Top row left to right: Karen McCabe, Ella Kimball, Abigail Hrabar, President Ed Meadows, Sabrina Bryant, Ella Guerro, and Jake Hutchinson. Bottom row left to right: Alina Yepishin, Lucas Waters, and Julian Lopez with Board of Trustees member Troy Tippett, M.D.
At the Senior Symposium, Pensacola State College’s Charter Academy Class of 2025 presented their Capstone projects to a standing-room-only audience. Each project highlighted research on a career path that personally interested the student, supported by 20 hours of mentorship with a professional in the field.
Parents, mentors, Charter Academy administrators, PSC President Ed Meadows, and members of the PSC Board of Trustees engaged with the seniors, posing questions that encouraged students to reflect on their projects and next steps.
More than a presentation, the experience gave students a meaningful opportunity to explore their interests in real-world settings and, in many cases, refine their path forward. Senior Ella Kimball, for example, shared how her mentorship experience helped her realize that occupational therapy was a better fit for her than physical therapy: “I learned that occupational therapy would give me more facetime with patients, which is really important to me,” Kimball said.
The event not only celebrated students’ academic growth but also highlighted their preparedness to take the next step toward their college and career goals. For many seniors, the experience was a valuable step in clarifying what they want to pursue after high school and helped shape a clearer vision of who they want to become.
Poster projects were presented by the following students:
- Ella Aguero: Elementary Education
- Gracie Barnett: A Real Estate Career
- Benjamin Bentley: Becoming a Sound Technician
- Josslyn Blake: Following History
- Vincent Boullt: The Field of Veterinary Medicine
- Jimmy Brand: Photography as a Career
- Sabrina Bryant: A Medical Career
- Aiana Bulan: Public Relations
- Angelo Colabianchi: Becoming an Electrician
- Brighton Collins: The Role of a Worship Minister
- Mya Cook: A Career as an Attorney
- Adal Deycard: Music Therapy
- Caden Ferguson: Into the Depths of Marketing
- Reese Goff: Becoming a Veterinarian
- Sarah Guerrero: Mastering Business Management
- Zya Hathaway: Floristry
- Myah Hesselgesser: Pharmacology
- Finley Holmes: Business Law
- Ava Hopper: The Prospects of Regional Managing
- Abigail Hrabar: Becoming an OB-GYN
- Jake Hutchinson: A Career in Nursing
- Alexander Jeffries: The Field of Chemistry
- Ella Kimball: Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy
- Alannah Kornelis: Becoming a Dental Assistant
- Julian Lopez: Becoming a Nurse Practitioner
- Mason Mailhes: Serving as a Victim Advocate
- Trinity Majors: A Career as an Aesthetician
- Amal Mansimov: Neurosurgery
- William Meador: Studying Business Management
- Colin Nelson: Becoming a Pilot
- Trinity Pinyan: Education: Teaching English & Literature
- Kendall Quick-Grantham: Following Information Technology
- Caleb Screws: A Career as an Accountant
- Tabatha Sellers: Becoming a Nurse Anesthetist
- William Snow: Becoming an Insurance Agent
- Landon Stevenson: Electrical Engineering as a Career Field
- Olivia Underwood: Studying Injury Law
- Lucas Waters: Ceramics as a Career
- Victor Williams: Tactical Fire Fighting
- Alina Yepishin: The Field of Cosmetology
PowerPoint projects were presented by the following students:
Health Professions:
- Sabrina Bryant: Nurse or Doctor?
- Abigail Hrabar: Becoming an OB-GYN
- Jake Hutchinson: A Career in Nursing
- Amal Mansimov Neurosurgery
- Ella Kimball: Physical & Occupational Therapy
Health Professions II:
- Vincent Boullt: Veterinary Medicine
- Adal Deycard: Music Therapy
- Reese Goff: Becoming A Veterinarian
- Myah Hesselgesser: Psychopharmacology
- Tabatha Sellers: Nurse Anesthetist
Law and Public Relations:
- Aiana Bulan: Public Relations
- Brighton Collins: Worship Director
- Mya Cook: Career as an Attorney
- Victor Williams: Tactical Fire Fighter
- Olivia Underwood: Injury Law
Business and the Arts:
- Gracie Barnett: Real Estate Career
- Benjamin Bentley: Sound Technician
- Jimmy Brand: Photography as a Career
- Colin Nelson: Becoming a Pilot
- Caleb Screws: Accountant