FUTURES Graduates 39 from its Tomorrow’s Leaders Program

FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools graduated 39 high school juniors on Tuesday, April 16, from its 31st annual Tomorrow’s Leaders Program which develops young leaders for our community. The students, representing all 10 area public high schools, participated in five 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 included: 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 Atlantic Center for the Arts, Bob’s Space Racers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Halifax Health Medical Center, Halifax Urban Ministries’ Hope Place, Houligan’s Spirited Sports Grille in Port Orange, Public Defender’s Office, State Attorney’s Office, Seventh Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Raul Zambrano and Circuit Judge Leah Case, S. James Foxman Justice Center, Stewart-Marchman-Act Behavioral Healthcare’s Residential Adolescent Program, Volusia County Branch Jail, historic Volusia County Courthouse, Volusia County Council & government, Volusia Supervisor of Elections Lisa Lewis and the Elections Department, and the Volusia County School District and its DeLand Administrative Complex.

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 and lunch sponsors included Halifax Health, Houligan’s Spirited Sports Grille, Jersey Mike’s Daytona, Publix, Rosaria Upchurch, Ph.D., LMFT, and Ida D. Wright.

2019 Tomorrow’s Leaders graduates are:

Atlantic High School
Michaela Broxton
Grant Foxman
Hank Jordan
Annabella Schermer

DeLand High School
Dominic Addonizio
Ariana Camacho
Cayman Forbes
Jacob Gutierrez
Alexa Tracey

Deltona High School
Maria Aldaba
Julian Delgado
Kaliyah Graham
Sahillyann Velez Kercado

Mainland High School
Taylor Culver
Kai Lucas
Mike Olalemi
Emily Shaw

New Smyrna Beach High School
Jensen Anderson
Jillian Malphurs
Emily Musgrove
Samantha Sydeski

Pine Ridge High School
Paola Delacerda
Sean McNeil
Andrew O’Connor
Joanne Romarate

Seabreeze High School
Madisen Domayer
Vivianna Feigenbaum
Andrew Lagrotta
Catherine Marinaccio
Bailey McQuarrie

Spruce Creek High School
Ramsha Ahmed
Amelia Bonjour
Emma Dominguez
Adam LeBlanc

T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School
Sandra Gutierrez-Hernandez

University High School
Julia Duncan
Coral Estes
Eric Hartless
Sarah O’Neill

Applications for FUTURES' 2019-2020 Tomorrow's Leaders Program will be available the first week of the new 2019-20 school year from high school principals' offices.