The Best and The Brightest of 2024
Letom
Kpea
Age 17
Senior
Buckeye Union High School
Buckeye
An advocate for the minority voice and female
interest on campus, Letom is an exemplary student. She is on pace to be
valedictorian of her school, a position she’s held all four years at Buckeye
Union High School. Letom is involved in the Buckeye Youth Council, Police
Cadets, National Honor Society, FBLA, an officer on Student Council and
president of Key Club.
One of the ways she’s making an impact on her
community is through the Buckeye Youth Council, where she has a student voice
in community matters and is able to affect change at the political level where
applicable.
“I have been involved in Student Council since
middle school and met amazing, goal-driven people who have allowed me to find a
voice and speak up for many minority and female students,” said Letom. “These
leadership experiences have allowed me to gain public speaking skills and
vocalize opinions.”
She loves volunteering in her community. Letom
recently helped organize an event that brought 100 local artists to downtown
Buckeye.
She’s a Questbridge Prep Scholar, one of the
high performers in the state, and a Jack Kent Cooke scholarship finalist. She recently had the opportunity to travel to
Washington D.C. with the League of Cities meeting.
She plans to study Political Science at the
University of Chicago and there’s no doubt she’ll have a bright future!