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YOUNG, GIFTED, AND BLACK

Dylan Brown-Turner is graduating from South Oak Cliff High School as a scholar student athlete with a 3.8 GPA. He was inducted as a member of the National Honor Society while in high school. Additionally, the linebacker helped lead the Golden Bears to a state title game in 2021 for the 5A Division 2 State Championships. He will attend Florida State University on a full-ride football scholarship and plans to study Sports Medicine

Antonio Farr, the Valedictorian of St. Philip’s Class of 2015, will graduate from Northpoint High School and plans to go into the U.S. Airforce and study Engineering.

Lundynn Fullylove graduates from Sachse High School and has been accepted at Prairie View A&M University where she plans to major in Elementary Education

Nicholas Hardeman graduates from Trinity Leadership Cedar Hill and has committed to play football at Sul Ross State University and major in Graphic Design

Layla Herod is graduating from Alcuin School with a 3.6 GPA and IB Diploma. She is a St. Philip’s Lifer, having attended St. Philip’s from PK3 through 6th grade. Layla is an accomplished and award-winning artist, recently placing 1st in the local NAACP ACT-SO competition in Painting and will compete nationally in Boston this summer. Her poetry has been published as part of The Writer’s Garret 2022 Common Language Project. While at Alcuin, she was a member of the drumline, UNICEF, and Nest Creative Writing clubs. She also played basketball and track. In basketball, the team won 1st All District last year in the TAPPS 2A Division and Layla was named Defensive Player of the Year. She will attend Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), in Atlanta, and major in Sequential Art . Layla plans on being a character designer and storyboard artist and hopes that someday her work will be featured on a popular series or television show, preferably one she creates.

Kayli Hill will graduate from Duncanville High School and was the St. Philip’s Class of 2017 Salutatorian. She is currently ranked in the top 1% of her graduating class, standing at #5 out of 907. Her extracurricular activities include being president of Center Pointe Church’s Youth Organization. Kayli is a member of the National Honor Society, an interning nursing student at Methodist Hospital, and senior captain of the Duncanville Girls’ Track and Field team. As a member of the Varsity Girl’s Track Team, she was a part of the 4x400 relay that won the 6A District and area meets for two consecutive years. She’s received acceptance and top academic/presidential scholarships from Baylor University, Dillard University, Hampton University, Howard University, Southern Methodist University, Texas Christian University, and Texas Tech University. Kayli has decided to attend Texas Christian University in the fall after receiving the prestigious Chancellor’s Scholarship, awarded to the top 50 scholars of the incoming TCU freshman class. She will major in Nursing and will pursue the Nurse Anesthesia program.

Gavin Jackson is graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School with an IB Diploma as a student athlete. He is a member of the Woodrow Wilson Soccer Team. His acceptances include Dallas County Community College, Jarvis Christian University, Midwestern State University, Texas A&M University Commerce, Texas Southern University, University of Texas at Tyler, University of North Texas, and Xavier University (Ohio). He received the TSU Tiger Paw scholarship and Dallas County Promise Scholarship. He plans to study Business Management at Texas Southern University

Xeveion Kercheval will graduate from Burton Adventist Academy in Arlington, Texas. Brown University, Southwestern Adventist University, and Tuskegee University are a few of his college considerations; however, he plans to attend Iowa State University and major in Bio Engineering with a minor in Business

Elijah Lane is graduating from Duncanville High School and has committed to the U.S. Marine Corps with hopes to become a pilot

Abram Long will graduate from W. T. White High School. He has applied to Midwestern State University, Prairie View A&M University, Stephen F. Austin State University, Tarleton State University, and the University of Texas at Dallas. He plans to major in Physical Therapy and attend Dallas College.

Megan Manning will graduate from The Hockaday School and is classified as a St. Philip’s Lifer having attended the school from Pre-K through 6th grade. She serves as a Teen Ambassador at the Marsalis Avenue Church of Christ. During her time at Hockaday, Megan has been involved in the Student Council as the Activities Committee Chair, Drill Team, Choir, Upper School Musicals and Orchestra playing the violin. She is involved in a host of on-campus organizations and clubs, such as H-Club, Hockaday’s school ambassadors, Black Student Union, Pre-Law Society, Philosophy Club and Young Democrats.

