Approximately 50 African American male students were honored during the Iron Sharpens Iron leadership event on May 19 at Francis Scott Key Middle School. The event’s keynote speaker was Dr. Daryl Howard, an instructional specialist with the Equity Initiatives Unit who has a passion for enlightening young people and supporting male educators of color.
Francis Scott Key Middle School received a grant from the Maryland State Department of Education to support young men of color to develop skills that would help ensure success academically, socially and emotionally. Throughout the year, students learned leadership skills and had opportunities to complete community service, which included beautification projects, putting food baskets together and coordinating toy drives during the holidays, and sorting and organizing items at A Wider Circle.
The student honorees were:
Mohammad-Salman Abubakar
Daniel Acevedo
Darryl Ako
Antonio Billingslea
Emmanuel Boly
Karl Charles
Joshua Chase
Jamir Deyo
Tristian Dukes
Oluwanifemi Egbetayo
Dayon Elliott
Francis Eyo
Addison Fogo
Josue Fotsing
Ariel Gapinsi Fokam
Fitsum Gebreyohannes
Ziyon Gladden
Adipta Gomes|
Tonmoy Gomes
Allegresse Goy-Moumbele
Christopher Granados Galvez
Jahad Hammond
Aaron Harris
Patrick Hinds
Hakim Jabbie
Chad Kontosis
Chase Kontosis
Nathaniel Kutato
Tyler Lawerence
Vaughn Leach
Jahn Mensah
Moore Maxwell
King Nebo
Zakaria Omar
Yahir Ortega
Dante Payne
Arez Phillips
Deshawn Ramsey
Edward Ransom
Josue Rauda
Abraham Raymond
Remy Hayden
Bryan Rivera Rivera
Juan Roach
Rozario Ronald
Rahul Sheth
Makan Sissoko
Mickias Tilahun
Wilson Tiokeng-Zebaze
Ja’hmir Walker
Marcus Whitfield
Mustapha Willan
Joseph Yiheyis
Courtesy of MCPS