Simmons Career Center had a ceremony Dec. 12 honoring students who have finished all their graduation requirements and those who will be finished by the end of the first semester. Several of the students have been awarded scholarships from the Hillsborough Education Foundation. Members of the Hillsborough Education Foundation presented the awards.
The students who are finished are:
Terranique Lewis: Will get her scholarship in May when she officially graduates. She is staying and taking dual enrollment classes.
Jessica Orozco: $1,000 scholarship
Miguel Rosario: $2,000 scholarship
Courtney Sands: $2,000 scholarship
Lorena Ramirez: Will get her scholarship when she graduates in May. She is staying and taking dual enrollment classes.
The students who will be finished by the end of the semester:
Oscar Aguilar
Coleman Christensen
Ryan Fernandes: $1,000 scholarship
Martin Guzman
Cody Jarvis
Anthony Powers: $2,000 scholarship
Carlos Reyes: $1,000 scholarship
Ezequiel Rodriguez: $2,000 scholarship
Rosalia Rentas: $2,000 scholarship
Cassandra Wiggins
Denis Martin
The students on the performance diploma option:
Emmanuel Rodriguez: $1,000 scholarship
Adriana Saldierna: $1,000 scholarship
Many of the students have their college plans mapped out, such as Courtney Sands, who is going into a nursing program and Miguel Rosario, who is going to study acting and film.
