The Ray Goodgame Outstanding Student Leader Award honors students in the South Lake community who like Ray, serve as champions.
The South Lake Chamber of Commerce presented the $1,000 award to Pavlos Tentomas of Montverde Academy.
Pavlos is a two-time recipient of the Coach’s Award which is presented to players in the Soccer Institute at Montverde Academy (SIMA). He has served as President of the Honor Council that is tasked with upholding the honor code of Montverde Academy.
While maintaining a busy schedule, Pavlos manages a GPA of 4.72. Pavlos spends his spare time volunteering for Give Kids the World, Orlando Union Rescue Mission, and United Against Poverty. In addition, Pavlos coaches kids with disabilities to play soccer at Central Florida Dreamplex.
He has held the title of Director for Night for the Cure (NFC), an annual cancer fundraiser, and also written several articles for the Montverde Tower Magazine (see below).
NFC Raises $5,000+ for Cancer Research
By Pavlos Tentomas, NFC Student Leader
This year’s Night for the Cure event was quite unlike any other the Montverde Academy community had experienced in years past. Even with the tremendous uncertainty surrounding the ongoing pandemic, the entire NFC team was ecstatic with the event’s turnout. We were truly surprised by the number of people who showed up, and we are extremely grateful for the positive support they brought with them.
When our team began planning for the event this year, all options were on the table, and necessarily so. We had originally planned for a virtual event, which, after receiving the green light from the administration, was replaced with an in-person celebration. We did face hurdles, some taller than others. However, I truly believe the team persevered, embodying our message of this year’s event: an enduring vision. In fact, we still managed to achieve success financially, raising $5,000 for our partnered hospitals and research facilities including the Greater Clermont Cancer Foundation, UF Health Shands Cancer Center, and Cornerstone Hospice.
The entire team would like to offer our greatest thanks to all our sponsors, volunteers, and survivors for trusting us to create a successful event this year. Night for the Cure would not be such a wonderful and worthy event without their support. On behalf of the NFC team, we look forward to hosting another great event for MVA next year. We hope to see you there!
