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A final message for the soon-to-be seniors zoeCOOPER staff writer
Dear soon-to-be Seniors, Senioritis is an actual thing, so try really hard to make sure you stay motivated throughout the whole year. At times throughout the year it can be stressful but don’t stress too much and make the most of it. Be more than just a number. Participate in sports and clubs, you will make more friends and have fun. You do you, do not let your friends dictate your life. It could lead you down the wrong path and ultimately distract from what is truly important to you. If you go
down the wrong path, just know that it’s not the end of the world, and you can get back on track. Make sure you take the SAT or ACT throughout the whole year, and try and get the highest score you can. You may not know what school you want to go to but you will need to get the top scores for your future choice. Make sure during the summer between junior and senior year you research and visit the colleges and universities you want to go to. Apply to as many schools as possible, that way you have options. Feel no pressure to attend a big fancy college. There is nothing wrong with community college!
You may not get into your dream school but at least you will able to choose from the others. Be organized with all the college paperwork they send you, that way when it is time to make a decision you can look at each school individually and see what choices you have. If you get everything done in the beginning of year, your senior year will be a breeze. But don’t forget, many schools will look at your senior schedule, so don’t take a too easy senior year. Good luck , Senior Class of 2018
A message for the upcoming juniors gabbyHERNANDEZ editor in chief
Dear soon-to-be Juniors, To begin, you’re past your underclassmen years! You are welcomed into the upperclassmen society with open arms. It has taken a lot of hard work to get to the place you are at right now. I hope you are proud of all of your accomplishments and are looking forward to this upcoming year. Being a junior will come with some very difficult tasks, one major one being the Scholastic Aptitude Test, also known as the SAT. Normally
students take the SAT their junior year. One great opportunity that our school offers is the SAT for free around spring time. Unfortunately that is your only opportunity to getting the SAT for free, otherwise it is whopping cost of $75. This is probably the millionth time you have heard to keep your grades up, but it is true! In the end you will be extremely proud of how well your grades have been over the years and the higher your grades are the more of a chance you have to get into the school of your dreams! This is your last chance to make a great impression to
colleges and universities, and your junior year is when it starts to get competitive. Lastly, you have only two years left of high school so make it count! This means participating in many clubs and extracurricular activities. If you are not interested in playing sports or joining any clubs try to attend as many games and/or events as possible. All in all you will never be able to get these years back, enjoy them while they last! I hope the best junior year for you all!
Dear freshman, sophomore year is right around the corner brookeMICALLEF features editor
Dear soon-to-be Sophomores, Congratulations on surviving your first year as a high schooler! I hope your first year at Countryside was everything you expected. High school is full of so many new opportunities and experiences that have not been offered to you previously. To have the whole “High School experience”, get involved with everything you can. You only get these chances in the four short years that you are here. One great thing about our school is there are endless amount of clubs offered that you can join easily. Clubs like Youth in Government, Key Club, and Relay For Life are all so beneficial and fun to be a member of. Do not be afraid to try anything new and be
adventurous, this is your time to see what you like and what you do not. Sophomore year is an important time, especially for colleges. Make sure you keep working hard because when you apply for college, they take every year into consideration! To get into the school of your dreams, your future self will thank you for doing your homework or studying for a test coming up. Instead of saying you will get better next year or next grading period, take initiative and work now. It is better to do it sooner than later. Depending on your future plans, it is important to have good grades and maintain a good grade point average. If you slacked off academically your freshman year, this is the time to start improving to attract colleges, before it is too late.
In the social aspect of school, do not worry about drama and just try not to get involved. Just remember if it will not matter in 10 years do not spend more than 10 minutes thinking about it. Make new friends because all in all your friends are what make your high school years so great. You have three years of high school left which seems long now, but they will fly by faster than you think. You will look back on the memories you make in high school for a long time, so make a lot of them! Join lots of clubs, focus on your academics because at the end of the day that is why you are here, but most importantly: enjoy yourself and have fun.
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Most likely to join the pink ladies
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Saying goodbye to beloved teachers loganSCHNEITER
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D i m m e r One Countryside alumni said “Mrs. Dimmer is a great individual, she has extremely great knowledge in English 2 Honors. Although if you don’t study for her tests you may have problems, she always strives for her students to succeed!”.
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One current sophomore described Kitchen by saying “Her dedication to ensuring that students have a thorough understanding of the curriculum stands second-to-none. Mrs. Kitchen is most certainly an unforgettable teacher and mentor.”
