Amelia Corney
Students from Bartholomew County high schools took part in Bartholomew County Youth Leadership Day Monday at The Commons, where $15,000 in scholarships were awarded.
The event included a leadership program presented by Rick Weinheimer of Everyday Excellence and comedian Kevin Wanzer of Indianapolis, followed by a keynote address from Josh Fletcher, a mentalist from Kentucky.
All 131 youth leaders were presented certificates of completion and a cookie designed by last year’s youth leader, Caylynn Pruitt of Cay Pops.
Scholarships were awarded in student performance areas of essay writing, resume development and a professional interview. Youth Leadership Bartholomew County winners Amelia Corney and Melissa Tilden of Columbus North High School were each awarded a $3,000 scholarship for earning the highest point totals in all three categories.
The top 10 students in each category each earned a $300 scholarship. Essays, resumes and interviews were evaluated by Ivy Tech Community College English professors.
The top 10 essay winners are:
- Natalie Lewis – Columbus Signature Academy
- Nicolas Bowers – Columbus North High School
- Melody Wu – Columbus North High School
- Kate Franklin – Columbus North High School
- Roma Sriram – Columbus North High School
- Grace Huang – Columbus North High School
- Mila Esposito – Columbus North High School
- Tyler Ernst – Columbus East High School
- Emilie Beaver – Columbus North High School
- Atharv Pawar – Columbus North High School
The top 10 resume winners are:
- Parth Shah – Columbus North High School
- Atharv Pawar – Columbus North High School
- Grace Huang – Columbus North High School
- Anushka Damle – Columbus North High School
- Srilakshmi Srivathsan – Columbus North High School
- Grace LaSell – Columbus North High School
- Sara Hobbeheydar – Columbus North High School
- Macy Eaton – Columbus North High School
- Ashely Perez – Columbus North High School
- Steven Sun – Columbus North High School
The top 10 interview winners are:
- Austin Menefee- Columbus East High School
- Grace LaSell — Columbus North High School
- Eliza Creasy — Columbus East High School
- Keana Wooten – Columbus East High School
- Nicolas Bowers – Columbus North High School
- Kyleigh Wolf – Columbus North High School
- Rithiik Senthil Murugan – Columbus North High School
- Kylee Dieter – Columbus North High School
- Roma Sriram – Columbus North High School
- Atharv Pawar – Columbus North High School
