2022-2023 UthMpact Leadership Class XII Graduation & Scholarship Winners

 

UthMpact proudly hosted its graduation ceremony for high school student leaders who have successfully completed the 2022-2023 UthMpact Leadership Class XII program on Wednesday evening, April 12, 2023, at the W.H. Stuart Conference Center, 1702 S. Holland Parkway, in Bartow.  

Congratulations to UthMpact Leadership Class XII graduates: Cristina Barrios, Nicolas Barrios, Kendall Castano, Peige Cox, Natalia Diaz, Elyssa Eichar, Kaden Gibson, Ian Goines, Elle Green Osler, Kaitlyn Hawthorne, Ella Lannon, Stella Lee, Emily Leon, Katherine Narramore, Adriana Olivera, Sofia Olivera, Ella Parham, Regan Parrish, Marley Reid, Jadyn Sanders, Raiden Saunders, Cale Scott, Mason Simmons, O'Keefe Smith, Belen Valdivieso, Jenna West, and Irene Wilson. Cheers to the recipients of the UthMpact Leadership Scholarships, Reese Sesser and Serena Thomas, deserving UthMpact Leadership members who were each awarded $500.

 

 

 

UthMpact is a coalition of teen leaders committed to helping educate and deliver key substance abuse prevention messages to their peers. The Leadership Program, spearheaded by InnerAct Alliance, StandUP Polk, UthMpact, and key business leaders and community partners, helps teens develop crucial leadership skills. Participants representing nearly every high school in the country travel monthly 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 are Project Prom, to provide formal wear to deserving high school students and educate 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 informative messages about alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, prescription drugs, vaping, bulling, mental health, and distracted driving in area high schools and at community events.

Candidates for the 2023-2024 UthMpact Leadership Class XIII, chosen based on scholastic and leadership experience, will be announced soon. For more information, contact Samantha McCain at (863) 802-0777, visit www.uthmpact.org, or www.facebook.com/UthMpactPolk