He is very active with activities outside of school; the DECA (Marketing Club),
BSU (Black Student Union), MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement),
NHS (National Honors Society) and Skills USA.
"My mother is my role model because of everything she has done for me, and my future is more clearly defined because of the sacrifices she has made," says Tyrus.
"My goal is to attend a nice four year college or university where I can get my degree and be financially successful inmy field of study. I eventually plan to own a business, travel the world and visit every continent (except Antarctica)," said Tyrus.
Tyrus plans to get a business and management degree. A heavily decorated young man, Tyrus has been awarded:
-1st place in National ACTSO (Afro academic, cultural, technical, scientific, Olympics) in Computer Science
-4th place in ISEF (International Intel Science and engineering fair) in team computer science with Quinton Smith and Chris Hammond
-Awarded the Gold Medal (1st place) for Related Technical Math in Skills USA, New Mexico Chapter
-Awarded Gold Medal in Public Speaking for DECA state conference
-Awarded 3rd place for the 10th grade UNM-PNM Statewide Mathematics Contest XXXVIII
Sharraine Ransom is a native New Mexican and is a junior at Albuquerque High School. Her mother is Sheila Ransom and she has a brother, Zuberi, and two sisters, Ryeisha, and Moeneeah. Sharraine has a 3.5 grade point average and has excellent reading and writing skills that has been documented with her being awarded several certificates. She has been on honor rolls since her elementary school years and has been awarded Presidential awards from Bill Clinton in 1998 and George Bush in 2003.
She has been a member of the Albuquerque High School Black Student Union for the past three years and she is the captain of their BSU step team.
She recently became a member of the highly acclaimed drill team at Bethlehem Baptist Church.
Sharraine is very active in community functions and often assists her grandmother, Lovie Ransom, at her job with the Salvation Army.
She can also be found assisting her mom at her job site at the Eugene Fields Elementary School.
It's no wonder she identifies her mom and her grandmother as her role models, "My mom and my grandmother are strong women who have worked hard all their lives to make a difference for their families. All the good qualities that I want to have for my life, I see in them," says Sharraine.
Sharraine plans to go to college and become a lawyer, a goal she has envisioned since elementary school. Sharraine says, "I want to graduate from college and be successful in doing something that changes the world." Quinton Smith was born in New Mexico and is a recent graduate of La Cueva High School, and he is currently in his freshman year at the University of New Mexico.
Quinton's father is Booker T. Smith and his mother is Crystal Smith-Watson. He has a younger brother, Andrew Watson.
Quinton graduated from high school with an accumulative GPA of 4.2.
"I look up to my family and friends but I especially honor those who are willing to deviate from conformity and express themselves in an original way," is how Quinton identified those who make a difference in his life.
Quinton plans to make a positive contribution to society. "Right now, I am studying biochemistry in hope to become a biomedical engineer and make contributions in fighting cancer. I feel that with research in engineering and medicine, there might be a day where cancer can be treated with a trip to Walgreens with prescription medicine."
Quinton identifies some of the awards he has received: "Through a team project, I was able to qualify for an International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) from a local competition at UNM. We placed 2nd in team projects at the local fair and at ISEF we placed 4th. Just being able to compete with talented young individuals across the country and the world was a great accomplishment because it is a necessity to learn and interact with people from diverse backgrounds. From the project competed at the ISEF I focused on the mathematical portion in Detroit, Michigan and placed first in my category at ACT-SO, a competition designed to recognize the talents of young blacks in America through the NAACP."
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