Distinguished Finalist

Jack Sweeney, 17, of Baton Rouge, La., a senior at Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, founded the "World's Biggest Book Club," a charitable organization that has collected and distributed 10,000 books to public schools, hospitals and Head Start programs throughout Louisiana. Jack's father donated the first few hundred books, after which Jack developed partnerships with various thrift and book shops that donate the books for the program.