Kunal Mangal is a senior at Desert Vista High School. Mangal is a member of the Governor’s Youth Commission and the president of SAGE, a club at his school dedicated to informing students about college admissions process. Mangal also volunteers at a medical clinic downtown, helps set up the annual Relay for Life and leads a Hindu study group at his church.

Nicole Jiam is a senior at Desert Vista High School. In addition to school and extracurricular activities, Jiam volunteers four hours per week at Desert Banner Hospital and the library during the summer. As president of her school’s orchestra, she organizes bi-monthly concerts for patients of the Hawthorne Alzheimer’s Rehabilitation Center. She plans to spend this summer in Kenya helping people with HIV and AIDS.