When a Countryside sophomore was asked about Rossow, he responded “He is a very intelligent man and knows the world history excellently well and describes everything in perfect detail”.
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When discussing her teaching style, one Countryside Junior said the she could only be described as “savage”.
Opinion
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katie GOSS
entertainment editor
The mention of the acronym FSA is all you need in order for any student to roll their eyes and groan in annoyance. Between the hour long instruction and rules monologue teachers are forced to read, the pledge students are required to sign to “ensure” we understand we are not allowed to cheat, and the long grueling test
students have to sit through, it is no wonder why many are so against the testing process. The big question is, if many do not agree with the test, and many do not even pass the test originally, then why do we still take standardized tests? The main reason lies all within where schools get their money. In 2002 former president George W. Bush signed the “No Child Left Behind Act” bill into effect, which increased the role of the Federal Government in order to guarantee public education for all children in this country. With that came the flood of more standardized testing than ever before, along with many new rules public schools were required to follow in order to receive their federal funding. Now schools are required to test their students a certain amount of times a year, sometimes up to ten, for grades 3-8 and then continuing into high school. “With pressure to perform, school districts have adopted their own assessments to gauge how ready students are for FCAT. That means even more testing — and little consistency from one county to another,” is what a Tampa Bay Times article stated. Even though we take the FSA instead of the FCAT now, we still experience county assessments on a quarterly basis. The four names we have to thank for most of these oh-so-wonderful tests are Pearson Education, ETS (Educational Testing Service), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and McGraw Mill. They are also heavily involved in politics. Go figure. According to a Washington Post article, ETS lobbied against any legislation that involved investigating testing conditions after there were complaints about the process. Topics of evolution and global warming have also been banned in any tests created by their company. From 20092014, Pearson was found to have spent close to $8 billion in lobbying in our government, which has obviously worked in their favor considering testing is still horrible and still continuing in schools. Testing has become a money making industry worth $2 billion dollars. Our test scores, our progress, our curriculum, and everything we do in school as students, is being done in order to make other people money. Our education is
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being molded to fit politicians wallets, not to the benefit our future. With so many people against standardized tests, it is no surprise to find not only students at Countryside against the tests, but teachers also. Ms.Michael, a math teacher at our school, said, “Teachers feel obligated to teach to the test instead of teaching their course as a prerequisite class for future classes.” In the long run, all this does is hurt the students who might have passed the test, but never actually were taught all of the material due to teachers cramming information they think would be on the test. Trust issues have also been mentioned between students and the schooling system with changes being made yearly, where students either are needing one more class or they disregard a class that had a standardized test, which angers students. Not only do we receive unfair tests, but then the next year we are told they do not count for anything. Students have a lot to say about the unfair system as well. Haley Nunez, a junior at our school, said “ I think standardized testing should be more fair to each students abilities. They should make the tests easier”. The tests are only geared for maybe a small group of students, but for all the others, they have to adapt to the test in order to pass. For seniors, it could mean the difference between getting into a college or not. For Lindsay Yost, a senior, she feels that, “standardized testing shouldn’t be as important a factor in college decisions”. Yost talked about how her sister was told she was not “college material” by Florida State University all due to her test scores, however she was accepted into Emory University’s nursing program. Our voices are not being considered even though we are the ones who have to endure the grueling tests for most of our educational careers. We are used in our education to make others money, and we are sometimes soley judged based on our test scores, but are still expected to do great in school and accelerate in life. The education system is already half way down the drain, while the people who rule our system just simply watch and let it happen.
