Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education

Honors the Valedictorians & Salutatorians from the

______Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Dear Valedictorians and Salutatorians,

On behalf of the Metropolitan School District and the Cleveland Board of Education, we offer our warmest congratulations to you on this important event in your life. This achievement is something to truly be proud of. We are delighted that you have reached this noteworthy achievement by hard work and perseverance.

Please know that this certificate and tonight’s recognition is a small token to celebrate and memorialize this milestone in your educational career. As you now face a new chapter in your life, know that your CMSD family wishes you the best and continued success in the years to come.

Sincerely,

Eric S. Gordon Anne E. Bingham Chief Executive Officer Board Chair Cleveland Metropolitan Cleveland School School District Board CLASS OF 2021 VALEDICTORIANS AND SALUTATORIANS

BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE Valedictorian: Cindy Tran GPA: 4.00 Post-Secondary Institution: Case Western Reserve University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $216,080.00 Salutatorian: Marc-Joelitza Montgomery GPA: 4.00 Post-Secondary Institution: Case Western Reserve University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $216,080.00

CAMPUS INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian: Benjamin Mullin-Vanneste GPA: 4.46 Post-Secondary Institution: Case Western Reserve University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $209,800.00 Salutatorian: Zaynab Shaheed GPA: 4.28 Post-Secondary Institution: Case Western Reserve University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $203,700.00

CLEVELAND EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian: NIna Abercrombie GPA: 4.70 Post-Secondary Institution: Cleveland State University Salutatorian: Breah Middleton GPA: 4.06 Post-Secondary Institution: Cleveland State University

CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL FOR DIGITAL ARTS Valedictorian: Aja Leatherwood GPA: 4.13 Post-Secondary Institution: Case Western Reserve University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $216,080.00 Salutatorian: Shaun Nunoo GPA: 4.05 Post-Secondary Institution: Case Western Reserve University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $293,440.00 CLASS OF 2021 VALEDICTORIANS AND SALUTATORIANS

CLEVELAND SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN Valedictorian: Karungi Nadege' Kabaseke GPA: 4.30 Post-Secondary Institution: Case Western Reserve University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $226,000.00 Salutatorian: Isabel Dawn Moore GPA: 4.20 Post-Secondary Institution: Cleveland State University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $24,000.00

CLEVELAND SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & MEDICINE Valedictorian: Samantha Schall GPA: 4.00 Post-Secondary Institution: Case Western Reserve University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $288,000.00 Salutatorian: Kamar Taweel GPA: 4.00 Post-Secondary Institution: Case Western Reserve University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $180,000.00

CLEVELAND SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Valedictorian: Noel L. Pacheco GPA: 4.47 Post-Secondary Institution: Case Western Reserve University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $221,136.00 Salutatorian: Yury S. Leonardo GPA: 4.38 Post-Secondary Institution: Skidmore College Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $320,328.00

COLLINWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian: Nathaniel Duncan GPA: 3.89 Post-Secondary Institution: The State University Salutatorian: Shy'an Hamilton GPA: 3.87 Post-Secondary Institution: Cuyahoga Community College CLASS OF 2021 VALEDICTORIANS AND SALUTATORIANS

DAVIS AEROSPACE & MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian: Martin Romero Caudillo GPA: 3.89 Post-Secondary Institution: Cuyahoga Community College Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $66,000.00 Salutatorian: Felix De La Mata Vasquez GPA: 3.70 Post-Secondary Institution: The Ohio State University at Newark Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $60,000.00

DESIGN LAB EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian: Jada Treasure Jackson GPA: 3.70 Post-Secondary Institution: Kentucky State University Salutatorian: Elizabeth A. Pritt GPA: 3.60 Post-Secondary Institution: Cleveland State University

EAST TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian: Jai'Breion Ratcliffe GPA: 4.00 Post-Secondary Institution: United States Navy Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $12,000.00 Salutatorian: Cariyonna Dezirae Greene GPA: 3.70 Post-Secondary Institution: Cuyahoga Community College

