FUTURES Sponsors 33rd Annual Tomorrow’s Leaders Program

FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools is proud to announce the graduation of 40 high school seniors in its Class of 2020 Tomorrow’s Leaders program and the selection of 41 high school juniors to participate in Class 2021, marking 33 years of this program which develops young leaders for our community.

Class of 2020 students, representing all 10 Volusia County public high schools, participated in five day-long seminars coordinated by community leaders. Each seminar is designed to familiarize the students with different aspects and services in Volusia County and to develop leadership skills. Through the seminars, panel discussions and study groups, these 40 high school seniors were challenged to expand their awareness of the inter-relationships and complexities of our community.

Included in the program were lectures, discussions and tours of various businesses and governmental facilities. Tour sites and partners included AdventHealth, Joe Wright from Anthony’s East Coast Pizza, Atlantic Center for the Arts, Daytona International Speedway and NASCAR, Daytona Tortugas at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, DeLand Museum of Art docent Jewel Dickson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Halifax Health Medical Center, Halifax Urban Ministries’ Hope Place, Houligan’s Spirited Sports Grille in Daytona Beach, Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), Public Defender’s Office, State Attorney’s Office, Seventh Judicial Circuit Judge Dawn D. Nichols, SMA Healthcare’s Residential Adolescent Program, Teledyne Oil & Gas, historic Volusia County Courthouse, Volusia County Council & government, Volusia Supervisor of Elections Lisa Lewis and the Elections Department, Jayne Fifer from the Volusia Manufacturers Association, and the Volusia County School District and its DeLand Administrative Complex. Seminar and lunch sponsors included Anthony’s East Coast Pizza, School Board Chairman Linda Cuthbert, Halifax Health, Houligan’s Spirited Sports Grille, Jersey Mike’s in DeLand and Daytona, and Rosaria Upchurch, Ph.D., LMFT.

Class of 2021, with 41 students representing all 10 public high schools, was inducted into Tomorrow’s Leaders on the same night. During the next five months they will participate in five seminars designed to familiarize students with different aspects and services in Volusia County and to develop leadership skills. Included in the program will be lectures, presentations, discussions and virtual tours of various businesses and governmental facilities. These high school juniors will be challenged to expand their awareness of the interrelationships and complexities of our community. Seminar subjects will include: the arts; criminal justice and court system; economic development and manufacturing; education and governmental systems; leadership, diversity and ethics; sports marketing; healthcare; and social services.

The Graduating 2020 Class of Tomorrow’s Leaders:

Atlantic High School

Emma Aagaard

Imari Harris

Sara Trappmann

DeLand High School

Dylan Addonizio

Lorien Collins

Danielle Dichoso

Lillian Gunby

Deltona High School

Jillian Acosta

Layla Connor

Julie Kinner

Omayra Sanchez

Mariana Suarez

Mainland High School

Angela Adelmeyer

Malana Jackson

Seletha Hill

New Smyrna Beach High School

Matthew Duguay

Lilly Harvey

Ashley Lane

Kasey Lane

Jaydah Smith

Ja’Nyah Smith

Pine Ridge High School

Julio Blanco

Adrian Cosentino

Tanner D’Errico

Seabreeze High School

Erynn Beebe

Pierce Casey

Joseph Cofer

Jake Feigenbaum

Leonard Marinaccio IV

Spruce Creek High School

Sia Bharucha

Meryl Liu

Leah McAskill

Bilal Nadeem

Tanner Noronha-Weeks

Veronia Sadek

Victoria Valdez

Taylor Middle-High School

Jaime Delasancha

Cristina Jaimes

University High School

Breana Boies

Kori Kestory

 

The Incoming 2021 Class of Tomorrow’s Leaders include:

Atlantic High School

Katelyn Ellis

Cooper Foxman

Paris Lait

Timothy Monahan

Essence Wallace

DeLand High School

DeLaney Brosen

Cole Caven

Itzia Cortes

John Green

Jade Hernandez

Ian Moore

Deltona High School

Michael Boodram

Victoria Catalano

Hayley Garrison

Anthony Romero

Mainland High School

Tania Bolden

Xavier Harris

Emily Sansom

Joseph Short

New Smyrna Beach High School

Sienna Burns

Shaley Brown

Isabella Fahey

Isabella Weisheimer

Pine Ridge High School

Max Dean

Kyla Zozaya

Seabreeze High School

Adrianna Bertolami

Brian Blackwood

Nadine Elzeidy

Taylor Gray

Kyle Stewart

Spruce Creek High School

Cathrine Beshay

Eric Chen

William Daly

Nikole Bordones Duran

Cody McCafferty

Taylor Middle-High School

Yamileth Fuentes

Jaylin Gonzales

Sarah Hagstrom

Yaretzy Mancilla

University High School

Molly Asmussen
Kayla Torres