Fellows

Meet Our Inspiring L4L Fellows

2013 Fellow

Benjamin Carpenter graduated from C. Leon King, International Baccalaureate High School in Hillsborough County.  He participated in the Tampa Thunder Soccer Team as captain and a...

Benjamin Carpenter

Hillsborough County

2012 Fellow

Thuy was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States in 2001. With the support of TSIC and L4L, she graduated magna cum laude...

Thuy Nguyen

Manatee County

2012 Fellow

Daniel Pierce was the Vice President of his senior class and the valedictorian at J.M. Tate High School, earning a 4.64 GPA.  After graduating in...

Daniel Pierce

Escambia County

2018 Fellow

Asia Lavender is the Associate Community Organizer for Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together (CLOUT).  As an organizer, Asia provides training and leadership coaching...

Asia Lavender

Lake Sumter 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

2018 Fellow

Adriana attended Fort Myers High School with a 5.1 GPA and was ranked 20th of 456 students in her graduating class.  She was an active...

Adriana Amaris

Lee County

2018 Fellow

Michele attended Winter Springs High School with a 4.1 GPA and ranked 67th out of her 488 senior classmates.  She started volunteering at AdventHealth during...

Michele Velez

Seminole County

2018 Fellow

Amelia earned a 4.2 GPA at Titusville High School.  Ranking 38th of her 280 senior classmates, she was dually enrolled and graduated with her AA...

Amelia Wood

Brevard County

2018 Fellow

Shauna attended Hardee High School, where she held a 4.2 GPA and was ranked 13th in her class of 284 seniors.  After graduating high school with...

Shauna Norwood

Hardee County

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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