Mason led her school’s Colony Closet project where unclaimed lost and found clothing items get redistributed to students in need.
Kyla has created a number of videos related to Kodiak culture such as the Filipino American culture, the effects of the 1964 earthquake and the Exxon-Valdez oil spill. She volunteers at the Kodiak Wildlife Refuge by assisting in closed captioning videos, prepping for youth programs and staffing the Refuge Visitor Center front desk.
Simeon is a positive role model to his peers. He strives for peace and equality and helps to keep the environment of his entire class positive and respectful.
Alexis participates in choir, band and school plays. She is a hard worker and is dedicated to helping out her peers.
Ashley wrote more than 1,200 positive messages on sticky notes and affixed them to the lockers of every student in her school. This project had a profound impact on the student body and increased her peers’ confidence.
Wyatt participated in a cultural exchange with a school in Tuntutuliak, Alaska. He helped welcome Tuntutuliak students to his school and then spent time going to their school. He was able to bring back a wealth of knowledge about Alaska Native culture and share what he learned with his peers.
Emma has been the lead choreographer of the Colony Middle School musical each year. She participates in community theater both on and off-stage and she is drum major in the school band.
Burgandy loves to help others. She is tech savvy and assists her classmates and teachers with many technological problems.
Linaya is dedicated to helping others in need. She volunteers with Mat-Su Santa and is an aide in her school’s special education class.
Alicia is president of her class and volunteers each year for the state fair. She assisted with the Skyview and Soldotna High School merger and through student council has helped with relations between the two student bodies.
Grace is president of Colony Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society where she leads officer and chapter meetings. The chapter is working to raise money and goods for My House, a local organization that supports homeless teens. She is a natural leader and role model to her peers.
Isabella writes and produces news stories for her school. She assists other students in their media production projects and also regularly helps out at the local senior center.
Madison assists in the special needs classroom at Colony Middle School and prepares students for life outside of the home when they are older. She acts as a student delegate on field trips and helps out with the Special Olympics.
Colten is a leader among his Sand Point peers. He serves on the Sand Point City Council and works with with Re-Claim Alaska to promote healthy choices for students.
Shiann is dedicated to educating her peers about the risks of obesity and the importance of healthy diets and regular exercise. Since her presence at a community health fair and multiple classroom presentations she has seen her peers exercise more, track what they eat and drink more water.
Brice created, implemented and now manages a communications app at South Anchorage High School that is central to sharing news and activities with students, staff and parents. The app not only creates a sense of community at school but it has also increased participation in school events.
Nora and Maddie have been instrumental in forming a Spoken Word Club at West High School. They have hosted three school poetry slams and encouraged others to speak and write poetry.
Arusha has volunteered with several Interior Alaska Green Star recycling events. She is passionate about reducing e-waste and is working on implementing an electronics recycling drive at her school to help raise awareness among her peers about the availability of electronics recycling in her community.
Byron participates in the Take Wing Alaska program where he is a role model and a leader to his fellow classmates. On his spare time he shares the singing and dancing traditions of his Alaska Native culture by making YouTube videos and uploading them to his Facebook page, “I Sing. You Dance.”