FACING HISTORY NEW TECH HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian: Vincent DeCaprio GPA: 4.02 Post-Secondary Institution: Cuyahoga Community College Salutatorian: Sifa Kizomba GPA: 3.72 Post-Secondary Institution: Cuyahoga Community College CLASS OF 2021 VALEDICTORIANS AND SALUTATORIANS

GARRETT MORGAN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & INNOVATION Valedictorian: Hunter Bohaczek GPA: 3.80 Post-Secondary Institution: University of Akron Salutatorian: Diamond Lopez GPA: 3.57 Post-Secondary Institution: Cuyahoga Community College

GINN ACADEMY Valedictorian: Dibiase Hightower GPA: 4.03 Post-Secondary Institution: Cleveland State University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $75,000.00 Salutatorian: Jordan Jones GPA: 3.50 Post-Secondary Institution: Cleveland State University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $83,000.00

GLENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian: Taniya Parker GPA: 4.07 Post-Secondary Institution: University of Akron Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $13,250.00 Salutatorian: Danisha Fortson GPA: 3.92 Post-Secondary Institution: Cleveland State University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $16,000.00

INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMERS ACADEMY / THOMAS JEFFERSON CAMPUS Valedictorian: Irankunda Anita Ndaruzaniye GPA: 3.97 Post-Secondary Institution: Cuyahoga Community College Salutatorian: Mustafa Khan Mohammad GPA: 3.71 Post-Secondary Institution: Cuyahoga Community College CLASS OF 2021 VALEDICTORIANS AND SALUTATORIANS

JANE ADDAMS BUSINESS CAREERS CENTER Valedictorian: Tanya Rogers GPA: 4.29 Post-Secondary Institution: The Ohio State University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $40,000.00 Salutatorian: Elijah Lewis GPA: 4.00 Post-Secondary Institution: Cuyahoga Community College

JOHN ADAMS COLLEGE & CAREER ACADEMY Valedictorian: Claudia J. Perkins GPA: 3.80 Post-Secondary Institution: John Carroll University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $213,656.00 Salutatorian: Isaac L. Williams GPA: 3.66 Post-Secondary Institution: Cuyahoga Community College Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $39,808.00

JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian: De'ja Nicole Brown GPA: 4.13 Post-Secondary Institution: Ursulin College Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $84,000.00 Salutatorian: Deja Rosielee McShan GPA: 3.85 Post-Secondary Institution: Cleveland State University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $21,495.00

JOHN MARSHALL SCHOOL OF CIVIC AND BUSINESS LEADERSHIP Valedictorian: Hanean Marzok GPA: 4.25 Post-Secondary Institution: Ursuline College Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $117,000.00 Salutatorian: Lizaura Herandez-Feliciano GPA: 4.19 Post-Secondary Institution: The Ohio State University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $199,704.00 CLASS OF 2021 VALEDICTORIANS AND SALUTATORIANS

JOHN MARSHALL SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Valedictorian: Cayleigh Bland GPA: 4.20 Post-Secondary Institution: Lone Star College Salutatorian: Achilles Strboya GPA: 4.00 Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $140,000.00

JOHN MARSHALL SCHOOL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Valedictorian: Mark Levi Grimke GPA: 4.61 Post-Secondary Institution: Rochester Institute of Technology Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $186,140.00 Salutatorian: Jovanti Alexis Ramirez GPA: 4.04 Post-Secondary Institution: Cleveland State University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $266,000.00

LINCOLN-WEST SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & HEALTH Valedictorian: Kennedy Mann GPA: 3.98 Post-Secondary Institution: Cleveland State University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $43,000.00 Salutatorian: Yariangelis Perez Mendez GPA: 3.68 Post-Secondary Institution: Cleveland State University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $48,300.00

LINCOLN-WEST SCHOOL OF GLOBAL STUDIES Valedictorian: Shajana Ghising GPA: 4.16 Post-Secondary Institution: Cleveland State University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $45,740.00 Salutatorian: Alondra Gomez-Colon GPA: 4.11 Post-Secondary Institution: John Carroll University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $180,124.00 CLASS OF 2021 VALEDICTORIANS AND SALUTATORIANS

MAX S. HAYES CAREER-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian: Kaleb Alberto Reyes GPA: 4.14 Salutatorian: Isabella Kerner GPA: 4.10 Post-Secondary Institution: Cleveland State University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $232,000.00

