My High School:

Metro Early College High School

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

My hobbies include sports as in softball and volleyball, I bake and cook different desserts and meals and I love spending time with family and friends.

My Family:

My family is very important to me, they help me be the best person I can be, by correcting my flaws and improving my behavior.

How I Amplify:

By working with the Franklin County Youth Council I can help improve my community and make it better for the future.

In The Future:

In the future I want to help kids or just work with kids in anyway I can to improve their future, and to help my community out by cleaning it up and making it better for the world.

My High School:

St. Charles Preparatory School

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Tutoring and playing the ukelele.

My Family:

They help to ensure that I am being the best version of me that I can be.

How I Amplify:

I encourage the students I teach and tutor to have a more active role in their classrooms and communities.

In The Future:

I want to be a teacher to help guide the next generation of students.

My High School:

Columbus Alternative High School

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

I love playing sports with my siblings. We are overly competitive in basketball and we compare ourselves to some of the greatest like Stephen Curry and LeBron James.

My Family:

Encourages me to be my best self and put hard work in everything I do.

How I Amplify:

By helping the underrepresented in my community. I help give them a voice in spaces where there voice may not want to be heard.

In The Future:

I want to pursue a career in neurology. I think neurosurgeons are truly the greatest in medicine; detailed knowledge, strong confidence and great skills.

My High School:

Linden McKinley STEM Academy

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Roller Skating.

My Family:

Helps push and improve my awareness of my community.

How I Amplify:

By helping and speaking up for fellow youth who can’t or don’t have to courage too.

In The Future:

I want to be a Police Officer and help change the look and cops in the community I serve, also help build the relationship with Officer and the community.

My High School:

Homeschooled

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Theatre, dance, track, and soccer.

My Family:

Supports me and encourages me to be the best person I can.

How I Amplify:

I amplify by learning about the power that I have and using it to help the people around me.

In The Future:

I plan to solve global climate change through education and awareness and create a collective effort to improve our planet.

My High School:

St. Charles Preparatory School

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Track, Football and Choir.

My Family:

Encourages me to use my voice to help and empower others who may not have the opportunity or need someone to he a voice for them.

How I Amplify:

I am a member of MBK (My Brother's Keeper) and I help young men of all different backgrounds become leaders and active members of their communities for positive change.

In The Future:

In the future, I would like to pursue political science and law so that I am able to change and implement certain legislation that is equal and just for all.

My High School:

Pickerington High School Central

My Hometown:

Pickerington, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Volunteering, Hanging out with friends, going to the movies, exploring new places and, spending time with my family.

My Family:

Helps to inspire me and support me as I mature and approach new things.

How I Amplify:

By participating in community conversations, speaking for my peers that don’t have a voice and also participating in the FCYC.

In The Future:

I would like to use what I learned in the FCYC to become a lawyer or something successful after college.

My High School:

Reynoldsburg High School, Summit Campus

My Hometown:

Reynoldsburg, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Playing sports, hanging out with friends and I love travelling to new places .

My Family:

Trust me and shows me what it looks like to be a leader and help others.

How I Amplify:

I amplify by motivating others to be a leader and helping my community in a way through volunteering.

In The Future:

I want to open up my own donating system so that I could not only give back to my community but other communities.

My High School:

Columbus Alternative High School

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Human rights activism, drawing and painting, and animal rescue.

My Family:

Helps me pursue and achieve what I am passionate about. They are super supportive and caring.

How I Amplify:

By creating initiatives that help bring important issues to light within my community and the world. This can take the form of community conversations, participation in board meetings, working with social justice organizations and programs (Amnesty International), rallying, and hosting events that promote social consciousness and change.

In The Future:

I plan to go to college and continue my activist work. I am very interested in politics, and I know that I want my work to serve the public good. As of now, I intend to study environmental engineering or environmental policy. Throughout my college career and my adult life, I will continue fighting against social and political injustice in all of its forms.

My High School:

The Charles School at Ohio Dominican University

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

I extremely enjoy learning and experiencing new types of music. A music guru if you will.

My Family:

My family helps me learn and evolve as a person, while also being understanding and caring.

How I Amplify:

By listening and understanding the concerns of others.

In The Future:

I would like to learn about the history of my culture and other cultures.

My High School:

The Graham School

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

I'd like to create mixed media art pieces that deals with glass and fabrics and beads and paints.

