Stacie Gonzalez

Stacie Marva Gonzalez was born on March 17th, 2006, in Belize City, Belize. Stacie completed her pre and primary education at Bernice Yorke Institute of Learning where she not only excelled academically but was also able to build her social skills. Notably, at that institution she was awarded academic excellence and good conduct throughout her years of enrolment.
 

In 2017, Stacie participated in the National Social Studies Competition where she placed 6th. In 2019 she graduated with honors and ranked 3rd in her graduating class. Additionally, she ranked 12th in Belize’s Primary School Examination. Due to her great academic performance and maturity, a local radio and television station (KREM) did a mini-documentary on her life.
 

Currently, Stacie attends Saint Catherine Academy (S.C.A.) where she continues to excel both academically
and socially. She is a member of the National Honors Society and the basketball team, both of which she has
been a member since her freshman year of high school.
 

As a freshman, Stacie participated in the Math Olympiad where she placed 3rd. And that year, the basketball team placed first at the Central Secondary Schools Sports Association. She has also participated in track and field events with a focus on shot put and discus.
 

Additionally, Stacie is an avid baker and won first place at her schools Synod Cake Competition with her "book
cake" presentation. Notably, her love for the kitchen is evident because she spent most of her childhood at her grandmother’s restaurant, which lit the flame for Stacie’s volunteerism and love for baking.
 

Presently, she is the president of her school’s Peer Helpers Group where she takes her role very seriously and enjoys helping others. She is also a member of the S.C.A Wavemakers and participates in beach clean ups. Stacie loves marine life, especially the manatees which is why she took part in a Save the Manatees campaign spearheaded by Oceana.
 

Summer 2022 she completed the Yale Young Global Scholars, where her Simulation group started the organization, Recovery, Information, Pandemic and Environment (R.I.P.E) which aims to help teens find reliable information on how to care for the environment in a post-pandemic world.
 

In her, free time Stacie enjoys helping the neighborhood kids with their homework and feeding the homeless with food from her grandmother's restaurant in the heart of the city.
 

Stacie strives to give back to the community that has raised her to be the bright young woman she is today.