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FLORIDA SENTINEL
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2019
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Young Lions To Host 2nd Annual All-Star Basketball Classic
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
The 2nd Annual Young Lions All-Star Basketball Clas- sic, formerly hosted by the UNCF, will be held Friday, March 15, 2019. The game, be- tween girls’ and boys’ basket- ball players from around the area, will be held at Jefferson High School.
Dexter Bryant, President of the Young Lions, and com- munity supporter, John Glenn felt that after the UNCF dropped the game, it needed to continue here in Tampa. Tick- ets are $5.00.
“We will be giving out $3,000.00 in awards - $1,000.00 to the boy and girl with highest GPA, $250.00 for the boy and girl striving to excel and $250.00 to the boy and girl in music,” Bryant said.
Bryant and the late
Ernest Smith founded Young Lions Youth Organization, Inc., in 1997. Bryant says he saw a great need for more positive activities for youth. As a child, Bryant did not have many positive outlets and started get- ting into trouble. The late Abraham Brown, founder of Abe Brown Ministries, men- tored Brown and that helped to turn his life around.
Bryant has made it his mission to help prevent juve- nile delinquency. The Young Lions Youth Organization, Inc. is a non-profit organization that was formed to prevent ju- venile delinquency with the inner- city youth. Young Lions provide several different posi- tive activities for youth ages 5 - 18 to participate in.
The Young Lions Youth Or- ganization's sole purpose is to be a help to disadvantaged youth in hopes of making a dif- ference in their lives NOW and
DEXTER BRYANT ...Founder, Young Lions
in the FUTURE! Young Lions is a year-round organization. “We are always in need of do- nations and sponsorship.” Please contact Dexter Bryant for information on how you can get involved....813-368- 9640.
The teams and their coaches are:
West Girls – coached by Maggie Hedley of Brooks DeBartolo.
Bra`Niyah Dixon – Wildwood; Jayden Johnson - Tampa Bay Tech; Eriyana Saffold - Tampa Bay Tech; Terra Barron – Sunlake; Genesis Gonzalez – Sun- lake; Jo’Keal Sweed - Brooks DeBartolo; Christiana Lopez – Alonso; Tanya Gor- don - Tampa Catholic; and Lenise Santiago - Tampa Catholic.
East Girls will be coached by LaTosha Lewis of Straw- berry Crest.
Holly Kick - East Bay High; Zoe Stough - Straw- berry Crest; Mickie Mont- gomery - Strawberry Crest; Destiny Gilbert – Chamber- lain; Amari Jackson – Free- dom; Ragen Rogers – Freedom; Emma Conde – Freedom; Zakiyah Bentley – Jefferson; Karlie Reed – Du- rant; and Amaya Anderson – Bloomingdale.
The West Boys will be
coached by Eric Hayes of Jef- ferson High School.
The players are: Antonio Leslie – Alonso; Kei Juwan Hymon – Armwood; Davon Robinson – Armwood; Joseph Dean, Jr. – Blake; Lorenzo Ford – Jefferson; Austin Lozada, Jr. – Jeffer- son; Michael Rodriguez – Jefferson; Andrew Dansoh – Jesuit; Jeremiah Nichols – Jesuit; Julian Canuelas – Sickles; and Freddie Jensen, III – Jesuit.
The East Boys, coached by Adrian Johnson, head coach at Tampa Bay Tech are: Nyzeer Lucas – Wildwood; Jacquez Henderson – Spoto; Anthony Goden – Spoto; Harleon Reed – Spoto; Jacob Oladude - Tampa Bay Tech; Armarni Payne - Tampa Bay Tech; Va'Quez Hartfield - Brooks DeBartelo; and Jacquerin Johnson – Middleton.
HBCU College Fair Held At Blake High School
BY STUDENTS AT BIBLE TRUTH MINISTRIES ACADEMY
It was a bright Saturday morning, when many potential college aspirants from differ- ent backgrounds and walks of life came out to discover their fate.
The library of Howard W. Blake High School became a runway for college representa- tives from near and far. These include: FAMU, Benedict Col- lege, Naval Academy, Bethune-Cookman, Edward Waters College, Fisk Univer- sity, Dillard University, Hamp- ton University, Hillsborough Tech College, USF, Southern University, Spelman College, Norfolk State University, Ten- nessee State University, and Talladega College; all seeking students with GPAs ranging from 2.0 to 3.9.
Whether or not they have decided on a career, will not affect the process, as support is available to those that are undecided.
Casey Curry, an author, educator and alumni of Nor- folk State University of Vir- ginia, with responsibility to recruit, was sitting behind the Norfolk State University’s table all decked with green and yellow flyers and other infor- mation bearing material. Dur- ing our conversation, she eagerly admitted that Norfolk was one of those Universities looking for students who need support and can benefit from a
Students who attended the College Fair are: Dorien Brown, Da'Kiyah, and Darius Bostick.
The Salmon Family was among those who visited the College Fair: left to right, Georgia Salmon, Timothy Salmon, Joshua Salmon, Gerald White, and O’Neil Salmon.
nurturing environment.
She wasn’t the only one ex- cited to see the faces of the young people and their par- ents in the room. Ms. Joann Myers, who represented Tal- ladega College also chimed in at the possibilities of students who may attend this college lo-
cated in Alabama.
Many of the students who
attended were from various high schools, ranging from freshman to seniors, with the intentions to find out as much as they could about their choices of schools, based on their GPA and family tradi- tions.
Of course, the desire to go to college is one only part of the concern, the financial as- pect is another. There were in- dividuals disseminating information on the availability of scholarships inclusive of the Bright Futures Scholarship and Florida Shines. To top it off was a session held to in-
form the students and parents of the Federal Student Aid (FSA) simple application process.
The vast number of stu- dents and parents gathered at this event from all over Hills- borough County have affirmed the importance of having these fairs several times for the year, enabling students to make more informed decisions. Among the many schools rep- resented were Middleton High, Riverview High, Blake High, and Hillsborough High.
FAMU was the school of choice for various reason: number one being, “because my family member went there.” The most interesting part of the conversation with these students was the extent to which they intend to study. These careers range from Sports Medicine to Computer Engineering with academic strength being Math and Sci- ence.
Mrs. Casey Curry, Director of Creative Writing at Blake High School, represented Nor- folk State College. She is being interviewed by Bible Truth Ministries student, Brianna Charles.
When asked about their fears as they prepare for col- lege, they replied, “stepping out and realizing I’m not pre- pared or leaving my family be- hind as well as money management.”
As the GPA of the students present at the fair varied, so was their response to the ques- tion, “Where do you see your-
Brianna Charles inter- views one of the students at the College Fair.
self in 10 years?” Timothy Salmon from Riverview High school said, “Playing in the NBA or overseas basketball League.” La’mayia Harris from Blake High School said, “Advocating for new laws per- taining to children rights.”
Sherryne Scriven, Col- lege and Career Counselor at Blake High School, was coor- dinator of the College Fair. Jesse Salters is the school’s Principal. (Photos by Bible Truth students)