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Excellence Awards Ceremony
“Success is never final. Failure is never fatal.
It is courage that counts.”
~W. Churchill
May 14, 2014
DPS High Schools
DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Jack Martin
Emergency Manager Fisher Building – 14th Floor Phone: (313) 870-3772 3011 W. Grand Boulevard Fax: (313) 870-3726
Detroit, MI 48202-2710 www.detroitk12.org
May 14, 2014 To our extraordinary Detroit Public Schools students, faculty and parents, welcome to the 30th Annual Excellence Awards Ceremony. Together, we are creating a strong foundation for our students that will enable sustained progress for years to come as we work to ensure all students are prepared for 21st Century careers and college. From personal experience, I know that the only chance many of our children will have to be successful in life starts with the quality of education that we provide them. As a proud DPS graduate of Cass Technical High School, I learned early that education and hard work would get me to where I wanted to be in life. This is exactly what our students here today embody – the perseverance to excel academically. As we continue to implement advanced academic and enrichment programs that improve our curriculum and create a more well-rounded educational experience for students, please know that all of you – parents, guardians, family members, neighbors, friends and community members – are essential to that transformation and play a vital role in ensuring future students succeed. When everyone works as a team, the outcomes are events such as this, where the students here today are celebrating academic excellence with the personal achievement of maintaining a 3.5 grade point average or higher throughout their high school careers. Appreciation is extended to the DPS Foundation for supporting this event, along with our community and corporate partners who have shown continuous support to our students. Their unwavering dedication and commitment to the students of Detroit Public Schools is greatly appreciated. Sincerely,
Jack Martin Emergency Manager
Division of Curriculum and Instruction Office of the Superintendent of Academics
Karen P. Ridgeway 3011 W. Grand Blvd.
Fisher Building, 14th Floor Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-873-4493 – Fax: 313-873-7439
Jack Martin
Emergency Manager
Shirley Mobley-Woods
Chief of Staff
Clara Flowers
Assistant Superinten-dent
Wilma Taylor-Costen
Assistant Superinten-dent
Rebeca Luna Assistant Superinten-
dent
Bilal Tawwab Assistant Superinten-
dent
Alvin Wood
Assistant Superinten-dent
May 14, 2014 Dear Honorees, Educators, Family and Friends: It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 30th Annual Detroit Public Schools Excellence Awards Ceremony. This evening highlights the students who have achieved and main-tained academic excellence and the educators, family and friends who have supported them along the way. Tonight is indeed a joyous occasion and the memorable moment for our young people and evidence that Detroit Public Schools has a generous share of the world’s brightest students and dedicated educators. The two hundred and seventy two exceptional students honored tonight have maintained an overall 3.5 GPA or higher. This accomplishment is not easy to achieve and is indeed commendable. In addition, we will recognize students who have maintained all A’s throughout high school. These honorees recognize that education is the key to a promising future and have not only excelled academically, but have made a positive impact in their communities and in their schools. Being a student today is not simple. There are many paths that our children can take and we know their success is not entirely their own. I acknowledge their educators, families and all others who have given support, guidance and encouragement. Without you, their success would not be possible. I also would like to encourage our graduates to return to the City of Detroit once they have completed their post-secondary studies and training. Detroit unquestionably needs their expertise and talents to help rebuild and sustain this beautiful gem – “The Motor City.” Appreciation is extended to the DPS Foundation for supporting this event, along with our community and corporate partners who have supported our students during the past five years. Their unwavering dedication and commitment to the students of Detroit Public Schools is greatly appreciated. Let’s enjoy, relish and share the pride our students of excellence are experiencing tonight. Sincerely
Karen P. Ridgeway Superintendent of Academics
The end of the school year signifies a great number of ceremonies, but none is more prestigious than the Annual Excellence Awards Ceremony for Detroit Public Schools’ seniors with cumulative grade point averages of 3.5 or better. The Excellence Awards Ceremony is designed to showcase the top three percent of our graduating seniors. Virtually all of these students will enter college or another type of post-secondary institution after high school. Their college choices range from local universities like Wayne State University, Michigan State University, and the University of Michigan, to historically black colleges and universities like Morehouse and Spelman. More options include Ivy League Harvard, Yale, West Coast Stanford, University of Southern California, West Point and other universities throughout the country. The Excellence Awards Ceremony began in 1985 under the auspices of the then General Superintendent, Dr. Arthur Jefferson, the Superintendent of Area G, Mr. Joseph Miller, Assistant Superintendents Dr. Herbert Tabor, Mr. Robert Boyce, and Dr. Charles Remus. The ceremony was conducted in the Westin Hotel-Columbus Ballroom with 800 persons in attendance, 190 of whom were graduating senior honorees. The Excellence Awards Ceremony is facilitated by the Office of Guidance and Counseling. Schools and eligible students have continued to participate in this prestigious program. A total of 9,486 honored students have been celebrated during this program since 1985. We remain deeply appreciative to the Detroit Public Schools Foundation and corporate partners for their support. To our students, we know whatever your career choice may be, you will excel and be successful. Congratulations to our esteemed graduates!
