The School Board of Polk County, Florida, prohibits any and all forms of discrimination and harassment based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, age, gender, marital status, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or other basis prohibited by law in any of its programs, services, activities or employment practices. The Board will provide equal access to its facilities to the Boy Scouts and other identified Title 36 patriotic youth groups as required within 34 C.F.R. 108.9. To file concerns, you may contact the Equity & Compliance Analyst in Human Resource Services at (863) 534-0513 or P.O. Box 391 Bartow, Florida 33831.

Superintendent’s Scholars Awards Program

Prelude Music ....................................................Winter Haven High Quartet Directed by Jessica Floyd

Procession of Students

Welcome ...........................................................................Jacqueline M. Byrd Superintendent of Schools

Presentation of Colors ................................ Ridge Community High JROTC Directed by First Sergeant Isaac Baumer

National Anthem ............................................................... Lake Gibson High Lake Gibson Audio Directed by Sarah Lenhart

Pledge of Allegiance

Address to Students .........................................................Jacqueline M. Byrd Superintendent of Schools

Introduction of Students, Presentation of Medals

Closing Remarks

Congratulations2017-2018Superintendent’sScholars:

AuburndaleHigh SchoolKody ArchambaultBlane AustinHailey AutersonDayna CarrBrandon CollinsAshley CompereHunter CrichtonJoshua CurtinJennifer DiazJohn DixonEllen EwellHailey FonnerVontae FrancisTarik GrahamMason GreenRoberto Gutierrez CastroDianeri Gutierrez SantiagoJosephine HancockOscar HernandezSavannah HorowitzSavannah HunterBlaise KesslerJames KiddyJenica LouisDavid LugoDezarae MaldonadoMalia MurphyTaylor MurphyGrace NaabLacey PateRyan PerryVictor PersichettiAshley PlessAbygayle RauschSarah ReeceCourtney ReyesEmily RiveraSierra SosaLogan StephensonAustin Watkins

Kiara WeissAustin WelchMorgan Westrich

Bartow High SchoolHeather AvilesMelanie BohdeTatyana BowserNicholas BryantAlexandra ColonMason DanielsDavid ForesteD’Arika GammageAbigail GarciaAndrew GibsonEmily HebbOlivia JonasDanielle KaracsonAdrian KnightJonathon LawrenceApril LeePriscila LindsayArielle LokietekAmber LopezJasmine MarkJoseph McCainJacob MitchellKatie MooreDalia MunozElizabeth MurphyNistha PatelLoren PerezSabrisky PujolsJasmine QuintanaLesly ResendizDavid RiveroKiersten RobbinsElizabeth RothUriel SanchezMaria SmithHaley SpinaKatharine StephansonIsabella StinemanZachary StunkardAarti SutharTyler SwitzerJerimiah TaylorMisty Taylor JonesKatherine Thompson

Isela UribeCintia VegaJaquasia Washington

BHS/Traviss Technical CollegeCordell Grooms

Bartow International BaccalaureateIsabella AvilaJane-Anne BrownLily BurseArmand CenizaNisha ChachadPaul CharlesMandi ChenIxchel CollazoAudrey CossinGrady DanielsLyre DorceMaria DuranLane EdelsonSammy ElmasriSarah EmeryRyonna FlowersMaria GalindoCarlos GonzalezNoah HamiltonChristian HernandezJames HunterChidinma Iheanyi-OkeahialamAlana JonesNoah JosephSoha KazmiGuriel KimLauren KuhlmanPaulina LiwanagAlexander ManningAbby McDanalEverett MeyerAmanda OttKrupa PatelVismay PatelJoey PenasJoshua PhelanNathan PresnellKatherine Puccio

Emily RamirezJocelyn ReinanteLuke RouleauShulagra ShahXuanhao ShiCassidy SmithJustin TavaresJennifer TrejoVanessa VailocesGreeshma VenigallaKaitlyn WallaceNicholas WarmingtonNicholas WibertRachel WilliamsCaitlin WizdaDenice Wright

Fort Meade Middle/SeniorHigh SchoolKearstin AyersKayley HarrisMia LackeyMatthew MorrisShelby PierceFaith Scott

