Black Mouse
Editor’s note: Bartow and Victory Christian were inadvertently omitted from the All-Academic list released earlier this month.
BARTOW
Sachin Sivakumar
International Baccalaureate
Cumulative GPA: 4.810.
Sports participation: Varsity swim team (2)
Academic Achievements: Class Valedictorian, National Merit Scholar, Eagle Scout, 36 ACT, Straight 5’s on All 8 AP Exams, All-State Orchestra and Band Bassoonist, 1st Place in Networking Infrastructures at FBLA State Competition, 2nd Seed on Team Polk (Academic Team) , 3rd Place Academic Team at State Competition, AIME 2-Time Qualifier, 3rd Place at Code Quest Orlando, 4th Place at UCF High School Programming Tournament, FBLA Section Vice President (3 years)
College projects: UCF, majoring in computer science and joining the programming team
Tzak Laou
International Baccalaureate at Bartow High School
Cumulative GPA (weighted): 4.805.
Sports participation (years): Tennis (3).
Academic Achievements: Salutatorian Class, High Honors with Distinction (9th-12th), AP Scholar with Distinction, 2022 US Presidential Scholar Candidate, Sunshine State Scholar 1st Alternate (11th), Science Olympiad Team Captain (12th), Science Olympiad State: Circuit Lab Bronze (9th ); Science Olympiad Regionals: Circuit Lab Gold (10th), Chemistry Lab Silver (12th), Detector Building Gold (12th), Polk County Academic Team 1st Seed (12th), 2022 Academic Team State Competition 3rd Place, Technology Student Association 3rd Place On-Demand Video Production at States and Qualified for Nationals, National Honor Society Vice President (11th), Lockheed Martin Code Quest Orlando 3rd Place (12th), UCF High School Programming Competition 4th Place (12th), Perfect Score on SAT
College projects: Georgia Institute of Technology, majoring in biomedical engineering and minoring in robotics and computer science.
Ashlyn Schober
International Baccalaureate at Bartow High School
Cumulative GPA (weighted): 4.43.
Sports participation (years): Cross Country (1), Weightlifting (1), Athletics (1)
Academic Achievements: Nominated and won a story award for Woodmen Life. Scored 6/7 on the IB math exam. GPA greater than 4.0 through all four years of high school.
College projects: Virginia Tech through its Corps of Cadets Air Force ROTC program and will study national security and foreign affairs and computer science in hopes of working in cyber intelligence.
Erin Offerman
Cumulative GPA (weighted): 4.336.
Sports participation (years): University swimming (2 years).
Academic Achievements: Honor Roll A/B student who has always been driven by success. Successfully completed four dual-enrollment courses at Polk State College with A’s and B’s. Ranked 6th out of 255.
College projects: Florida Gulf Coast University, majoring in business management.
Mattye Gedding
Summerlin Academy
Cumulative GPA (weighted): 4.275.
Sports participation (years): Softball (4).
Academic Achievements: Salutatorian of my class, scholarship for academics and softball. High GPA every 4 years, 4.0 rotating awards every four years
college plans: Lander University on a softball scholarship.
Parker Waltz
Cumulative GPA (weighted): 4.162.
Sports participation (years): Baseball (4)
Academic Achievements: 30 ACT score, 100% Bright Futures, Top 20 in class, 4.0 GPA Rotary Club award every 4 years.
College projects: Santa Fe to study construction management.
Andrea’s Outlaw
Cumulative GPA (weighted): 4.09
Sports participation (years): Cheerleading (2), Athletics (4).
Academic Achievements: Bartow Rotary 4.0 rewards four years of high school, graduating with high honors.
College projects: Florida A&M University, majoring in pre-nursing.
Megan Perez
Cumulative GPA (weighted): 4.04.
Sports participation (years): 4 years of cheerleading
Academic Achievements: GPA above 3.5 every four years, taken all classes with honors, more than 350 hours of community service.
College projects: Santa Fe College then transferred to the University of Florida, majoring in Health Sciences, then went on to earn my doctorate in Physical Therapy.
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Jaiden Almon
Cumulative GPA (weighted): 4.310.
Sports participation (years): Volleyball (7).
Academic Achievements: National Honor Society, Honor Roll A and A/B throughout high school.
College projects: University of South Florida.
Ioni Herrera
Cumulative GPA (weighted): 4.402.
Sports participation (years): Soccer (3).
Academic Achievements: National Honor Society, Top Student – Honors in Computing.
College projects: Polytechnic, obtaining an associate degree; Florida Southern College, earning a bachelor’s degree.
Jashton Hunter
Cumulative GPA (weighted): 4.485.
Sports participation (years): Soccer (6).
Academic Achievements: National Honor Society, A – Honor Roll, Top Student in History, Science and Mathematics.
College projects: Attend the University of Florida, majoring in sports medicine.
Macie Jordan
Cumulative GPA (weighted): 4.403
Sports participation (years): Cheerleaders (4).
Academic Achievements: National Honor Society, V – Prize 2021.
College projects: Southeastern University, majoring in digital media and design.
Rayna Lemon
Cumulative GPA (weighted): 4.603.
Sports participation (years): Volleyball (7).
Academic Achievements: More than 7 “Top Student” awards for VCA courses, National Honor Society, Woodmen of the World US History Award, Valedictorian, Completed 62 college credit hours before graduation.
College projects: University of Central Florida, majoring in marine biology with plans to earn bachelor’s and then master’s degrees.
justin lewis
Cumulative GPA (weighted): 4.444.
Sports participation (years): Football (3), Wrestling (3), Athletics (1).
Academic Achievements: National Honor Society, Vice President, Top 5 in Class.
College projects: University of Florida.
Margaux Pearson
Cumulative GPA (weighted): 4.342.
Sports participation (years): Volleyball (7).
Academic Achievements: National Honor Society, Most Improved AP Literature.
College projects: Santa Fe College.
Jackson Turnbull
Cumulative GPA (weighted): 5.275
Sports participation (years): Football (3), Athletics (2).
Academic Achievements: AP Scholar, Four-Year Principal’s Honor Roll.
College projects: University of Florida, majoring in electrical engineering.