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Class of 2018
BRANDON continued
BROOKS-
DEBARTOLO Principal: Kristine Bennett
JOALDA MORANCY
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Joel Morancy GPA: 3.87; Class Rank 6th AWARDS and HONORS: Honor Roll; School Letter; AP Scholar; and All-County Honor Band
ACTIVITIES: Marching and Concert Band; Science National Honor Society Club;
Tri-M Music Honor Society Club; and Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society) Club COLLEGE: University of Chicago; double major in Physics and Molecular Engi- neering
JERMAINE WHITE
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Jimmy White and Felicia Faison
GPA: 5.05
CHURCH: New Mount Zion AWARDS and HONORS: Mr. BHS; Gentlemen’s Quest Vice President; Students in Ac- tion Vice President; and Na- tional Honor Society ACTIVITIES: Baseball and Track & Field
COLLEGE: St. Michael’s Col- lege; majoring in Biology and pursuing a career in Anesthesi- ology; opening a children’s cen- ter for underprivileged youth
Homecoming Queen
DAIJA WOODS
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Rashad Woods and Susan Haniff
GPA: 5.2
CHURCH: Bible-Based Fel- lowship
AWARDS and HONORS: Hoby Award; Rising Stars Acad- emy Graduate/Scholarship; Na- tional Honor Society; HABSE Scholar; and Academy of Fi- nance Completor ACTIVITIES: Track & Field; Softball; Key Club; Part Time Job; and Homecoming Queen COLLEGE: Florida Atlantic University; Psychology
KAYLA BLAINE AGE: 18
PARENT(S): E. Dione Blaine and Katrina Blaine
GPA: 5.0
CHURCH: Faith Temple Church of God
AWARDS and HONORS:
Bob Gries’ Heart of a Champion Scholarship Recipient; Hillsbor- ough County Girls All-Star Bas- ketball Team; Hillsborough Alliance of Black School Educa- tors (Recognized); Miss Teenage Tampa Scholarship Re- cipient; and National Honor So- ciety
ACTIVITIES: Oaks at Riverview Senior Center Volun- teer; Centre for Girls Intern; Basketball Captain; Flag Foot- ball; and Volleyball COLLEGE: Florida Agricul- tural & Mechanical University
KAYLA HOPKINS-PINTO AGE: 17
PARENT(S): Sandra Morrison and Cedric Hopkins
GPA: 5.6; Class Ranked 30/154 CHURCH: Grace Family Church
AWARDS and HONORS:
Mayor’s Youth Corps; Wendy’s High School Heisman (Recogni- tion); Hillsborough Alliance of Black School Educators (Recog- nition); National Honor Society; and Spanish National Honor Society
ACTIVITIES: Student Ambas- sador; Volunteer at Cat Cru- saders; Volunteer at Teen Court; Captain of the Girls Flag Foot- ball Team; and Soccer COLLEGE: Tallahassee Com- munity College; then transfer to Florida State University; I’m going to major in Political Sci- ence
JORDAN MOORE
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Carnell Moore and Nancy Moore
GPA: 5.5800
CHURCH: Idlewild Baptist Church
AWARDS and HONORS: Member of the National Honor Society; Member of the National Arts Honor Society; Member of the National Science Honor So- ciety; Recipient of the Pursuit of Excellence Award from Brooks DeBartolo; and Recipient of sev- eral Perfect Attendance Awards and High Honor Roll Awards ACTIVITIES: Started online jewelry business called Terres- trial Treasure on Etsy.com; Vol- unteers at Feeding Tampa Bay, Idlewild Baptist Church Relay for Life and Corpus Christi Food Pantry; Plays Soccer and Soft- ball for Idlewild Baptist Church; Member of Brooks Bunch (Fi- nancial Literacy Club); and Member of Green Team (After School Recycling Club) COLLEGE: University of South Florida, Business Admin- istration
Mr. Brandon High School
Tips To Survive Freshman Year:
2. GET TO KNOW YOUR ROOMMATE AND OTHERS IN YOUR RES- IDENCE HALL.
The people you live with, most of whom are going through similar experi- ences and emo- tions, are your main safety net.
SARAH METAYER
AGE: 17
PARENT(S): Andrea Metayer and Wylms Metayer GPA: Weighted 5.9015 AWARDS and HONORS: High Honor Roll; Marine Advanced Technology Edu- cation (MATE), Remotely operated vehicles (ROV), 2016 Regionals, 2nd Place; RAISE Scholarship; Adven-
ture Capital Seal of Approval with a Club grant for Fi2T Team; and The 2018 African ASA Scholarship ACTIVITIES: Science Na- tional Honor Society; Na- tional Honor Society; Mu Alpha Theta (Math National Honor Society); Brooks Bunch Business Bootcamp; and Fi2T Team COLLEGE: University of Tampa
KALEEM SANTOS
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Arlene JaBaptiste and Sylvester Bradley
GPA: 3.8
AWARDS and HONORS: Brooks De- Bartolo Honor Roll and Principal’s Honor Roll; Private Pilot at 17; Honored this past summer in Boston by the National Acad- emy of Future Scientists and Technologists;
Honored at age 16 for completing solo in aircraft by the Virgin Islands, Tuskegee Air- men Chapter; and Honored this year by HABSE
ACTIVITIES: Captain of Brooks DeBar- tolo Volleyball Team; Brooks DeBartolo Na- tional Honor Society; National Society of High School Scholars; and Virgin Islands Tuskegee Airmen member, past 5 years COLLEGE: Middle Tennessee State Uni- versity, Commercial Airline Pilot
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