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Class Of 2017
ARMWOOD Principal: Joseph Castelli
BLAKE Principal: Jesse Salters
HEAVEN CLACKEN AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Sylvia Clacken and Kingsley Clacken
GPA: 5.5793; 7th in Class AWARDS and HONORS: Mental Health First Aid Certifi- cation
ACTIVITIES: Drama Club, National Honor Society, AVID, and College Reach-Out Program COLLEGE: Florida Gulf Coast University
Valedictorian
KY'AURA R. GEORGE
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Anthony and Chudney McClora
GPA: 7.73; CLASS RANK- ING: #1 in Class
AWARDS and HONORS: Valedictorian; Co-President of Soaring Hawks Mentoring; Vice President of HOSA; and Most Improved Volleyball Player
ACTIVITIES: Volleyball; HOSA; National Honor Society; Key Club; and Student Alliance COLLEGE: Howard Univer- sity; Major in Biology
KEYSHAWN DEMARCUS SPAIN
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Floretta B. Stew- art
GPA: 4.25
CHURCH: Disciples of Christ Ministry
AWARDS and HONORS: Principal’s Honor Roll and Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful Scholar- ship Recipient
ACTIVITIES: National Honor Society Member; Men of Vision Member; Trinity Café Volun- teer; and Metropolitan Min- istries Volunteer
COLLEGE: Florida A & M Uni- versity, School of Engineering
DOMINIQUE K. WILLIAMS
PARENT(S): Ericka Miller- Hannah and stepfather, Marlon Hannah
GPA: 3.2
AWARDS and HONORS:
Certifications in Microsoft Power Point and Word ACTIVITIES: Singing; Read- ing; Active Senior Steering Club Member; Taking AP and Hon- ors Classes; and President of Sisters Uplifting Sisters COLLEGE: Accepted into Santa Fe, Seminole State, and B- CU;
CAREER: Majoring in Obstet- rics and Gynecology
BRIANNA BLAKE AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Aaron and Brid- gette Blake
GPA: 5.1
CHURCH: Designers Way Christian Church
AWARDS and HONORS:
Dr. Sylvia Richardson Young Woman of Promise Award; Stu- dent Government Association Vice President; National Al- liance of Black School Educators Foundation’s Scholarship Award winner; Inducted in the National Honor Society; and December Contestant: Miss Teenage Tampa Scholarship Pageant of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1st runner up ACTIVITIES: AVID Program Ambassador; Cheerleading Coach and Summer Camp Coach: Benito Playground Ac- tivity Center; Thespian Club; Flag Football; and STING Dancer: (Blake High School Band)
COLLEGE: I will be attending the University of Florida in the fall of 2017!
BRIANA BROWN
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Helen Brown GPA: 3.9
CHURCH: Mt. Olive Mission- ary Baptist Church
AWARDS and HONORS: President’s Award (awarded by former President of the United States Barack Obama); Honor Roll Award; and Perfect Attendance Award ACTIVITIES: Book Club; UTA Club; and All Sports Commu- nity Volunteer (with Tyrone Keys)
COLLEGE: FAMU; Pre-Med
BOBBY BURT AGE: 17
PARENT(S): Alicia Darlington GPA: 2.7683
CHURCH: New Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church ACTIVITIES: Football; and Track & Field
COLLEGE: Will attend Ander- son University in Anderson, In- diana
ABEL DE LA CAMPA
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Abel De La Campa and Nancy Cuervo
GPA: 3.3
ACTIVITIES: First to com- plete Barbering Course at Blake High School; First Student to Graduate with Barbering Li- cense
CAREER: Entrepreneur
DESTINEE FILMORE
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Nicole Filmore GPA: 5.64 weighted AWARDS and HONORS: 1st Runner-up for the 2016-2017, Miss Howard W. Blake Court; The Scholastics Art & Writing Awards 2016 by receiving 2 gold keys (1 regionally and 1 nation- ally); American Visions Award; 3rd place in Metals in the 2015- 2016 Theme Show; and Honor- able Mention for the 2013-2014 Hispanic Heritage Poster Con- test
ACTIVITIES: Director over the volunteering sector of the organization, All Sport Commu- nity Service (ASCS); Director of the after school program, Ladies of Just; Co-Director of the after school program, Gentlemen of Just; Class Senator for level for Junior and Senior year through the school’s Student Govern- ment Association; Girls Volley- ball Team (as junior year Varsity Captain and Senior year Varsity Co-Captain)
COLLEGE: Spelman College (Bonner Scholars Program)
RONNIE HARRIS
AGE: 19
PARENT(S): Ricky Harris GPA or CLASS RANKING: #2 class ranking, 5.18 weighted AWARDS and HONORS: Junior Valedictorian; Senior Salutatorian; Tampa Tribune Scholar; and Excellence in Math Award
ACTIVITIES: Volunteered at Metropolitan Ministries COLLEGE: University of South Florida for Mechanical Engineering
Salutatorian
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