Club Beat: May

The Blue and Gold Staff
May 19, 2022

Aspirations in Computing Award Recipients

The Award for Aspirations in Computing honors 9th-12th grade women, genderqueer, or non-binary students for their computing-related achievements and interests. Award recipients are selected based on their aptitude and aspirations in technology and comput-ing as demonstrated by their computing experience, computing-related activities, lead-ership experience, tenacity in the face of barriers to access, and plans for post-secondary education. Gulf Breeze’s outstanding winners are listed below:Aspirations in Computing Award Recipients

Heather Renfroe – Teacher

Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Educator Award

Adrienne Flowers – 12th Grade

2022 Affiliate Aspirations in Computing Winner Award for Florida Panhandle & Southern Alabama

Julia Hamilton – 12th Grade

2022 Affiliate Aspirations in Computing Honorable Mention Award for Florida Panhandle & Southern Alabama

Davan Lancaster – 11th Grade

2022 Affiliate Aspirations in Computing Honorable Mention Award for Florida Panhandle & Southern Alabama

Cassandra Musca – 11th Grade

Affiliate Winner award

Natalie Weiss – 11th Grade

2022 Affiliate Aspirations in Computing Honorable Mention Award for Florida Panhandle & Southern Alabama

Elisa Williamson-12th Grade

2022 Affiliate Aspirations in Computing Honorable Mention Award for Florida Panhandle & Southern Alabama

Left to right: Dr. Karen Barber, SRCSD Superintendent, Natalie Weiss, Heather Renfroe, Cassan-dra Musca, Adrienne Flowers, Julia Hamilton, GBHS Principal Danny Brothers. (submitted by Heather Renfroe)

Key Club attends District Conference

Casey Anderson received a G. Harold Martin Outstanding President Award and the Ellie Gander Scholarship

Elisa Williamson received a Distinguished Vice President Award

Peyton Bunting received the Jack Gander Scholarship

Elise Graber, Kevin Irani, and Emma Domagala, 3 of Key Club’s most active members, received a Distinguished Member Award

Key Club won first place for the Florida Endowment Fund and second place Single Service Award Platinum Division

Key Club heads to Daytona for the Key Club District Conference (submitted by Mary Montcalm)

The Diversified Career Technology class of GBHS earns certifications

The Diversified Career Technology class of GBHS has earned certifications in Entrepreneurship in Small Business industry certifications. These students are in class for 4th period and then most of them go to work for their last two periods of the day. They earn high school credit for being off campus and working where they earn a paycheck!

Entrepreneurship and Small Business is a certification from Certiport, sponsored by Intuit and the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship. (submitted by Heather Renfroe)