{"id":76797,"date":"2025-12-20T23:02:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T23:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/76797\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T23:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T23:02:35","slug":"staten-island-tweens-meet-pilots-at-jack-and-jill-of-america-staten-island-chapter-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/76797\/","title":{"rendered":"Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XNBJPWPVGRCETOKS5FNCJL3QVU.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FXNBJPWPVGRCETOKS5FNCJL3QVU.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%20(wearing%20a%20Spelman%20College%20shirt)%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20with%20middle%20school%20students%20and%20parents%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MT3BRPKI3RERLBZL5ZCM3SISWE.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot&#8217;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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FMT3BRPKI3RERLBZL5ZCM3SISWE.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot&#039;s%20license%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7RTLG4AQWRDDBLHRDMKX2AQ6IA.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F7RTLG4AQWRDDBLHRDMKX2AQ6IA.jpg&amp;caption=Sophie%20Robinson%2C%2016%2C%20a%20student%20pilot%20from%20Washington%2C%20D.C.%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/T32BHA5KXND3BITBEQ26DEOI2Y.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>4 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FT32BHA5KXND3BITBEQ26DEOI2Y.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NOXRMYZYLJCNXFLIMUYZEGXXHY.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot&#8217;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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FNOXRMYZYLJCNXFLIMUYZEGXXHY.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot&#039;s%20license%2C%20wears%20her%20Tuskegee%20Airmen%20jacket%20while%20speaking%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/B3FIJGEMIFBKJDJPO343CKUPLE.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>6 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FB3FIJGEMIFBKJDJPO343CKUPLE.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/K2QEHTQCZFDI5JGD3A6YJFLAOE.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>7 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>Lakema Freeland listens as her daughter, Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot&#8217;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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FK2QEHTQCZFDI5JGD3A6YJFLAOE.jpg&amp;caption=Lakema%20Freeland%20listens%20as%20her%20daughter%2C%20Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot&#039;s%20license%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7DKVMW3IHVECZF3C7HRXQ76QGM.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>8 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F7DKVMW3IHVECZF3C7HRXQ76QGM.jpg&amp;caption=Student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%2C%2016%2C%20with%20her%20parents%2C%20Martine%20Henriguez%20and%20Lenny%20Robinson%2C%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BHG3BMWKAZBQDHBTVF4ZPDCAD4.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>9 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot&#8217;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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FBHG3BMWKAZBQDHBTVF4ZPDCAD4.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot&#039;s%20license%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ZLYOCZ3YZJGQRPRW4S42A73ACQ.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>10 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot&#8217;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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FZLYOCZ3YZJGQRPRW4S42A73ACQ.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot&#039;s%20license%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4DXNEFBG7BCBFHDJHBIQMTOD24.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>11 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F4DXNEFBG7BCBFHDJHBIQMTOD24.jpg&amp;caption=Shelly-Ann%20Edwards%20speaks%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ZY6H5LIT3ZDNPLMHELJL6I4KWI.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>12 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FZY6H5LIT3ZDNPLMHELJL6I4KWI.jpg&amp;caption=Tracy%20Henriquez%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DU4I4R2DCJEZ5NLCNELB4JMBMY.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>13 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot&#8217;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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FDU4I4R2DCJEZ5NLCNELB4JMBMY.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot&#039;s%20license%2C%20wears%20her%20Tuskegee%20Airmen%20jacket%20while%20speaking%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LO4OEVC56FHTDP35QO7LSI2G4M.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>14 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot&#8217;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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FLO4OEVC56FHTDP35QO7LSI2G4M.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot&#039;s%20license%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GDMJYN3RFJESNI7NCRSHZ3XMVU.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>15 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FGDMJYN3RFJESNI7NCRSHZ3XMVU.jpg&amp;caption=Sophie%20Robinson%2C%2016%2C%20a%20student%20pilot%20from%20Washington%2C%20D.C.%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HK6INTIR4NDZRFYVCP2LETWMIE.