Kamora Freelend (wearing a Spelman College shirt), the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson with middle school students and parents at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend (wearing a Spelman College shirt), the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson with middle school students and parents at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot's license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot’s license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoSophie Robinson, 16, a student pilot from Washington, D.C., speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Sophie Robinson, 16, a student pilot from Washington, D.C., speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot's license, wears her Tuskegee Airmen jacket while speaking to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot’s license, wears her Tuskegee Airmen jacket while speaking to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoLakema Freeland listens as her daughter, Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot's license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Lakema Freeland listens as her daughter, Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot’s license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoStudent pilot Sophie Robinson, 16, with her parents, Martine Henriguez and Lenny Robinson, at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Student pilot Sophie Robinson, 16, with her parents, Martine Henriguez and Lenny Robinson, at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot's license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot’s license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot's license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot’s license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoShelly-Ann Edwards speaks at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Shelly-Ann Edwards speaks at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoTracy Henriquez speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Tracy Henriquez speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot's license, wears her Tuskegee Airmen jacket while speaking to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot’s license, wears her Tuskegee Airmen jacket while speaking to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot's license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot’s license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoSophie Robinson, 16, a student pilot from Washington, D.C., speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Sophie Robinson, 16, a student pilot from Washington, D.C., speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoLakema Freeland listens as her daughter, Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot's license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Lakema Freeland listens as her daughter, Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot’s license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoStudent pilot Sophie Robinson, 16, with her parents, Martine Henriguez and Lenny Robinson, at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Student pilot Sophie Robinson, 16, with her parents, Martine Henriguez and Lenny Robinson, at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoSophie Robinson, 16, a student pilot from Washington, D.C., speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Sophie Robinson, 16, a student pilot from Washington, D.C., speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoMartine Henriguez speaks as her daughter, Sophie Robinson, 16, and Sophie’s dad, Lenny Robinson, listen at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Martine Henriguez speaks as her daughter, Sophie Robinson, 16, and Sophie’s dad, Lenny Robinson, listen at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoLakema Freeland speaks at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Lakema Freeland speaks at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoSophie Robinson, 16, a student pilot from Washington, D.C., speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Sophie Robinson, 16, a student pilot from Washington, D.C., speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoFrom the left, Martine Henriguez, her daughter Sophie, 16, Kamora Freelend, and her mother Lakema at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

From the left, Martine Henriguez, her daughter Sophie, 16, Kamora Freelend, and her mother Lakema at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoFrom the left, Martine Henriguez, her daughter Sophie, 16, Shelly -Ann Edwards, Kamora Freelend, and her mother Lakema at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

From the left, Martine Henriguez, her daughter Sophie, 16, Shelly -Ann Edwards, Kamora Freelend, and her mother Lakema at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend (wearing a Spelman College shirt), the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson with middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend (wearing a Spelman College shirt), the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson with middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot's license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot’s license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot's license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot’s license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot's license, wears her Tuskegee Airmen jacket while speaking to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot’s license, wears her Tuskegee Airmen jacket while speaking to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoSophie Robinson, 16, a student pilot from Washington, D.C., speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Sophie Robinson, 16, a student pilot from Washington, D.C., speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoSophie Robinson, 16, a student pilot from Washington, D.C., speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Sophie Robinson, 16, a student pilot from Washington, D.C., speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private license, and student pilot Sophie Robinson speak to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoLakema Freeland speaks at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Lakema Freeland speaks at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot's license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot’s license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot's license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot’s license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get PhotoKamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot's license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)

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Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting

Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot’s license, speaks to middle school students at a meeting of Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Tweens, at the College of Staten Island in Willowbrook on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Get Photo