Eight Warren City students were among Trumbull County’s top 20 individuals under the age of 20 recognized at a banquet on Wednesday, Dec. 11.
WGH’s Courtney Wilcox made it into the top five. Each of the top five recipients received a portion of $1,000 to be donated to a charity of their choice.
Harding students Samantha Barkley, Jane Faulk, Sophie Gardner, Sarah Herko, Yurielis Navarro Jimenez and Sonia Pitts and Nicole Ruckman were also among this year’s 20 recipients.
Each year, the event, co-sponsored by the Tribune Chronicle, Akron Children’s and its newest sponsor, AVI Foodsystems, recognizes 20 students who have gone into their communities to make a difference in the lives of others. This was the event’s 12th year.
The committee weighted 50% of the students’ overall score as leadership, 25% as extracurricular activities and 25% as academic achievement when they chose the winners out of more than 50 nominations. Each of the honorees received a flame award and a one-year digital subscription to the Tribune Chronicle.
