The Disney Dreamers and Doers program has honored 15 local Florida students that demonstrate excellence in school, home, and in the community. This year over 400 students were nominated by the administration from their schools and from that the top 15 shining stars were selected.  These students were selected for being the best of the best, truly showcasing what it means to both “dream” and “do.”

The 2018 Disney Dreamers and Doers Shining Stars are:

Lake County:

• Presli Sickels, Sawgrass Bay Elementary, 4^th grade
  Presli founded Kindness Kids, a project that helps distribute crayons, coloring books and more to those in need.
• Samantha Sapp, Pine Lake Preparatory, 8^th grade
  Samantha is always looking for ways to give back through acts of kindness, whether it’s cleaning up after Hurricane Irma or collecting and donating food items.
• Jasmine Ramjeet, Leesburg High School, 11^th grade
  Through her active community advocacy to reverse blood shortages, Jasmine spends time teaching her peers about the power of giving back in this unique way and has inspired more than 730 donations.

Orange County

• Marissa Romeu, Prairie Lake Elementary, 5^th grade
  Marissa led a fundraising campaign so her school cafeteria staff could have their own lunch table instead of eating on the curb, and works as a safety patrol each day to welcome fellow students to school.
• Maya Tharoo, Windermere Preparatory School, 8^th grade
  Maya was born 12-weeks early and now visits and volunteers at hospitals to provide comfort, hope and strength to families of pre-term babies during their difficult time.
• Evan Lorenzana, Colonial High School, 11^th grade
  Evan is the president of his school’s Key Club and is strengthening his own leadership skills through helping others. He dreams of founding an organization to help adults with special needs.

Osceola County

• Olivia Siegel, First United Methodist School, 4^th grade
  Olivia spends time with ailing family members to keep their spirits up. She has prepared food packages for hurricane survivors and now plans to open her own food pantry one day.
• Gabriella Dali-Rivera, Florida Cyber Charter Academy, 8^th grade
  Gabriella loves the arts, and shares her passion for music, dance and visual arts with other children in her neighborhood who may not experience it otherwise.
• Juliet Cahow, Osceola County School for the Arts, 12^th grade
  After being diagnosed with depression as a freshman, Juliet founded Positiviti, a group dedicated to creating safe spaces on school campuses for students to gather and discuss positive body image and bullying.

Polk County

• Grayce Wuesthoff, Boswell Elementary, 5^th grade
  Grace’s family struggled for many years. She encouraged them all to volunteer together, which ultimately led them to discovering resources that could help their own family and they have since qualified for a house of their own.
• Audrey Link, Resurrection Catholic Middle, 6^th grade
  Audrey recently won an art contest to raise money for missing children. She has since advocated to raising awareness for missing children in Central Florida.
• Maria Del Carmen Martinez, Mulberry Senior High School, 11^th grade
  Maria grew up in a migrant worker camp and was separated from her parents. Today she supports her two siblings and gives back to others in need, including distributing much-needed items to residents of mobile home parks after Hurricane Irma.

Seminole County

• Jeremy Garcia-Abreu, Carillon Elementary School, 5^th grade
  After being evacuated from Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, Jeremy struggled with English. Now, his English has improved so much that he has decided to help other Spanish-speaking students at his school.
• Sydney Gross, Galileo Gifted School, 8^th grade
  Sydney makes a point to say something uplifting and positive about her peers each day, hoping to inspire them to accept their true selves and to mitigate the influence of social media.
• Amber Lim, The Master’s Academy, 11^th grade
  After learning about water scarcity, Amber dedicates her time to spreading awareness of the issue amongst her peers. She also organized a fundraiser for her high school that will help to build a well in Haiti.

“Disney Dreamers and Doers Shining Stars receive a Walt Disney World Resort Annual Pass for themselves and each member of their immediate family, a special Mickey Mouse statue known as a “Mousecar” and a matching gold medallion commemorating their honor. To further celebrate their incredible achievements, the students and their families will be treated to an Incredible Summer night at Epcot, complete with a dessert party and special fireworks viewing.”- Disney

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