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>16 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>Lakema Freeland listens as her daughter, Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot&#8217;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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FHK6INTIR4NDZRFYVCP2LETWMIE.jpg&amp;caption=Lakema%20Freeland%20listens%20as%20her%20daughter%2C%20Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot&#039;s%20license%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/24FPQUC6E5GYBK3IZ636LFKHGE.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>17 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F24FPQUC6E5GYBK3IZ636LFKHGE.jpg&amp;caption=Student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%2C%2016%2C%20with%20her%20parents%2C%20Martine%20Henriguez%20and%20Lenny%20Robinson%2C%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/KGNSI2ULMFHNBJ2SIA7Y5YAEFE.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>18 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FKGNSI2ULMFHNBJ2SIA7Y5YAEFE.jpg&amp;caption=Sophie%20Robinson%2C%2016%2C%20a%20student%20pilot%20from%20Washington%2C%20D.C.%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7ANS2UU2UJAWJH2QDLSR3LF6NI.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>19 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F7ANS2UU2UJAWJH2QDLSR3LF6NI.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XASQV63ZZNGPLMRTRHGMIR4UH4.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Martine Henriguez speaks as her daughter, Sophie Robinson, 16, and Sophie\u2019s 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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>20 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>Martine Henriguez speaks as her daughter, Sophie Robinson, 16, and Sophie\u2019s 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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FXASQV63ZZNGPLMRTRHGMIR4UH4.jpg&amp;caption=Martine%20Henriguez%20speaks%20as%20her%20daughter%2C%20Sophie%20Robinson%2C%2016%2C%20and%20Sophie%E2%80%99s%20dad%2C%20Lenny%20Robinson%2C%20listen%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HC4TXDSMKNBHNM3W3P4V35OJYI.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>21 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FHC4TXDSMKNBHNM3W3P4V35OJYI.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2G6FRLG32BDYPKDC66BDNBVHNM.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>22 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F2G6FRLG32BDYPKDC66BDNBVHNM.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/V22PPBA6YNGDJJB2FOLJMZZWNY.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>23 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FV22PPBA6YNGDJJB2FOLJMZZWNY.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/VCGLC75OVRDBFMYAEG4TP7PQDI.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>24 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FVCGLC75OVRDBFMYAEG4TP7PQDI.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/F43XOZVPR5F33IM6XAX7ZIKKQU.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>25 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FF43XOZVPR5F33IM6XAX7ZIKKQU.jpg&amp;caption=Lakema%20Freeland%20speaks%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7NV5QLZ43RC6HPLMX63JM362GM.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>26 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F7NV5QLZ43RC6HPLMX63JM362GM.jpg&amp;caption=Sophie%20Robinson%2C%2016%2C%20a%20student%20pilot%20from%20Washington%2C%20D.C.%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/43WHCH6DNVEOBKIGLDLOWP5GRA.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>27 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F43WHCH6DNVEOBKIGLDLOWP5GRA.jpg&amp;caption=From%20the%20left%2C%20Martine%20Henriguez%2C%20her%20daughter%20Sophie%2C%2016%2C%20Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20and%20her%20mother%20Lakema%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/YG6SXVUFZNCIZDJIB5QITY5DBY.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>28 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FYG6SXVUFZNCIZDJIB5QITY5DBY.jpg&amp;caption=From%20the%20left%2C%20Martine%20Henriguez%2C%20her%20daughter%20Sophie%2C%2016%2C%20Shelly%20-Ann%20Edwards%2C%20Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20and%20her%20mother%20Lakema%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WHFFY66KUZHW5DE5S2QV3346JQ.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>29 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FWHFFY66KUZHW5DE5S2QV3346JQ.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DRADYRWCS5CWLBOHC6F6MVQWBQ.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>30 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FDRADYRWCS5CWLBOHC6F6MVQWBQ.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WMSHYKBUR5HY5PIEQRFXXJIJRE.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>31 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FWMSHYKBUR5HY5PIEQRFXXJIJRE.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%20(wearing%20a%20Spelman%20College%20shirt)%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20with%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WXPUV5OBJVBBFEJ2Y77CSBALMU.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>32 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot&#8217;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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FWXPUV5OBJVBBFEJ2Y77CSBALMU.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot&#039;s%20license%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BTCYMKPFABEI7MUIKGJ7Y7RUOE.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>33 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FBTCYMKPFABEI7MUIKGJ7Y7RUOE.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WPQHIOLFJVDVLPVPGIK7TMSFRY.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>34 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FWPQHIOLFJVDVLPVPGIK7TMSFRY.