Detroit Public Schools 30th Annual
Excellence Awards Ceremony
May 14, 2014
All “A” Students
CASS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
CODY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY
HEALTH ACADEMY WESTERN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
LUIS GONZALEZ KRISTI TRADER JOSE GUZMAN
ONORIODE IGHOFOSE KIMMY NGUYEN
JANAYSHA HAMILTON
SHARAE FRANKLIN RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL
AMADOR OLVERA ASSIATOU JALLOW
CANDICE WRIGHT
CASS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
ABDURRAHMA ABDI AMRITA DAS KAMI HUDGINS BRIANNA MOORE ABDUL SUBHAN
ALFREDO AGUIRRE AALIYA DAVISON ONORIODE IGHOFOSE NATHAN MORGAN DIAMOND THOMAS
AISHA AHMED AHSHA DAVIS BRENE INGRAM TRINAE MURRAY TAYLER THURMAN
SABBIR AHMED SAKINAH ECHOLS TAYLOR INGRAM ZAHIN NILU JAH’NAY TIPPINS
TASFIA AHMED LAUREN ELLIOTT MARNAY IRVING MOHAMMED OHID LARIEL TURNER
OLUBUKOLA AKINTOROYE SABINA EMERENINI MAJEDUL ISLAM AMADOR OLVERA SHANARRA TURNER
BONI AL-HARUNI SHARAE FRANKLIN SYDNEY JACKSON PHILLIP PARHAM FABIHA TURSHA
MASUMA ALI LEA GLENN MUMTA KADIR DIAMOND PARKER ALUMGUR UDDIN
JOWELLE ARCHIBALD LUIS GONZALEZ MICHAEL LASTER KELLY PORTER KYLAH VAUNADO
ZAHIDUR ARIF NEKEYA GRAHAM DIAMOND LEDFORD ANTONE PRICE CLARKE WALKER
RICARDO AVALOS KRISTIAN GRIER FATIMA LIMA KENEDI PRICE KALIL WALTON
NADIUM BARI ALEXUS GULLEY DESMOND MADU SHAKILA RAHMAN MALAYSIA WELCH
BRIANNA BERRY JANAYSHA HAMILTON MARIO MARTINEZ AFSANA RINKY KEIRE WELLINGTON
NICOLE BRADLEY ASHLEY HARRIS JUANDELL MATHEWS STEPHANIE ROBINSON MALAYSHA WHITE
DEWIGHT BRAXTON KEITH HARRIS NINA MCDANIEL DIONNA ROGERS-MULLEN STERLING WHITE
DAIJAH BRAZIL REBECCA HENRY CANDICE MILLER TIARA SADDLER JOHNATHAN WHORTON
TORIN CLAY ALAN HERNANDEZ NIKOLE MILLER JESSICA SANCHEZ TAYLOR WILSON
QI’SHAUN COYLE STEPHANIE HICKS ALEXIS MITCHELL ROY SOTO CANDICE WRIGHT
CODY DETROIT INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
JANELL JACKSON CHANEL PATTERSON
CODY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY
MARTEL BECKS NICOLE CANDELARIO KRISTI TRADER
CODY ACADEMY OF PUBLIC LEADERSHIP
DONNIQUA ALEXANDER SAMUEL BRAXTON DEONTAE HARDNETT DEMETRIUS HARRISON ARIEL MARSHALL
ARZANE NEELY CHARNEKA WHITFIELD
COMMUNICATION & MEDIA ARTS HIGH SCHOOL
CHRISTAL MALONE DEIJA MORTON BRIAN PETTY
AUTUMN STEVENSON
DAVIS AEROSPACE @ GOLIGHTLY CAREER & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
STEVIN COLEMAN LAUREN DANDRIDGE KYLIER LOVE
MINA STANSBERRY
DETROIT INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WOMEN
POPY AZIZ TANIA BEGUM EMA CHOWDHURY BREONA MUELLER TARAYA SMITH
