Feb. 28,. 2025
Pinellas County Schools honored volunteers at the annual Outstanding Volunteer Recognition Breakfast. Top awards went to Youth Award winner Isabella Rosado Glasford, who volunteers at Eisenhower Elementary; Adult Award winner Courtney Williams, who volunteers at Fairmount Park Elementary; and Senior Award winner Vernon Bryant, who volunteers at Richard O. Jacobson Technical High.
The top award winners will represent the district in the state Outstanding School Volunteer competition.
The awards ceremony was held at the Feather Sound Country Club on Friday, Feb. 28. Spectrum Bay News 9 anchor/multimedia journalist Erin Murray emceed the event. The event, sponsored by Achieva Credit Union, recognized the top winners from each area of the district, the Transformation Zone and from exceptional and alternative centers.
Winners were selected from 75 nominations received across the district. Congratulations to all area winners:
Area 1
Youth: Isabella Rosado Glasford, Eisenhower Elementary
Adult: Stephen White, Cypress Woods Elementary
Senior: Roberta Guilfoile, Palm Harbor Middle
Area 2
Youth: Ainesh Kumar, Largo Middle
Adult: Kasai Waller, Safety Harbor Middle
Senior: Lynn Cadogan, Plumb Elementary
Area 3
Youth: Brayden Bessler, Orange Grove Elementary
Adult: Dara Wilkerson, Thurgood Marshall Fundamental Middle
Senior: Vernon Bryant, Richard O. Jacobson Technical High
Area 4
Youth: Hailey Shockley, Rawlings Elementary
Adult: Lauren Coons, Shore Acres Elementary
Senior: Solomon James, Gibbs High
Transformation Zone
Youth: Nhu’y Tran, Lealman Ave Elementary
Adult: Courtney Williams, Fairmount Park Elementary
Senior: Angela Parker, Lealman Ave Elementary
Exceptional & Alternative Centers
Adult: Abigail Goodwin, Nina Harris ESE
Senior: Gail Parks, Paul B. Stephens