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ZAO32WP3JFC5TF3KFWCMDDVOHU.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>35 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot&#8217;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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FZAO32WP3JFC5TF3KFWCMDDVOHU.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot&#039;s%20license%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NLRGMDKPFFEPNDF2RSCGSQ6UQ4.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>36 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot&#8217;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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FNLRGMDKPFFEPNDF2RSCGSQ6UQ4.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot&#039;s%20license%2C%20wears%20her%20Tuskegee%20Airmen%20jacket%20while%20speaking%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TUCXENTRAJHUTI7B5TA3N5ZGNM.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>37 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FTUCXENTRAJHUTI7B5TA3N5ZGNM.jpg&amp;caption=Sophie%20Robinson%2C%2016%2C%20a%20student%20pilot%20from%20Washington%2C%20D.C.%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WIUBGU4G65DOJFWSCBODLHA5OE.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>38 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FWIUBGU4G65DOJFWSCBODLHA5OE.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LIYN2DUN6NFWPH24JA2WCH2YEY.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>39 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FLIYN2DUN6NFWPH24JA2WCH2YEY.jpg&amp;caption=Sophie%20Robinson%2C%2016%2C%20a%20student%20pilot%20from%20Washington%2C%20D.C.%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5ZRCWD554VCLLF6C2C3S34KJ5M.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>40 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F5ZRCWD554VCLLF6C2C3S34KJ5M.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UGERBTU5T5AJDGHDMWV5LJB2L4.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>41 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FUGERBTU5T5AJDGHDMWV5LJB2L4.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AOJRE2HWURAPRNXSRQXN4BDMQA.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>42 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FAOJRE2HWURAPRNXSRQXN4BDMQA.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NZEBTJ2OJZD5ZNL4HDHUVIDIBU.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>43 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FNZEBTJ2OJZD5ZNL4HDHUVIDIBU.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/I46P3CXJXJDLXFEGSBZEXCONX4.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>44 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FI46P3CXJXJDLXFEGSBZEXCONX4.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/COGA2JEV4VFZ7CELRTSU55V3HM.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>45 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FCOGA2JEV4VFZ7CELRTSU55V3HM.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20license%2C%20and%20student%20pilot%20Sophie%20Robinson%20speak%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UYYRVQY4XBCMPNZHLOLFF2SY3A.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>46 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FUYYRVQY4XBCMPNZHLOLFF2SY3A.jpg&amp;caption=Lakema%20Freeland%20speaks%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IC4GEWQ4RVFXZNGWK2IPAFJYCE.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>47 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot&#8217;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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FIC4GEWQ4RVFXZNGWK2IPAFJYCE.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot&#039;s%20license%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/35PDIKYGZNGMVIVAEE4MY2MOCU.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>48 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot&#8217;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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F35PDIKYGZNGMVIVAEE4MY2MOCU.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot&#039;s%20license%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/C4LJS2RBBFBE3AVCMD7OEXZHX4.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"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)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>49 \/ 49<\/p>\n<p>OWEN REITER<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island Chapter meeting<\/p>\n<p>Kamora Freelend, the youngest African-American female pilot to earn her private pilot&#8217;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)<a href=\"http:\/\/silive.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FC4LJS2RBBFBE3AVCMD7OEXZHX4.jpg&amp;caption=Kamora%20Freelend%2C%20the%20youngest%20African-American%20female%20pilot%20to%20earn%20her%20private%20pilot&#039;s%20license%2C%20speaks%20to%20middle%20school%20students%20at%20a%20meeting%20of%20Jack%20and%20Jill%20of%20America%2C%20Staten%20Island%20Tweens%2C%20at%20the%20College%20of%20Staten%20Island%20in%20Willowbrook%20on%20Saturday%2C%20Dec.%2020%2C%202025.%20(Owen%20Reiter%20for%20the%20Advance%2FSILive.com)&amp;affphotographername=OWEN%20REITERfalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silive.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=silive&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1 \/ 49 OWEN REITER Staten Island tweens meet pilots at Jack and Jill of America, Staten Island&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76798,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-76797","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-staten-island","12":"tag-staten-island-headlines","13":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}