SEARCHING FOR
TEEN LEADERS
A LEADERSHIP RECOGNITION PROGRAM FOR TEENS
GRADES 7-12
BIG thank you to Landerhaven for hosting this year's Good News Day event!
On Sunday, May 20, Values-in-Action Foundation welcomed 200 guests to Landerhaven to celebrate ALL the teens nominated for the 2017-2018 Searching for Teen Leaders program. At the event, we were honored to announce the names of the Top 10 Teen leaders as chosen by a panel of teens.
Each of the Top 10 teens will have the opportunity to write a leadership essay. Based on their essays, two (2) teens will be chosen to receive a $1,000 Joan Minchak Leadership Award.
We thank everyone who joined us for this beautiful celebration of all the GOOD teens can do. Congratulations to ALL the teens listed below for being nominated. The Top 10 winners are identified in pink*.
Eli Arbogast*
Aiyende Askew
Natalie Bauman
Abigail Borcoman
Roscoeria Boyd
Denver Boykin
Jamie Bradbury
Joseph Bradesca
Kate Brand
Travis Brummert*
Olivia Brummert
Catherine Buxton
Logan Byler
Lucy Cipinko
Mikailia Claridy
Maggie Clark
Leesbeth Claros
Lariah Coker
Starleen Conley
Jonathan Courtney
Jah-Rule Davis
Patrick Delaney
Kynedy Dent
Jillian DiCesare
Michael Dietzen
Jackson DiVincenzo
Nia Dumas
Keith Edmonson
Elizabeth Edwards
Bryce Figler
Savannah Fish
Rebecca Fisher
Alexa Flauto
Matthew Friedman
Ebay Fuller Jr.
Jonathan Gardner
Riley Glazer
Johntayza Gordon
Doc Harrill
Nevaeh Harrison
Eric Holler
Moriyah-Faith Jackson
De'Erik Johnson
Gianna Jones
Marcus Jones
Aniya Kellom
Liz Krischan
Taryn Lackritz
Ryan Lattimore
Brooklyn Macklin
Phillip Maiorca
Alexis Marche
Kyla McCain
Delrico McDonald
Margaret McIlwee
Dominic Monaco*
Nathan Moore
Lillianna Morales
Ike Nabuife
Jillian Netzel
Michael Nickerson*
Maria Ong*
Grant Osborne*
Hannah Ours
Rebecca Pahoresky
Hamza Pennington
Erica Phillips
Alexis Pickett
Francisco Jose Pinera Gerard
Taylor Racut
Courtney M. Reed*
Adam Retych
Chrisean Roberts
Edward Alan Robinson lll
Richaun Smith
Montana Stiegelmeyer
Alexia Suarez
Abigail Sudano*
Rosa Tate
Jaylen Thomas
Britney Ware
Austin Webb*
Isaac Weiss
Nina Wells
Trevon Wells
Jacqueline Wendel*
Jorden Windham
Sabriya Zaman
Julia Zidek
Searching for Teen Leaders is a program that allows individuals to nominate outstanding teen leaders in grades 7-12 who inspire others with their leadership and make a positive difference in their schools, families and communities.
The program is presented by Values-in-Action, a 24-year-old, Cleveland-based, non-profit organization that empowers students and adults to build communities of kindness, caring and respect through programs that teach, promote and provide skills and tools that enable individuals to make positive, values-based decisions every day. Through student workshops and seminars, Values-in-Action's Project Love school programming has trained over 220,000 teens and 3,000 educators in over 300 schools to lead with kindness and eliminate bullying and other negative behaviors in their schools.
Searching for Teen Leaders is one program that allows Values-in-Action and the entire community to recognize special teens who emulate positive values and inspire others to do the same.
QUICK FACTS:
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Established in 2001, Searching for Teen Leaders is an annual campaign to search for Northern Ohio's most outstanding teen leaders in grades 7-12.
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Values-in-Action partners with high profile retail and community partners and sponsors to promote the campaign and the opportunity to nominate a teen leader.
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Nomination Period Ended February 28, 2018
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Two teens could win a $1,000 award.* The Top 10 teen leaders will be chosen from all nominations by a panel of their peers and will be asked to participate in an essay contest for the chance to win a $1,000 leadership award.
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Each year, the campaign culminates with a “Good News Day” celebration welcoming all nominated teens, winners and their families
*DISCLAIMER: All Searching for Teen Leaders nominations will be reviewed by Values-in-Action Foundation, and two award winners will be selected by a committee formed by Values-in-Action Foundation based on essays submitted by the Top 10 finalists as chosen by Values-in-Action Foundation. By submitting a nomination for this program, you fully and unconditionally agree to and accept the rules of participation and that the decisions of Values-in-Action Foundation are final and binding in all matters related to this program.