My Family:

Supports my passion for the arts and advocacy.

How I Amplify:

I use my voice to speak up for any injustice I see!

In The Future:

In my future, I want to go into the field of education teaching history or art.

My High School:

New Albany High School

My Hometown:

New Albany, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Playing sports and spending time with friends and family.

My Family:

My family gives me access and opportunities to events and groups that prepare me for the world and allow me to make my own path.

How I Amplify:

I amplify my voice by joining groups that can help me share my thoughts and ideas to better my community. Groups like Jack And Jill and FCYC.

In The Future:

In the future, I want to attend an HBCU such as Morehouse. I have an interest in majoring in being a teacher and an entrepreneur.

My High School:

Home School at Reynoldsburg eSTEM and Vocational School for Fairfield Career Center

My Hometown:

Reynoldsburg, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Writing poems and cooking.

My Family:

My family inspires me to be the best version of me and view life as a gift.

How I Amplify:

I amplify not only for my community but for the world. Since freshman year I have worked towards helping people have a voice over the choices they make. One of the most important projects my friend and I worked on was called “u.s.humans”. It's about helping children who are forced to join the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda to serve as soldiers.

In The Future:

In the future, I plan to become a General Practice Lawyer to help fight for what's wrong in the greater good of society and help those in need of legal assistance.

My High School:

Columbus Alternative High School

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Debate and playing the violin.

My Family:

Helps me stay honest and humble.

How I Amplify:

By representing the voiceless and making sure they are heard.

In The Future:

I want to become an attorney to defend those who don’t always get the right representation.

My High School:

Columbus Alternative High School

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Reading and writing.

My Family:

Encourages me to work hard.

How I Amplify:

By taking part in community affairs and engaging my fellow peers in the community and nationwide issues. Such as holding town halls, organizing mix it up lunches, and encouraging students to participate in voter registration and protests.

In The Future:

I want to go into business and build a non-profit business that will build schools and libraries in places that desperately need them and since I enjoy writing the company will also support up and coming authors whose books will be used to fill the libraries.

My High School:

New Albany High School

My Hometown:

New Albany, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Hanging out with family/friends, listening to music, D.I.Y. crafts, and shopping!

My Family:

Encourages me to use my voice to take a stand when injustice, discrimination, or inequality occurs. My family is there to love, listen, and support all of my endeavors.

How I Amplify:

Getting involved in different community organizations where my skills can be utilized; mentoring my younger peers, such as Rise Sister Rise, Eryn PiNK Junior Role Model, Youth to Youth (Youth staff & Pulse Leader), Teen Volunteer at Nationwide Children's Hospital, and Franklin County Youth Council.

In The Future:

I want to pursue a career in International Business and work with non-profit organizations. As the world continues to grow and change, having a global mindset will be helpful in making changes across the world.

My High School:

Columbus Academy

My Hometown:

New Albany, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Filmmaking and photography.

My Family:

Supports my dreams and helps me to the best of their abilities.

How I Amplify:

I help to volunteer and organize events that I feel strongly about, such as staging a walkout at my school to protest violence in schools. .

In The Future:

I want to be a filmmaker and use my work to impact people for the greater good.

My High School:

Dublin Jerome High School

My Hometown:

Dublin, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Spending quality time with friends & family and taking pictures.

My Family:

Encourages me to guide other teenagers in the right direction.

How I Amplify:

I am the Vice President of programming for an organization called Love Without Hurt. I help empower teenagers and educate them on teen dating abuse and how to build healthy relationships.

In The Future:

I would like to major (or possibly double major) in social work/psychology and then go on to law school to become a guardian ad litem/attorney for juveniles.

My High School:

Columbus Alternative High School

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Singing, reading and watching Netflix.

My Family:

Supports me in everything I do and continuously pushes me to excel in all my endeavors.

How I Amplify:

In order for me to truly advocate for all youth in Franklin County, we go to different neighborhoods around central Ohio to conduct facilitations and directly hear from our peers what hinders them from being successful and possible solutions to their troubles.

In The Future:

In the future, I want to be a government official in the U.S. and one day return to Tanzania so I can become a policymaker.

My High School:

Whitehall-Yearling High School

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Entrepreneurship, soccer, video games, and investing.

My Family:

Great guidance, experienced on plenty of diverse situations in life.

