-pipeline\/dalewood-promotion-ceremony-23-8\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"317\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"416\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"50844\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-354.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"977,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Dalewood Promotion Ceremony-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-354.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-354.jpg?fit=782%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-354.jpg?w=317&#038;h=416&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-354.jpg?w=977&amp;ssl=1 977w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-354.jpg?resize=782%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 782w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-354.jpg?resize=768%2C1006&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-354.jpg?resize=580%2C760&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-354.jpg?resize=610%2C799&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-354.jpg?resize=1172%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1172w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-354.jpg?resize=1563%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1563w\" width=\"317\" height=\"416\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"317\" data-original-height=\"416\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Dalewood Promotion Ceremony-23-\" alt=\"Stacy Lightfoot speaks into a microphone as she stands behind a podium.\" style=\"width: 317px; height: 416px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 197px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"197\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 294px; height: 197px;\" data-original-width=\"294\" data-original-height=\"197\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/promotion-day-inaugural-middle-school-to-moc-scholar-program-creates-utc-pipeline\/dalewood-promotion-ceremony-23\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"290\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"193\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"50837\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-306.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,852\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Dalewood Promotion Ceremony-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-306.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-306.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-306.jpg?w=290&#038;h=193&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-306.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-306.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-306.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-306.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-306.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-306.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-306.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"290\" height=\"193\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"290\" data-original-height=\"193\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Dalewood Promotion Ceremony-23-\" alt=\"Attendees stand and hold their phones during an indoor event.\" style=\"width: 290px; height: 193px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 293px; height: 197px;\" data-original-width=\"293\" data-original-height=\"197\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/promotion-day-inaugural-middle-school-to-moc-scholar-program-creates-utc-pipeline\/dalewood-promotion-ceremony-23-15\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"289\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"193\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"50851\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-440.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,852\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Dalewood Promotion Ceremony-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-440.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-440.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-440.jpg?w=289&#038;h=193&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-440.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-440.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-440.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-440.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-440.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-440.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-440.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"289\" height=\"193\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"289\" data-original-height=\"193\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Dalewood Promotion Ceremony-23-\" alt=\"Attendees sit in a pew during an indoor event.\" style=\"width: 289px; height: 193px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 293px; height: 197px;\" data-original-width=\"293\" data-original-height=\"197\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/promotion-day-inaugural-middle-school-to-moc-scholar-program-creates-utc-pipeline\/dalewood-promotion-ceremony-23-13\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"289\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"193\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"50849\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-415.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,852\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Dalewood Promotion Ceremony-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-415.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-415.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-415.jpg?w=289&#038;h=193&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-415.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-415.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-415.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-415.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-415.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-415.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-415.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"289\" height=\"193\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"289\" data-original-height=\"193\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Dalewood Promotion Ceremony-23-\" alt=\"Stacy Lightfoot stands behind a podium as she addresses the seated crowd.\" style=\"width: 289px; height: 193px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 392px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"392\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 599px; height: 392px;\" data-original-width=\"599\" data-original-height=\"392\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/promotion-day-inaugural-middle-school-to-moc-scholar-program-creates-utc-pipeline\/dalewood-promotion-ceremony-23-23\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"595\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"388\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"50859\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-293.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,835\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Dalewood Promotion Ceremony-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-293.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-293.jpg?fit=880%2C574&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-293.jpg?w=595&#038;h=388&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-293.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-293.jpg?resize=1024%2C668&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-293.jpg?resize=768%2C501&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-293.jpg?resize=580%2C378&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-293.jpg?resize=610%2C398&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-293.jpg?resize=1536%2C1002&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/Dalewood-Promotion-Ceremony-23-293.jpg?resize=2048%2C1336&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"595\" height=\"388\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"595\" data-original-height=\"388\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Dalewood Promotion Ceremony-23-\" alt=\"Attendees stand along pews during an indoor event.\" style=\"width: 595px; 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