Feeling closed in: Countryside feels like prison
rachel LEWIS
enterainment editor
If you have been attending this school for longer than a week, you have probably heard someone compare it to a prison. Though prisoners are permitted to spend more of their time outside than students are, the inside of our school definitely fits the analogy. Most of the lights in our school are artificial, with the only natural lights being located at the top of the walls in the concourse. We have an eight foot fence going all around our school, and another set of gates by the student parking lot. The only outdoor classroom is now gated and has a long process that needs to be completed for use. Every day, an average person is recommended to get fifteen to twenty minutes of sunlight. Since we are essentially trapped in school all day, this can be hard for some students to accomplish. Students have jobs to go to starting as soon as school gets out, and with school starting before the sun comes out, getting the recommended thirty minutes of sunlight can be almost impossible. Having to spend time on homework
and jobs leaves next to no time to get a healthy amount of vitamin D. Sunlight gives us many very important vitamins that can not be obtained naturally otherwise. Natural light is needed to produce melatonin, or the chemical in your brain produced for sleeping. Having to wake up early and not being able to fall asleep until late at night because of a lack of melatonin could be a leading cause of poor student performance. According to the Archive on Internal Medicine, a lack of sunlight can also cause a vitamin D deficiency that can result in heart attacks, brittle bones, and muscle weakness. There has also been studies linking a lack of sunlight to depression. When you consider the conditions and set up of our school, it is hard not to understand why Countryside is being compared to a prison. There is next to no sunlight being let into our school, and we are not permitted to go outside during school hours. Pinellas Park and Countryside were designed at the same time, but Pinellas Park only
has a four foot fence in the front and a six foot fence in the back. Our school has an eight foot fence going around the perimeter and another gate in front of the doors by the student parking lot. Countryside is in a better neighborhood and considered “safer” than Pinellas Park, but we do not have the same opportunities to go outdoors as they do. Pinellas Park alongside other schools like Palm Harbor University and Dunedin High School allow their students to eat outside during lunch. Palm Harbor has an outdoor walkway to get to your classes. A fix for this could be allowing students to eat outside during lunch. Lunch is thirty minutes long, which would give students their entire daily recommended amount of sunlight. Studies have shown that just sitting outside around trees and plants has reduced pain sensations and attention disorders. This simple change could help students sleep easier at night, reduce growing levels of depression, and lessen the chances of bone and muscle conditions later in life.
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Anthony Burburija takes on wrestling nationals brianPICKELL staff writer Anthony Burburija, or Tony to his friends, is a wrestler here at Countryside who recently won his first State title in the 195 pound weight class as a Junior. He has been wrestling for the last nine years of his life and he takes every part of it very seriously. He finished this season with a record of 52 wins and only 1 loss. In addition to his fantastic record and a state title he recently took fifth place at Jr. Nationals in Virginia Beach. While at Nationals he also became an All-American, which means that he is one of the best amerature wrestlers in the country. “My one loss taught me that I had some weaknesses that I had to work on” Anthony said. Over the last decade he has learned more than just how to wrestle. “Wrestling has taught me discipline and how to work hard for something and how to carry yourself.” Anthony said. Anthony plans on wrestling throughout college but he is undecided as to where he wants to wrestle at this time. He said as of right now “I
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editor in chief The Florida YMCA Youth in Government (YIG) is a tradition of excellence that began over 60 years ago. High schoolers from across the state come together in Tallahassee once a year for State Assembly to present bills, oral arguments, debate and ultimately engage with a program that promotes inclusivity and openmindedness. In the simplest terms, YIG is model government. Students spend the entire year preparing legislation that they wish would be passed, researching precedent on mock district and supreme court cases and learning the procedures our government uses every day. Just like the government in Florida, YIG elects officers to hold Presiding Officer positions. Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Senior Justice of the Supreme Court are just to name a few. The Countryside High School chapter of YIG falls nothing short of the excellence YIG upholds. A few short weeks ago, the Countryside chapter attended State Assembly and returned proudly with numerous awards and honors. Tina Bhatt, a Countryside chapter member was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. She will essentially run the judicial branch for the program. “I was thrilled to find out that I was appointed as Chief Justice,” Tina said, “I am grateful to have the opportunity to have a greater impact on people not only in the program but also in YIG as a whole.”
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just need to focus on training and working hard with my team.” One of Anthony’s teammates, Sebastian Jimenez, not only wrestles with Anthony, but views him as a role model and inspiration. “Tony is a very experienced wrestler. I love going and sparring with him, he taught me a lot of the stuff I know. He is a big inspiration to me and makes me want to do better everyday in wrestling.” Sebastian said. Anthony also told us that his success this year would not have been possible without his coaches, “I wanted to say thank you to my coaches for pushing me and helping me grow as a wrestler, I have 2 of the best coaches in the state and I could not have asked for better.” Anthony said. Next year Anthony plans on winning State’s again and hopes to also win Jr. Nationals. While some people may be at the beach this summer getting a tan, he will continue to train throughout the offseason to better his skills and prepare for the next season.
