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Honor Roll
Local
Hillsborough Schools With Large Black Populations Score Ds And Fs On State Test
Tampa Bay Tech. High School
TERENCE HOLLINGER, JR.
Williams Middle School
ADAM ANDREWS
HONOR: High Honor Roll PARENTS: Mr. and Mrs. C. Blythe (Sylvia) Andrews, III
HONORS: High Honor Roll
and Perfect Attendance
PARENTS: Willette and Ter- GRANDPARENTS: Mrs. Glo-
ence Hollinger, Sr. GRANDPARENTS: Alma L. Hollinger
HOBBIES: Basketball CHURCH: Bible-Based Fel- lowship of Temple Terrace
Villa Madonna School
ria Andrews and the late Mr. C. Blythe Andrews, Jr.; and Mr. and Mrs. Peterkin (Jeanette) Berry
HOBBIES: Playing Basketball, Video Games, and Golf CHURCH: First Baptist Church of Temple Terrace
JAMARI HARRISON
HONOR: High Honor Roll PARENT: Ayanna Harrison GRANDPARENTS: Archie and Gail Harrison
SIBLING: Jayan Reid HOBBIES: Basketball, Soccer, Football, and Reading CHURCH: Rivers Of Life
HERMIONE ANDREWS
HONOR: High Honor Roll PARENTS: Mr. and Mrs. C. Blythe (Sylvia) Andrews, III GRANDPARENTS: Mrs. Glo- ria Andrews and the late Mr. C. Blythe Andrews, Jr.; and Mr. and Mrs. Peterkin (Jeanette) Berry
HOBBIES: Reading, Playing Soccer, Gymnastics, Shop- ping, Dancing, Riding Bike, and Hanging out with family and friends.
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Earlier this week, the Florida Depart- ment of Education released the school grades for the 2015-2016 school year. The grades were based on the Florida Standard Assessments (FSA) in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry.
In Hillsborough County, 51 schools earned an “A” grade and 43 others received a “B” grade. Additionally, four traditional and two charter schools improved their grades from an “F” to a “C.” Those schools included Bryan Elementary, Desoto Elemen- tary, and Ruskin Elementary Schools.
Franklin Academy for Boys improved its grade from a “C” last year to a “B,” while Fer- rell Academy for Girls maintained its “A” grade rating.
Other schools that showed improvement included: Stewart Middle from a “B” to an “A”; Lomax Elementary from a “B” to an “A”; Alonso High from a “C” to an “A”; Cahoon Elementary from a “D” to a “B”; Chamber- lain High from a “D” to a “C.”
Shields, Jennings, and Memorial Middle Schools, however, maintained a “D” grade.
Approximately 40 Hillsborough County Elementary Schools remain on the state’s 300 Lowest Performing Schools.
Schools who maintained the same “F” grade as last year are: Forest Hills, Edison, Miles, Potter, Shaw, Washington, Village of Excellence Academy, and King’s Kids Acad- emy of Health Sciences Elementary Schools.
Schools on the list who have maintained the same “D” grade as last year are: James, Reddick, Clair Mel, Cleveland, Dover, Fol- som, Gibsonton, Graham, Kenly, Mort, Rob- les, and Town & Country Elementary Schools.
Sheehy, Kimbell, Thompson, Just, Broward, Oak Park, Palm River, and Sulphur Springs K-8 Schools im- proved from an “F” last year to a “D” grade this year.
Dunbar Elementary Magnet School’s grade last year was a “B,” but fell to an “F” this year. Seffner Ele- mentary School improved its grade from a “B” last year to a “D” this year.
Other schools on the State’s lowest per- forming schools include: Bing Burney, Cleveland, Jackson, Knights, Lopez, McDon- ald, Pizzo, Twin Lakes, Wimauma and Belle Witter Elementary Schools.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Hosts 67th Boule’ In Atlanta
DOROTHY BUCKHANAN WILSON, L. H. D. ...International President
More than 20,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. from all over the world have converged on Atlanta, GA from July 9-16, 2016, for the organization’s biennial conference, the 67th Boulé.
Atlanta is home to Alpha Kappa Alpha founder, Marie Woolfolk Taylor and the late Dr. Mary Shy Scott, a prominent educator and motivational speaker who served as the sorority’s 23rd international president.
The conference is being held at the Georgia World Congress Center, as well as several hotels. Members from as far away as Germany, Japan, South Korea,
Liberia, South Africa and Dubai are expected to attend.
Led by International President Dorothy Buckhanan Wil- son, L. H. D., during the 2016 biennial conference, attendees will engage in service projects as well as leadership training and devel-
opment.
After more than 30 years, the international conference returns
to Atlanta.
Several members of the organization from the Tampa Bay area
are in Atlanta for the events.
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