Space Coast Living Magazine received a roster of students from school officials who deserve a special shout out for their commitment to education and service to student government during their senior year. Here, we ask:
What was the most memorable part about your senior year of high school in 2020?
Ashley Copeland
Student Body President
Edgewood Junior/Senior High School
College to attend: University of South Florida
“The most memorable part of my senior year was our pep rally. There was so much excitement and school spirit.”
Bailey Gilmore
Student Body President
Titusville High School
College to attend: University of Central Florida
“The glow in the dark pep rally that we did really sparked all the student involvement for the rest of the year.”
Heather Motro
Member of Holy Trinity’s Tiger Leadership program
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
College to attend: Clemson University
“The most memorable thing about my senior year was serving as co-editor of the yearbook. The book is a record of Holy Trinity’s steadfastness through trials- including a quarter in quarantine- and to me it’s also a record of a year’s worth of creative teamwork the staff and I put in at all hours, at school and from home, to create a yearbook we’re proud of.”
Quinn Kelchner
SGA President
Space Coast Junior/Senior High School
College to attend: Florida State University
“The most memorable part of senior year was getting elected homecoming queen.”
LeAnna Mize
Student Body President
Bayside High School
College to attend: Eastern Florida State College
“One of the most memorable moments was putting on our fall play production because that was a really fun process to do.”
Josiah Johnson
Student Body President
Astronaut High School
College to attend: University of South Florida
“The most memorable part was being able to make our student government the most diverse it’s been and bringing in more involvement than we’ve ever had in the past.”
Jessica Newton
Senior Class President
Melbourne High School
College to attend: The Citadel (Millitary College of South Carolina)
“I ran a half marathon with mono in the freezing cold, I played district finals soccer game with mono, I was on homecoming court, I went to regionals for cross country, in the fall I was the vice corps commander for my JROTC and got to march in the staff diamond carrying a Sabre in the Melbourne lights parade, I got to sit in on board meetings with the superintendent for student government, and in the fall, I signed to my dream school for playing soccer.”
Cade Oas
SGA President
Eau Gallie High School
College to attend: University of Central Florida
“My most memorable event during my senior year would be getting involved in many different clubs and volunteering in the community with my two best friends.”
Brianna Proper
SGA President
Heritage High School
College to attend: University of Pennsylvania
“Even though we’ve been forced apart, we’ve all found ways to come together and share this year with each other anyways, growing as we learn to adapt into a stronger class and growing stronger as the next generation to inherit the world.”
Max Schieman
Student Body President
Satellite High School
College to attend: University of Central Florida
“Other than the whole senior year being cut early thing, all my teachers in my senior year were the best teachers I had throughout my high school career.”
Trinity Stenger
Council President
Merritt Island High School
College to attend: United States
Military Academy at West Point
“I would honestly have to say going to the football games and really just enjoying time with the people around me.”
Nina Tran
Student Body President
Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School
College to attend: University of Central Florida
“It was really just a blur for me.”