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Class of 2016
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AMANDA GOODWIN
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Gerald Good- win
GPA: 5.79
CHURCH: St. Andrews Epis- copal
AWARDS and HONORS: Cadet Of The Year Top 10 in Hillsborough County; Hillsbor- ough County Bar Association Law Day art contest, 3rd place; LINKS Inc. National Poster Competition Finalist; and Adobe CS6 Certified ACTIVITIES: Soccer Goalie for Blake High; Track And Field (400m, 800m, and 4x800m); Flag Football (Punter and Cor- ner); Air Force JROTC 2nd Lt. Logistics OIC; Digital Photogra- phy Major; and Ballet and Mod- ern Dance
COLLEGE OR CAREER: I will be attending UT on a full ride, in their Honors program. I will be majoring in Interna- tional Business Relations and Minoring in Entrepreneurship. After getting my degree, I will join the Air Force and become an officer.
ERICA ANN HOLLAND AGE: 17
PARENT(S): Chef Eric & Dr. Vandelon Holland GPA: 5.72
CHURCH: Bayshore Baptist Church
AWARDS and HONORS:
FAMU Presidential Scholar; Teen Excellence Award for Vol- unteerism Tampa Police Dept.; National Honor Society (NHS); Mu Alpha Theta Math NHS; and Spanish NHS; Rho Kappa Social Studies NHS ACTIVI- TIES: Vice President Orches- tra Council; Violinist of Chamber, Symphonic, and Philharmonic Orchestras; 2014 Mayor’s Youth Corps; Derrick Brooks Charities – Rites of Pas- sage Program; and Theater (Actor) – Bles’d Productions & Patel Conservatory COLLEGE OR CAREER: Florida A&M University – Pharmacy
VICTORIA HOLLAND AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Gregory and Arnetta Holland
GPA: 4.1
CHURCH: The Crossing Church
AWARDS and HONORS:
Representative/ Member of the Citizen Advisory Committee; 2015 Anne Frank Humanitarian Award; Miss Howard W. Blake 1st runner up; Scholastics Arts and Writing Competition Gold Key Finalist; Certified in Mi- crosoft Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint; and Finalist for Lead Student Contest ACTIVITIES: Dunbar Ele- mentary School; Involvement with the City of Tampa; Booker T. Washington Elementary; Metropolitan Ministries; Mem- ber of Howard W. Blake High School Marching Yellow Jackets Sting Dance Team; and Howard W. Blake High School Varsity Cheerleader
COLLEGE OR CAREER:
Hillsborough Community Col- lege for two years then transfer- ring to a 4-year college.
BRIANNA JACKSON AGE: 18
PARENT(S): John and Re- becca Jackson
GPA: 3.9
CHURCH: Brown Memorial C.O.G.I.C.
AWARDS AND HONORS:
High Honor Roll; HABSE Award; and Senior awards ACTIVITIES: Culinary; FBLA; and Cheerleading
COLLEGE: HCC / USF
LAKEITHIA LINDSEY
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Keith No- rates & Yolanda Norates GPA: Unweighted, 3.55/ Weighted, 5.23; RANKED: 65 out of 235
CHURCH: Glory to Glory Ministries
AWARDS and HONORS: Straight Superiors and Critics Choice, Individual Events and Florida State Thespians; 5th Place at Hillsborough County Math Bowl, Mu Alpha Theta/ Math Honor Society; Two-Star Honor Thespian, Thespians/ Theatre; 6th place at Nationals, Cheerleading; and IB Ambassa- dor, Student Government ACTIVITIES: Honor Thes- pian, Thespians/ Theatre, Years participated: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th; Member, Mu Alpha Theta, Years 12th; Member, College Reach Out Program (C.R.O.P.), 10th, 11th, AND 12th; Front Spot, Cheerleading, 9th, 10th; and Head Alto, Glee Club, Years 11th
COLLEGE: Lakeithia Lindsey will be attending Marymount Manhattan College in New York City; where she will be majoring in Theatre and minor in Musical Theatre. She hopes to become a Broadway star and change the standards of how people of color are portrayed in films, and con- front the lack of implemented culture in modern day theatre.
BENJAMIN ALONZO OVERSTREET
AGE: 19
PARENT(S): Rychard Williames
GPA: 2.2075
CHURCH: First Community Christian Church
AWARDS and HONORS: Turn-Around Student of the Year 2016; and Honor Roll ACTIVITIES: Track & Field COLLEGE OR CAREER: Track Scholarship to Pratt Com- munity College. Majoring in Psychology with career goals to become a Child Psychologist
KAHLIL PORTER
AGE: 17
PARENT(S): Phillip and Grace Porter
GPA: 4.85
CHURCH: Calvary Apostolic Faith Church
AWARDS and HONORS: Microsoft Word Certified; Mi- crosoft PowerPoint Certified; and Microsoft Outlook Certified ACTIVITIES: National Honor Society; National Spanish Honor Society; Urban Teaching Academy; Assistant Youth Leader; and Book Club COLLEGE OR CAREER: I plan on becoming an Elemen- tary school teacher to help and encourage young students.
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