- April 17, 2024
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Super Scholars
Winter Park High School students Joulia Likhanskaia, Aaron Kennon, Mary Hwang, Nathan Einhorn, Mason Montgomery, Madeleine Hill, Demetrie Luke, Rocco English, Jessica Kast, Trevor Byrne, Jillian Dukes, Matthew Domescek, Vaishali Mehta, John Lindsey, Sylvie Wise, Hunter Chadwick, Everett Hamilton, Harrison Thayer, Samuel Ward, Alicia Tarver and J. Brandon Ward were announced as Super Scholars by Orange County Public Schools for being accepted to the top 20 colleges and universities in the country for 2013. Edgewater High School students Pau Kim, David Neitzel and Gwendolyn Johnson also received the honor.
Hats off
Gaby Lugo of Maitland graduated from Berry College with a BS degree in Biology.
Savannah Maensivu of Winter Park was awarded an academic scholarship to attend Hendrix College in Conway, Ark. Maensivu received the College’s Odyssey Distinction Award for professional and leadership development.
The University of Oklahoma Norman campus announced Winter Park’s Amber Coyne is a graduation candidate for a bachelor’s degree in Journalism for the spring 2013 semester.
Memorial gains support
The capital campaign to build and endow a Memorial to the Fallen adjacent to the new VA hospital at Lake Nona, has achieved 70 percent of its $3 million campaign goal, according to Jerry Pierce, chairman of the Central Florida Memorial Park Foundation. The Foundation was presented with anonymous cashier’s check for $300,0000 bringing the total funds raised to more than $2.1 million, according to Pierce. To learn more about the campaign, go to cfvmpf.org
Scholarship contest
Rollins College Crummer Graduate School of Business is now accepting applicants for the MBA Leadership Scholars Award. The new financial offering is designed for students who have shown success in leadership, with full or partial tuition scholarships ranging from $5,000 to $67,320. Rollins aims to improve students’ leadership skills and groom MBAs to make a positive impact in the workplace upon graduation. Essays and letters should be emailed to [email protected] with the subject line “MBA Leadership Scholars.”
Trinity on top
The Florida High School Athletic Association announced that Trinity Preparatory School is the Class 3A Spring Season Academic Team Champion for the 2012-2013 school year.
Famous high-five
In honor of May’s Teacher Appreciation Month, the Emmy Award-winning educational program “Green Screen Adventures,” broadcast nationally on Me-TV, invited elementary school students to “Give Your Teacher A High-Five” to celebrate and acknowledge teachers across the country. ”Green Screen Adventures” is proud to present a high-five to Mr. Michael Reese, a fifth grade science teacher at Audubon Park Elementary in Orlando, who received an on-air high-five from his student Riley Honohan.