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Local Student Qualifies For Duke Gifted Program
First Dance Recital
Little Destiny Dion Maxwell is congratulated by Toni Marie Marion and family for performing in her first dance recital entitled "Fame," which was held at the Riverview High School Auditorium.
Destiny is a student at KanDance Studio where Kandace Nunn Johnson is the Artistic Director.
Destiny is the five-year-old daughter of Mr. Cedric and Dr. Stacey Maxwell.
Raquel Knight, a 6th grade student at Roland Park Magnet School, has been in- vited to join the prestigious 4th-6th Grade Talent Search for gifted students. The program is sponsored by Duke Univer- sity’s Talent Identification Program (TIP).
Each year a select group of students in the United States are identified as academically gifted based on their excep- tional standardized test scores in school. They are invited to participate in the Duke TIP Program.
Participants are then in- vited to take the grade level EXPLORE test designed for 8th
graders so that their academic abilities and potential can be more accurately evaluated.
The Duke University Tal- ent Identification Program (Duke TIP) is a nonprofit edu- cational organization that is recognized as a leader in iden- tifying and serving the educa- tional needs of academically gifted youth.
Raquel is currently at- tending the Duke Crisis Resi- dential Program and receiving her first introduction to college life.
She is the daughter of Zena and Ronnie Knight and granddaughter of Audrey and Jonas Harris.
RAQUEL KNIGHT
Our Military Men & Women
Enlistee Completes Basic Training
In U. S. Air Force
U. S. Air Force Airman 1st Class John J. Llera gradu- ated from basic military train- ing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Anto- nio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in mili- tary discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fit- ness, and basic warfare princi- ples and skills.
Airman 1st Class Llera
also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Airman 1st Class Llera is the son of Zena F. Llera and the late Jose B. Llera, of Tampa.
He graduated from Middle- ton High School in 2011, and continued his education at the University of South Florida, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in 2015.
Bay Area Resident Sailor Of The Day
Airman Desiree Moon, from Zephyrhills, Florida and a 2013 grad- uate of Zephyrhills High School, was recently named USS Dwight D. Eisenhower's Sailor of the Day by Commanding Officer Capt. Paul C. Spedero, Jr. Moon enlisted in the Navy in April 2014 and reported to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 April 2015. Moon and is currently a plane captain for the Wildcats of VFA 131. She is the daughter of Lisa and Timothy Moon of Zephyrhills.
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed in support of Opera- tion Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater se- curity operation efforts in the U. S. 6th Fleet area of operations.
Developing A Hunger For The Things Of God
Lord, I pray for (name of child) to have an ever-in- creasing hunger for more of You. May she (he) long for Your presence – long to spend time with You in prayer, praise, and worship. Give her (him) a desire for the truth of Your Word and a love for Your laws and Your ways. Teach her (him) to live by faith and be led by the Holy Spirit, having an availability to do what You tell her (him) to do. May she (he) not have any allegiances or di- versions away from You, but rather may she (he) be re- pulsed by ungodliness and all that is in opposition to You. May a deep reverence and love for You and Your ways color everything she (he) does and every choice she (he) makes. May she (he) not be wise in her (his) own eyes, but rather fear the LORD and depart from evil (Proverbs 3:7).
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for right- eousness, for they shall be filled. MATTHEW 5:6
Lord, I pray that (name of child) will develop a deep hunger for You. Help him (her) to love You so much that praising and worshiping You becomes a way of life. I pray that he (she) will have a desire for Your holiness to permeate his (her) entire being so that he (she) lives a life set apart for Your purposes. Help him (her) to be fo- cused on You all the days of his (her) life.
Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. PSALM 29:2
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