Fellows

Meet Our Inspiring L4L Fellows

2011 Fellow

Valiece Long graduated from Clearwater High School in Pinellas County. She earned a 4.42 GPA while staying active in the National Honor Society, Spanish NHS,...

Valiece Long

Pinellas County

2012 Fellow

Vanessa Colchado Mas graduated from the International Baccalaureate Program at Bartow High School in 2012. She was Key Club President and French Club Historian; she...

Vanessa Colchado Mas

Polk County

2021 Fellow

Veronia enrolled in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program at Spruce Creek High School, ranking 12th among the 557 seniors with a GPA of 4.78. She...

Veronia Sadek

Volusia County

2018 Fellow

Victoria was an International Baccalaureate student dually enrolled at Forest Hill High School. With a 4.2 GPA, she was ranked 38th among her 627 graduating...

Victoria Estevez

Palm Beach County

2013 Fellow

Wade McDonald attended Lecanto High School in Citrus County, earning a 4.32 GPA as a dually enrolled student at the College of Central Florida. Wade...

Wade McDonald

Citrus Levy County

2022 Fellow

Zaniyah attended Vanguard High and maintained a 3.55 GPA while juggling school and community activities. She also graduated with her A.A. Degree from the College...

Zaniyah Williams

Marion County

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County

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Grad

Mithila Paul

Mithila (Mia) maintains a 3.99 GPA as a Cambridge student active in the National Honor Society, Superintendent’s Student Council, and Chief Science Officer at her school. The Chief Science Officers program enhances leadership qualities. They host “STEMonstrations” at local elementary … Continue reading →

Caroline Papa

Caroline is a Cambridge (AICE) student, maintaining a 3.94 GPA. She participates in clubs and sports, including the National Honor Society, HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America), Women in STEM, and Varsity Tennis. Caroline has a passion for helping others … Continue reading →

Juliana Noreus

Juliana’s 3.93 GPA reflects her dedication to taking advanced classes, including Honors, Advanced Placement, and Cambridge courses. Her interest in research and the environment challenged her to take summer course work, Mapping Climate Justice, and participate in a group project, … Continue reading →

Keiya Johnson

Keiya’s 4.0 demonstrates a strong desire to excel in school and almost everything he involves himself. As the Project Manager of the National Honor Society, he made it a priority to help over 150 students in the club discover a … Continue reading →

EllaGrace Clinger

EllaGrace is from Shalimar, Florida, and attends Niceville High School. She is an ambitious Advanced Placement and dually enrolled senior with a 3.88 GPA. EllaGrace has been recognized for many academic and athletic clubs and organizations, such as the Anne … Continue reading →

Mercinda Cabrera

Mercinda attends Weir High School with a 3.98 GPA and is dually enrolled at the College of Central Florida. She participates in the Cambridge Program, Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Speech and Debate Club. She is the President of … Continue reading →

Sophie Beltran

Sophie earned a 3.88 GPA in high school and is enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Program. She participates in many school clubs and community activities, including the Marine Club and Student Council, the Art, Spanish, Rho Kappa Honor, and the … Continue reading →

Ashley Vasquez

Ashley has been interested in medicine ever since she was a small child, bandaging up her toys and helping them on their way. She still wants to help others heal and plans to attend college to major in medicine. A … Continue reading →

Ashley Trochez-Castillo

At Citrus High School, Ashley gained numerous academic and technology awards: the AP Scholars, AP National Hispanic Recognition Program, AVID Freshman of the Year, Microsoft, and ADOBE certifications. Ashley has volunteered at a dermatology and skin surgery center and her … Continue reading →

Jun Pan

Jun is a talented artist proficient in charcoal, India ink, design, collage, and architectural images. His passion for the arts and his love for computer science led him to pursue a bachelor’s degree in architecture and then a master’s degree … Continue reading →