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Class of 2020
Faith Chadwick, Phoenix, AZ
Faith has volunteered with Homeward Bound, a non-profit for homeless families; and has served as a mentor and tutor for middle and high school students. She volunteered with 1Mission, helping to build a house in Mexico. She has also participated in the Model United Nations for the past four years, and was recognized as the "Best Delegate" in 2018 and 2019. Faith plans to attend Arizona State University and eventually become a physician assistant.
BASIS Peoria
Dakota Kirk, Tucson, AZ
Dakota is fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) and volunteers with Bridge the Gap American Sign Language Club, teaching ASL vocabulary and grammar and deaf culture information in order to foster a culture of understanding and awareness towards the Deaf community. She will attend the University of Arizona Honors College and double-major in Biomedical Engineering and Sign Language Interpreting.
Catalina High School
Maggie Jackson
Colorado Springs, CO
When Maggie noticed the restaurant where she works was tossing dozens of loaves of bread each evening, she received permission to donate the bread to the rescue mission in downtown Colorado Springs. Maggie also founded her own business, Make A Difference (MAD) Scrunchies and donates 50% of the profits to a local charity each month. She plans to attend Brigham Young University and major in business, with a minor in nonprofit management.
Pine Creek High School
Melissa MacDonald
Divide, CO
Melissa is a volunteer who teaches piano and guitar to students with special needs including attention deficit challenges and autism. She also volunteers with the Summit County ambulance crew during her school breaks and is part of Sources of Strength, a program to promote connections to help prevent suicides. She plans to major in Molecular Biology for pre-med at the University of Puget Sound in Washington.
Manitou Springs High School
Gwen Morgan-Flowers
Ft Defiance, AZ
Gwen founded the Native American Music Fund Program at Ft Defiance, where she led the effort to raise funds to purchase and distribute 400 instruments to Navajo children, and was a junior coordinator of the Navajo Coat Drive in Window Rock, AZ. She wants to become a lawyer focusing on international law.
St Michael Indian School
Hannah Pond, Mesa, AZ
Hannah has volunteered with St. Bridget's Catholic Church, teaching catechism classes and Vacation Bible School. Hannah also tutors students in math, and volunteers at Bridges Preschool. She will major in biomedical engineering and has been accepted at several universities, including the University of Arizona Honors College.
Red Mountain High School
Grace Schlenker
Phoenix, AZ
Grace is the founder and President of Arcadia DreamCatchers Club, a chapter of the Hospice DreamCatcher Foundation. Through the club, Grace helps fulfill the final wishes of terminally ill people. She is also a leader in Unitown, a national youth leadership and diversity training program. She will attend either Auburn University or Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University, majoring in business or marketing.
Arcadia High School
Emma Suttell
Anthem, AZ
Emma is the chapter president of the Veterans Heritage Project where she has written veterans' stories for publication in an annual book; coordinated activities of other student volunteers in the project; and hosted the annual ceremony honoring veterans whose stories are published in the book. Emma also volunteers as a youth ministry coach at her church, Christ's Church of the Valley. She will attend Northwestern University as a journalism major with a potential double major in legal studies or Spanish.
Boulder Creek High School