Tag: student spotlight
Jaydis is a ‘powerful example’ of the transformative impact education choice can have on a student
ST. PETERSBURG – Jaydis Kincade sat at a picnic table in the shade next to the vegetable garden maintained by his classmates at Academy Prep Center of St. Petersburg and set up a chess board. Out came the rooks, the bishops, the knights. The pawns, the king, the queen. He aligned... READ MOREWhat can Emma do? Amazing things, that’s what
CLEARWATER – On the desk inside Emma Coto’s bedroom is...
READ MOREAgainst all odds, Jo’Keal Sweed found hope at a Tampa charter school
Jo’Keal Sweed has a quick mind, polite nature and gentle...
READ MOREA scholarship and a small private school led a tormented girl to happiness
MIAMI – It’s hard to miss Nicole Meneses at Pneuma...
READ MOREChoosing the right school helped turn tragedy into triumph
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – In the damp, rising heat of...
READ MOREScholarship helps student’s, parents’ smiles return
Maria and Marcos Verciano will never forget the anguish over...
READ MOREA ‘really special’ school, plus some extra help
Note: This student spotlight originally appeared on Step Up For...
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