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Urban League Of Hillsborough County To Hold Introduction Reception
The Urban League cele- brates its affiliation with the National League.
The Urban League of Hills- borough County will hold its Introduction Reception on Thursday, October 24th, be- ginning at 4 p.m. The reception will take place at the Tampa International Airport, Airsides E and F.
The reception is free and open to the public. Some of the invited guests include local dignitaries and community leaders.
Anyone planning to attend the reception is asked to regis- ter for the event, visit
https://ulhcintroduction.event
brite.com.
The Mission of the Urban
League of Hillsborough County is to bring about and assist with the attainment of eco- nomic equity for the African American and minority com- munities of Hillsborough County through collaborative means and programs.
Nicholas Glover, Board of Directors Chairperson said, “There is no better way to help our community achieve eco- nomic parity than through or- ganizations like the local affiliate of the Urban League. Like-minded business and community leaders extending
their hand and knowledge to help others. It is so empower- ing.”
A National Mission
The National Urban League is a historic Civil Rights organ- ization dedicated to economic empowerment, equality, and social justice.
Founded in 1910 and head- quartered in New York City, the Urban League collaborates at the national and local levels with community leaders, poli- cymakers and corporate part- ners across to elevate standards of living for African Americans and other histori- cally underserved groups.
Hillsborough County Sheriff To Host Meet And Greet Event
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
On Wednesday, October 23rd, members of the com- munity are invited to join Hillsborough County Sher- iff Chad Chronister. The Meet & Greet will be held at the Falkenburg Road Jail As- semby Room, 520 N. Falken- burg Road, Tampa, 33619, beginning at 6 p.m.
The purpose of the Meet & Greet is to expose those in- terested in starting a career in law enforcement to oppor- tunities available. During the event, citizens will have an opportunity to learn about law enforcement, detention, and civilian career opportu- nities at the Sheriff’s Office.
In addition to positions as law enforcement deputies, there are positions for deten- tion deputies, and non-law enforcement positions. Sheriff Chronister also encourages veterans to apply for positions they may qual- ity to fill.
Some veterans or their
SHERIFF CHAD CHRONISTER
family members who may qualify for employment may also receive preference in hiring.
Other full and part-time positions are available as well. Some openings include: Training Specialist, Emer- gency Caller Taker Trainee, Equipment Mechanic, Help Desk Specialist, Public Rela- tions Coordinator (Bilin- gual), Multi Trader Worker Trainee, and others.
For more information, visit the website at www.JoinHCSO.com.
Students Earn National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists Post
More than 80 Hillsborough County high school students have been named National Merit Scholarship Semifinal- ists. The students represent home schooled, private, char- ter, and public schools.
They are among 16,000 students competing for the 2020 National Merit Scholar- ship Program. They are com- peting on a national level for approximately 7,600 scholar- ships.
The winners will be an- nounced in February 2020.
King High School had the greatest representation with 16 semifinalists, followed by Berkeley Preparatory School with 10, and Jesuit Catholic School and Plant High School both having 9 representatives.
The semifinalists and their respective schools are as fol- lows:
Alonso High: Alexis Gy- selinck
Berkeley Preparatory School: Esha Bhatia, Sean M. Florek, Nicholas A. Ha- jjar, Robert H. Heyck, Ryan Jacobs, Clara M. Jer- gins, Kayla McLoone, Alexandra l. Politowicz, James J. Stifler, and Anuk- sha S. Wickramasinghe.
Blake High: Kian Fo- touhi, Leigh Ives, Kendall Palmer, and Kara Saville
Bloomingdale High: Jor- dan Chastain and Ryan Harding
Brooks-DeBartolo Colle- giate High School: Noah R. Kilpatrick
Carrollwood Day School:
Emily R. Flinter
Hillsborough High: Na- talia Artz, Hirsh Kabaria, Vivek Kondapavuluru, Reema Patel, and Brianna Wang
Home School: Kathryn A. Reinhardt, of Valrico and Mark T. Thivierge, of Lutz.
King High: Fariah Ansari, Arpan Bagui, Cas- sandra Colaco, Amiya Gupta, William Li, Khegan Meyers, Aditi Mishra, Aniruth Narayanan, Amy Pham, Adam Rowan, Nicole Su, Kelly Tian, Asvin Tyagi, Nafisa Uddin, Uma Vogeti, and Lixin Zheng
Jesuit Catholic High School: Robert B. Ander- son, Christopher J. Browy, Spencer V. Farfante, An- thony V. Kirchner, Mark E. Rumsey, Richard Sebek, Alexander E. Skantze, Collin R. Talbot, and Giovanni B. Taylor.
Middleton High: Zachary Melson and Ankit Veeren- dra
Newsome High: Alexan- der Dyer
Plant High: Aylssa
Crocker, Lindsey Gabler, Ryan Hobson, Hamilton Jones, Lucy Morris, Tien Nguyen, Alixandra Rubin, Hayden Watson, and Jun- hao Zhang
Riverview High: Natalia Forero
Robinson High: Vasishta Akinapalli, Charles Hobby, Kayla Huynh, Alexandra Kirkner, Rohan Nadgir, Srikavin Ramku- mar, and Sierra Shellabarger
Seffner Christian Academy: Erin K. Blauth and Riley B. Skiles
Sickles High: Savari Datta
Steinbrenner High - Jonathan Barbara, Re- bekah Hurwitz, Matthew Lee, and Rana Schere
Strawberry Crest High:
Julia Bower, Brodie Brown, and Nicholas Sher- win
Tampa Preparatory School: Jayden C. Capella and Sania K. Munir
Wharton High: Valeria Gutierrez and Shehzad Shah.
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