The four winners and six finalists of the 2011 Barnes Scholarship were honored Tuesday at a luncheon in St. Petersburg. In all, 58 Tampa Bay high school seniors were semifinalists this year. The winners were: Fedner Lauture, St. Petersburg High; Tuba Sahiti, Northeast High; Kelsey McDonald, Alonso High and Roberto Villalba, Gaither High. The finalists were: Colleen Pulawski, Frank W. Springstead High; Fatima Kamara, Freedom High; Bradley Sykes, Plant High; Andre Revell, St. Petersburg High, Benjamin Willis, Plant City High, Richard Anderson, Ridgewood High, Pasco. Below is a list of the semifinalists.
Luncheon honors Barnes Scholarship winners and finalists
CHERIE DIEZ | Times
Andrew Barnes, retired chairman and CEO of the St. Petersburg Times, left, and his daughter, Elizabeth Barnes, center, greet scholarship finalist Colleen Pulawski of Spring Hill at a luncheon at the Marriott Roosevelt for finalists and winners of the Barnes Scholarship. Pulawski, 18, will be attending Carnegie Mellon University.
Semifinalists
Citrus County
Jeraldine Needham
Crystal River High School
GPA: 3.8
Masumi Palhof
Crystal River High School
GPA: 4.22
Amber Peacock
Lecanto High School
GPA: 4.1
Hernando County
Sarah McConnell
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School
GPA: 4.4
Maria Garcia
Frank W. Springstead High School
GPA: 4.46
Bermarie Jerez
Frank W. Springstead High School
GPA: 4.0
Hillsborough County
Kayla Freed
Hillsborough High School
GPA: 4.99
Ashley Bracewell
Plant City High School
GPA: 3.8
Victoria Watkins
Plant City High School
GPA: 5.38
Kyle Franken
Spoto High School
GPA: 5.62
Austine Friedrich
Spoto High School
GPA: 5.01
Alisha Simpson
Tampa Bay Technical High School
GPA: 5.46
Aniek Cruz
Alonso High School
GPA: 5.1
Ashley Stephens
Alonso High School
GPA: 4.8
Sinhye Lee
Bloomingdale High School
GPA: 4.73
Khattiya Chharath
East Bay High School
GPA: 6.0
Benjamin Epps
Freedom High School
GPA: 4.86
Diandra Latibeaudiere
Freedom High School
GPA: 4.85
Jabin Jose
Middleton High School
GPA: 5.9
Stephanie Pena
Middleton High School
GPA: 4.0
Jonathan Castillo
Robinson High School
GPA: 5.32
Cody Smith
Robinson High School
GPA: 5.0
Brooke Jimenez
Sickles High School
GPA: 5.61
Anthony Medina
Strawberry Crest High School
GPA: 4.92
Mara Richman
Tampa Catholic High School
GPA: 3.93
Abraham Lozano
Wharton High School
GPA: 5.58
Manatee County
Christal Hayes
Bayshore High School
GPA: 3.38
Sabrina Torres
Bayshore High School
GPA: 4.0
Katie Granberg
Manatee High School
GPA: 3.9
Abydjana Tresalus
Manatee High School
GPA: 4.3
Pasco County
Michael Davidson
Academy at the Lakes, Pasco
GPA: 3.8
Zachary Ivanac
Gulf High School
GPA: 4.4
Ishia Perez
Gulf High School
GPA: 3.7
Joshua Gabel
J.W. Mitchell High School
GPA: 3.9
Anson Angail
Zephyrhills High School
GPA: 4.52
Bethany Smith
Zephyrhills High School
GPA: 4.03
Luis Adan
Home-schooled
GPA: 3.53
Pinellas County
Miles Marinello
Dunedin High School
GPA: 4.2
Adam Keilbach
Seminole High School
GPA: 4.0
Joshua Goff
St. Petersburg High School
GPA: 4.6
Valiece Long
Clearwater High School
GPA: 4.42
Paula Vargas
Northeast High School
GPA: 4.37
Mickael Lai
Seminole High School
GPA: 4.3
India Bowman
St. Petersburg High School
GPA: 3.69
Jasmine Wheeler
St. Petersburg High School
GPA: 4.2
Kenneth Bowers
School: St. Petersburg Collegiate High School
GPA: 4.76
Miranda Moon
School: Shorecrest Preparatory School
GPA: 3.13
Justin Zirlott
School: Center Academy High School
GPA: 4.0
Compiled by Times editorial assistant Emily Rieman
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