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ROYCE MANN, 18

The Grady High senior went viral on YouTube with his poem “White Boy Privilege,” and he’s since become a noted activist with Amnesty International and March for Our Lives, as well as speaking at events like the Obama Foundation Summit, Global Citizens and serving as a Grand Marshall for the 2019 Atlanta Pride Parade.

TERRANCE WRIGHT AND JAHAD JOHNSON, 17

Wright, a senior at Booker T. Washington High, and Johnson, a junior at Frederick Douglass High, are both L.E.A.D. Ambassadors serving as mentors and baseball coaches to younger kids as well as fostering understanding and community between youth of different races.

ALYSSA MCCOLLUM, 8

A straight A student at West Manor Elementary School, Alyssa is a Peer Helper and also led two class projects for picking up litter on the campus and creating a composting bin.

ROBERT WEIR, 17

The St. Pius X Catholic High School senior has been a member of the school’s Young Men’s Service League, performing countless hours working with senior citizens, cancer patients, at-risk elementary school students and wheelchair bound teenagers.

CHARLIE EDWARD MCADOO III, 13

The Druid Hills Middle School 8th grader’s service includes student government president and superintendent’s advisory council as well as serving as an event coordinator in the Princeton Way Neighborhood Association and youth speaker/host at Impact Church.

KAELYN BANNON, 15

The Holy Spirit Prep School freshman collected almost 1,000 books, which were later donated to the Cobb County Juvenile Court System waiting room, and also, with her dad’s help, built bookcases to hold them.

RUSSELL WYATT, 14

Holy Spirit Prep School 8th grader volunteers every weekday after school at Jacob’s Ladder Neurodevelopmental School and Therapy Center. His sister, Mae, has cerebral palsy, and he’s helped her and other students with communicating their needs and expressing themselves through art and yoga.