EBONI THOMAS KHADIJA ULLAH JANNATAUL URMI DANAICIA WESLEY
DETROIT COLLEGE PREP @ NORTHWESTERN
JASMINE CONNER SHANAJA KELLUM JASMINE PARKER
DENZEL WASHINGTON
2014 EXCELLENCE AWARDS STUDENTS
DETROIT SCHOOL OF ARTS
CESCILY BARNES ALEXIS BRUCE BREANNA BUCKNER A’LEETZIA BURNS JILLIAN CRAIGHEAD
LAKAILA DALEY MONAY DAVIS DAMARIS DOSS MICHAEL GARDNER PRECIOUS GRAY
COURTNEY GRIFFIN ALYSSA HARRIS TATIANNA HEMPHILL JADA HENDERSON SIMONE LANCASTER
KEEANA LANE ROBERT LYNCH JAZ’MYNE MOORE CHAPPELLE MUCKER BREONNA NORWOOD
SYDNY RIVERS CHRISTIAN SANDS SHAYLA SIMPSON
DOUGLASS ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN
DARRELL DAVIS
EAST ENGLISH VILLAGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY
D’ANGELO BRAGG JOSHUA BRYANT GENESHA BURTON SHAWNTELL COLEMAN JOSEPH FRAILEY
CHRISTINE GRIFFIN CHRISDALYIA HOWARD TONDALAYAH LANGFORD ROBERT LEE DARON MACK
SHAMIAH MENZIE TERRA PICKETT CHARLI RUSSELL
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
TIFFANY BROOKINS LOREAL BURNETT VIRGINIA FRANKLIN MOHAMMED ISLAM DIPTHO SUTRADHAR
TOSKIR UDDIN
OSBORN COLLEGIATE ACADEMY OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
QUINCY ANDERSON EDWARD CUNNINGHAM AALYSSA FORD PERRY HAZZARD LETTIE ANN MILLER
LASHONTE SMITH
OSBORN COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY
DARIUS HEMPHILL KEITHETTA HICKS DOMINQUE JORDAN JULIA LOR KENT YANG
OSBORN EVERGREEN ACADEMY OF DESIGN & ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
YEELING LOR
RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL
IMARA BRIGHT-JOHNSON DOMONIQUE CALDWELL JAZLYN DIXON FREDERICK DUKHIE BRIA ELROD
TIAH GOLDEN JEREMIAH GRANT TOMMIE HENDERSON ASIA HUDSON ALAN HUNT
ASSIATOU JALLOW CRYSERICA JETER BRIA JOHNSON DASIA JOHNSON JENNIFER JONES
CHLOE KEENE KEIRA KING LONDON LEONARD MAKIYA LONG DEION LOVE
SYED MAHDI ARIANA MCCOWIN JACQUELINE MILLS TAYLOR MORGAN SAMANTHA MURRELL
REMI MURREY CHALSE OKOROM SETH PETTY AHRAYA POLLARD ARIEL RAGIN
DEZIRAE ROBINSON KARMEN RUCKER KENDALL SMITH RAYMOND SMITH-BYRD LEAH SPIVEY
WALTER Stevenson MARQUIS STIRGUS SHERELLE STREETER BREANNA SULLIVAN DOMINIQUE TAYLOR
BRIANNA TORRENCE LAUREN UDDYBACK ARIELLE WALLACE TRISTYN WALTON DAVON WHEELER
SHANTELL WILLIAMS BRANDON WILSON JASMINE WOMACK JAMES YANCY
2014 EXCELLENCE AWARDS STUDENTS
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
JUAN AGUILAR DANIEL ALCALA ADALIA ALVAREZ MARISOL ANGULO LORENA AVILA
CYNTHIA BRIONES ALEXIS CASTELLANOS JOSE CERVANTES YOLANDA COLON BRENDA CRUZ
DEANDRE DAVIDSON VANESSA DELACRUZ BARBARA DURAN ISAAC ELICEA CECILIA ESQUIVEL