Frostproof Middle/SeniorHigh School Shyla AdkisonCory BakerEsmeralda BallesterosRebecca BriggsJasmine CadenaSonja DaleDaniel DeVaultCarlos EsparzaJoseph FloodAnselmo Gamez-Matteson, JrAshley GarciaHannah GilmoreJahirel GomezElizabeth GonzalezHamilton JohnsonLauren McFeeSarah MedinaMary Metheney

Ricardo MontenegroFrank MorenoSaray PerezJossie RojasDamaria SmithKathryn SmithAreli Torres LaurianoWyatt UpdikeMikaela Valdez

FMSHS/Traviss Technical CollegeAmber Palacios

George JenkinsHigh SchoolTaylor AdamsTyler AdamsNicole AdlerElise AraizaNaiomi Asencio RiveraWesley BaederGenevieve BajsaJesse BelcherJohn BlairKaitlin BodifordSky BohlanderMadeline BretzKaley BroseJacob BrownClayton CanningJasmine ChantharasinhRyan ChapmanMatthew ClereTrenton ColemanSarah ConleyEmily CooverElias DaissaouiTegan DaviesClifford DavisJillian DavisJordan DomineckRyan DonohueRachel DunnAtrisha DuvesteTaylor DyeAbbilene FauteuxHailey FelgerFrancisco Feliu’Ariana Fernandez

Rainah GadberryMadison GearhartEmily GiddensDylan GonzalezMadelyn GrahamJaterion GrantRyan GutierrezNicholas HainKierstin HalbesmaChase HampsonKendal HancockRiley HarrisMcKynsi HawesVeronica HeatheringtonWiley HendryEthan HigginsAlexandria HobackRiley HoodJoshua HulsPayton IsemannAlayna JansenPayton JaynesAdison JohnsonMolly JonesHope KaiserDustin KatzSavannah KellySarah KilbyLindsey KimCatlin KnopeObadiah KurtzAndy Labrada-ParedesEllen Le BlancQuashutta LightseyRaini LoomisDylan MacklinBrooke MacmasterHailee MannoDavid MarenticAmanda MartinezSarah MasonAndrew MazurMargaret McGeeJustin MetzTimothy MichelsChristian MiguezCamryn MooreDevin MooreJackson MorganWilliam MorrisroeA’Lysha NelomsKimberly Ortiz

David PadillaBryce PalmerOlivia ParkerNirzari PatelJessica PeoplesGabriel PeraltaFerry Petit HommeAngela PhamPeyton PrickettJoshua RakesChristopher RexThomas RexCole RhodesMiranda RicksLeslie Rios HernandezMackenzie RodgersGabriella RodriguezHaskell RossPhillip RossBeatriz Sanchez UribazoJorge Santiago VazquezMorgan ShupskyChristopher SkilesAbigail SmithKayla SpaydeJonathan SpiveyJeremy StarlingKristen StrickerKiley StricklandCierra SunHannah TownleyAdhya TripathiDanny VargheseSpencer WaghorneHailee WalzMason WarrenJaelynn WoullardAndrew Wunderlich

Haines City High SchoolKevin Alicea TorresCole AllenMonica Austell-JaimesAlaina BowmanAbigail CampbellMackenzie ContrerasChelsea DeorajJames DoKarly EdwardsCharlize FigueroaJesslyn Fonseca

Jessica FredemanNia GetfieldNatasha GoodallKeanna HaynesHolly HerrenEliza LizArshia Mazaheri TehraniAngel MendezJaylene MirandaShaban MohamedJayson MonestimeLaura Morales PaganBellisa NewmanElbert Nieves RolonPaula Parra-SifontesShane PlantholtChristian RosadoWillesleyann RoseWendell Ruiz NunezGabriel SantiagoConor ShanoJada ShawReija-Cathrin SpeaksKeyondria StallworthHemadevi TilakCamil Torres RiveraYairaberth VazquezMuler Zamor

Haines City InternationalBaccalaureateAnne Marie AlejoIrvin AngelesAaron ApigoIan ArnanLauren AzurinMichelle BardalesKayli BarryJaylen BaxterKhalil BurksMakyla BurksShaunte ChambersIsabelle ClarkAmanda Da SilvaCaitlin DickTrinity DixonAlyssa DuncanYesenia GarciaLucy GravittBritney Heffner

Recquel JamesWen JiangLalitha KanumuriClaunisha LorimaireKristen LuongoSahara MahabubYereli MejiaAlexander MirandaJayendra PatelRaina PatelJasraj PruthiAbdiel RodriguezKevin RodriguezGeoffrey TacinelliGabriel Benjami Tanyag

