Elevate Brevard

01/06/2026

🎓 Congratulations to our 2026 Cocoa Champions Scholarship recipients! 💙

We are so proud to celebrate this inspiring group of Cocoa High seniors as they take their next steps after graduation. One of the things we love most about Cocoa Champions is that success looks different for every student—and this year’s recipients represent both college and career pathways.

This year’s scholarship recipients are headed to:

👩🏾‍🍳 Culinary School
🐾 Florida Gulf Coast University – Biology (Veterinary track)
🩺 Keiser University – Diagnostic Medical Sonography
📊 Arizona State University – Accounting
📚 Eastern Florida State College
⚡ Brevard Electrical Apprenticeship
🎓 Bethune-Cookman University – Criminal Justice

A huge thank you to The Hero Fund, Suntree United Methodist Church, and Keller Williams Realty Brevard for investing in these students—and to our scholarship committee for reviewing more than 50 applications with such care.

We can’t wait to see what’s ahead for each of these students. Your community is cheering you on every step of the way! ✨

23/05/2026

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22/05/2026

Cocoa Champions Mentors, missing a few. 🖤🧡

22/05/2026

Today we celebrate the graduates of Cocoa High School and the incredible accomplishments of the Class of 2026! 🎓✨

A special congratulations to our Cocoa Champions students who committed to showing up, planning for their future, and taking meaningful steps toward college, career training, military service, and the workforce. Your growth, resilience, and determination have been inspiring to watch all year long.

We are proud of each of you and can’t wait to see what’s next. Congratulations Cocoa High graduates — once a Champion, always a Champion! 🚀

21/05/2026

Today we celebrate the graduates of Rockledge High School and all they’ve accomplished! 🎓✨

A special shoutout to the Rockledge Champions for your hard work, growth, and determination throughout this school year. We are proud of the goals you’ve set, the barriers you’ve overcome, and the bright futures ahead of you.

Congratulations Class of 2026 — your next chapter starts now! 🚀

20/05/2026

Cocoa High School Senior Breakfast & Cocoa Champions Celebration sponsored by Elevate Brevard. 🎉

18/05/2026

We must admit that our Elevate Brevard team and Cocoa Champions mentors are feeling a little emotional as we enter the last week of school and graduation week!🎓💙

As we gear up for our final celebration with Cocoa Champions, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on how special these moments are for our students, mentors, and school community.

Check out highlights from our Fall Cocoa Champions Celebration as we prepare to celebrate one more incredible senior class! ✨

Join us as we celebrate the incredible progress of the Cocoa Champions Program at our 2025–2026 Mid-Year Celebration! 🎉This video highlights student achieve...

16/05/2026

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14/05/2026

Elevate Brevard Director, Shayla Smith, had an incredible experience attending the Florida College Access Network conference last week in Tampa! ✨

While it was wonderful connecting with colleagues from across Florida, one of the coolest moments was seeing Elevate Brevard photos, stories, and initiatives — including Cocoa Champions — highlighted as best practices in Local College Access Network (LCAN) initiatives.

This work is not done alone. Collective impact can be messy, but it is powerful when a community comes together around a shared vision. We are so proud of the way Brevard County continues to rally around educational empowerment, college attainment, and workforce pathways for students and families. 💙🎓🚀

Thank you to our schools, mentors, partners, employers, and supporters who make this work possible every day!

11/05/2026

What a way to close out the year! 🎉

Rockledge Champions celebrated the incredible accomplishments, growth, and future plans of our students as they prepare for their next chapter. From college to career pathways, these students are proving what’s possible with support, determination, and community behind them.

We’re so proud of each and every Rockledge Champion.