FPL Offers K Scholarship to Black STEM Students

A big check has been given to Sean Barthel of Hialeah, the recipient of the NextEra Energy Scholarship for Black Students at SECME.

       Ten South Florida class of 2022 high school graduates from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties were awarded a $20,000 scholarship for Black students in STEM from Florida Power & Light Company and parent company NextEra Energy.

The scholarship, called the NextEra Energy Scholarship for Black Students at SECME, is a merit award of up to $20,000 for college-bound high school seniors who have at least one year of experience volunteering at the Southeast Consortium for Minorities in Engineering and plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university for the entire 2022-2023 academic year.

The reward will be $5,000 per year, renewable for three years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever is earlier. Recipients must be planning to enroll full-time at an accredited two- or four-year college or university.

Isaac Valeris of Pompano Beach, left, is presented a large check from Whitney Walker, senior community relations specialist at Florida Power & Light Company.

Scholarship recipients include Isaac Valeris of Pompano Beach; Pompano Beach’s Alfonzo L. Yates; Dewey’s Christopher D. Williams; Seth A. Solomon of Fort Lauderdale; Sarah Habona of Parkland; Sean L. Barthel of Hialeah; Mia L. Handfield of Opa Loca; Jordan D. Robinson of North Lauderdale; Zoe O’McCray of Royal Palm Beach and Malik A. Henry of Lake Worth.

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