Kathleen High SchoolAngelo AguilarKaitlynn BerryMorgan BoothNicole BowenBlair BuchanonJaqueline Carrera BustillosJustin Dal CollettoMichael FariaWilmarys FuentesCourtney GalbraithJudith GarnerSergio GarzaSabrina Gonzalez-LegerIsaac GravesShontez GriffinEileen GutierrezAmber HannaKaitlyn HarwellAutumn HendersonAustin HollowayAutumn JacksonJaaron JacksonDynasty JohnsonJayce JohnsonTyra JonesLauren KaiserLuke LiptakDamion Longmore-AlonsoMakayla MaefieldChristopher MangoBrianna McKinneyHenry Nguyen

Craig NolenCollin OrfieldShreya PatelKayla PetersCarlos RashMonica RodriguezAshutos SahayDaniel SalgadoKiara SantosTaniya ScurlesRoger ShoresHannah SpiveySyanne TannerTyler ThomasMorlynn ViaMary WatkinsTucker WestDarius WillisJacob Yelvington

Lake GibsonHigh SchoolYazmine AbualteenLeandro AguirreLynette Alvarez CastilloConnor ApetzSary AriasAhmose AvinTaylor BarnettAmanda BelangerBrittany BlizzardPaige BrabsonLainey BrownJustin BryanJulie BuiSusan BunceMakayla CamposAlejandro CapoteSusan CavailhonVictoria ChaitAsher ClementChloe DailAsia DuncanDaniella EscamillaKaitlynn FlowersTori FordKelsea FritzBrittney FullerLevi Gonzalez-ThompsonRashell Guerrero

Madison HalesRicardo HerreraKara HilligossJonathan Jimenez-BarretoSelena LaguerreNathaniel LawwellBrandon LeeNicholaus LutzMelissa MarandolaAileen MartinezAiyanna MitchellVanessa MunozMaria NadolniKondanai NiyamabhaEmanuel Padro CortesJesse PerkinsAbigail PorterDanielle RadachyKatherine RentasVioleta RojasCynthiana SampeyMichelle SankarSteven SantosAmanda SavageJackie ScottHarmonie SmithAndrew SoaresVictor StefanovskiJustin ThompsonTrevon ThompsonMolly TranRose TulowieckiLaally VangWendi WasdenJarrett WhiteheadMariah WiggsAllena WilliamsBreanna WilsonJackson Wools

Lake Region High SchoolBradley AdamsJenna BagbyRasiah BlackTaylor BlackGrace BorstSelmay CardinJohann Cardona Sanchez

Javier CovingtonJermaine CoxCaia CroftSeth DraimeJoshua EchevarriaTaylor EllisAnastasia FenelonGisell FloresNed GillyardYadira Gomez-VelazquezKayle GuajardoJarrett HansellKaelyn HolleyJenna HuffmanChristina JassoGwendalyn JonesDevan LegendreSarah LongElizabeth MartinezAna MataMadisen McGrawRebecca MyersEmily NguyenJustin NguyenNeil OwenDarpan PatelMeera PatelMit PatelBrenna PorterAnna ReichMarissa RiversSara RoarkKatherine SeefeldtFaith SharplessDiamond SimmonsSavannah SiskOlivia StoneKarla VergaraCarson WarnerTravis WhiteheadAshley WilsonSelena Zamora

Lakeland High SchoolEmily AlexanderAlexa AndersonFabiola Aybar-Mota

Brock BargerShannon CarneyAdelaide ChristianJordan CorduaSummer CroasmunMelissa Cuesta ValdiviaPhalen DeJarnetteBrooke DrawdyAnna EldridgeMadison FeddelerJoseph GillSamuel GrayEmily HarmonBailey HarrisKrure’Stun JenkinsAnthony JohnseyUtah JohnsonKassidy KatenMegan KelsonJoshua KennedyGovind KumarLuke LewisCatherine LunaBrianna LynchRobert MaddenDestinee MartinezShakira McCoyBethany MontagueJohn MonteTalia MontgomeryKayla PatelLuz PerezDenia Perez-CollazoJohn PiedraAaron Robles-RosarioJuliana RyanEmma SchindlerBaylee ShannonAshley SloatAlicia SmeltzKe’Andra SmithVictoria TownsendCarley VasquezCarson VibbertSaibrianna WalkerKassandra WilliamsJerry WingfieldMonte Zilgitt

