The latest crop of superior high school students who have earned a Boynton Woman’s Club scholarship have more than 1,300 hours of community service amongst them.

In the above photo, the recipients are pictured with the committee members. From the left are: Education Committee Chairman Dot Neenan, Brittany Smith, Ijanee Harmon, Diana Perez Santana, Kaitlyn Smith, committee member Marcie Pallone, Joanne Jean Noel, and committee member Janet Hakala. All were present at the April 14, 2011 luncheon where their merits were extolled by Dot Neenan as well as their guidance counselors.  Neenan also announced a future scholarship for a young man going to a vocational school in memory of Daniel C. Schlosser, BWC member Joan White’s son who died recently

Joanne Jean Noel Joanne Jean Noel’s career goal is physical therapy. She will be heading for Florida State University to achieve that goal. Her interest in PT started shortly after her mother died of MS. She is a member of the senior class at Boynton High School, has a 3.5 GPA (Grade Point Average) and was described by her guidance counselor, MoNadelia Charten, as a real "go-getter." When not studying or volunteering at such places like nursing homes and early learning centers, you might find her practicing with her other BBHS Varsity Cheerleader All-Stars. Her community hour total is 150 hours so far. Joanne’s grandmother Jacqueline, was also at the luncheon.

Brittany Smith Brittany Smith and her father, Willie were at the luncheon. She is a student at Atlantic High School and she is heading for Florida International University to study pre-law, in particular family practice. Brittany’s GPA is 3.7 and she has more than 150 hours of community service with the police department. She also volunteers at a center for Alzheimer patients as well as beach clean-up and school clean-up. She also volunteers at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.

Diana Perez Santana At Park Vista, Mary Turner has worked with Diana Perez Santana for many years, first as her guidance counselor and more recently as the scholarship coordinator. She explained that Diana, like other students, had some unusual obstacles to overcome including learning English having been born in Cuba and spending her adolescence in Spain. Diana has a 3.7 GPA and will attend Atlantic University. Diana has set medical pathology as her career goal. She is a member of the class council, HOSA (Health Occupations for Students Association) and the English writing workshop. Diana has 125 hours of community service.

Kaitlyn Smith Kaitlyn Smith is also a senior at Atlantic High School. She will attend the University of Florida to pursue a career as a veterinarian. Her mother, Carol, accompanied her to the luncheon where Kaitlyn told the membership of some of her 411 hours of community service including at a veterinarian hospital, beach clean-up and tutoring for the National Honor Society. She carries a 3.6 GPA, works at Publix and plays on the volleyball team.

Ijanee Harmon Ijanee Harmon, a senior at Lake Worth High School will also be walking down the medical career path. She will do it at the Florida Agricultural and Medical University in Tallahassee where she will follow a pre-med curriculum with the ultimate goal of becoming an anesthesiologist. Her mom, Janee, was at the luncheon where Ijanee described in detail many of the things she saw and did shadowing anesthesiologists, doctors and nurses at JFK Medical center. "Basically," she said as she described a head scan, "I see everything you don’t want to see." She has racked up 506 community service hours while still being a member of the cheerleading squad, dancing and maintaining her 3.09 GPA.