Distinguished Finalist

Joella Methola, 12, of El Paso, Texas, an eighth-grader at St. Pius X School, helped to raise nearly $13,000 for a variety of causes -- including Haitian earthquake relief -- since 2011, when she was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society, for which she is currently the secretary. Joella is also a board member for her school's student council, as well as a tutor and youth mentor.