Distinguished Finalist

Adarius Reese, 13, of Indianapolis, Ind., an eighth-grader at Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center, is active in his school as a member of student council and a peer mentor in his school's Connected Giants program, for which he also participates in service projects such as food and toiletry drives. Adarius also volunteers at his church's food pantry, where he helps to pack bags of food and distribute them to those in need.