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Class of 2016
PLANT CITY Continued
CARLEY SMITH
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Windy Ford & Curtis Smith
GPA: 4.3
AWARDS and HONORS: 2016 Strawberry Queen top 10 Contestant; and National Honor Society
ACTIVITIES: Track and Field; Basketball; and President of the Black Pearls Organization COLLEGE: Will be attending Florida State University to Major in Nursing
J’KHARI WILSON
AGE: 17
PARENT(S): Yashia Wash- ington
GPA: 4.8; CLASS RANKING: 78/489
CHURCH: Legacy Christian Church AWARDS and HON- ORS: National Honor Society; National Technical Honor Soci- ety; Plant City High School’s Senior of the Month; National competitor in Accounting for Future Business Leaders of America Competition; and 2016 HASBE Academic Scholar ACTIVITIES: President of Fu- ture Business Leaders of Amer- ica; Track and Field; Cross Country; and Member of Plant City High School’s JROTC COLLEGE: Will be attending the University of South Florida in the Fall to pursue a degree in Accounting and aspires to be- come a Certified Public Ac- countant
YONATHAN ALEM
AGE: 18
PARENT(S): Yordanos Teklu
GPA: 4.89
CHURCH: Christ Community Church
AWARDS AND HONORS: De- fensive Line Captain (football); Most Improved Defensive Player of the Year award; SAC ‘Most Caring’ and ‘Most Enthusiastic’ Student of the Year awards; and Homecoming Court ACTIVITIES: Varsity Football; Varsity Basketball; Student Ad- visory Committee Board Mem- ber; and Works at Jimbo’s Restaurant
COLLEGE OR CAREER: Florida State University
CHAELLE GARCON
AGE: 17
PARENT(S): Deceased. Chaelle is an Unaccompanied Youth GPA: 4.24
AWARDS AND HONORS: Dale Carnegie Break Through Award; Dale Carnegie Outstanding Per- formance Award; Dale Carnegie Highest Achievement Award; and School Board Forum mem- ber
ACTIVITIES: Vice President of Student Advisory Committee (SAC); and Works at Holy Hog Barbeque COLLEGE OR CA- REER: Chaelle is the first in her family to graduate high school and attend college. She has been accepted to St. Leo University, Penn State Univer- sity, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of West Florida. She hopes to attend UWF.
KIARA TONEY
AGE: 17
PARENT(S): Patrick Toney and Zariffa Toney
GPA Or CLASS RANKING: 6.54. Ranked 31 of 575 CHURCH: Sacred Heart Catholic Church
AWARDS AND HONORS: Member of National Honor So- ciety; Member of Beta Honor Society; Earned two superior ratings in this year’s Orchestra Solo and Ensemble Competi- tion; Inducted into Hillsbor- ough County Orchestra for grades 11/12; and Member of Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society)
ACTIVITIES: Principle violin- ist for Plant’s Orchestra; Active participant in Youth in Govern- ment; Facilitator and board member for Plant’s Student Ad- visory Committee; Zeta Service Club; and Honor Council Mem- ber
COLLEGE OR CAREER: Un- decided. Wishes to pursue stud- ies in International Relations, Global Studies, Public Rela- tions, Music, and Humanistic Studies
DEJA TURNER
PARENT(S): Michelle Johnson
GPA Or CLASS RANKING:
5.50
AWARDS AND HONORS:
National English Honor Society member; National Honor Soci- ety member; Dottie McGahagin Hillsborough County Player of the Year (2016); Western Con- ference American Division 1st Team and Player of the Year (2016); Captain of Varsity Girls’ Basketball Team (2015-2016); Academy of the Holy Names All Tournament Team (2015); Six Time Varsity Letter Winner (4 for basketball, 2 for flag foot- ball); and PHS Girls Basketball Single Game Scoring Record (36 points)
ACTIVITIES: Varsity Basket- ball
COLLEGE OR CAREER: Un- decided. Accepted to Florida Southern, University of South Florida and Florida Interna- tional University
ALEX WYNTER
AGE: 17
PARENT(S): Jerome and Yasmin Wynter
GPA: 5.97
AWARDS AND HONORS: Social Studies Honor Society; Spanish National Honor Soci- ety; and AP Scholar with Honor ACTIVITIES: Varsity Soccer; Vice President of Sertoma Serv- ice Club; Student Advisory Committee Member; and Vol- unteer at Metropolitan Min- istries
COLLEGE OR CAREER: New York University
PLANT
Principal: Robert Nelson Anticipated # of graduates: 575 Valedictorian(s): Qarch Hawk GPA: 7.84 Salutatorian(s): Xan Minan GPA: 7.24 Class President: Ava Larson
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