FUTURES Graduates 39 from Tomorrow’s Leaders Program
FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools graduated 39 high school juniors on Tuesday, April 3, from its 30th annual Tomorrow’s Leaders Program which develops young leaders for our community. The students, representing all 10 area public high schools, participated in six day-long seminars coordinated by community leaders. Each seminar is designed to familiarize the students with different aspects and services in Volusia County and to develop leadership skills.
Included in the program were lectures, discussions and tours of various businesses and governmental facilities. Seminar subjects include: criminal justice and the court system; economic development and manufacturing; the Arts; education and governmental systems; leadership, diversity and ethics; and health care and social services. Tour sites and partners included Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Stewart-Marchman-Act Behavioral Healthcare’s Residential Adolescent Program, Bob’s Space Racers, Inc., Atlantic Center for the Arts, Houligan’s Spirited Sports Grille in Port Orange, Halifax Health Medical Center, Halifax Urban Ministries’ Family Shelter & HUM Center and Hope Place, the Historic Volusia County Courthouse, Volusia County Council, Volusia County Supervisor of Elections Department, Seventh Judicial Circuit Judge Leah Case’s courtroom, Volusia County Branch Jail, Volusia County School District’s DeLand Administrative Complex and Universal Resort Florida.
Through the seminars, panel discussions and study groups, these 39 high school juniors were challenged to expand their awareness of the inter-relationships and complexities of our community. Seminar sponsors included Brown & Brown of Florida, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Davidson, Jr., Halifax Health, Houligan’s Spirited Sports Grille, Jersey Mike’s, Universal Resort Florida, and Rosaria Upchurch, Ph.D., LMFT.
FUTURES Tomorrow’s Leaders
Graduates from this year’s Tomorrow’s Leaders Program are:
Atlantic High School
Zachary Baylor
Austin McCluney
Luke Ochs
DeLand High School
Gabriella Camacho
Stanford Davidson, III
Natalie Dokken
Lexi Finke
Kayla Nguyen
Deltona High School
Maya Caron
Alejandra Irizarry
Karl Kinner
Yashira Sanchez
Mainland High School
Mariah Cowan
Leeshel Gaines
Katelyn Lanier
Briana LaRocca
Jash Patel
New Smyrna Beach High School
Jade Ache
Smyrna Clark
Elizabeth Dinardi
Wyatt Eskew
William Fox
Pine Ridge High School
Kenneth Blakey
Christian Irizarry
Taylor Lee
Lacy Rose Morgan
Sage Schaefer
Seabreeze High School
Rivers Baird
Julie DeRienzo
Julianna Strong
Jordyn Taylor
Spruce Creek High School
Meghan D’Arcy
Sohayla Eldeeb
Zachary LeBlanc
Brenna Miller
Taylor Middle-High School
Marifel Mendoza
Britney Tagle
University High School
Kirsten Larsen
Jordan Koehler
The Tomorrow’s Leaders Program is coordinated and presented by the FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools. For more information about FUTURES Foundation and the programs it provides, please visit its website at www.FUTURESVolusia.org. or contact Executive Director Cynthia Ramirez at (386) 255-6475, extension 50730, or caperric@Volusia.K12.FL.US.
All 10 photos are listed left to right:
Photo 1: Atlantic High School
Principal Stephen Hinson, Zachary Baylor, Austin McCluney, and Luke Ochs
Photo 2: DeLand High School
Principal Dr. Melissa Carr, Gabriella Camacho, Stanford Davidson, III, Natalie Dokken, Lexi Finke, and Kayla Nguyen
Photo 3: Deltona High School
Assistant Principal Michael Micallef, Maya Caron, Alejandra Irizarry, Karl Kinner, Yashira Sanchez, and Principal Carolyn Carbonell
Photo 4: Mainland High School
Principal Dr. Cheryl Salerno, Mariah Cowan, Leeshel Gaines, Katelyn Lanier, Briana LaRocca, and Jash Patel
Photo 5: New Smyrna Beach High School
Testing Coordinator Sue Hopkins, Jade Ache, Smyrna Clark, Elizabeth Dinardi, Wyatt Eskew, and William Fox
Photo 6: Pine Ridge High School
Principal R.T. Myer, Kenneth Blakey, Christian Irizarry, Taylor Lee, Lacy Rose Morgan, and Sage Schaefer
Photo 7: Seabreeze High School
Principal Joseph Rawlings, Rivers Baird, Julie DeRienzo, Julianna Strong, and Jordyn Taylor
Photo 8: Spruce Creek High School
Principal Dr. Todd Sparger, Meghan D’Arcy, Sohayla Eldeeb, Zachary LeBlanc, and Brenna Miller
Photo 9: Taylor Middle-High School
Marifel Mendoza, Principal Jeff Miller, and Britney Tagle
Photo 10: University High School
Jordan Koehler, Principal Dr. Julian Jones, and Kirsten Larsen
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