How I Amplify:

By repeating back the info I receive from those who have little to no voice in the community.

In The Future:

I want to be a multi-millionaire who built a company from scratch. Being an example for the younger entrepreneurs, who come from nothing.

My High School:

Westerville South High School

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Playing my instrument scheduling with big parties or trips and shopping.

My Family:

They are always pushing me on doing my best no matter what it is and they are very involved with all my activities.

How I Amplify:

By helping out my community and making sure everyone is able to have a voice.

In The Future:

In the future, I would like to North Carolina A&T and study marketing and law.

My High School:

Eastmoor Academy High School

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Dancing, Reading, and Sleeping

My Family:

Encourages me to be the best me I can be and not let anyone change who I am.

How I Amplify:

I amplify by serving in the YMCA Community Corps Program in the Linden area, focusing on Safe Routes to and from School, Mid-day Health and Wellness, and Neighborhood Beautification.

In The Future:

I plan to become an engineer all while still serving in communities around me.

My High School:

New Albany High School

My Hometown:

New Albany, Ohio

My Hobbies:

I enjoy spending time with friends, and the people I care about.

My Family:

Helps, and supports me through the difficulties of life.

How I Amplify:

I amplify by being a good representation of my community, and always trying to be a good person to the people around me.

In The Future:

In the future, I hopefully want to be a computer programmer, but I also want to find ways to help those who need it.

My High School:

Canal Winchester High School

My Hometown:

Canal Winchester, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Dance and do community service.

My Family:

Helps with realizing that change needs to be done in our community and also my family motivates me to reach my goals.

How I Amplify:

By being a positive voice in my community and making a difference in young people lives. Also showing young people they don't have to use drugs to "fit in".

In The Future:

I want to be clinical psychology and helping people with mental health issues also I want to break the stigma of mental health in the black community.

My High School:

Columbus Alternative High School

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Exercising (dancing, running etc) and crocheting.

My Family:

I have a small immediate family, with whom I live with. I have one sibling who is 6 years old. She inspires me to be a role model and boss up to take leaps of faith that will pave the way for her and others like her.

How I Amplify:

I amplify through a conscious effort to contribute to my community. Whether it be, voicing the concerns of youths in Franklin County, through the Youth Council or assisting children whose first language is not English, as an ESL teacher's assistant. Whatever I do, I make sure that I am contributing to society as a global citizen. 

In The Future:

I want to become an Obstetrician and Gynecologist (OB/GYN) because I want to help vulnerable women and children in undeveloped countries. Through my efforts, I hope to empower women to pursue better lives, while contributing socially, economically and financially to their communities. As well as, lay a foundation for future leaders in a healthy and stable environment.

My High School:

Fort Hayes Arts & Academic High school

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Acting, Japanese, Mental Health and Activism.

My Family:

Is the most supportive and diverse group of thinkers I could ever ask for.

How I Amplify:

By sharing my ideas to the public, listening to others, being open to new things/opportunities while fighting for what’s right.

In The Future:

I would ideally work in politics, specifically Foreign Affairs. If not I would like to become a Japanese voice over Actress.

My High School:

Horizon Science Academy

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Drawing and dancing.

My Family:

Helps me to realize reality and stay true to myself.

How I Amplify:

By seeing the struggles in Franklin County and being able to make a change with in the community to help the future generations. 

In The Future:

I will be an attorney in either corporate law or litigation.

My High School:

Columbus Alternative High School

My Hometown:

Canal Winchester, Ohio

My Hobbies:

I explore different aspects of the fine arts: dance, music, film, writing.

My Family:

Supports and encourages me to improve and fight for what I believe in and for what is right.

How I Amplify:

I not only use my intellect, but I use what I learn from other people around me and pass that information down to keep people informed and inspire future generations.

In The Future:

I am going to use my creative background to create new ways to get people involved and make changes. I hope to inspire people and give them a new outlook on life so that they want to get involved.

My High School:

Horizon Science Academy

My Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio

My Hobbies:

Listening to music and binge-watching shows/series.

My Family:

Supports in my decision making processes.

How I Amplify:

By being part of the National honor society, we help raise money and plan events at my school and whatever money we have left over gets donated to the children's hospital and sometimes the homeless. 

In The Future:

I want to be an FBI to help investigate to fish out criminals and fight against injustice.