BELICIA FLORES VIRIDIANA GONZALEZ -NAVARRO
ADRIANA GUARDADO JUAN GUTIERREZ JOSE GUZMAN
JUSTIN HEARD BANESA HERNANDEZ COCHISE JACKSON TERRELL JOHNSON MARIELA LOPEZ
JULISSA MADRIGAL NIA MARTINEZ YESSENIA MARTINEZ ESTRELLITA MARTINEZ DIANE MOLINA
GENARO MURILLO KIMMY NGUYEN STEFANNY PEREZ CARMEN RAMIREZ GUADALUPE RODRIGUEZ
JOSEPH RUNCO ALBERTH SANCHEZ GABRIELLE SANTAVICCA KIMBERLY SANTIAGO MANUEL SAUCEDO
DANIEL VALDEZ HAYLENE VELASQUEZ VICTORIA WILLIAMS ASHLEY WILSON
2014 EXCELLENCE AWARDS STUDENTS
JAMIL ABDUN-NOOR MICHAEL ADAMISIN SARAH ADDAE ADAM ALSTER FUAD AMMARY
CAITLIN ANDERSON JOHN ANDREWS NEZETTA ARMSTRONG SHAREA AYERS RINA BANERJEE
KIANTA BANKSTON DENISE BARNES HELENE BARTON AMY BEGNENE MERISSA BENFORD
DENISE BISHOP GLORIA BLACK THOMAS BOBOVSKI ORLANDO BOGINS WILLIAM BOWLES
CYNTHIA BRIDGES DAVID BRITTEN AMANDA BROOKS BRUNISHA BROOKS LISA BROOKS
NICOLE BURRELL PATRICK BUTLER SOMMER CALDWELL-CARRUTHERS
EUGENIA CALUGAR BARRY CANNON
NICOLE CARTER APRIL CHAMBERS DONNA CHAVOUS EMIL CHESLEREAN KIRAN CHOPRA
RENEE CIACIUCH GEORGE COKER ANTHONY CRAWFORD FRANCES CURTIS-FIELDS PAMELA DANIELS-NICHOLS
DANA DAVIDSON ALISE DIAZ RICHARD DIGGS DAVID DIXON ROBERT DONOGHUE
GEORGE DUNCAN DESHEIL ECHOLS GREGORY EDWARDS SHERRY FIORE UCAL FINNEY
ANGEL M. GARCIA III NATALIE GARCIA-FOSTER TIMOTHY GORE VICKI GREEN MICHAEL GRIFFIN
MARC HAAS CHERYL HARDEN KIMBERLY HARDEN GEORGE HARDY SONYA HARLAN
JASON HARRIS KIMBERLY HARRIS JAVELLE HAWKINS SHERISE HEDGESPETH ANDREW HESTER
ROSEMARY HIGGINS GIA HOLMES LESLIE HOLSEY TITO HUFFMAN JOSEPH HUNTER
RADU IACOBAN OKEZIE IROHA DR. RICHARD T. JAMES DEBRA JOHNSON DONALD JOHNSON
ENID JOHNSON WILLIE JOHNSON ERICA JONES MELISSA JONES JENNIFER KAHLIL
LAUREN KAZIN JUANEMIA KELLEY ANDREW KEMP KAREN KENNINS KRISTA KING
DENNIS KUE BELVIN LILES JENNY MA PAUL HUDSON MACK CONNIE MALABED
RONALD MALABED CAROL MARTIN KELVIN MARTIN JOHNATHON MATTHEWS WILLIE MCALLISTER
MARILYN MCCORMICK WILLIAM MCLIN GWENDOLYN MIA HOLLIE MICK CLIFF MILLER
LEONARD MILLER RAKIBA MITCHELL ANGELA MOFFITT MYLES MORGAN BEVERLY MORRISON-GREEN
CAROLE MORRISSEAU JUANITA MOTON SHANEEL MYLES JAIME NASSAR JODI NEAL
AARON NOLAN PAMELA NORRIS SGT. GREGORY O’BRYANT
DAVID ORTEGA– LOPEZ RICHARD OSTROWSKI
RAMONA PATTON TRACEY PENICK GREGORY PETTIGREW MEGAN PIDGEON MICHAEL POLONSKI
DIANA PRECIADO LESLIE PRYPELSKI RANESA REESE KATINA RICHARDSON MARLAND ROBERTS
SHANGALEZA ROBINSON CHRISTOPHER ROGERS THOMAS ROULHAC KAVITA SADWAL RAYANA SAFAH
DR. CYNTHIA SALHI SYLVIA A. SANDERS ELYSE SCHEPANSKY JANINE SCOTT MICHELLE SHORTER