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Sophia Landa, a junior, created a bill that would incorporate human trafficking awareness into the school health curriculum. Not only did her bill pass in the Senate and House of Representatives but her bill was signed into YIG law by the Youth Governor, Daniel Kessler. Eliana Smith, one of the newest members to the Countryside chapter was awarded Most Improved in her legislative program area. Youth in Government is a program that exists year around. There are numerous year round programs that allow students to engage with YIG 365 days of the year. This past February, Megan
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Jones and Tina Bhatt were chosen to serve as high school mentors for the 13th annual JR. Assembly. They were able to assist middle school delegates in finding their voice, and becoming confident in their abilities. “Being a high school mentor may be my
favorite experience within Youth in Government . I was surrounded by high schoolers that only wanted to see me succeed, and middle schoolers that began to look up to me.” Tina Bhatt will attend the Conference on National Affairs (CONA) in June, and discuss proposals of national and international importance with Youth in Government delegates not only from Florida, but from across the nation. She will be at CONA with 25 other delegates from Florida, and spend time in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Megan Jones will serve as a team lead for Y-CORPS: Service in the Sunshine. She will partake on an eight day service project trip traveling all across the state with other delegates learning and teaching the beauty and importance of service and leadership. In a world surrounded with the stigma that teenagers are apathetic, Youth in Government allows high school students to find their voice and stand up for what they believe in. Whether a delegate is in the legislative, judicial, or executive program area, Youth in Government is the perfect opportunity to step away from the close minded world and enter an atmosphere of love.
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We are so lucky to have had you in newspaper, even if it was only for one year. You contributed so much, and your writing abilities have really improved over one short year. We learned from you what it entails to be vegan and the purpose it serves. We truly thank you for constantly enlightening us. You brought a sunshining face to SIPA for the past two years. You have contributed not only many things to our staff but to the school, being a main editor of the school’s yearbook and participating in inductions your junior year. You have left your footprint on this staff and school for the better. We wish you success in your collegiate future, and we know that you will always bring a positive light to whatever you do.
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Thank goodness I moved my seat in newspaper last year to sit next to you. You are my editor-in-chief partner in crime. You, Gabby and I are nothing short of a dream team. I will miss us sending late night messages to our teachers. I have seen you grow and shape into a great leader, especially when we stayed at the school until 5PM. I applaud you (with my clappers) how your writing and eye for graphics have improved in one short year. You are strong, and unafraid to stand up for what you believe in. Even if that means trying to convince the class that tiny homes were your next great idea. I have no idea what I am going to do next year without you.
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Ry A light an bulb blossomed into G rif a chandelier in just a matter fin of four very short years. Lia is an amazing, caring, and beautiful person who adds humor and dedication to the Paw print staff. Your hardwork has earned your well deserved spot at FSU. I will miss you and our occasional weekend festivities but I’ll be sure to visit Tallahassee when I can. I’m sure you’ll do amazing things, goodluck with your future endeavours.
Dylan You have been on the Newspaper staff for two years now and you have been such a joy. Sitting in the back with you and Alex and Zoe has been... interesting. From screaming about certain boys, to scaring me with clown pictures, you will always leave a polynesian stain on my heart (and the ceiling). I am going to miss your complaining about Chris and the weird shrieking I would hear whenever Alex would hit you. Your front pages were always a last minute put together yet they still looked professional and would leave all of us wondering how you did it. SPC will have gained an amazing gift, even though you should be at the most prestigious photography school this country has to offer. Wherever you end up, one thing I know for sure is that newspaper will be a lot more boring and not the same without my gay best friend. Good luck in your future endeavors. Make that money! From Chloe Yates
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To say that you are outspoken maybe one of the great understatements of this publications great history. Despite the slight over exaggeration, the sentiment should be received as a complement. You resemble what more people should strive to be, shameless, strong, and determined. I want to personally wish you the best in your future endeavors and fully expect to hear only tremendous things about you. neiter gan Sch o L m ro F
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Spring into the future Ryan Griffin
As we spring into our futures, we take a look into the past. Everyday we wished for these four years to go by fast. Blooming into who we are today. I’m proud to say graduation isn’t too far away. The wind is taking us many different directions. And as we walk across the stage take your time and make some reflections. From four years of a roller coaster of emotions. We’re ready to welcome these college commotions. Bonds formed to last, even through the distance. Our hard work is finally paying off speaking our very own futures into existence.
