BY ANALEIGH SBRANA Staff Writer
ST. PETERSBURG — Tues., June 2, families gathered together at the Historic Manhattan Casino Ballroom located at 642 22nd St. S., all geared up to see their loved ones graduate high school. Forty -four students proudly marched one by one down the center aisle to the sounds of “Pomp and circumstance March #1” played over the loud speakers.
Smiling faces could be seen from wall to wall, for these students receive their high school diplomas, an achievement they had been working toward for years.
Interim Principal Joy Baldree welcomed the students of MYcroSchool Charter High School, their families, faculty, staff, board members, as well as members of the community for being in attendance to celebrate the monumental milestone.
Valedictorian Rebecca Rodrigues gave a powerful speech of how she overcame becoming a mom at 17 and still was able to earn her diploma with the help of family and staff at MYcroSchool. Rodrigues emphasized how important this achievement was to her and how much it would help not only herself, but her young daughter as well.
Graduating class of 2015:
- Adams, Brandon
- Andriese, Justin
- Basulto, Anissa
- Bowley, Savannah
- Brodnax, John
- Brown, Rashaud
- Busard, Eric
- Chann, Syla
- Collins-Byrnes, Krystal
- Corson, Philip
- Croom, Travis
- Currington, Alysia
- Denny, Antonio
- Deonarine, Robert
- Doctor, Devante
- Duncan, Blake
- Guarino, Hunter
- Hameed-Jones, Muslimah
- Hawk-Baker, Andrew
- Jacobs, Kieron
- Johnson, Brandi
- Johnson, Devin
- Johnson, Justin
- Kelley, Quetavia
- Lewis, Janaye
- Markman, Brandi
- Melin, Owen
- Mostarlic, Ervina
- Musgrove, Charles
- Overton, Mitchell
- Prodey, Shane
- Reed, Immanuelle
- Riber, Austin
- Rodrigues, Rebecca
- Schrage, Kevin
- Scott, Demario
- Simmons, LaShaunta
- St. John-Ford, Daijah
- Taplin, De Ojai
- Tucker, Sheldon
- Walcott, Steven
- Watson, Tradarius
- Williams, Sadequa
- Yhanes, Juan