Success

The MPHS Foundation awarded it's 2024 Park Scholarships to these two outstanding seniors, Kamiya Wright and Byron Umana.  Their hard work and determination have inspired us all and we are so proud that Kamiya will be attending UNC Greensboro and Byron will be attending NC State University.

 

The 2023 MPHS Foundation Park Scholarships were awarded to Janae Benjamin and Meyda Rosario.  We are so proud of both Janae and Meyda as they persevered through the ups and downs of the past few years.  They remained focused learning and their desire to continue to further their goals.  Janae will be attending UNC Greensboro and plans to study Nutrition Science. Meyda will be attending Central Piedmont Community College and plans to study business. 

Justice Crawford, class of 2022, will be attending Florida A&M University, where he received scholarships to join the track team.  While at Myers Park, Justice kept himself very busy.  He was part of the track team with his specialties being sprinting and long jumping.  He was active in the Orchestra where he was presented the top Orchestra award.  He also found a love of coding and cybersecurity.   Justice plans to major in Computer Science at Florida A&M and praises his Communities in School Coordinator at Myers Park for helping form his career interest in cybersecurity by arranging for him to join a cybersecurity workshop. 

In 2015, Israel Perez, winner of the Hal Beaver Award, was a dedicated senior who joined the Communities in Schools team to hold himself accountable.  He started taking mechanic classes at MPHS and his dream was to become a diesel mechanic.  Today, in the fall of 2022, Israel Perez was the speaker at the Foundation's annual luncheon.  Israel spoke how the CIS team made such a difference in his life with the support they provided.  After high school, he was able to go to CPCC where he graduated with an Associate's Degree in Automotive Technology Applied Science.   He worked for several different automotive companies (CATS, Hendrick BMW Automotive, GoodYear Tire and Rubber Company) while earning his degree.  Upon graduation, he went to work for the Charlotte Area Transit System, CATS, as a Diesel Technician and is still there today.