Kingstree attorney Ernie Jarrett (left) joined WTC interim president Dr. Cheryl Cox for the College’s Constitution Day program recently.

Williamsburg Technical College Holds Constitution Day Program

Williamsburg Technical College commemorated the 222nd anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States last week.  Those present heard Kingstree attorney Ernie Jarrett speak about the importance of the document which defines the valuable freedoms Americans enjoy.  He solicited audience participation as he enumerated the articles of the document and spoke of the amendments to the Constitution though the years.

Jarrett, managing partner of Jenkinson, Jarrett, and Kellahan, is a member of the SC Bar and the US District Court District of SC and primarily practices in the family courts system.  In addition he has served as contract attorney for the SC Department of Social Services for 14 years and is active in the SC Trial Lawyers Association and the Williamsburg and Georgetown County Bar Associations. He is a past recipient of the Pro Bono Service Award from the SC Bar.

WTC’s Interim president Dr. Cheryl Cox closed the program by reminding those in attendance that the constitution and its amendments provide rights, but that citizenship in a free country also requires responsibility.  “Not everyone can or should serve in the military, but every citizen can strive to understand the constitution, their own rights, and the rights of others,” she said. “Citizenship is an active role, not a passive one.”