BUC DAYS PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI LEADERSHIP PROGRAM – 2025 SEMI-FINALISTS
Corpus Christi, TX, December 20, 2024– The Buc Days Port of Corpus Christi Leadership Program is proud to announce the semi-finalists for its 2025 program. These individuals have been selected from a pool of 216 applicants to participate in a focused development initiative aimed at strengthening leadership and communication skills. New this year, semi-finalists will complete training through Dale Carnegie, designed to enhance their professional growth. Following the training, each participant will take part in an interview to demonstrate their progress, with 20 finalists advancing based on their performance.
The Semi-Finalists are:
Adam Alvarez- Tuloso Midway High School
Christian Aparicio- School of Science and Technology
Serenity Arredondo- H.M. King High School
Ishani Bhakta- Foy H Moody High School
Braxley Brezina- Sinton High School
Wendy Cable- London High School
Cara Cerda- Taft High School
Tristen Corpuz- Flour Bluff High School
Julia Deluca- Incarnate Word Academy
Christopher Diaz- Grace Temple Christian Academy
James Dugat- Orange Grove High School
Taylor Dusek- Calallen High School
Charles Ellis- Sinton High School
Dylon Everett- H.M. King High School
Chloe Franco- Skidmore-Tynan High School
Cole Garza- Veterans Memorial High School
Meredith Gayanilo- Flour Bluff High School
Emery Grigg- Santa Gertrudis Academy
Carissa Hernandez- Mary Carroll High School
Eduardo Hernandez- Foy H Moody High School
Vera Hsiang- W.B. Ray High School
Kaitly Keel- Veterans Memorial High School
Nicolas Mejia- Foy H Moody High School
Austin Nguyen- Gregory Portland High School
Emma Perez- Sinton High School
George Perez- Mary Carroll High School
Kirra Phillips- Flour Bluff High School
Virginia Pickens- Calallen High School
Jonas Pipkins- Flour Bluff High School
Kristen Rainer- Rockport-Fulton High School
Santiago Sanchez- Gregory Portland High School
Cole Schulz- Incarnate Word Academy
Savannah Staff- Incarnate Word Academy
Quinn Supnet- Gregory Portland High School
Ailenis Trujillo- Collegiate High School
Troy Tupaj- W.B. Ray High School
Ronit Verma- Veterans Memorial High School
Antony Wilson- Flour Bluff High School
Caylie Ybanez- Orange Grove High School
Cuauhtemoc Zamora- Veterans Memorial High School
Sebastian Zepeda- London High School
The Buc Days Port of Corpus Christi Leadership program is dedicated to providing young leaders with the tools and experiences needed to excel in their future endeavors.
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