Fellows

Meet Our Inspiring L4L Fellows

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...

Shauna Norwood

Hardee County

2022 Fellow

Sidney graduated Interlachen High with a GPA of 3.64, was a member of the National Honor Society, and was an early admissions student at Santa...

Sidney Williams

Putnam County

2016 Fellow

Sierra Pelham is a Take Stock in Children scholar from DeSoto County and attended DeSoto High School. Sierra had a 4.28 GPA and ranked 12th...

Sierra Pelham

DeSoto County

2023 Fellow

As a Crystal River High School senior, Sophia ranked 5/262 in her class. She is a certified Biotechnician Assistant and would like to pursue a...

Sophia Monsalve

Citrus County

2025 Fellow

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,...

Sophie Beltran

Sarasota 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

2017 Fellow

Tien Nguyen graduated in 2021 with his bachelor’s in business administration with a specialization in Agribusiness and a minor in Disabilities in Society. His four...

Tien Nguyen

Collier County

2012 Fellow

Tyler Dwyer earned a 4.37 GPA at Keystone Heights High School. He was the Academic Team MVP and was selected to attend Florida American Legion...

Tyler Dwyer

Clay County

2023 Fellow

Tyniyah graduated Crestview High School as the first African American Valedictorian with a weighted GPA of 4.7. She also graduated with her associate’s degree from...

Tyniyah Haughton

Okaloosa 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