Here are the winners in Leon County's 'Best & Brightest' scholarship program
Now in its 18th year, Leon County's “Best & Brightest” scholarship program honors the academic achievements of local high school students. On Wednesday, May 17, the awards program held at FSU’s Ruby Diamond Concert Hall recognized 146 talented seniors from public and private schools — and home schoolers — in 15 categories. Here are the winners:
Art Category
Winner: Jessie Powell, Chiles High School
Runner-Up: Citlali Patino, Leon High School
Honorable Mention: Malcolm Gambles II, Rickards High School
Athletics Category
Winner: Jaysoni Beachum,, Florida State University Schools
Runner-Up: Wyatt Townsend, Chiles High School
Honorable Mention: Esrael Yant, Godby High School
Business Category
Winner: Kaylin Jean-Louis, Florida State University Schools
Runner-Up: Lucille Whitehead, Maclay School
Honorable Mention: Julia Zhu, Chiles High School
Career/Technical Category
Winner: Heaven Ward, Maclay School
Runner-Up: Julian Berrios, Leon High School
Honorable Mention: Tanmay Haldiya, Rickards High School
Drama & Performing Arts Category
Winner: Jenna Jeon, Rickards High School
Runner-Up: Merrell Webster, Maclay School
Honorable Mention: Elspeth Ann Abbott, Florida State University Schools
English & Language Arts Category
Winner: Camille Resavage, Leon High School
Runner-Up: Emily Taylor, Rickards High School
Honorable Mention: Leah Pagan, Lincoln High School
Journalism & Media Production Category
Winner: Krysten Hood, FAMU Developmental Research School
Runner-Up: Shania Brown, Godby High School
Honorable Mention: Robert Hosay, Maclay School
Leadership Category
Winner: Amaya Waymon, Rickards High School
Runner-Up: Nia Terry, Florida State University Schools
Honorable Mention: Katherine Roth, SAIL High School
Mathematics Category
Winner: Karthik Vendula, Rickards High School
Runner-Up: Wesley Chen, Chiles High School
Honorable Mention: Rachel Bethke, Maclay School
Music Category
Winner: Brandon Bourdeau, Chiles High School
Runner-Up: Emma Rodgers, Leon High School
Honorable Mention: Ja'lona Edwards, Godby High School
Public Speaking Category
Winner: Shubham Dixit, Rickards High School
Runner-Up: Lauren Price, Maclay School
Honorable Mention: Mary Grace Slemp, Community Christian School
Science & Health Category
Winner: Aribah Ahmed, Rickards High School
Runner-Up: Cyrus Nadizadeh, Chiles High School
Honorable Mention: Anne Osterhaus, Leon High School
Social Science Category
Winner: Danny Alex, Rickards High School
Runner-Up: Alyssa Maleszewski, Lincoln High School
Honorable Mention: Caliyah Pearson, FAMU Developmental Research School
Technology Category
Winner: Sruthi Sentil, Rickards High School
Runner-Up: Grace Tran, Leon High School
Honorable Mention: Jackson Kottkamp, Maclay School
World Languages Category
Winner: Bryn Cintron, Chiles High School
Runner-Up: Riane Williams, Leon High School
Honorable Mention: Teresa Morgado, Maclay School
8th Grade Essay Contest Winners
Winner: Ella Dorn, North Florida Christian School
Runner-Up: Kaidence Kimbrough, Fairview Middle School
Honorable Mention: Ziad Seliem, Deerlake Middle School
Spirit of the Best & Brightest
Amaya Waymon, Rickards High School
About the Best and Brightest
The annual awards are organized by World Class Schools of Leon County, a program of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce.
The Best & Brightest Awards was launched 18 years ago by Ron Sachs to recognize young leaders’ selfless service to others and the collective impact they make on our community. Sachs Media continues to support the program as a major sponsor, along with the Tallahassee Democrat.
Best & Brightest’s presenting sponsor, Envision Credit Union has underwritten the scholarships for this program since its inception, gifting over six hundred fifty thousand dollars in scholarships to these commendable students.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Leon County's 'Best & Brightest' hands out 146 awards to seniors
