Tiffany Laraux

Tiffany participated in AASB Youth on Boards, where they provided feedback and insight to their School Boards. This took courage and heart on the part of the students, and they spoke about issues like mental health supports, suicide, the need for caring adults and best ways to support students in leadership roles.

  • Home Town
  • School District Lower Kuskokwim School District

Amira Byrd

Amira participated in AASB Youth on Boards, where they provided feedback and insight to their School Boards. This took courage and heart on the part of the students, and they spoke about issues like mental health supports, suicide, the need for caring adults and best ways to support students in leadership roles.

  • Home Town
  • School District Kuspuk School District

Kayla Effemka

Kayla participated in AASB Youth on Boards, where they provided feedback and insight to their School Boards. This took courage and heart on the part of the students, and they spoke about issues like mental health supports, suicide, the need for caring adults and best ways to support students in leadership roles.

  • Home Town
  • School District Kuspuk School District

Alexa Rollin

Alexa participated in the Association of Alaska School Boards’ annual Youth Leadership Institute, learning about legislative processes, and gained skills in peer-to-peer leadership and community advocacy.

  • Home Town
  • School District Unalaska City School District
  • Award Category Humanitarian

Tia Christopherson

Tia participated in the Association of Alaska School Boards’ annual Youth Leadership Institute, learning about legislative processes, and gained skills in peer-to-peer leadership and community advocacy.

  • Home Town
  • School District Southeast Island School District
  • Award Category Humanitarian

Felix Myers

Felix participated in the Association of Alaska School Boards’ annual Youth Leadership Institute, learning about legislative processes, and gained skills in peer-to-peer leadership and community advocacy.

  • Home Town
  • School District Sitka School District
  • Award Category Humanitarian

Sarah Sampson

Sarah participated in the Association of Alaska School Boards’ annual Youth Leadership Institute, gaining valuable skills of legislative process, advocacy, and peer-to-peer leadership.

  • Home Town
  • School District Bering Strait School District
  • Award Category Humanitarian

Elle Garnie

Elle was a member of the Association of Alaska School Boards’ annual Youth Leadership Institute, where participants gained valuable skills in the areas of advocacy, legislative process, and peer-to-peer leadership.

  • Home Town
  • School District Bering Strait School District
  • Award Category Humanitarian

Rianne Pili

Rianne was a participant in the Association of Alaska School Boards’ annual Youth Leadership Institute, gaining valuable skills of advocacy, legislative process, and peer-to-peer leadership.

  • Home Town
  • School District Bering Strait School District
  • Award Category Humanitarian

Madison Fagerstrom

Madison was a member of the Association of Alaska School Boards’ Youth Leadership Institute, where she gained valuable skills in areas of legislative process, advocacy, and peer-to-peer leadership.

  • Home Town
  • School District Bering Strait School District
  • Award Category Humanitarian

Rosie Tocktoo

Rosie participated in the Association of Alaska School Boards’ annual Youth Leadership Institute, where she gained valuable experience in advocacy, legislative process, and peer-to-peer leadership skills.

  • Home Town
  • School District Bering Strait School District
  • Award Category Humanitarian

Madison Katchatag

Madison was a participant in the Association of Alaska School Boards’ annual Youth Leadership Institute, gaining valuable skills of advocacy, legislative process, and peer-to-peer leadership.

  • Home Town
  • School District Bering Strait School District
  • Award Category Humanitarian

Reed Davidson

Reed Davidson exemplifies what it means to be a role model and humanitarian for others in the community. Dedicated to helping others achieve success, Reed volunteers her time and expertise as Girdwood School’s assistant middle school debate coach, and statewide tournament judge.

  • Home Town Girdwood
  • School District Anchorage School Disrict
  • Award Category Humanitarian, Role Model

Aryana Ivanoff

Aryana participated in the Association of Alaska School Boards’ Youth Leadership Institute, gaining important skills in areas like legislative process, advocacy, and peer-to-peer leadership.

  • Home Town
  • School District Bering Strait School District
  • Award Category Humanitarian

Dylan Soberay

Dylan is a student aide in a special education classroom at West High School. His role in this classroom include supporting the teacher, one-on-one tutoring (especially in math), mentoring, socializing, and being an exceptional role model for students who often do not feel included.

  • Home Town Anchorage
  • School District Anchorage School District

North Crawford

North created the ‘Hidden Parks of Anchorage’ guide, and presented it in both online and print versions while in the 8th grade. Now a sophomore, North continues his service to Anchorage through additional volunteer opportunities in the Service High Partners Club, Providence Horizon House, and in park cleanups and work days.

  • Home Town Anchorage
  • School District Anchorage School District
  • Award Category Humanitarian, Visionary

Teagan Guillermo

Teagan is a 6th grade student at Kodiak Middle School with a job at a local doctor’s office – a bit unusual. In the school’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) program, Teagan is involved in a project to create a working rocket, hypothesizing and experimenting to hopefully lead to success.

Teagan’s nominator says, “He is the leader of his group of friends and is already looking ahead to what he’ll need after graduation.”

 

  • Home Town Kodiak
  • School District Kodiak Island Borough School District
  • Award Category Innovator, Visionary

Kaylea Eller

Kaylea was a participant at the Association of Alaska School Boards’ Youth Leadership Institute, learning valuable skills of legislative process, advocacy, and leadership.

  • Home Town
  • School District Bering Strait School District
  • Award Category Humanitarian

Katelyn Piper

Katelyn participated in the Association of Alaska School Boards’ annual Youth Leadership Institute, learning about legislative processes, and gained skills in peer-to-peer leadership and community advocacy.

  • Home Town
  • School District Northwest Arctic Borough School District
  • Award Category Humanitarian

Thor Morris

Thor participated in the Association of Alaska School Boards’ annual Youth Leadership Institute, learning about legislative processes, and gained skills in peer-to-peer leadership and community advocacy.

  • Home Town
  • School District Northwest Arctic Borough School District
  • Award Category Humanitarian