Four high school juniors and seniors in the Kansas City area have been selected as Student Leaders in a program sponsored by Bank of America.
The students received paid summer internships at local nonprofits and helped improve their communities.
Now in its 15th year in the Kansas City area, the program recognized 74 local student leaders, helping them chart a path for success. Nearly 3,500 young people from across the country gained skills and workforce experience through this program since 2004.
The Kansas City-based Student Leaders were working at the Youth Volunteer Corps this summer.
The four Kansas City Student Leaders:
• Spencer Foster, an Olathe resident and recent graduate from Olathe South High School, was interning at Clement Waters, Crosslines Community Outreach, Crestview Elementary YMCA Day Camp, Kansas City Farm School at Gibbs Road, Turnstyles Thrift, and Kansas City Parks and Rec Lakeside Nature Center.
• Olivia DeSantis, a Prairie Village resident and an incoming senior at St. Teresa’s Academy, was interning at Watkins Mill State Park, Overland Park Arboretum, Clement Waters, The Upper Room, Kansas City Farm School, Gibbs Road, and Habitat for Humanity.
• Fridia Andrade, an Olathe resident and recent graduate from Olathe South High School, was interning at Habitat for Humanity, Clement Waters, Nourish KC, Wonderscope Children’s Museum, Kansas City Parks and Rec – Lakeside Nature Center, Clement Waters, and Turnstyles Thrift.
• Ken’Naya Kimble, a Kansas City, Kansas, resident and a recent graduate of Sumner Academy, was interning at Turnstyles Thrift, KCKCC, Kansas City Farm School at Gibbs Road, Clement Waters, National Agriculture Center and Hall of Fame, Nourish KC, and Kansas City Parks and Rec Lakeside Nature Center.