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