Wake Tech's Spring graduation ceremonies are set for 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday on Scott Northern Wake Campus. Family and friends unable to attend in person can watch the ceremonies live online.
The Adult High School and High School Equivalency programs will hold their graduation ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Saturday on Scott Northern Wake Campus. Family and friends can watch it live online as well.
UPDATE: Quinton Taylor won both the Wake Tech Idol and the Business of Music for Entrepreneurs pitch competitions, capturing a total of $4,500 in scholarship and business support.
Come see who will be crowned Wake Tech Idol on November 17!
The eighth-annual singing competition will be held at the Scott Northern Wake Campus Lecture Hall at 7 p.m. The event follows a music business pitch competition at 6 p.m.
Tickets for the dual competitions are $8.
The 10 student finalists competing in Wake Tech Idol are:
Each student has already won $100 for making it to the finals, where they will compete for scholarship prizes of $2,000 for first place, $1,500 for second place and $1,250 for third place.
Here are this year's guest judges:
Before the singing begins, students in the Business of Music for Entrepreneurs course will pitch their ides for a music venture. The winner receives $2,500 to help get his or her idea off the ground. The second- and third-place finishers get $1,000 and $500, respectively.
Wake Tech Idol is hosted and sponsored by the Entrepreneurship & Small Business Center, the Scott Northern Wake Campus Hospitality Committee and the Wake Tech Foundation.