The first Lead4Change Challenge Round for this school year is complete. We received a record number of entries from across the USA. Thank you to every educator, every student, every team and every supporter. The work begin done by students to change their world for the better is inspiring, awesome, noteworthy and deserves our applause.
After much time spent reviewing and judging each entry, we are pleased to share the winners. Grant awards are made to winners among Lead4Change Certified Schools, recognizing multi-year participation in the program, and non-certified schools participating for their first or second year.
The two grand prize recipient teams from Certified Schools are:
- ELCO Thanks-Givers Team, Eastern Lebanon County High School, Myerstown, PA
- The Leading Ducks Team, Mohave High School FCCLA, Bullhead City, AZ
The four grand prize recipient teams from non-certified schools are:
- Peace of Us Team, Explore Knowledge Academy, Las Vegas, NV
- The Collective Team, Mountain Institute CTED FCCLA, Prescott, AZ
- Trojan Heart 2022, Fife High School FBLA, Fife, WA
- McCracken County FCCLA, McCracken County High School, Paducah, KY
The Lead4Change Student Leadership Program is also awarding $500 charitable grants based on the outstanding works of the following teams:
- Sack Sayings Team, Basha High School FCCLA, Chandler, AZ
- Purple Warriors Team, Lakeview Jr Sr High School FBLA, Columbus, NE
- ELCO Self Esteem Team, Eastern Lebanon County High School, Myerstown, PA
- We’re for 4H Team, Randolph Macon Academy, Front Royal, VA
- The Innovators Team, St. Paul’s Episcopal School, Mobile, AL
- Sincerity Team, Cedar Crest High School FBLA, Lebanon, PA
- The Color Crew Team, Spring Lake Park High School FCCLA, Spring Lake Park, MN
- M&M Team, Al Furqan Academy, Jacksonville, FL
- Nothing Be Lost and Hygiene for Homeless Teams, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami, FL
- Warmth4Walsenburg Team, John Mall High School, Walsenburg, CO
- Squeaky Clean Valley Team, Sun Valley High School, Monroe, NC
- Cole’s Playground Posse, Bridger High School FCCLA, Bridger, MT
- Colusa FBLA Team, Colusa High School, Colusa, CA
- Baucom-Jackson Team, Patrick Henry High School, Ashland, VA
- Cancer Crusaders Team, Maywood Public Schools, Maywood, NE
- Go Compost Team, We Sense Inc, Chapel Hill, NC
- Harker DECA Officers Team, Harker Upper School, San Jose, CA
- Blazin Bulldogs ’22 Team, Georgetown High School, Georgetown, SC
- Safety Crew Team, Montwood High School, El Paso, TX
- The Hungry Pie-O-Neers Team, Lincoln Jr Sr High School, Bentonville, AR
- Caring Christmas Team, Ontario Middle School, Ontario, OH
- Make an Afghan’s Dream Come True Team, Farmwell Station Middle School
- The Very, Very Cool People Who Like Planet Earth and Think It’s Cool Team, Marshfield R-1 High School, Marshfield, MO
- TSGA Sanitary Helpers Team, City of Pembroke Pines Middle School West, Pembroke Pines, FL
- Seaside FBLA Book Nooks, Seaside High School, Seaside, OR