JOHN SIMON CEDRIC SMALL ANTHONY SMITH CHARLOTTE SMITH JENNIFER SMITH
KEVIN SMITH PAMELA SMITH-MOY SEAN SMITH CHICO SORRELL ONDRE STALEY
COREY STOKES VERYNDA STROUGHTER ESTER SUTGREY LAURALYN TAYLOR JUANZETTA TOLLIVER
LATONYA TORRENCE ARTINA TYUS KATHY UNDERWOOD BRETT VINCENT KIWAN WARD
ANTONIO WATTS KIM WHITE SAMUEL WHITE CICELY WILLIAMS DOROTHEA WILLIAMS
DR. ROBBYN WILLIAMS SHAR WILLIS SHAMIKA WOMBLE JOHN WOOD ALLAYNE WOODS
VICKI WOODYARD RENEE ZACHERY
2014 EXCELLENCE AWARDS IMPACT EDUCATORS
Shirley Mobley-Woods, Chief of Staff Rebeca Luna, Assistant Superintendent
High School Principals
Lisa Phillips Cass Technical High School
Robert Harvey Detroit School of Arts
Johnathon Matthews Cody-Academy of Public Leadership
Berry Greer Douglass Academy for Young Men
Belvin Liles Cody-Detroit Institute of Technology College Prep High School
Patricia Murray East English Village Preparatory Academy
Michelle Parker Cody-Medicine and Community Health Academy
Deborah Jenkins, Ed.D. King High School
Donya Odum Communication & Media Arts High School
Senta Ray-Conley Osborn-College Preparatory Academy
Nina Graves Davis Aerospace Technological High School
Tanya Bowman Osborn-Collegiate Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology
Steven Elam Detroit Collegiate Preparatory High School
Felicia Cook Osborn-Evergreen Academy of Design
and Alternative Energy
Beverly Hibbler Detroit International Academy for Young Women
Anita Williams Renaissance High School
Rodolfo Diaz Western International High School
Office of Guidance and Counseling Barbara K. Smith, Ph.D., Director
Nona Harris Instructional Specialist
Dora Hudson Program Associate I
Marcia G. Jenkins Clerical
Jack Martin Karen P. Ridgeway Emergency Manager Superintendent of Academics
DETROIT BOARD OF EDUCATION
BOARD MEMBERS
Honorable LaMar Lemmons, At-Large, President Honorable Herman Davis, At-Large Vice President Honorable Jonathon Kinloch, At-Large Honorable Reverend David Murray, At-Large Honorable Ida Short, At-Large Honorable Tawanna Simpson, District 1 Honorable Elena M. Herrada, District 2 Honorable Annie Carter, District 3 Honorable Judy Summers, District 4 Honorable Wanda Redmond, District 6 Honorable Juvette Hawkins-Williams, District 7
Special Acknowledgements
A special thank you is extended to school counselors for their team planning efforts to create Excellence Awards Committees within their schools, inclusive of compact coordinators, college advisors,
other staff and sponsors. You are appreciated for making your event a cherished and memorable experience.