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Category: Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options

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Whether in school, in the community, or in foreign lands, Brynnan is a doer

NAPLES – For two years, the charity walk on the school track to raise money for victimized women was perpetually in the planning stage. A great idea. But, when? Scheduling conflicts with the facility abound. A hurricane also threw a wrench into the plans. Enter Brynnan Kirkpatrick. The senior at First Baptist Academy (FBA) in […]
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All Gabby wanted was to graduate this May; being valedictorian was a plus

BRADENTON – The valedictorian sash is typically gold, symbolizing high achievement and excellence. Gabrielle Ford slipped it over her shoulders when she tried on her graduation gown at school a month before the event. She called the moment “surreal.” “I still feel like, ‘What am I doing?’” she said. What she is doing is graduating […]
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Rashad Walker has a crafty way to cure boredom

Rashad Walker’s big idea was born last September in room 429 of the children’s ward of Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola hospital. Rashad, confined to a bed for three weeks after surgery to repair his knock knees, was bored. “Insanely bored,” said his mom, Kiteka “Tiki” Walker. There are only so many books you can read, […]
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Of Haydn, hens, and tree forts: The diverse home education of Chiara, the PEP student

TALLAHASSEE – Joseph Haydn’s Sonata 16 filled the house as Chiara Lemmon’s fingers moved across the keys of the family’s piano. Eyes nearly closed, she concentrated on each note. Her head gently bobbed along with the music. A few minutes later, Chiara sat in an adjoining room with her cello. “The music room,” her father, […]
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Baseball is in his blood, and so is serving those less fortunate in his community

TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Javier Santana is the cook, so he doesn’t interact with the diners at the local Ronald McDonald House Charities. But every so often he pokes his head out of the kitchen to see who’s enjoying the pork chops or steak or pasta or whatever he whipped up for the evening meal. Did […]
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The goal is the Oval Office, and the journey there includes the Olympics

TALLAHASSEE – Amanda Thompson said she will be the president of the United States. Not wants to be or hopes to be but will be. Just like she will be the attorney general of Florida, the governor of Florida, and the United States attorney general before reaching the Oval Office. “That’s the plan,” she said. […]
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With his mom as inspiration, and an ed choice scholarship leading the way, Mason is 'going places'

Lidia Fleites leaves her son with these words every morning when she drops him off at school. “Mason, focus.” “Mason, do good.” And Mason Fernandez, a freshman at Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Miami, hops out of the car and does just that. Mason, 15, has been an academic star since first grade, the […]
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A Man for Others: Jesuit High senior embodies the school's commitment to serve those in need

TAMPA – The words on the trophy read “Future Philanthropist,” and Mrs. Finley, who taught fifth grade that year, cried when she presented it to Andrew Weber during graduation. Andrew smiled at the memory. “It was one of the highlights of my elementary school career,” he said. “Mrs. Finley said I was one of her […]
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The challenges of attending a private school prepared the Mathis siblings for the challenges of life

ST. PETERSBURG – Life, it’s often said, is what happens when you’re making other plans. Tasia Mathis planned on joining the U.S. Navy Reserve. Then her grandmother, with whom Tasia and her younger brother Jeremiah lived with, died suddenly from complications of kidney failure. “The papers were signed, but I wasn’t able to go through […]
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This experience is fun, exciting, scary: What is appearing on 'Jeopardy!'?

The category is “Lifelong dreams.” These are the clues. Many find this experience fun, exciting, and a little scary. What is being on “Jeopardy!”? The answer is correct if you’re Michael Kavanagh, principal at Holy Family Catholic School, a K-8 parochial school in Jacksonville. For as long as Michael can remember, he wanted to appear […]
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