River Ridge Senior Honored For Work With Special Needs Students

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Woodstock, GA -- River Ridge High School senior Allie Robbins has been named one of the top 20 youth leaders in Georgia.

Allie will be honored by the 21st Century Leaders nonprofit youth leadership program at its Eighth Annual Georgia Youth Leadership Awards, which will be held Saturday, March 5 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.

The awards recognize 20 “outstanding high school students throughout Georgia who have made a significant impact on their schools, communities and beyond,” according to 21CL.

Allie is being recognized for her work to develop the first countywide Challenger Basketball program for special needs students, the school district said.

The honorees are chosen by a member selection committee made up of Atlanta Business Chronicle “40 under 40” members and 21CL Board of Directors, alumni and student peers.

Each honoree will be presented with a $250 mini-grant; one student at the event also will be presented with the top award of the Turner Voices Innovative Leadership Award, which includes a $1,000 grant from sponsor, Turner Broadcasting.

Allie also will be recognized by the Cherokee County School Board and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian Hightower at the March 17 meeting.

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Image via Cherokee County School District