PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — When Giovani Aguilera was a sophomore at Jupiter Excessive Faculty, the unthinkable occurred to his household of six.
He mentioned his home caught hearth early one morning, leaving barely sufficient time for his household to securely get out.
From there, he mentioned, his household endured a number of challenges like transportation, transferring farther from the varsity’s campus, and rebuilding a house.
Now, the Palm Seashore North Chamber of Commerce is giving him their largest scholarship ever for his resilience.
A complete of 4 Palm Seashore County highschool seniors acquired just a little assist to pay for faculty from the chamber, as they gave out $21,000 at an occasion in Palm Seashore Gardens Wednesday morning.
Aguilera mentioned he’s going to make use of every little thing he realized throughout that hardship to get by the subsequent 4 years of faculty and past.
“I feel it’s all about discovering new passions and having the ability to cope with change. That’s what actually helped me,” he mentioned. “I discovered that I must persevere, work more durable, and handle my time higher. Doing all these issues helped out a bunch.”
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Three different college students from Palm Seashore County had been honored.
Kaelyn Haines, a senior at Inlet Grove Neighborhood Faculty, is planning on pursuing a profession within the authorized and justice discipline. Based on her introduction at Wednesday’s breakfast, her ardour for justice began when she watched authorized and crime reveals, and he or she grew to become inquisitive about the way in which legislation enforcement officers course of conditions.
Heline Hoim is graduating from Suncoast Excessive Faculty. She was honored for her management and involvement within the honor society, in addition to being a scholar athlete, competing in weightlifting, and observe and discipline.
Lastly, Jacob Wallace, who was not current on the occasion however was honored, is graduating from Oxbridge Academy. Announcers launched him and shared his story of coping with dyslexia, whereas finding out English literature. He additionally plans to attend Florida State College.
“Having the ability to get assist, financially, for faculty, takes loads of stress off my shoulders,” Aguilera mentioned.
The chamber additionally honored 22 academics from throughout northern Palm Seashore County.
Under is an entire checklist of the winners:
- College students:
- Cary Stamp Scholarship: Kaelyn Haines
- John C. Giba Management Award: Helina Hoim
- John C. Giba Management Award: Jacob Wallace
- Palm Seashore North Training Basis Scholarship: Giovanni Aguilera
- Academics:
- Elementary Faculty
- Alyssa Oliver, Jupiter Elementary Faculty
- Amanda Birney, Jupiter Farms Elementary Faculty
- April Crist, Marsh Pointe Elementary Faculty
- Chris Martini, Timber Hint Elementary Faculty
- Denise Whelan, Jerry Thomas Elementary Faculty
- Erica Mardis, Grove Park Elementary Faculty
- Heather Johnson, Palm Seashore Gardens Elementary Faculty
- Latoya Wilson, Washington Elementary Faculty
- Lisa Engel, Allamanda Elementary Faculty
- Maureen Almeida, Limestone Creek Elementary Faculty
- Tammy Trivison, Lighthouse Elementary Faculty
- Tiffany Regulation, Lake Park Elementary Faculty
- Tony Fernandez, Beacon Cove Intermediate Faculty
- Center Faculty
- Christopher Sparks, Watson B. Duncan Center Faculty
- Emilia Turek, Independence Center Faculty
- Laticia Hanna, Dwight D. Eisenhower Ok-8
- Natasha Wheatley, Howell L. Watkins Center Faculty
- Sireesha Rutter, Jupiter Center Faculty
- Excessive Faculty
- Joseph Schwab, Suncoast Neighborhood Excessive Faculty
- Shanterra Johnson, Palm Seashore Gardens Excessive Faculty
- Sue Diaz, Jupiter Excessive Faculty
- Elementary Faculty
