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2015 Graduates
ALI-AJAH VALDERRAMA
AGE: 18
PARENTS: Erika Valderrama and Henry Douglas
GPA: 5.0; RANKED: 438
AWARDS and HONORS: Most Ath- letic Award, Track & Field; Honor Roll 4 Years; and Microsoft Office 2007, 2010, and 2013 Certification ACTIVITIES: Track & Field; Basket- ball; Cheerleading; Future Business Leaders of America; (FBLA); and DECA
COLLEGE: St. Johnʼs University, Ac- tuarial Science
HENRY ALEXIS
AGE: 18
PARENTS: Bethony Angervil and Vi- vianne Angervil
GPA or CLASS RANKING: : 2.3 Rank - 68
CHURCH: Community Holiness Church
AWARDS and HONORS: Honor Roll ACTIVITIES: Football
COLLEGE or CAREER: Pharmacy Technician
LETO HIGH SCHOOL
AALIYAH SIMMONS
Class President
AGE: 18
PARENTS: Alicia and Dwayne Sim- mons
GPA: 4.86; RANKED: 35
CHURCH: New Testament Worship Center
AWARDS and HONORS: National Honor Society; BETA Club; NJROTC Junior Princess 2014; Distinguished Cadet (NJROTC); and HCSO Rising Stars Academy Scholarship ACTIVITIES: Senior Class President; Letoʼs Hip Hop Dance Team; Culinary Program; and Leto NJROTC COLLEGE: Florida Agricultural & Me- chanical University
ROWAN TURNER
AGE: 17
PARENT: Joseph Turner
GPA: 4.3 Weighted
AWARDS and HONORS: DECA Dis- trict Competition Finalist, 2013; FBLA Finalist 2013; and Nominated as “Most Talented Male” in School ACTIVITIES: Volunteer at Hospice; Writing Poetry and Songs; and Part Time job at McDonaldʼs
COLLEGE: HCC/USF, Registered Nurse
VICTORIA BAZILE AGE: 18
PARENT: Edliv Bazile
GPA: 3.5 Class Rank: 11
CHURCH: Bethanie SDA French Church
AWARDS and HONORS: Talented 20% In Class; and Honor Roll ACTIVITIES: Community Service; Po- lice Explorers Academy; and Church Choir
COLLEGE: Miami Dade Community College-Criminal Justice
MIAYA BRASWELL
AGE: 17
PARENT: Connie Braswell CHURCH: Godʼs Side PMB Church COLLEGE: Tallahassee Community College, Nursing
MARCELLUS BROOKES AGE: 17
PARENTS: Leroy Brookes and Pearl Huggins
GPA: 5.8
AWARDS and HONORS: MVP in High school Soccer; and Honor roll in the 9th grade
ACTIVITIES: Soccer; Skateboarding; Drawing; Track & Field; and Garden- ing
COLLEGE OR CAREER:
University Of South Florida
ALEXUS C. BROWN
AGE: 18
PARENT: Sonida Jones
GPA: 4.1; CLASS RANKING: 6 CHURCH: Life in Christ
AWARDS and HONORS: AP statis- tics; English Hon. 4; and Completion of GEMS award (Girls Empowered Mentally for Success)
ACTIVITIES: Working at Chic Fila; A part of the scholarships club; Watch- ing and entertaining younger siblings; and Volunteer at Tampa Housing Au- thority
COLLEGE or CAREER: I have the dreams to become an entrepreneur, owning a restaurant called KAS, be- coming a kindergarten teacher and being a nurse. I wish to attend USF in January
KIERRA DUHART
AGE: 19
PARENTS: Anita Peoples and Frank Duhart
GPA: 4.2; CLASS RANKING: 6th in class
AWARDS and HONORS: ASLHS (American Sign Language Society); Honor Roll; Talented 20; and Drum Major
ACTIVITIES: Signing Tigers; Volley- ball; Marching Band; Community Service; and Upward Bound COLLEGE OR CAREER:
Kierra will attend Valencia College then transfer to FSU to get her politi- cal science degree to become a lawyer
ANTONIO ELOZAR AGE: 18
PARENTS: Carolyn Byrd and Ben- jamin Byrd
GPA: 4.6
CHURCH: But Now Fellowship AWARDS and HONORS: FBLA SLC 2013-14 3rd Place in Compute Appli- cations; FLBA DLC 2014-15 3th place in Spreadsheet Applications; and FBLA DLC 2013-14 4th place in Computer Applications
ACTIVITIES: Tiger Tenns; Tiger Bas- ketball; FBLA Club; JROTC; and Community Development Corporation COLLEGE OR CAREER: Florida Agriculture & Mechanical University for Computer Science
CHARITY SOJOURNER FRANKS
AGE: 17
PARENTS: Tjuana Franks and Leonard Franks
GPA: 5.1 Weighted 2.7 Unweighted 3.0 State University System CHURCH: Christ Fellowship Baptist Church
AWARDS and HONORS: LEAD Contest Winner (Hillsborough County); ACT-SO 2015 Gold Medal- ist; National Merit Semifinalist; Florida League of Cities 2014 Video Contest 1st Place video editor; and Engineer- ing Core Certification (Project Lead the Way)
ACTIVITIES: Tampa Mayorʼs Youth Corps 2014 (Over 200 volunteer/ser- vice hours) Including From the Corps Youth TV show; Internship at Volt Air (Engineering Firm); 4 Years in the Ar- chitecture Construction and Engi- neering Mentoring Program; Rho Kappa (Social Studies Honor Soci- ety); and Tampa Heights Junior Civic Association Renovation Volunteer COLLEGE or CAREER: University of Central Florida – Mechanical Engi- neering
MARCO FREDRICKS, III
AGE: 17
PARENTS: Marco and Tuesday Fredricks
GPA: 3.4
CHURCH: Living Faith Assembly of God
AWARDS and HONORS: Leadership award in youth group at church ACTIVITIES: Involved in the media team at church; and Engineering pro- gram in school
COLLEGE: State College of Florida
MIDDLETON
HIGH SCHOOL
Principal: Kim Moore
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