METROPOLITAN CLEVELAND CONSORTIUM STEM HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian: Mya Stinson GPA: 4.29 Post-Secondary Institution: Cleveland State University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $40,000.00 Salutatorian: Naziea M. Fruits GPA: 4.12 Post-Secondary Institution: Bates College Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $306,344.00

NEW TECH WEST HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian: Kristiana Stover GPA: 4.33 Post-Secondary Institution: Clemson University Salutatorian: Alexis Lenczewski GPA: 3.90 Post-Secondary Institution: The Ohio State University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $84,000.00

RHODES COLLEGE & CAREER ACADEMY Valedictorian: Leilani Torres GPA: 4.67 Post-Secondary Institution: The College of Wooster Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $144,000.00 Salutatorian: Angelina Leskiv GPA: 4.34 Post-Secondary Institution: Cuyahoga Community College CLASS OF 2021 VALEDICTORIANS AND SALUTATORIANS

RHODES SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Valedictorian: Claudine Baguma GPA: 4.01 Post-Secondary Institution: University of Akron Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $76,000.00 Salutatorian: Tiffany Valdez GPA: 3.95 Post-Secondary Institution: The Ohio State University Awarded Scholarship Dollars: $74,000.00

THE SCHOOL OF ONE Valedictorian: Breanna Nyree Harris GPA: 3.38 Post-Secondary Institution: Cleveland State University Salutatorian: Makenna Paige Kazak GPA: 3.28 Post-Secondary Institution: Cuyahoga Community College CLASS OF 2021 SCHOLARSHIPS & ACADEMIC AWARDS

Financial assistance is a necessity for many students, particularly those planning careers that require many years of education beyond the undergraduate level. Scholarships have unique benefits and are the most desirable form of financial aid. Many are merit-based or awarded as recognition for certain achievements. CMSD is proud to recognize the hard work of our scholars, families, school and community members in securing over 11 million dollars for the class of 2021.

SCHOOL TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED Bard Early College High School $3,700,000.00 Campus International High School $207,508.00 Cleveland Early College High School $110,000.00 Cleveland High School for Digital Arts $143,665.00 Cleveland School of Architecture & Design $279,667.00 Cleveland School of Science & Medicine $2,587,500.00 Cleveland School of the Arts $496,227.00 High School $10,000.00 Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School $45,900.00 Design Lab Early College High School $20,000.00 East Technical High School $45,882.00 Facing History New Tech High School $23,500.00 Garrett Morgan School of Engineering & Innovation $9,750.00 $80,000.00 $282,000.00 International Newcomer’s Academy $5,000.00 Jane Addams Business Careers Center $2,000.00 John Adams College & Career Academy $97,145.00 John F. Kennedy High School $10,889.00 John Marshall School of Civic & Business Leadership $336,000.00 John Marshall School of Engineering $256,100.00 John Marshall School of Information Technology $453,735.00 Lincoln-West School of Global Studies $281,733.00 Lincoln-West School of Science & Health $545,220.00 Max S. Hayes Career-Technical High School $65,000.00 Metropolitan Cleveland Consortium STEM High School $650,000.00 New Tech West High School $35,500.00 Rhodes College & Career Academy $277,969.00 Rhodes Environmental Studies $107,000.00 The School of One $20,000.00 Total Scholarship/Academic Awards: $11,184,891* *Please Note: Scholarship dollars reflect year one award. Renewable totals may be as high as $44,739,564 and does not include Say Yes to Education local scholarship dollars. Chief Executive Officer Eric S. Gordon

Chief of Schools Lisa Farmer Cole

Chief Academic Officer Valentina Moxon

Board of Education Anne E. Bingham Board Chair

Robert M. Heard, Sr. Vice Chair

Louise P. Dempsey, Esq. Sara Elaqad, J.D. Jasmine Fryer Denise W. Link Willetta A. Milam, J.D. Lisa Thomas, Ph.D. Kathleen C. Valdez, Esq.

Ex Officio Members Alex Johnson, Ph.D. Harlan M. Sands, J.D., MBA

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