Distinguished Finalist

Hannah Roper, 18, of Cicero, Ind., a senior at Hamilton Heights High School, worked with her principal and Gleaner's Food Bank of Central Indiana to create a food pantry at her high school that has helped provide food to more than 1,500 people in the past year. Hannah, who is the president of the school's food bank and oversees a volunteer crew of 30 students to manage inventory and assist patrons, is planning to add a garden to the food bank program to provide fresh vegetables and fruit.