August 25th 2023.
Meet Janiya Baker, the 15-year-old high school student who has made Miami-Dade County history. Janiya is a senior at Homestead High School, and she accomplished this feat in just one school year.
She achieved this remarkable feat while participating in a variety of extra-curricular activities, including being a student athlete and having the highest GPA in her class. Janiya said, “I was ready to finish school. It was a lot of work I had to do.” It was clear to Janiya’s mother that she had a special aptitude for learning even when she was in elementary school. Her mother said, “I noticed she was very accelerated, and I’m like, ‘OK, she don’t make B’s,’ so then I’m like, let’s put her in higher classes, and then she started accelerating, accelerating and she went higher and she never dropped the ball so I was, ‘OK, let’s go for it.’”
Janiya is not only a high achiever academically, but she is also the class president and a varsity cheerleader. She plans on attending Florida International University to pursue a degree in business and to join the cheer squad. Homestead High’s principal said of her, “Moving from 9th grade to 12th, that shows grit, and perseverance. It shows a young lady with tenacity and the vision to accomplish her future goals, sooner rather than later.”
Janiya’s mother remembers the day Janiya announced her plans to finish high school early. She said, “She was like, “Mom, I’m ready for it, I’m ready to go off, I’m ready to graduate, I’m ready to be me.’”
Janiya has some advice for other students who want to achieve similar accomplishments. She said, “Never give up and keep going even if it gets hard and just have a great support system around you.” Janiya is a shining example of what you can do with dedication and hard work. She will be recognized at Homestead City Hall for her incredible achievement.
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