Four of 16 students who received Discovering Tomorrow’s Leaders awards in Caddo and Bossier parishes were 4-H members.
Chesapeake Energy sponsored the program.
4-H winners were Levi Brown, Captain Shreve High School; Wendy Alderman, Haughton High School; Parker Bevel, Herndon Magnet School; and Chrishawna Jones, Plantation Park Elementary.
Brown volunteers at Allendale Friendship House and Earth Day, attends leadership camps and plays football. He re-started the 4-H Club at Youree Drive Middle School and served as president.
Alderman is a 4-H Junior Leader and tutors math, English and music. She is a worship leader for her youth group.
Bevel also participates in an inner city outreach program, and Jones wants to be a teacher.
The 16 award winners were selected based on a wide range of activities, including volunteerism and character development with organizations such as 4-H and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Award nominations were accepted from the general public. Nominees must have displayed outstanding leadership qualities within a volunteer organization as student leaders who go beyond the classroom.
Winners were selected from more than 265 nominations submitted by parents, teachers and organizations. The participation and number of nominations were the highest ever recorded for the contest.
Mary Ann Van Osdell