Distinguished Finalist

Lauren French, 16, of Silver Spring, Md., a junior at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, organized a collection drive that provided more than 10,000 diapers to an organization that provides essential items for babies from low-income families. Lauren also worked to raise awareness of the need for diapers by families struggling to make ends meet, and successfully requested a proclamation from her governor about National Diaper Need Awareness Week in September.