2021-2022 UthMpact Leadership Class XI Graduation & Scholarship Winners

 

UthMpact Leadership Class XI Graduation
and Scholarship Winners

UthMpact was proud to host its graduation ceremony for high school student leaders who have successfully completed the 2021-2022 UthMpact Leadership Class XI program on Wednesday evening, April 13th, at the Auburndale Civic Center.

Congratulations to UthMpact Leadership XI graduates: Hailey Ackerman, Alexander Andrade, Jackson Cassidy, Lillian Conran, Kelsi Davis, Aimee Diaz, Kylie Dowdy, Bryan Guerra-Meza, Chase Hawthorne, Sofia Iskra, Tristan Ledford, Jadon Looney, Yohance Love, Jr., Larnell Michel, Christopher Narramore, Jasmin Pruthi, Kourteney Salmon, Elizabeth Scott, Savannah Seger, Reese Sesser, Madeline Taylor, Serena Thomas, Ahmad Tillery, Angelina Veytia, Madalyn Vida, Kamya Williams, and Malachi Zarahn.

Congratulations to the recipients of the Annual UthMpact Scholarship: Luisa Cordova and Kamya Williams, deserving UthMpact Leadership Class XI graduates who each received $500 scholarships!

UthMpact is a coalition of teen leaders committed to educate and deliver key substance abuse prevention messages to teens by their peers. The Leadership Program, spearheaded by InnerAct Alliance, StandUP Polk, UthMpact, and key business and community partners, helps teens develop crucial leadership skills. Participants representing nearly every high school in the county travel monthly throughout the county to meet with community leaders and experience the inner workings of local volunteerism, business, government, healthcare, education, and law enforcement. 

The group's most prominent projects have been Project Prom, providing formal wear and accessories to deserving high school students and educating about risky behaviors during prom and graduation time, as well as the UthMpact Facts social norming program, which celebrates the positives in Polk youth culture and shares important facts and messages about alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, prescription drugs, vaping, bullying, and distracted driving in area high schools and at community events.

Candidates for the 2022-2023 UthMpact Leadership Class XII, chosen based on their scholastic and leadership experience, will be announced soon. For more info, please contact Samantha McCain or James Shiver at (863) 802-0777, visit www.uthmpact.org, or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UthMpactPolk.