Scholarships and Book Awards Presented
Several community organizations presented scholarships and book awards to students in the community.
The Greater Newtown Redevelopment Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship: Torrey Grimes (left) and Jetson Grimes (far right) with scholarship recipients, Jamaal Wynn, Booker High School, Turi Bell, Booker High School, Laudenie Andre, Riverview High School and Valeria Howard, Booker High School.
Electa Lee Magnet Middle School: held their awards ceremony, recognizing students in various areas of achievement. Keenan Wooten was honored to have the Keenan Wooten Athletic Award named in his honor. The award exemplifies a student’s academic success, leadership and character on and off the field. Several students were recognized at the athletic banquet for the 20242025 school year: Bella Gifford, and Brooke Davis, Cross Country; Isaac Jimenez, Boys Soccer; Sariah Hird, Girls Basketball; Tremaine Anderson, Boys Basketball, Alanna Pate, Girls Volleyball and Vincent Virgalla, Flag Football.
Butterflies and Dreams Book Club Award: Butterflies and Dreams Book Club consists of predominantly Black women who share a passion for literature. This year’s book award recipients were Ira Jerome Jenkins, Jr., Out of Door Academy, Nazaria Aliza Dawkins, Sarasota High School, Savannah R. Ivery, Booker High School, Laylah Hines, Southeast High School and Amari Lopez, Sarasota Military Academy.
Pictured are members of the book club with scholarship recipients, Nazaria Aliza Dawkins and Laylah Hines (top row, second and third from the left).
Amari Lopez was presented the Butterflies and Dreams book award at the Sarasota Military Academy’s awards ceremony. He is pictured receiving his award from member, Victoria Kasden.
