
Class of 2023
The Florida School and the Deaf and the Blind will hold two commencement ceremonies for the graduating classes of 2023. The Blind High School graduation will be held on Thursday, May 18, at 12 p.m. The Deaf High School graduation will be held the following day on Friday, May 19, at 11 a.m.
The ceremony will be livestreamed so that additional family members and friends can have the opportunity to join in the celebration. Livestream links, program books and photos of our seniors are forthcoming.
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, May 17
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8:00 am – Graduation Rehearsal (Kirk Auditorium)
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1:15 pm – Blind Senior Awards (Music Building)
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5:00 pm – Blind Senior Dinner (President's Lawn)
Thursday, May 18
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12:00 pm – Blind High School Graduation (Kirk Auditorium)
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7:00 pm – Dance Troupe Final Performance (Kirk Auditorium)
Friday, May 19
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8:30 am – Deaf Senior Breakfast and Awards (Music Building)
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11:00 am – Deaf High School Graduation (Kirk Auditorium)
Blind High School Livestream
Deaf High School Livestream
Blind High School Class of 2023
Class Colors
Rose Gold & White
Class Flower
Alyssum
Class Song
"A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman
Class Motto
"Behind us are memories. Beside us are friends. Before us are dreams that will never end."
Valedictorian
Tristan Dean Brennan
Salutatorian
Bailey Elizabeth Thomas

Tristan Dean Brennan
Jacksonville

Hector Andrew José Granda
Jacksonville

Alexandra Sofia Lopez
Jacksonville

Brady Lawrence Simmer
Sunrise

Madison Faith Wardell
Jacksonville

Kayla Jean Caple
Palm Coast

Hasha Esther Hercule
Palm Coast

Elizabeth Ann McDaniels
Jacksonville

Giunna Zaire Slade
Palatka

Xavier Nathaniel Carballo
Deltona

Savannah Anne Hill
New Port Richey

Henry Pigott
North Miami

Bailey Elizabeth Thomas
Glen St. Mary

Destiny Rae Estrada
Interlachen

Camryn Alizae Johnson
Riverview

Breanna Elizabeth Raisor
St. Augustine

Ashley Lillian Tryon
St. Augustine
Deaf High School Class of 2023
Class Colors
Hot Pink & Black
Class Flower
Cherry Blossom
Class Song
"My Wish" by Rascal Flatts
Class Motto
"Grow through what you go through.”
Valedictorian
Geoffrey Maxwell Porter
Salutatorian
Brieillys Gabriela Colon-Mendez

Eileen Aguirre-Gomez
Lauderdale Lakes

Jeyson Luis Carrillo Ordonez
Sebring

Paisley Miriam Crook
St. Augustine

Kyron Terrell Graham
West Palm Beach

Keegan Hendrick
Minneola

Decedrick Dewon McKenzie
St. Petersburg

Ingrid Ramos Huerta
Ft. Pierce

Leonardo Tellez-Baxcajay
Port St. Joe

Giovanni Nicholas Viruet
St. Augustine

Clark Kiattisak Ashley
Mascotte

J'Naiya Donyea Carroll
Winter Garden

Will Daniel Devis
Palm Coast

Emma Sushenye Hancock
St. Augustine

Jadan Evan Holt
Gainesville

Jazmine Krystal Murillo
Orlando

Marco Antonio Solis
Ocala

Edward Tinker
St. Augustine

Jeffry Zabala
Orlando

Oceana Samyra Brown
Miami

Brieillys Gabriela Colon-Mendez
Jacksonville

Tyler Antonio Garcia-Elcock
Orlando

Elijah Dalton Haney
Bristol

Katarzyna Olkowska Horvath
Kissimmee

Jacob Michael Murphy
Ormond Beach

Serenity Alexis Swearingen
Jacksonville

Roberto Ray Torres
Miami

Corniya Jaliyah Caple
Riviera Beach

Kendall Elizabeth Colon-Moore
Orange Park

Emily Elaine Gosson
St. Petersburg

Andrae Neon Henderson, Jr.
Polk City

Phoenix Corbyn Quinn Lambirth
St. Augustine

Geoffrey Maxwell Porter
St. Augustine

Dominque Elexis Tanaka
Naples

Sincere Vazquez
Hollywood