Education
PHOTOS: National Summer Transportation Institute Graduation 2025
The three-week paid internship program introduced students to a wide scope of career opportunities within the industry.
In its ninth year, the National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) concluded Friday with 18 students celebrating their achievements and walking away with a greater understanding of the transportation industry.
The NSTI is a collaborative effort between Warren County High School, Vance-Granville Community College, the Federal Highway Administration, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
During the three-week paid internship program, high school-aged students are introduced to a wide scope of career opportunities within the industry. The program also incorporated real world experiences through field trips, which included riding a ferry and excursions to SunRock, Walmart Distribution Center, RDU airport, and the Nautilus Museum in Norfolk, VA.
With an attentive audience of family and community members, students explained through presentations what activities they were involved in and what they learned in the process.
Not only did the students gain awareness from the experience and memories that will stay with them long past the summer, but they will also be able to add “OSHA Certified” to their budding resumes after successfully completing the 10-hour training.
Odessa Perry, accompanied by Jennifer Davis, coordinated the NSTI program. Kyle Burwell, Dean of Business & Industry Solutions emceed the program graduation and Lisa Rodwell, Director of Occupational Extension Director, provided an overview of the NSTI program.
Christy Dunston, Director of the Office of HBCU Outreach for the NC Department of Transportation, gave the graduation address and encouraged students to pursue the vast opportunities available in the industry.
After being presented with their certificates of completion, at the conclusion of the ceremony, the newly minted NSTI graduates eagerly demonstrated their individual projects that ranged from structures replicating roadways, industry-related equipment, and other modes of transportation to poster boards mapping out Main Street in Warrenton.
Congratulations to this year’s NSTI graduates!
I’jene Andrews
Chyann Bullock
Khamari Crews
Linzie Evans
Karmyn Harris
Na’Keiva Harris
Christian Hendricks
Kevonte Kearney
Camyrn Kearsey
Toriyon McLean
Syncere Parker
Charles Paynter
Nazir Shaw
Jayden Shearin
Jordan Steed
Alexis Taylor
Jackson Williams
Ri’Kiyia Wilson
