Eight Hamilton County students graduate from BASF TECH Academy

Eight juniors and seniors from five Hamilton County high schools graduated from the BASF TECH Academy on Friday.

The TECH Academy comes from a partnership between chemical company BASF Corp. and Chattanooga State Community College. Through the partnership funded by BASF, students learned technical skills related to subjects such as welding and mechatronics and toured manufacturing facilities in Chattanooga including Gestamp, Komatsu and BASF’s Chattanooga location.

“Our local manufacturing community shares an ongoing commitment to providing educational experience for students in hopes they’ll consider future technical careers in science and technology,” said Rob Gagliano, BASF site director in Chattanooga, in a news release. “From experiments and demonstrations with Chattanooga State professors to daily tours of manufacturing facilities, we are able to offer a meaningful glimpse into manufacturing and help our students see the variety of exciting career opportunities available to them.”

Students who completed the program:

› Mya Favors — East Ridge High School

› Nasir Franklin — Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts

› Seth Jarvis — Ooltewah High School

› Jaxon Ryan — Lookout Valley High School

› Christopher Scheiwe — Ooltewah High School

› Reagan Schultz — Ooltewah High School

› Erik Souza — Ooltewah High School

› Ansley Townsend — Hixson High School