Her extracurricular activities include competing and winning various scholarship pageants including her participation in the Miss Texas Teen USA pageant. Megan is a servant leader who enjoys serving her community. She is a member of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. Youth Group: Xinos. This year, she was a Belle in the 2023 Jack and Jill Dallas Chapter Beautillion, as well as a Debutante at the 2023 Phi Delta Kappa: Alpha Rho Chapter Deb-Beautillion. She has been accepted to several colleges of her choice including Pepperdine University, Spelman College, Southern Methodist University and University of Oklahoma. Megan won 1st runner-up in the Miss Phi Delta Kappa Inc. Debutante Ball and received a scholarship and trophy for the scrapbook competition and will be a recipient of a scholarship presented by Dallas Links Incorporated. She was invited to be an SMU Rotunda Scholar, which is an SMU invitation only premier program for incoming students based on their leadership, academic and community participation. She will attend Southern Methodist University double majoring in Political Science and Communications in hopes of pursuing a career in election campaign management.

Jala McDade is graduating from DeSoto High School with both a high school diploma and an associate degree. She is ranked number 15 in her class of 525. She will receive her degree from Dallas College. While in high school she was a member of the Track and Cross-Country teams. She is the Vice President of Scholarship of the National Honor Society and an Early College scholar. Her university acceptances include Morgan State University, Texas A&M University, Texas State University, Texas Southern University, Texas Women’s University, University of North Texas, and the University of Houston. Jala was awarded nearly $100,000 in scholarships and grants from Texas A&M University, where she plans to study Accounting

Qaadir Muhammad will graduate from Harmony Science Academy of Dallas. He is a multi-faceted artist and athlete. Qaadir has played lacrosse with Bridge Lacrosse for nine years. He was accepted to Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and the University of North Texas (UNT). He will attend UNT where he will play club lacrosse and major in Interior Design, with a possible minor or double major in Fashion Design

Jayden Musco will graduate from The Winston School as an honor roll student. While at Winston, some of his high school activities included National Honor Society President, Winston Yearbook Editor, Winston Leadership Academy, Winston World Cultural Academy, Student Government Association Senior Class Representative, Winston Soccer Team, and Harvard Prize Book Award Recipient. He has received acceptances from Baylor University, Delaware State University, Dillard University, Hampton University, Howard University, Jackson State University, Loyola University, Marist College, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T, Prairie View A&M University, Seton Hall, Southern University, and Xavier University. Jayden has been offered over $1 million dollars in scholarships including 5 full ride academic scholarships and 9 partial academic scholarships: Delaware State University Presidential Scholarship, Dillard University Scholar, Hampton University Scholarship, Seton Hall University Scholarship & Academic Excellence Award, Loyola University of Chicago Presidential Scholarship, Marist College Scholarship, Morgan State University Troy E Quinn Award, Howard University Achievers Scholarship, Southern University Top Jags Award, Prairie View Merit Scholarship, and North Carolina A&T Merit Scholarship. He plans to attend Hampton University and major in Psychology on a Pre-med track.

Meadow Thomas is graduating from Sachse High School

Bryce Vaughn is graduating from The Oakridge School in Arlington, TX as a three sport Varsity letterman (Football, Basketball, Track). While in high school, he was an Oakridge Student Ambassador, member of the Black Culture Club and Robotics Team. He currently holds the school record in the Men's Long Jump and the 400-meter relay. His college acceptances include Hampton University, Houston Christian University, Louisiana State University, St. Thomas University, Texas Tech University, Upper Iowa University, University of Houston, and Wichita State University. Bryce plans to major in Communications to pursue a career in sports broadcasting at the University of Houston.

CLASS OF 2017 BY THE #S

FIELDS OF STUDY

6 43%

7

Scholar Athletes

Full Ride And Merit Scholarships

1 ASSOCIATES DEGREE

2 ARMED FORCES

2 IB DIPLOMAS

40% are graduating with HONORS

20% will attend an HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITIES ATTENDING:

BUSINESS/ FINANCE

29%

ARTS FIELDS/ COMMUNICATIONS

7%

21% EDUCATION

DALLAS COLLEGE | FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | HAMPTON UNIVERSITY | IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY | SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, ATLANTA | SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY | SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY | TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY | TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY | TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS

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