Students listed below have been selected to participate in the Leaders Exploring Academic Possibilities (LEAP) summer program for 2022. LEAP consists of a five-day academic, leadership, and service exploration. Students will participate in team-building exercises, University of Alabama college activities, Tuscaloosa community service opportunities, and specific major and career exploration. Meet the 2022 LEAP participants below!

Buhl

Sipsey Valley Middle School

  • Ryann Danner
  • Ava Drake
  • Trinity Farr
  • Zane Keasler
  • Brionna Little
  • Gavin May

Cottondale

Eastwood Middle School

  • Cameron Aaron
  • Abria Abrams
  • Deontez Acoff
  • Keontez Acoff
  • Joy Choi
  • Myla Cooper
  • Joseph Eatmon Jr.
  • Kannon Eubanks
  • Allysa Jefferson
  • Nehemiah Jones
  • Indya Kirkland
  • Paul Little
  • Natalia Manuel
  • Nitoria Mcghee
  • Zion Mitchell
  • Gabrielle Moore
  • Jeremiah Morrow
  • Britney Parker
  • Madyson Pelt
  • Isaiah Plump
  • Katrina Posey
  • Jalilya Russell
  • Sara Saleh
  • Makenzie Shackleford
  • Janiah Smith
  • Tyler Smith
  • Skylar Thomas
  • Carmon Washington
  • Brianna Williams
  • Versiah Wynn

Dothan

Dothan Preparatory Academy

  • Mabelin Sykes

Duncanville

Duncanville Middle School

  • Emma Cook
  • Sadie Morrison
  • Ella Marie Stauffer

Florence

Florence Middle School

  • Jasper Champion

Greensboro

Southern Academy

  • Emily Davis

Hoover

R. F. Bumpus Middle School

  • Jordan Howard

Marion

Francis Marion High School

  • Jaylan McClenney

Northport

Echols Middle School

  • Cayden Ervin
  • Grace Anne Franks
  • Abigail Green
  • Robert Hallman
  • DeAnna Hoover
  • West Jenkins
  • Emma Parker
  • Charleigh Woolbright

Northside Middle School

  • Emma Buttery
  • Joshua Jones
  • Allison Junkin
  • Lexi McMillian
  • Kaleigh Miller
  • Julia Rice
  • Ava Sanders
  • Caroline Sanders
  • Madelyn Watkins
  • Zoey Zeanah

Tuscaloosa County High School

  • Ashton Poe

Sylacauga

Nichols-Lawson Middle School

  • Georgia Hamlet
  • Zachary Nelson
  • Makayla Waddell

Tuscaloosa

Alberta School of Performing Arts

  • Christian Bassett
  • Zakira Brown
  • Zaid Caddell
  • Kambrie Cardona
  • Ke’mari Davis
  • Ephraim Donovan
  • Parker Evans
  • Christy Gordon
  • Skylar Harris
  • Brianna Hayes
  • Molinda Hollie
  • Cassius Jackson
  • Jordan Latham
  • Grayson Moore
  • Lauren Richardson
  • Aysha Thomas
  • Layla Tinker

Tuscaloosa (continued)

American Christian Academy

  • Mary Kathryn Bambarger
  • Russell Baxter
  • Sophia Blair
  • Addison Dover
  • Paige Gray
  • Grace Poole
  • Willow Schwartz
  • Kaylee Shaw

Hillcrest Middle School

  • Alexis Austin
  • Memphis Barnes
  • Ja’Kiya Cade
  • Sabrina Cockrell
  • Peter Dang
  • Jayden Dao
  • Christopher Eatmon
  • Emerson Gore Jr.
  • Aaron High
  • Camila Huerta
  • Ian Hughes
  • Kyra Willis

Holy Spirit Catholic School

  • Arianna Garcia
  • Nate Givens
  • Rida Iqbal
  • Jake Osucha

Northridge Middle School

  • Harper Branch
  • Sarah Copeland
  • Christine Croope-Crumety
  • Claire Dabbs
  • Brookelyn Claire Daniels
  • Gabe Daniels
  • Maggie DiChiara
  • Sophia  Guo
  • Jackson Halcomb
  • Kalaysha Hamilton
  • Mary Hayes Henderson
  • Morgan Kellner
  • Nathan Lee
  • Rhyana Mahatsente Tewelde
  • Andrew Matthews
  • Sela Monk
  • Diego Mwinyelle
  • Ryleigh Brooke Norris
  • Dylan Parrish
  • Kellyn Posey
  • Elijah Prestley
  • Jenesis Preyer
  • Kennedy Richardson
  • Lydia Smith
  • Stella Stroud
  • Lindsey Terry
  • Caroline Wakefield
  • David Wang

Northriver Christian Academy

  • Trinity Adams-Miles
  • Emma Allen

Tuscaloosa Academy

  • Isaac Henderson
  • Sophie Messina
  • Henry Smith
  • Peyton Stell

Tuscaloosa Magnet School

  • Martha Arrington
  • Keslyn Barry
  • Sophia Boxmeyer
  • Giles Burnett
  • Melanie Caves
  • Jada Childs
  • Mikiyah Crawford
  • Ella Frantom
  • Elizabeth Libby Goodwin
  • Jamyiah Hill
  • Noah Jones
  • Violet Marty
  • Niamh McNaughton
  • Jeremiah McShan
  • Will Reel
  • Sunny Shen
  • Andrew Sims
  • Taylor Smith
  • Jared White
  • Graham Wolfe
  • Jeffrey Zhao

University Church Christian Academy

  • Solomon Gillis
  • James Godwin

Westlawn Middle School

  • Jakiara Brown
  • Ayden Carter-Campbell
  • Corey Carthage
  • Amethyst Coleman
  • Courtney Cordial
  • Varia Frazier
  • Taniya Gilmore
  • Brianna Ivory
  • Zariah Jenkins
  • Jamelia Rowser-Monroe
  • Kailex Spates
  • Lariah Spencer
  • Alana Torres-Ramos
  • Tapazia Tubbs
  • Anthaneshia Wells
  • Caedon Witherspoon
  • Ryan Woods

Vance

Brookwood Middle School

  • Allison Channell
  • Natalie Dockler
  • Justin Harbin
  • Colton LaGrone
  • Justin Olin
  • Foster Ratliff
  • William Teat
  • Everleigh Ward
  • Carson Worley

Vestavia Hills

Vestavia Hills High School

  • Hannah White