Arianna Samson
Arianna is an exceptional leader and advocate for her community, exemplified through her involvement with the Tundra Women’s Coalition Teens Acting Against Violence (TAAV) group. She has participated in numerous violence-prevention and community events, including writing and acting in peer education videos on healthy relationships, speaking at Bethel’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day march, and attending the statewide teen leadership conference, Lead On. Arianna takes every opportunity to educate, support, and inspire others while passionately preserving cultural traditions, subsistence practices, and stewardship of the land.
As a leader in JROTC, cheerleading, and her job at the fitness center, Arianna inspires her peers to engage in healthy, positive activities. She balances her passions with academic excellence, graduating high school with an associate degree through the ANSEP program and planning to pursue law school. Her dedication to suicide prevention, dropout prevention, and climate change advocacy demonstrates her commitment to creating lasting, positive change in her community and beyond.
- Home Town Bethel
- School District LKSD
- Award Category Role Model