Lois Cowles HarrisonCenter for the Visual and Performing ArtsSusan AlvarezMackenzie ArandaTheophila BarickmanGrace BellMargaret BlairCassandra BlancoJuliana Bolano-BecerraNatalie ChaseIsaiah CowanBeatrice DalovPayton DeanTalia DempsSamuel DraperCoryell DreyerElizabeth EdwardsJulexiua EllisSeth FeldmanAudrey FisherCarl FleitzSamantha FloresBreanna GardnerBenjamin GarnerCameron GiddensMiranda GlotfeltyMary GoldsteinOlivia GullAbigail HaasDavid HallockDenise HernandezAmanda HollingsworthTaylor JacksonSophia JeanDonald JeffaresAhmrii JohnsonHannah KiddyHannah LarsonTanner LedfordMakhi MarbraVictoria MaskasJocelin McGrathHali MervineSara MulfordCourtney Myers

Gabriela NadeauAntonio OpioTreyvon PoeAshley PremutoElena PunausuiaSydney RiveraGavin RosaDiego SalinasIndia SaxenaLyla SaxenaBreanna ShinnMelissa SmithJesse SorianoBridget SpindlerOliver StephensonMadeline StumpChloe SurrencyChristopher SuryoLaura SwygertDaniel VilaKimberly WentworthWilliam WilcherBen Wilmoth

Mulberry High SchoolShain BarringerCorri BellJaelee BridgemanAlexandra BurbickKaitlyn CarlisleKatelynn CaruthersKylee ChormannRachel CortesMarissa CoughlinCorinne CrawfordJustin CribbsHaley DurrenceCarissa EdwardsMil’Dresha ElbertZachary FrenchApril GibsonAriel GortmanJalynn GuinnJackson IvankovichElizabeth KleinJoshua Lawhorn

Brittany LopezYvette MacedonioPaige MaiseNoemi MartinezAndrea MeloMorgan MilesTyrese MillerDarren MonizLuisa MorinSkyler PalaciosLidia Resendiz-MunozZachary RodriguezEmily RomeroLizbet SanchezAlexandra StrussionBrooke WagenerShayla Wilson

Ridge CommunityHigh SchoolKaitlyn AckermannVictoria AdolphsonErmarie AliceaSabrina ArancibiaDevone ArnoldYossemee BarraganMegan BergeronCarlos Betancourt AdornoEleasha BibbyLauren BlantonMichelle BonillaKiana BoschDe’Edra BoswellSamuel BradfordRaquelle BurgosAlejandro Calderon-AlvarezGianna CanestriMarielys CiriloAlexia Coleman Hezekiah CurryStorm CurtisBrianna DavisAshleigh De YoungEric DelgadoBlake DennisMarc DescarVandana DonapatiJacob DossHannah Dyer

Baileigh EhrlichSarah ElhourchMadeleine EstrellaElexis EvansEmanuel EvansEric FasanoJamcarlo Figueroa-MartinezJulia ForssellConnor FoxJumaane FranklinBrenden FreseGabriella GermanMazariah GreenMario HannanMarkeisha HowardAnne-Jemima JanvierNickalaus KramerSierra LambJustine LecluselleAndrea LlanosIsabela LondonoDesiree LopezJoshua LynchEbin MaddoxRoseann MangalRoberto March MelendezCourtney MartinMina MartinezKevin Medina PenaMelanie Mendez UlloaKarla Mercedes MaldonadoNilka MonteroEmily MontijoKirstin MoodyTaylor MoraAna Barbara Naranjo-FigueiraAna Isabel Naranjo-FigueiraNolphky NicolasJordan OggSantina OrtizAlexis OteyJulia PimientaKevin PortelaGustavo Pulido MolinaNylbeth Ramos CruzDesmond RichemondYara Roman HerediaBrian SalazarNatasha SanchezMc De SanonIsaiah SarriaKrista Sinibaldi

Nydiah SotoConnor SummerlinCarla TestaAndrew TorresMateo TorresMaria VargasNoel VazquezDan VoAveriane WallaceJames WatkinsMackenzie WatsonGregory WhippleImani WilliamsAllison Yopp

