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TELISSA REYNOLDS, 17

An aspiring physician, the Westminster senior created an outreach program, Gene Shorts, that exposes inner city students to the field of genetics. “When the students see me, a black girl who’s excited about biology, they realize that they too can become the future doctors, nurses, and scientists of the world.”

SARAH STREET, 17

The Westminster junior has raised money and served more than 500 hours at organizations including LaAmistad, Operation Gratitude, Covenant House, Buckhead Christian Ministries, UNICEF, Changing Lives in Guatemala, PowerMyLearning, Hospice Atlanta, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and City of Refuge.

DEV JOSHI AND EMAAD DAYA, 16

The Westminster duo educate people on the environmental crisis through their social impact project called The Carbon-12 Project, which raises money for carbon capture technologies and a variety of climate projects that reduce carbon emissions.

BRIA BROWN, 17

As the founder of the Grady High School Pedestrian Safety Coalition, Bria led a group to mobilize and push the Atlanta City Council to improve the crosswalk and intersection of 10th and Monroe streets to make it safer for pedestrians.

FATIMA CHAUDHRY, 18

Since her sophomore year at Grady High School, she has headed the Muslim Student Association (MSA), a student club that helps bring awareness and camaraderie to an often overlooked student population.

SOPHIE LETTES, 17

Passionate about conservation and recycling, the Pace Academy senior serves on the ICGL Council, a student group that works to improve the school’s environmental practices where she led an initiative to transform the cafeteria into a composting facility, an effort that has redirected thousands of pounds of food waste from landfills.

MICHAEL FU, 16

As one of the top-rated chess players in state, the Pace Academy junior cofounded Scholarly Chess, a non-profit organization to promote chess and Continued on Page 50

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