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Courtesy photo Avon Park High School students (from left) Zack Farr, Casey Starling, Haley Richardson, Hannah Farr, Emily Jahna, Juliana Jackson, Roxanne Guerndt, Madison New and Brooks Whidden proudly display their awards.

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published: Saturday, October 13, 2012

APHS honors academic achievements for 2011-12

Special to the News-Sun

AVON PARK -- More than 150 Avon Park High School (APHS) students were recognized Sept. 13 for their academic achievements during the 2011-12 school year.

The students received certificates from the U.S. President's Education Awards Program. Those students who scored a level 5 on FCAT reading; level 5 on EOC Algebra 1; top scores in EOC Biology and EOC Geometry; and scoring a 3, 4, or 5 on a College Board Advanced Placement exam in English Composition and/or U.S. History earned a certificate for academic achievement.

Students who had a 3.5 or higher GPA (unweighted) earned a certificate, academic letter and a pin to recognize their educational excellence.

In a letter that accompanied the certificates, President Obama wrote, "By earning this honor, you have shown a commitment to working hard in the classroom and to meeting the highest academic standards. Students like you will chart the course of our country's unwritten history, and I commend you for setting a powerful example for all young Americans."

Principal Tealy Williams shared his encouragement and admiration for these academic leaders and looks forward to another successful year with even more students earning those certificates.

Students honored were:

Ashley Acosta, Stephanie Albright, Isatiz Aldarondo, Alyssa Allen, James Anderson, Paige Andrews, Britney Andrus, Kayla Andrus, Esther Arnold, Viridiana Arreguin, Ramiro Avalos, Selena Badillo, Kelsey Baldwin, Shelby Ball, Gayla Barrett, Rakia Bates, Robert Bennett, Brandi Best, Alex Bilbrey, Katelyn Blalock, Antonio Bostick, Alexander Boyd, Taylor Brown, Greyson Bucher, Alexia Bullard, Brandon Caldwell, Tiffany Card, Karina Casillas-Cruz, Genesis Castillo, Juvencio Cendejas, Jayson Chavis, Kelsey Cole, Lacey Coleman, Tyler Collis, Christopher Cortez, Briana Cox, Christine Crouse, Gina Crunkleton, Jessie Cuellar, Sueliana Davila, Kimberly Davis, Lizbeth Delgado, Teresa Devlin, Aaliya Eastburn, Mason Edwards, Austin Englehart, Chandanie Etwaru, Hannah Farr, W. Zack Farr, Josianne Fils, Timothy Finch, Emily Flores, Taylor Flores, Rachel Gaidos, Uriel Gamez, Jesus Garcia, Pamela Garcia Cisneros, Gary Gergen, Isabela Gonzalez, Teresa Gonzalez, Iris Greth, Roxanne Guerndt, Rebecca Hall, Robert Hancock, Brenda Hernandez, Jovani Hernandez, Kendra Howard, Harley Huntzinger, Baleigh Jackson, Juliana Jackson, Casey Jackson, Emily Jahna, Walter Jahna, Ivan Jimenez, Bridge Jimenez, Cody Johnson, Toryana Jones, Benita Kelley, Britanie Kuhns, Karl Labra, Jessica Langdale, Tyler Langston, Chase Langston, Scotty Lee, Morgan Longshore, Julisa Lopez-Rico, Lorie-Ann Love, Christina Lowery, Carina Martinez, Adriana Martinez, JaQwesha Massaline, Kenneth McGrath, Isaiah McMichael, Shelby Mcwhorter, Samia Mehbub, Areli Mendiola, Kathryn Millan, Mikaelyn Miller, Emily Miranda, Madison New, Luis Oliveras, Gustavus Owens, Leobardo Palacios, Jennifer Patino, Juan Patino, Ariana Patterson, Cody Pearlman, Kelsey Pena, Jerrian Perry, Jose Pontinela, Jeila Pujols, Ebony Pyatt, Alexis Queen, Nicholas Ramnarain, Tiffany Reyes, Haley Richardson, Tyler Ridgway, Marilyn Risch, Taylor Ritchie, Michelle Rivera, Shane Robbins, Ashlee Robitaille, Ericamari Rodriguez, Maria Rojas, Darlin Romero, Jonathan Rossy, Ninoshka Sala, Rosa Sanchez, Emmanuel Satine, Lizbeth Silva, Shane Sisson, Markevin Smith, Derrick Smith, Brittany Sommerfield, Josnel Soto, Evelynn Spiller, Kasey Starling, Tamara Stokes, Charles Sutherland, Brook Taber, Maria Tataris, Alfredo Toledano, Marina Torres, Elizabeth Varis, Vinroy Vassell, Stephen Waldron, Javaughn Wells, Brooks Whidden, Dillon Whitman, Callie Williams, and Woodraun Wright.