SummerlinAcademyBrett AlfsenNicholas CheshireJazmine GallegoAnais GonzalezMadalyne GonzalezMichael GunterJessica HamerStanley JonesCole MountAshton OwenNatasha StewmanSydney VandervortIsabella WallaceGabriella WinklerKyle Wodecki

Tenoroc High SchoolCaitlyn AdamsCharity AnthonyLeisha AquinoDiavion AshleyDevon BlanchardStephanie ColtonYareline Cuevas VegaEsmeralda EscobarShanera FilmoreKayla GaddMalcolm HarveyRachel Hesson

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Leonaja JoeJada JonesMikayla JonesKayla JudyAbigail KeatingDannika KretzSyrenid Latalladi StuartTrace MillerJames MooreDestiny MoranTorie PooleBianca RicoTaylor RitchieRowan RossMicah SaladrigasSabrina SkuczasSkyler SuggsMakayla ValentinKadey Williams

Winter Haven High SchoolBenjamin AdamsPedro AponteBill Jasper BaguioChristopher BergerConnor BrokawCaleb BroseyNatalie BrownLuis CamposTanya CardozaJoshua CarltonPaige ChavezHenry ClagettAlexandria Claussen

Spencer ColeKatherine Corrales ZapataBrent CreekmoreOwen CunninghamAlyssa DavisBrooke DawsonEquilla EarleTiffany EchevarriaAlleson Fernandini MendezAlondra Galloza-VillanuevaAlayna GarberJuan Garcia OcampoHope GorbyJohn GreccoJacob HarrellBailey HarrisReggie HarrisKenadriel HayesClerissa HazelTa’Shaura HillDaniell HilsonEmily HutchinsonSydney HuynhBreanna IslamSean IveyRushell JacobFranci Jose SantanaHelen KLaura KeplingerKayleigh LanpherFabiola Lopez FulladozaBailee MackJa’Veon MarlowDeztenie MartinezTaytiana McCantsNoeliz Merced CastroNicklaus Miles

Mickaela MillerErik MirzaElisha MonroeAshari MotleyLogan NationsLyndsey NicholsonAmber NipperAlyssa OdumEthan OlivaAlaira OlmosTamara O’NealMarisol OrtegaSadie OwenRicardo Perez JimenezAlana PirbakshJalisa PooleGunner PrinceLydia RennieAlexander Rodriguez-CayroNicole Santiago CarrasquillCaitlin SeneyZycarah SmithMichael SpikerSamantha TaylorTyler ThomasWilliam TwyfordArthur UpfieldAlexis Van RyswykDiego Villatoro DiazAurora WalkerMelody WellsLauren WestphalRoxann WhitneyErin WhitworthKariana WillisZachary Zinsmeister

Polk County Public SchoolsOur Mission: To provide a high-quality education for all students.

Lynn WilsonBoard Chair

District 6

Lori CunninghamBoard Vice-Chair

District 2

Billy TownsendDistrict 1

Hazel SellersDistrict 3

Sara Beth ReynoldsDistrict 4

Kay Fields, District 5

Tim HarrisDistrict 7

Jacqueline M. ByrdSuperintendent of Schools

Junior AmbassadorsBartow High School

Abigail MarkJordan RaileySadie Stinson

Fort Meade Middle-Senior School

Briana PinedaBrianna Rowell

Frostproof Middle SchoolAllan MendesTiffany Smeal

Gause AcademyKevin Sierra

Sonya Walker

George JenkinsHigh SchoolLauren Museelman

Marc Whittaker

Haines City High SchoolJulia Delmas

Isabella Kirkland

Haines City International BaccalaureateVarun Sama

Jonathan Villareal

Kathleen High SchoolMackenzie Barber

Zachary Lamoureux

Lake Gibson High SchoolHeidi Hester

J’Ann Sorhaindo

Lake Region High SchoolOscar ChavezTaylor Mims

Lakeland High SchoolJulia Norman

Kirsten Patterson

Lois Cowles HarrisonCenter for the Visual and

Performing ArtsPatrick TannerKim-Anh Vo

Mulberry High SchoolShannon Gardella

Demetrius Rassmusen

Summerlin AcademyDeborah BristerJocelyn Cardona

Winter Haven High SchoolPayten AlbertLiam Rerucha

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