OCPS students accepted into prestigious universities

Orange County Public School students from across the county are being recognized for their acceptance into 32 of the top colleges, universities and service academies in the U.S.

Several of the 84 students being recognized are West Orange County-area students.

Tonight, they will be celebrated at the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center. 

IF YOU GO

WHAT: Honoring “Super Scholars” from class of 2016

WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 17

WHERE: Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center, 445 W. Amelia St., Orlando.

Amherst

Seyitcan Ucin, West Orange High School

Brown                 

Kaden Funk, Olympia High School

Seyitcan Ucin, West Orange High School

Cornell

Kaden Funk, Olympia High School

James Anderson, Olympia High School

Azeem Uddeen, Olympia High School 

Gabrielle Erwin, West Orange High School

Dartmouth

Nigel Alexander, Dr. Phillips High School

Davidson

Brandon Reid, West Orange High School

Duke

Chase Cheek, Dr. Phillips High School

Anli Chen, Dr. Phillips High School

Harvard

Anli Chen, Dr. Phillips High School 

Kaden Funk, Olympia High School

Johns Hopkins

Gabrielle Erwin, West Orange High School

Stefano Tusa, West Orange High School

Seyitcan Ucin, West Orange High School

Northwestern

Nathaly Astudillo, Dr. Phillips High School

Notre Dame

Kaden Funk, Olympia High School

Lya Dominguez, Olympia High School

Pennsylvania

Kaden Funk, Olympia High School

Princeton

Faith Puleikis, Dr. Phillips High School

Seyitcan Ucin, West Orange High School

Rice

Samuel Rossum, Dr. Phillips High School

Vassar

Gabrielle Erwin, West Orange High School

Wellesley

Jericko Torres-Leschnik, Olympia High School

Williams

Seyitcan Ucin, West Orange High School

Yale

Kaden Funk, Olympia High School

U.S. Military Academy (West Point)

Dorothy Dennis, West Orange High School

U.S. Air Force Academy

Kristin McKenney, West Orange High School

Ben Bollinger, West Orange High School

University of California/Berkeley

Delaney Gomen, Olympia High School

Deesha Desai, Olympia High School