CFCC presents student leadership awards

Submitted by Special on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 8:20pm.

LECANTO - Central Florida Community College presented leadership awards to 30 area high school and college students on Nov. 19 for completing LEAPS - Leadership, Ethics and Public Service.

The leadership program is in its third year and was co-sponsored this year by the CFCC Institute for Community Advancement and the Citrus County School Board.

Award recipients completed five or more of the eight workshops conducted at the CFCC Citrus County Campus.

In the photo at right:

Front row, from left: Krissy Winder, Christina Lello, Dalea Magee, Kelly Ross, Lena Glascock and Barbie Aguirresaenz.

Second row: Veronica Davis, Abbie Wellington, Kristen Jones, Lauren Rodenbach, Shaina Moore, Heather Hewes, Stevie Parker and Robert Piotti.

Back row: Wynn Young, Jennifer Lello, Rory Wells, Kyle Workman, Jake Bell, Jaime Mariano, Deanna Countermine, Jordian O’Neal, Zack Moore, Rebecca Wilber, Heather Weigle, Richard Tincher, Michael Kelly and Evan Long.

Sadie Harrison and Elijah Portillo, not pictured, also received awards. For more information about the LEAPS program, contact the CFCC Citrus Campus at 352-746-6721.

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