Distinguished Finalist

Nelson Gueho, 17, of Livonia, La., a senior at Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee, led a project to establish a food bank at a fire station in his town, an effort that involved constructing an 8x10x9-foot room, holding a food drive to fill it, and now working with his local chief of police to keep it stocked and maintained on an ongoing basis. The pantry Nelson constructed opened just in time to help people in need after a disastrous flood.