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2025 Student Leadership Award Recipient

Celebrating our first-ever SLEA award winner!

Caption: 2025 Student Leadership in Environmental Action Awardee: Mack Emerson  Photos credit: Felix Menke
Caption: 2025 Student Leadership in Environmental Action Awardee: Mack Emerson Photos credit: Felix Menke

We are delighted to announce our very first SLEA Award recipient: Mack Emerson from Dripping Springs High School!

Mack’s dedication and creativity truly set the standard for this award. Their project focused on installing a monofilament collection station along Bear Creek, directly addressing pollution concerns while protecting precious aquatic life in their community. This isn't just environmental science in action - it's environmental leadership at its finest!

Mack's innovative approach and dedication to community-based environmental action sets an incredible standard for future award recipients. Their project will be showcased across our website and social media platforms, inspiring countless other students to take action in their own communities.

Join us in celebrating Mack's outstanding achievement and the launch of what promises to be an incredible tradition of student environmental leadership! Together, we're proving that when we empower young Texans with the right tools and opportunities, they don't just rise to the challenge - they exceed it! 

Mack Emerson and Chelsea Bivens - Photo credit: Felix Menke
Mack Emerson and Chelsea Bivens - Photo credit: Felix Menke

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