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Class of 2021
GARY ADULT Continued
HARRISON SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
HILLSBOROUGH
KHALIDAH PORTER
AGE: 19
PARENTS: Bennita Y. Gowins and Major Williams
GPA: 2.3
AWARDS and HONORS: JROTC
ACTIVITIES: JROTC; Flag Football; Basketball; and Dri- ver’s Ed
CAREER: Firefighter Army
JAIRELIS SANCHEZ
AGE: 18
PARENTS: Ximora Sanchez GPA: 2.5
HONORS and ACHIEVE- MENTS: Honor Roll ACTIVITIES: Soccer CAREER: Good Paying Job
DELILAH TORRES
AGE: 22
PARENTS: Gregory and Yolanda Baker
HONORS and ACHIEVE- MENTS: Honor Roll and Merit Award ROTC
ACTIVITIES: Flag Ball; Vol- leyball; Softball; and ROTC COLLEGE: USF, Engineering
KELINDA VARGAS
AGE: 32
PARENTS: Lillian Rodriguez HONORS and ACHIEVE- MENTS: 6th in State in wrestling; and Ranked Senior Chief Petty Officer in Navy JROTC
ACTIVITIES: ROTC, 3 Years; Wrestling; and Weightlifter Class, High School
COLLEGE: HCC, Veterinarian Technician and currently Volun- teer Worker at Animal Shelter
ARRIYANNA BROOKINS AGE: 18
PARENTS: Shanice Brookins GPA: 3.5
AWARDS and HONORS: National Honor Society ACTIVITIES: Photography; Editing; Writing; and Reading COLLEGE or CAREER: Clark-Atlanta University
SERGIO BOGAN
AGE: 18
PARENTS: Sierra Hicks GPA: 2.35
AWARDS and HONORS: Bridging The Gap Award ACTIVITIES: Men of Vision, Inc.; Works at Wendy’s COLLEGE: Erwin Technical, Major, Fire Fighter
HOWARD BROOKINS
AGE: 18
PARENTS: Stephaine Brookins and Ross Anderson GPA: 3.5
CHURCH: Jackson Height Church of Christ
HONORS and AWARDS: Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful Award; Bridging the Gap Award; MOV Honor Court; HEF Scholarship, COTBHC Scholarship; and Coke Florida Honoree
ACTIVITIES: National Honor Society; Men of Vision, Inc.; and EY College Map Pro- gram
COLLEGE: Daytona State Col- lege, Major, Criminal Justice
DeAUNDRE BUTLER AGE: 17
PARENTS: Christine
Bucklon
GPA: 2.4
CHURCH: Mount Olive Bap- tist Church
AWARDS and HONORS:
Bridging The Gap Award ACTIVITIES: Men of Vision Inc.; Varsity Football; and Track
COLLEGE: Erwin Technical College; Major, Electrician
JA'VON FORD
AGE: 18
PARENTS: Angela Gaston GPA: 2.6
AWARDS and HONORS: Bridging The Gap Award ACTIVITIES: Men of Vision Inc.; Varsity Football and Track COLLEGE: Erwin Technical, Major: Fire Fighter
ALEXCIS JOHNSON
International Baccalaureate
AGE: 18
PARENTS: Carlene Johnson and Zanuel Johnson
GPA: 7.2 weighted CHURCH: Church Of Christ HONORS and AWARDS: Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar with Distinction; Pub- lished by the America Library of Poetry in book titled, “To- gether,” Presented Literary Re- search at Columbia University’s Visual Research for Social Change Conference 2021; Ac- cepted into 5 Ivy League Uni- versities,
Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, Cornell, and University of Penn- sylvania
ACTIVITIES: Founder of the Poised Pen, a literary advocacy organization (www.thepoised- penproject.com; Intern at Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education; State Reporter and Chapter Vice President for Future Business Leaders of America; Ambassador for Na- tional Society of High School Scholars; and published book titled, “Diversity in Literature: An Examination of Its Role in Modern Society,” on Amazon
COLLEGE:
Pennsylvania
University of
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