STUDENTS HONORED AT NAACP FREEDOM FUND BANQUET
The Hillsborough County Branch NAACP held its Freedom Fund Banquet last Thursday at the Downtown Hilton Hotel. The organization honored a number of individuals, including students. Britnee Blake, a 9th grade student at Howard W. Blake Magnet High School was a Performance Art winner for high schools. Chloe Waddington, Hammond Elementary, and Aurora Stuckey, Orange Grove Middle Magnet, were also Performance Art winners. Britnee, center, is shown with from left: School Board Members, Susan Valdes and Tamara Shamburger; Britnee’s mother, Bridgette Blake (her dad, not shown, Aaron Blake); Superintendent of Schools, Jeff Eakins; and Mrs. LaDessa Mitchell, the teacher who inspired Britnee. (Photograph by Frederick Harris)
