Distinguished Finalist

Laura Perrault, 16, of Salem, N.H., a junior at Salem High School, is the vice president of her school's Key Club, and in that role has been instrumental in coordinating a hunger campaign for which more than 100 families with children on the school's free lunch program are provided with a weekend's supply of food. Laura and other Key Club officers and members meet weekly to sort and pack the donated food to provide sustenance from Friday afternoon to Monday morning.