Fellows

Meet Our Inspiring L4L Fellows

2019 Fellow

Jefflyne graduated from Key West High School with a 4.25 weighted GPA. She was ranked 19th out of 259 in her graduating class. Jefflyne attends...

Jefflyne Desilme

Monroe County

2015 Fellow

A Take Stock in Children scholar, Jessie King, is from Bay County and attended Bay High School in the prestigious AICE program, earning a 4.3...

Jessie James Thorne

Bay County

2022 Fellow

Joel graduated from Immokalee High as a salutatorian with a GPA of 4.0. Along with my acceptance to FGCU and into FGCU’s Honors College. Since...

Joel Guerrero

Collier County

2014 Fellow

Jorden Holland hailed from Okaloosa County and attended Collegiate High School in Niceville. She ranked #1 in her graduating class of 101 and held a...

Jorden Holland

Okaloosa County

2014 Fellow

Jovani Hernandez is from Highlands County and graduated with a 4.96 GPA, ranked 2nd in his graduating class. He was dually enrolled in college while...

Jovani Hernandez

Highlands County

2025 Fellow

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...

Juliana Noreus

Collier County

2024 Fellow

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...

Jun Pan

St. Johns County

2017 Fellow

Karla Menchu-Saban dually enrolled at Palm Beach State College, where she was ranked in the top 5% of her class out of 628 students with...

Karla Menchu-Saban

Palm Beach County

2023 Fellow

Kathia attended Cypress Creek High School and ranked 5/829 with a 5.232 GPA on a 6.0 scale. As an International Baccalaureate student, she participated in...

Kathia Serrano

Orange County

Year

County

Undergrad

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 →