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I have no doubt on how incredible you’re going to grow throughout your life. You are one of the strongest people I know. You are so empowering, always remember, if you feel that the world is against you, you can always recover. Most of all, I want to thank you for being such a great friend to me and even in the short time we had together, you influenced me in great ways. And especially all the boy advice! I’ve definitely reflected on much more than I seem to show and I really do appreciate it. I say so sincerely, I will miss you tt urke too much. B i r Che From
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1. November Morton Committed to the Florida Institute of Technology. Her final words would be “the only way to get to where you wanna be in life is through hard work nothing is given to you.” 2. Joey Licht Committed to Columbia University. His final words are: “stick to your training plan and don’t fall away from that plan.” 3. Delaney Lynch Committed to Saint Leo University. Her final words are to rememeber to “practice how you play.” 4. Robert Finke Committed to the University of Florida. His final words are to “work hard and don’t give up.”
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7. Peyton Xayasone Committed to university of West Florida “ My final words would be that there’s always someone working harder so put in your best effort.”
6. Zeina Elias Committed to University of Buffalo, New York “My final words would be grow through what you go through.”
8. Alyson Chlopek Committed to University of Tampa “I play for my teammates and not truly just for myself.”
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C-Side Water Wars liaDEALVAREZ
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Water Wars is an event that high school seniors participate in all over the county, however, the event is not affiliated with individual schools. Water Wars begins with seniors creating teams of 4-8 players at a cost of 5 dollars per player. Teams compete against each other to get the most “kills” and to have the most team members left standing. Players have to track down other players in order to squirt them outside of school grounds, work places and sport practices. Each squirt counts as a “kill” for that team and the player who was “killed” must refrain from playing until the end of the week, Saturday
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As seniors, a new chapter begins as we walk across the stage at graduation. There are many obstacles and options that you will encounter as you enter your freshman year in college or university such as sex, parties, and alcohol. One major step that should be taken as a female for health reasons is to make an appointment at a gynecologist if you have not already. Yes, this step might be intimidating but it is critical for maintaining your womanly health and knowing the options available to you. “Because the average age of starting menstruation is 12 years and 9 months in the U.S., it’s appropriate for girls to begin seeing a gynecologist as early as age 13, says Alla VashMargita, M.D.”. Alla is a physician specializing in pediatricn and adolescent gynecology at a Michigan Women’s Hospital (healthblog. uofmhealth.org). What to expect in the first visit are questions pertaining to you and your family’s medical history such as heart diseases, cancers, and mental health. After answering these questions, you will be taken to an examination room and asked to put on a hospital gown and sit on the exam chair waiting for the physician. Once the doctor comes, he or she will examine your breasts and uterine walls for abnormalities. The entire appointment typically takes about an hour to an hour and a half. Going into college, where both faculty,
“Women should start seeing their gynecologist at least once every year when they turn 18 years old...” (4collegewomen.org)
at midnight. A “killed” player can be revived by finding and shooting an alumni of Countryside High. Countryside seniors had nine teams participating this year consisting of 72 players in total. The game started on April 3rd and ended April 21st. It was an extreme, intense and hilarious few weeks for seniors and overall brought the class much closer together. “Water Wars was so much fun, I felt like a little kid again,” Hannah Schultz said. Matthew Margarone, a member of the team “Spray$ap Mob”, even woke up an hour early for school to wait for other players to exit their houses! The prize for the winning team was a collective 360 dollars. The winning team was “Spray$ap Mob” with a total of 31 kills. Matt Margarone got over 15 kills for his team.
staff, and students are mostly advocates for contraceptives of all kinds, you deserve to be aware of the choices available. The most common and known contraceptive is male condoms and the female birth controls. Both options have high prevention rates but these aren’t the only ones! For females there are the options of the birth control pill which has a 91% success rate, the implant that is placed in your arm, Nexplanon, with a 99% success rate. There is also the Nuvaring and the prescription patch, Xulne. Also, there is the Birth control shot and IUD where both contraceptives have a 99% effectiveness rate. If you are looking for more information and choices please refer to your physician. “Yes, there are other forms of contraception out there. But condoms are the only form of protection that prevent pregnancy and STIs, including HIV. If getting pregnant is not on the cards now then you need to use both contraception (e.g. the pill or Depo) and condoms” (playsafe.health.gov). Not forgetting about you, Men! There might not be as many products made for you yet, but there is still medical research on the horizon! Such would be the possible creation of the male birth control that has been in the making for years now. So until this product comes out, there are the selections of the male condom that only ranks at 82% and spermicide (a gel-like lube that kills and slows the sperm in the vagina) this device is 72% effective. Before you take these important first steps to college seniors, do make sure you take the safe and knowledgeable path! Good luck to all!
