Distinguished Finalist

Alexandria Myers, 18, of Shelbyville, Ky., a senior at Christian Academy of Louisville, founded "Project H.O.P.E. (Helping Orphans Prosper through Education)," in 2011, an exchange program for orphan girls from the Covenant Peace School in Kenya, for which she has raised $20,000 and provided opportunities for girls to travel to America to spread the message about the importance of education for African girls. Through her efforts, Alexandria's school has been inspired to host school supply collections and fundraisers that have helped to build a dormitory at the school.