Congratulations SECME

The SECME team won first place in the high school division at the regional SECME competition at UCF.

By admin at February 12, 2014 - 9:26pm

Current Croomies Shine: Congratulations Samantha Solberg and Katie Fosburgh

Samantha Solberg is an official winner of the 2014 Disney Dreamers Academy Essay Contest. The Dreamers Class 2014>

Katie Fosburgh has been selected by the regional NCWIT (National Center for Women and Information Technology) Awards Committee as a North Central Florida Competition Affiliate Award Winner of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing.

By admin at February 9, 2014 - 1:32pm

Crooms Students Can Now Earn AA Degree In High School

Seminole County Public Schools (SCPS) and Seminole State College (SSC) have partnered together to offer Crooms Academy of Information Technology (Crooms AoIT) students the opportunity to earn their Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree at the same time they are earning their high school diploma.

The students will not be required to pay for any of the materials or tuition to attend/complete the courses for their A.A. degree. This opens up tremendous prospects for those students choosing to participate in the program.

Read the SCPS Press Release.

By admin2 at January 23, 2014 - 1:41am

Passing of a Former Croomie: Miguel Javier Figueroa Marzan

To Our Crooms Family,

It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of former Croomie Miguel Javier Figueroa Marzan. He would have been part of the Class of 2012. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the right rear tire blew out on a vehicle Miguel was a passenger in in the early morning hours of Friday, January 10th. The vehicle overturned several times and Miguel did not survive the accident. The driver and other passenger remain in serious condition.

While I cannot personally speak to the type of person Miguel was, Class of 2011 graduate Amani Chyrstale has been gracious enough to allow us to share her heartfelt memorial for Miguel: http://diaryofabg29.blogspot.com/2014/01/we-only-part-to-meet-again-rip-miguel.html.

Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Miguel,

Frank C. Bracco
Class of 2006

By Frank0051 at January 11, 2014 - 5:27pm

The Founders Society Spotlight: Matthew Tucker, 2006

ID Number: 
7
Name: 
Matthew Tucker
Last Name: 
Tucker
Founders Class: 
Class 1 - FY2011-2012
Crooms Affiliation: 
Alumni
Crooms Graduating Year: 
2006
Matthew Tucker Photo

When the call went out to support Crooms Academy of Information Technology during The Founders Society campaign, Class of 2006 graduate Matthew Tucker was one of the alum to answer the call. In many ways, he is representative of past and present benefactors of Crooms: a long-term financial supporter who gives while asking for nothing in return and who also quietly commits his time to assist current students.

Teaser: 

Why did you decide to become a member of The Founders Society?
The opportunities I received from attending Crooms AoIT – particularly the immersion in a culture with people interested in technology – is something worth supporting, especially since it was a pivotal experience that helped to start me on my career path. The experience and knowledge [gained from attending Crooms] has been invaluable, and this is a way to reinvest in a program that helped me.

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When the call went out to support Crooms Academy of Information Technology during The Founders Society campaign, Class of 2006 graduate Matthew Tucker was one of the alum to answer the call. In many ways, he is representative of past and present benefactors of Crooms: a long-term financial supporter who gives while asking for nothing in return and who also quietly commits his time to assist current students. Matthew has been a financial supporter of our scholarship program since it first started in 2007, regularly stepping up to assist at events like Teach-In Day, and provided behind-the-scenes support when it came time to create the Alumni Association.

Matthew was born and raised in Winter Springs and attended Sanford Middle School's magnet program for math, science, and technology. During middle school, he developed an interest in technology and computers thanks to the magnet program. Seminole County Public Schools' high school magnet programs left him with a choice: attend his home school, Seminole High School's International Baccalaureate program, or upstart Crooms Academy of Information Technology. For Matthew, the opportunity to be around a community of people that were interested in technology proved to be an alluding reason to attend Crooms AoIT.

Continue reading the full interview with Matthew Tucker
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By admin at January 4, 2014 - 10:36am

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