BGEC’s Civic Engagement Academy graduates

Education Thursday, August 19, 2021

With the support of The Graham Companies and Realtor Lynn Matos, graduates of the Bob Graham Education Center’s Civic Engagement Academy each received a medallion and gavel to commemorate their participation in the program, the school said. Christopher Inguanzo received the BGEC/University of Florida Bob Graham Center for Public Service award for leadership and civic engagement, presented each year to a graduating 8th grader. The students posed in hoodies bearing a favorite expression of former U.S. Sen. and Fla. Gov. Bob Graham: “Democracy is not a spectator sport.” Shown on the last day of school, in the bottom row left to right are: Catalina Betancourt; Isabella Redondo; Eva Oliveras; Livia Cabral; Krystal Martinez; Krystina Martinez and Rachel Jimenez. Top row from the left are: Joaquin Baez; Christopher Inguanzo; Jasmine Uz; academy lead teacher Jackeline Hernandez Ramos; Valeria Franco; Samantha O’Steen; Christian Fernandez and Alec Gutierrez. Not Pictured: Leiana Frazer; Gabriela Mauri; Yulianna Rivera; Jocelyn Rodriguez; Andres Suarez; Nathalia Vallejos-Balma, and Ariana Vega. Photo courtesy of the school.