2006 Griot Drum Scholarship Winners

A May 2006 honor graduate of Henry B. Plant High School,

Shiva Threatts

(left)now pursues her dream of becoming a noted print journalist at Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga. At Plant High School, Threatts served as music editor for The Pep O’ Plan student newspaper. She is also a Key Scholar, a participant in the National Achievement Scholarship Program, an accomplished pianist and an intern at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies.

Jeanette Hordge

plans to pursue a career in broadcast journalism. A Tampa native, Hordge is a May graduate of Hillsborough High School. While in high school, Hordge juggled a rigorous academic schedule with volunteer and professional activities. She wrote a column for her school’s newspaper, served as host and producer of her own television show, The Diva J Way Teen Talk Show on Tampa Bay Community Network, and co-hosted a radio program on WMNF, 88.5 FM. Hordge attends Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Runner-up

Ryan Jeter

graduated from Freedom High School in May and is a freshman at Howard University. While at Freedom High, Jeter was a staff writer at The Revolution, the school’s newspaper. He won the 2006 Service Above Self Award from the Rotary of Tampa Bay and was named the 2006 Tampa Bay area Boys and Girls Club Student of the Year.