Distinguished Finalist

Mark Crenshaw, 18, of Eureka, Ill., a senior at Eureka High School, has been an instrumental leader in his school's "Hope Week," a weeklong series of fundraising events that yielded more than $55,000 for the Dax Locke Foundation, a charity that provides funding to St. Jude Hospital. Mark, as president of his student council, is responsible for coordinating and advertising events, and reaching out to other schools to encourage involvement.