Category: Student Spotlights
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Taking advantage of her opportunities, Zori reaches Step 1 of her life plan – an Ivy League scholarship
FORT LAUDERDALE – Zori Brown was in the sixth grade when she made a plan for her future that was concise and to the point: “I don’t know of any sixth-graders who have a life plan,” said Zori’s mom, Endea Mathis. Endea said she was raised in a home where education was stressed above all […]
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A new school and its challenging environment started Owen on his journey to the Naval Academy
NAPLES, Florida – Owen Phypers’ commute from his new home to his new high school took about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, his parents were driving 90 minutes one way to their old jobs near their old home so their son could have the opportunity to attend a private high school with high academic standards and a […]
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Wait till you see where Khyla is going
LAUDERDALE LAKES, Florida – Khyla Beaujin’s first fashion show as a designer was over, and she described the backstage chaos to her mother. Where are the models? Where are their shoes? Who has the jewelry? Khyla was frustrated at times and overwhelmed at others because the designers shared models and the models shared shoes, and […]
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Tiovanni's road to being 'magnificent' starts with an education choice scholarship
Tiovanni Johnson squirms in his chair and lowers his head. His grandmother is telling a story about his kindness toward strangers, and he wishes she would stop. In fact, he asked her to stop. “This is embarrassing,” he said. “What’s embarrassing?” asked his grandmother, Angela Lepore. She continued. The previous day, Angela brought two Slim […]
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New Worlds Scholarship and Captain Underpants make reading 'cool and fun' for young student
Cam Imburgio can tell you about Grim and Punishment and Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea. He knows For Whom the Ball Roles. Cam devoured the Dog Man series, which addressed those topics in detail, reading each of the 13 books in the series cover-to-cover. Now, he’s moved on to the adventures of George Beard […]
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'The kind of student you dream about' flourishes with the help of an education choice scholarship
Winter Park – The piano stood silent in the corner of the empty gymnasium until Riccardo Cerutti sat on the bench, lifted the key lid, and played the opening notes of Billy Joel’s signature song, “Piano Man.” “That’s me,” Riccardo said, “Piano Man.” He moved on to “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the 1975 rock ‘n’ roll anthem […]
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Yaya's got this, thanks to the help of a PEP scholarship
DELTONA, Florida – Of all the skills Yaeli “Yaya” Santos could have picked to earn a grade in that portion of her eighth-grade physical education class, standing on her head seemed the easiest. Understand this: Yaya does not claim to be athletic in the least, but she had to master a skill, and “How hard […]
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Ed choice scholarship a winning combo for the Newton family and Clearwater Central Catholic
CLEARWATER, Florida –The Newton brothers’ reign at Clearwater Central Catholic High School ended on a Thursday night in December when Jershaun, the youngest, played his final football game. It was quite a run for the family who lives down the road in St. Petersburg. It was quite a run for the high school’s football program, […]
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CES Academy of Lakeland strives to accommodate gifted students like Aleksandar
Editor’s note: This story is published in celebration of National School Schools Week, which runs Jan. 26-Feb. 1. LAKELAND, Florida – Aleksandar Kurilenko arrived at his new school as a seventh-grader backed by a family who wanted him to be challenged academically, including a mother who told administrators that her son was “so smart.” It’s […]
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The option of an education choice scholarship will expand Joly's options for college and beyond
TAMPA, Florida – It was the first day of freshman year and everyone at Tampa Catholic High School was a stranger to Joly Masoud. Classmates. Teachers. Administrators. Scared? Yes, Joly admitted. “I was just trying to find my way,” she said. Joly found her way to a front-row desk in Hannah Taylor’s Eastern-Western Heritage history […]
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