Distinguished Finalist

Hunter Morrow-Elder, 16, of Tullahoma, Tenn., a junior at Coffee County Central High School, collected more than 10,000 pairs of shoes for the charitable organization, Soles4Souls by implementing a shoe drive as a competition between two local high schools. Hunter, who gathered a group of his peers to help count the collections and coordinate the drive, also spoke to area schools and organizations, and created a video to help spread awareness about the project and to encourage participation.