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Entertainment editor Bears. Beats. Battlestar Galactica.
Entertainment’s guide to surving summer 2k18
INTRODUCTION
Due to the exculsive nature of this issue, the editor (the guy writing this) has decided to create a guide to having a fun summer. The guide is split into two lists one detailing the music coming this summer and the other featuring the movies that are sure to make huge impacts!
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May 25
May 5
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Snoop Dog & T.I
June 15
May 27
Incredibles 2
June 22
Jurrasic World 2 The Fallen Kingdom
Everclear
ADS
June 22 Logic
• Hernandez, Mishael – MDC • Hernon, Camden – SPC/VSU • Hesterman, Ashley – SPC • Hinton, Alexandra – NCF • Hitchcock, Bryce – UCF • Hodson, Joseph –UCF • Holeck, James – SPC • Hollman, Dakota – SPC/FAU • Holey, Kelvin – GSU • Homsey, Zachary – UA • Ivory, Tala – PTECH • Dubon, Joseph – SPC • Jackson, Uriah – SPC • Johnson, Lillian – SPC • Keelin, Shannon – FSU • Kerti, Kathleen –SPC • Kirley, Jared – PTECH • Knouff, Brittany – SPC • Ku, Jarded – SPC • LaPorta, Jenna – SPC • Ladd, Sicilia – SPC • Lamb, Mason – SLU • Lashbrook, Brandon – SPC • Lauterbach, Taylor – SPC • Lawrence, Michael – SPC • Leach, Nicholas – SPC • Leda, Jonathan – SPC/USF • Lense, Nicholas – SPC • Lewis, Rachel – JCC • Licht, Joseph – Columbia Univ. • Licht, Samuel – UF • Lister, Camille – AVEDA • Camargo, Jenny – PI • Louis, Elijah – SPC • Lueth, Kon - Columbia Univ. •Lynch, Delaney - SLU • Maki, Brendan - UCF • Marron, Matthew - SPC • Martin, Morgan - SPC • Martinez, Edgar - SPC• Matthews, Margaret - SPC • McDuffie, Amanda - UT • McEady, Tyrone - MU • McNamara, Logan - SPC • Megaly, Victoria - UF • Mendes, Milena - KUVU • Michael, Andreas - SPC • Michels, Johnna - PM • Middaugh, Brandon - USFSP • Miller, Dequarreionna - TCC • Mobley, Cardre - ECC • Monty, Emma - UCF • Moore, Rylie - UT • Moreau, Alexia - USF • Morton, November - FIT • Moussa, Adoum - Marines • Nichols, Keaton - SPC • Orellana, Jessica - SPC • Otero, Samuel - SPC/UCF • Padilla, Kennializ - SPC • Palma- Maye, Yareli - SPC • Paredes, Jose - SPC • Parys, Julia -USF/UF • Patel, Kishan - SPC • Petrovic, Tino • USF • Prescott, Royce - UF • Quinn, Joshua - FSU • Rakaj, Jozef - VSU • Reis, Katherine - FSU • Reyes, Liz - SPC • Rivera, Diana - Air Force • Robinson, Matthew - SPC • Rodgers, Danielle - SPC • Rodriguez, Alexa - VCC/UCF • Rolao, Alex - SPC • Ropi, Keidi - SPC • Roy, Lexi - Navy • Ryder, Levi - SPC • Sandberg, Sarah - SPC/USF • Sanders, Melissa - HCC • Scalise, Devon - PTECH • Schultz, Hannah - FSU • Scott, Pashion - FAU • Secundino, Kassandra - SLU • Shala, Ardian SPC • Shala, Ardita - SPC • Shenefelt, Nicholas - FGCU • Sinz, Emily - UCF • Smith, Christiana - SPC • Smith, Nathan - Pharmacy Technician • Stevens, Dylan - SPC • Taub, Sara- USF • Tettenborn, Nathan - SPC • Thomas, Carrie - SPC • Thompson, Devon - SPC/UCLA • Throdahl, Lauren - FSU • Tighe, Challen - NYU • Totten, Julia - FSU • Twyman, Elizabeth - SPC • Arvizu, Atziri - SPC • Wade, Spencer - SPC • Warshofsky, Daniel - UF • Webb, Brytney - SPC • Webber, Brianna SPC • Wildridge, Briana - SPC • Xayasone, Peyton - UWF • Young, Benjamin - Navy • Zimlin, Cameron - SPC
Congratulations Class of 2018