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Class Of 2019
BLAKE Principal: Jesse Salters
ARMWOOD
CYMIAH ALEXANDER
AGE: 17
PARENT(S): Sylvia Henry, Carl Alexander, Chantail
Williams and Bobby Williams
GPA: Unweighted: 3.64 Weighted: 5.92 CHURCH: Bell Shoals Church of Christ AWARDS and HON- ORS: Achieved the rank of “Honor Thespian” in the International Thespian So- ciety; Morsani Hall Per- former; and Outstanding Theater Senior ACTIVITIES: Acting; Dance; Singing; and Natu- ral Hair Hairstyling COLLEGE Or CAREER:
I will be attending Spelman College to major in theater and work towards becoming a professional actress.
RYAN ADAMS
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Quianna Pic- quet and Moses Adams
GPA: 6.4
AWARDS and HONORS: Academy of Finance Com- pleter; Associates of Art De- gree; Microsoft Office 2013 Certification; and Bright Fu- tures Scholarship Recipient ACTIVITIES: DECA (10th - 12th); Armwood Esports; Col- legiate Academy; Suncoast Summer Intern; and Anchor for Armwood AM (Morning Show)
COLLEGE: UCF for Market- ing
KIYANNA CUSIC
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Wakena Cusic and Leon Cusic
GPA: 7.5
AWARDS and HONORS: National Honor Society; Graduating with A. A. De- gree; Graduating Top 20% of Class; Collegiate Academy; Over 150 Community Service Hours; A Heart of a Cham- pion Recipient; and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Scholarship Recipient ACTIVITIES: Varsity Cheer Captain (all four years); AVID Club; and Key Club COLLEGE: Florida State University
WAYNE DENNIS
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Conya Dennis and Wayne Dennis
GPA: 4.8
AWARDS and HONORS: Scholar Athlete Award for 6A Classification; 2018 Wide Re- ceiver of the Year; Graduating with Honors; and Honor Roll ACTIVITIES: Varsity Foot- ball (3 Years); Varsity Track (3 Years); and Soaring Hawks Mentor Club (2 Years) COLLEGE: Attending North- western University on Football Scholarship; will major in Business Management
KHADESHA GALLOWAY
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Joanne Gal- loway and Jeremy Galloway GPA: 5.7
CHURCH: Apostles Lutheran Church
AWARDS and HONORS: Rising Stars Scholarship Re- cipient; Positive Coaching Al- liance Scholarship Recipient; Associates of Arts Degree; Junior Class President; and Sisters Uplifting Sisters Presi- dent
ACTIVITIES: Varsity Flag Football Captain (10-12); AVID (9-12); Soaring Hawks Mentoring President (9-12); National Honor Society (10- 12); Senior Steering; and Stu- dent Ambassadors (10-12) COLLEGE: University of Central Florida; majoring in Legal Studies and transferring to Howard University for Law School to become a Corporate Lawyer
NYIAH HOLSEY
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Markeona Brooks
GPA: 7.2; Ranked 16 CHURCH: Arise Assembly of God
AWARDS and HONORS: Delta Sigma Theta Scholar- ship; Principal’s Honor Roll; Associate of Arts Degree; and National Honor Society ACTIVITIES: Health Occu- pation Students of America; Soaring Hawks Mentor; Colle- giate Academy Dual Enroll- ment, Magnet Program; Key Club; Collegiate Student Am- bassador; and Senior Steering COLLEGE: I am attending the University of South Florida to major in Nursing. I want to be a CRNA.
ARIEL VALDEZ-SMITH
AGE: 17
PARENT(S): April Valdez and Pices Smith
GPA: 4.3
CHURCH: Winner’s Wor- ship Center
AWARDS and HONORS: Bright Futures Scholarship Recipient; NCW 100 BC Scholarship Finalist; Student of the Year (9th, 11th); and Save Club President ACTIVITIES: National Honor Society (4 Years); AVID Program (6 Years); Soaring Hawks Mentoring Program (1 Year); NHSHSS Member (3 Years); and ESE Student Tutor (4 Years)
COLLEGE: Florida State; major in Psychology and Inte- rior Architecture
JAMES CHRISTIAN COLE
AGE: 17
PARENT(S): Jawan Ayer- Cole and James Cole
GPA: 5.0
CHURCH: Crossover Com- munity Church
AWARDS and HONORS: Performed in front of an au- dience of over 15,000 people for “March for our Lives” rally; Accepted into NYU 2018 Songwriting Summer Intensive (800 applied, 40
were accepted); His music has a total of 150,000 streams and 70,000 listeners on Spotify, alone; Been rec- ognized by the Washington Post for successfully taking charge on the “Robert E. Lee Elementary” name change; and Achieved a Superior With Distinction Medal for Solo and Ensemble (Classical Guitar)
ACTIVITIES: NAACP Tampa Youth Council Presi- dent; Singer/ Songwriter/ Producer/ Musician Record- ing Artist; Student Attorney in Hillsborough County Teen Court Justice System; Dual Enrollment student at Hills- borough Community College; and Professional musician and the leader of his own band.
COLLEGE Or CAREER:
Will be attending Belmont University in Nashville, Ten- nessee to major in songwrit- ing. Plans to graduate in the year 2022 and pursue a ca- reer in singing and songwrit- ing for major artists.
D’ANTE FORD AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Deidre McCall GPA: 5.3
CHURCH: First Baptist Church of Progress Village AWARDS and HONORS: President of Blake High School’s Gospel Choir; In- ducted into National Honor Society; and Inducted into Spanish Honor Society ACTIVITIES: 2nd Chair Tampa Metropolitan Orches- tra; and National Honor So- ciety member
COLLEGE Or CAREER:
California State University Long-Beach, Majoring in Bio- Medical Sciences
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