King High IB Honor Student Receives Statewide Recognition

The Temple Terrace resident recently won the GFWC Florida Youth Leadership Award in the field of education.

Eighteen-year-old Jessica Fielding is the “baby” of the family. “She’s the finale of six kids, and we’re going out with a bang,” mused her mother, Ruth Morris, who married Marc Morris and blended two families when her daughter was just a toddler. Ruth’s remarks allude to the fact that Jessica, a senior in King High’s International Baccalaureate program, is making a lot of noise in school and throughout the community. Fielding recently won the 2012 GFWC Florida Youth Leadership Award in the field of education, which came with a $500 check. Nominated by the Temple Terrace Junior Woman’s Club, she competed against other contenders from 23 clubs across the state. “The entire GFWC Florida Federation knows these awards highlight youth around the…

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