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Willie Lee Glass Scholarship
• 1st Place: Jalen Sorrells, Trinity West
• 2nd Place: Kaleb L. Davis, Sugar Valley
• 3rd Place: Kennedi Wesley, Houston

Ruth Payne Smith Speakers Tournament
• 1st Place: Amari Venzor, Missouri City Houston Space Center
• 2nd Place: Kiyah Smith, Lake Houston
• 3rd Place: Samaya Watson, Houston

Perdita Jones Essay Contest:
• 1st Place: Lauren Collier, Suburban Bayou City
• 2nd Place: Jerron Michael Arline, Beaumont
• 3rd Place: Jordyn Lyons, Capital City

Performing Arts:
• 1st Place: Maya Monroe, Houston
• 2nd Place Trinity Fludd, River City
• 3rd Place: Olivia Cairo, Capitol City

Spelling Bee
• Winner: Teen Kira Willis, Dallas Chapter.

One of the highlights of the conference is the Me and My Mentor Awards Breakfast at which Lady Cynthia Bell,
Chair and the Awards Committee, assisted by Top Teen Officers, made presentations to Teens, Ladies and Senior
Top Teens in the categories listed.

Founders Award-TLOD Scrapbook
• 1st Place: Suburban Bayou City
• 2nd Place: Sugar Valley
• 3rd Place: Humble Intercontinental

Founders Award-TTA Scrapbook
• 1st Place: Houston
• 2nd Place: Sugar Valley
• 3rd Place: Houston

Lucellestine Wilson Outstanding Chapter President
• 1st Place: Lady Mildred Robinson, Suburban Bayou City
• 2nd Place: Lady Katherine Wilson, Houston
• 3rd Place: Lady Sharon Penson, Shreveport

Area Director’s Top Lady of the Year
• 1st Place: Lady Kim Agnew-Borders, Lake Houston
• 2nd Place: Lady Pamela Johnson, Humble Intercontinental
• 3rd Place: Lady Colleen Boutte, Lake Charles

Each year, TLOD/TTA reaches out to the community through the donation of items or provision of service to a
local organization that serves youth and/or adults. This year Top Teens and Top Ladies collected and filled back-
packs with healthy snacks to donate to the community through Area One’s Blessings in a Backpack. These back-
packs were given by Teens and Ladies and filled by Teens for the purpose of providing healthy snacks for school
aged children who may be in need of food once they leave school. Area Teen Officers, with the assistance of