AAPS: Over 300 Students Named Freedom Fund Scholars at NAACP of Ann Arbor Dinner
The Ann Arbor Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People recognized 304 Ann Arbor Public Schools high school students yesterday at their annual Freedom Fund Dinner. The students were recognized for maintaining a 3.2 grade point average or above during the 2021-22 school year.
The overall theme of this year’s Freedom Fund Dinner was #ThisIsPower, with a student representing Community, Huron, Pioneer and Skyline sharing their thoughts what power means to them.
The 2022 Freedom Fund Scholars are:
Community: Cat Barney, De’Barney, Jacqueline Boynton, Jonathan Carter, Leah Eddins, Madison Lee, Morgan McClease, Ali O’Brien, Cameron Payne, Owen Provenzola, Damien Richardson, Devin Schwarz, Arijana Taylor, Jadyn Taylor, Sadie Todd, and Chaney Ward
Huron: Avery Angeli, Cayley Angeli, Danari Anthony, Hamza Archer, Sumayyah Archer, Aicha Bah, Damani Bah, Kemi Bailey, Terrance Banks, Timothy Bass, JaCia Borkins, Brandon Bowman, Gavin Brooks, Aria Burton-Weisman, Mmah Camara, Emmanuel Chinemelu, Charis Crawford, Alexander D’Haene Ethan Demps, Aaliyah Diarra, Braylon Dickerson, Lauryn Dickerson, Jordan Douglas, Elijah Easley, Sean Edelman, Cinnamon Elliott, William Epps, Mashod Evans, Maryam Fasina, John Fowowe, Elicia Frazier, Selina Gibbs, Rihanna Gleason, Torrence Green, Danielle Harris, Kennady Haygood, Elijah Haward, Jackson Hayward, Rachel Henderson, Christian Hudson, Qaurtney Jackson, Amelya Johnson, Kellen Johnson, Khalil Jones, Santana Jones, Julya Mae Jones, Jonathan Jordan, Djaba Kaba, Saran Kaba, Joiya Keith, Taylor King, Mikael LaGrand-Thomas, Sania Leggett Prince, Valerie Lynch, Grace Marks, Laylah Marks, Alazar Masumbuko, Breanna Mayers, Mame Mbengue, Talia McCommons, Chezidek McPhee, Jordan McQueen, Mackenzey Mills, Tya Morgan, Trinity Morgan, Mariam Nassuna, Nana Nkansah-Andoh, Deborah Obi, Adeyinka Olowoye, Kimarah Orr, Evelyn Ostergren, Mackenzie Parker, Taylor Porter, Madison Powell, Jolie Pryor, Jesslyn Pryor, Ryland Quann, Marqell Robertson, Mackenzie Robinson, Alijah Ross-Megill, Zyers Ruff, Adam Samaha, Devin Saxon, Dyson Sims, Iniyah Spence, Terrance Springer, Kendall Stacy, Rhian Stewart, Terron Stewart, K’Lyn Taylor-Neely, Gerezgiher Tesfamariam, Sanysjah Thomas, Jalen Trent, Arissa Tucker, Simone Wallace, Maxine Wilkins, DeAndre Williams, Payton Williams, Bruce Williams, Kamryn Williams, Shane Williams, Jacob Wing, Maya Young, Hosanna Zerisenal, and Minnet Zerisenal
Pathways: Keijuan Ball, Axaria Fuller, Joseph Coward, Michael Garrett, Donaeja Green, Gabriel Kinniebrew-Stoner, Brittaney Prescott, and Keyair Steward (Main Photo: Freedom Fund Scholars from Community and Pathways)
Pioneer: Adwoa Ampene, A’donis Anderson, Zaire Baty, Kyle Baylor-Harris, Megan Bell, Cris Jadin Bryant, Ellis Clemetson, Bintou Conde, Kayla Covington, Eric Craig, Marcus Cruz, Steven Daniels, Dominic Davis, Emmanuel Davis, Ndeye Diop, Yukiori Doi, Jack Edge, Desmond Elford, Kaiden Ellis, Amanda Epperson, Alexis Evans, Kennedy Flowers, Faith Frances, Demarcus Franklin, Dominick Franklin, Mikayla Fulton, Alexander Garcia-Settles, Jasmyne Gatson, Treanna Gentles, Marlow Gibson, Brandon Graham, Gabriella Guyton, Shante Hairston, Nariyah Harris, K’Dia Harris, Josephine Hodges, Jacobe Holmes, Seven Hooker, Eselohirere Izirein, Jordyn Johnson, Aniya Kidd, Corey LaPointe, Keden Lawson, Asiah Lee, Robert Lewis, TaNiyah Lockley, Kiara Mastin, Caleb McCool, Houston McCoy, Monaee McGaughy-Johnson, Aaron Medzagoh, Laureen Medzagoh, Benjamin Milton, Rahma Musse, Aduralere Odetola, Ireoluwa Odetola, Grace Otieno, Blake Paul-McDonald, Nia Pittman, Annika Polk, Jamaal Poole, Ferdinand Poudeu Poudeu, Brianna Powell, Danielle Ransom, Starr Raudenbush, Alexandra Remus, Mya Richards, Lawrence Robuste, Maya Rollins, Theodore Scott, Jehan Sheikh, Alycia Smith-Strong, Ariah Spratling, Carson Stauss, Allison Swinney, Leda Thomas, Dallas Thompson, Samika Whitelocke, Lai’la Wilborn, Mariam Yansane, Omar Yasin, and Matthew Yosief
Skyline: Zara Abston, Karma Bailey, Lillith Barron, Serenity Bartholomay, Sadie Bates, Angel Benki, Aaric Blackwell, Ahmil Bond, Angel Bowden, McKenzie Browning, Simone Chin, Richalin Digue, Jaden Drake, Amani Dworkin, Jayden Eccleston, Aliyah Evans, Cheaney Ferguson, Payton Ferguson, Jayla Fields, Jade Flores, Johnnae Foster, Maya Freeman, Elizabeth Goodson, Nevaeh Halliburton, Rachel Hardy, Khaleeia Hodge, Salsabeel Hodge, Dezirae Hohenthaner, Zoe Holloway-Welch, Elroy Jean Louis, Wesley Jenkins, Langston Kitchen, Belzora Lovett, Nicholas Lukela, Isaac Mack, Eryn Marquardt, Antwan McCraney, Jamarion McGowan, Kayla Miller, Harper Murray, Jeremiah Nabors-Moore, Avinash Nathan, Sanou N’Diaye, Odein Orubibi, Shamarrion Patterson, Ava Perry, Jessica Porter, Shamiso Ruwende, Sydney Sawyer, Aissatou Seck, Noah Silkworth, Sophie Singleton, Saliou Sow, Isabella Tucker, Christian Wallace, and Preston Zabinko
