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Nearly 100 Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Last week, the names of students chosen by the Na- tional Merit Scholarship Cor- poration were released. A total of 98 Hillsborough County students were named as Na- tional Semifinalists for the 2016 Scholarship Program.
Robinson High School leads the Hillsborough County Public School District with 16 semifinalists; King High School as 13; Hillsborough High School has 11; and Straw- berry Crest High School has 10. Of the 27 public schools, 14 were represented on the list.
Jeff Eakins, “I congratu- late all of our students and their families for their hard work and dedication. Our stu- dents are challenging them- selves each and every day by taking rigorous courses. I also thank their teachers and all of our employees for building a strong school culture where these students can grow and thrive.”
Alonso High School:
Charles M. Jones.
Howard W. Blake: Kar-
men A. Mitchell and Hugh L. Roberts.
Brandon High School:
Linh C. Huynh.
Durant High School:
Kathryn M. Tew.
Freedom High School:
Austin J. Kee, and Sky l. Rus- sell.
Hillsborough High School: Malvika A. Bapna, Enzo Cabrera, Daniel C. Hamilton, Giavanna L. Jadick, Carolyn C. Ogden, William N. Petro, Sameer M. Puri, Emma Rodriguez, Shelby A. Shoup, John M. Veliz, and Jiaxin Xie.
King High School Juan S. Ayala, Vignesh C. Bhethanabotla, Richa Bisht,
Emily S. Cheng, Sunmi Jin, Rachna S. Kamath, Sinjana B. Kolipaka, Eugene Y. Luo, Shashank Mahesh, Hemal Prasad, Jonathan T. Ptak, Shivan Shreya, and Pranjal Tyagi.
Middleton High School: Alexander N. Hoang. Newsome High School: Cameron T. Hyatt, Elizabeth K. Kirby, Charles D. Sharp,
and Grant M. Siebodt.
Plant High School: Arati
Banerjee, Grant Bobbitt, An- drew S. Howard, Alaina K. Mc- Cumber, Xan C. Minan, and Martha A. Pointer.
Robinson High School:
Claire Chen, Kevin Chen, Joshua R. Cruz, Kelly R. Dorsey, Jackson G. Dougherty, Bianca C. Dyer, Carson B. Ellis, Zoe O. Gray, Alice S. Lee, Michael Marinskiy, Virginia J. Paight, Cameron N. Ramey, Elizabeth A. Rice, Mitchell S. Tozian, Dilina V. Weerappe- ruma, and Jake H. Yancey.
Sickles High School:
John Brown.
Strawberry Crest High School: Maria A. Bower; Meghana Chapalamadugu, Benjamin M. Feciura, Kevin J. John, Shalini E. Jose, William C. Leech, Nimesh V. Nagu- ruru, Keerthi Premkanth,
Shivam Sanghani, and Tony Wu.
Wharton High School:
John R. Borum, Jonathan A. Maggio, and Justin A. Maxwell.
Private And Home Schools
In private schools, Berkeley Preparatory School led with 11 semifinalists, followed by Je- suit of 9 semifinalists.
Berkeley Preparatory School: Ankit Aggarwal, Alann A. Armero, Hannah J. Cohen, Nicholas S. Diaco, Zachary M. Diamandis, Michael L. Esposito, James H. Goodman, John A. Graham, Annie C. Phifer, Grace C. Searle, and Gabriel A. Vil- lasana.
Home School Students:
Shane E. Coris, Catherine E. Hall, and Savannah Roach.
Jesuit High School:
Jamison J. Bene, Walter M. Corish, John G. Hentschel, Gantt W. Meredith, John J. Miller, Jacob T. Shoop, Bren- dan J. Sutton, Brett Vance; and Adam S. Weekley.
Tampa Catholic High School: Connor P. McGetti- gan.
Tampa Preparatory School: Lexa L. Armstrong, and Spencer K. Burdge.
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
On Thursday, September 17th, the East Tampa Business and Civic Association and the Rainbow Heights Association Crime Watch will host a com- munity meeting. The event will be held at 6 p.m., at the Cyrus Greene Community Center, 2101 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss a proposal to de- velopment low-income apart- ments for senior citizens. The proposal is to build a seven- story, 96-unit, apartment complex. The structure would be located just south of E. Hillsborough Avenue at 37th Street. The property, which is zoned commercial, was the former location of a pallet company.
The property is cur- rently approved for con- struction of up to 6 stories. However, the company is seeking spe- cial permission to add an additional 12 feet to the structure.
Ms. Dianne Hart, Presi- dent and CEO of the East
Tampa Business and Civic As- sociation said, “it is critical that the community come out and express their views. This is a tax generating proposal.
“We want the community to come out and give their sup- port for this project. The com- pany has already gotten approval for the land. But, they must obtain low-income tax credits from the Florida Housing Finance Corporation.
“In order to do this, they will need the support of the community. So we are asking everyone to come out and ask questions. If the proposal is approved, construction is scheduled to begin in 2016,” Ms. Hart said.
A representative from the American Realty Development Corporation, which specializes in affordable senior apart- ments, will be on hand at the meeting. The representative will explain the proposed de- sign and answer questions from members of the commu- nity who attend the meeting.
Ms. Hart further stated that they are requesting jobs for members of the commu- nity and permanent jobs after itscompletion.
Plan To Build 7 Story Senior Unit To Be Discussed
Youth Summit
First Baptist Church of Col- lege Hill, in partnership with Building Strong Families, In- corporated of Plant City, is hosting the “Destined For Greatness Youth Summit” on Saturday, September 26th from 9 a. m. to 2 p. m.
There will be workshops on topics such as: You’re Better Than That—Dealing With Peer Pressure; Ain’t Nothing Wrong With You—A Positive Self Concept; Come Home Safely—How to Interact with Law Enforcement; Preparing for Greatness—What Happens After High School, and Taking Care of Your Coins—Managing Your Money When You Don’t Have Much.
The Youth Summit will conclude with a “Turn Up: Hour of Praise” with music, Christian rap artists, and praise dance. Some of the spe- cial guests include: Tampa Police Chief Eric Ward; Elijah Muzik, Denoted Po- etry Ministry, and Mrs. Theresa Williams, assistant principal at Durant High School.
The “Destined for Great- ness Youth Summit” will be held at First Baptist of College
Mrs. Sandra Nelson, Co- Chair of New Beginning Domes- tic Violence Ministry (left) and Dr. Pauline Rivers, Develop- ment and Learning Consultant. Not shown is Mrs. Doris Hall, Chairperson.
Hill, 3838 North 29th Street. There is no cost to attend the Youth Summit, but pre-regis- tration is required by Septem- ber 19th. To pre-register, go to www.fbcch.org, or call the First Baptist Church of College Hill information Center at (813) 248-6600. Youth, ages 12-to-18 are welcome to attend this free event for a time of food, fellowship, and fun.
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