2024年高中获奖者

Ranye Ezenekwe 目前在科罗拉多州拉斐特的 Peak to Peak 特许学校就读 11 年级。她第一次听说“80亿世界”学生视频比赛是在两年前的AP人文地理课上。她凭借视频《利用杂草以抗击沙漠化》获得第二名，并从此一直参加比赛。去年，她还凭借视频《提升纺织品以促进女孩教育机会》获得了科罗拉多州的州级荣誉。Ranye表示：“这场比赛是她用自己的声音放大我们需要在全球范围内解决的问题的一种方式。”她选择健康这个主题，是因为她在健康素养立法方面做了很多倡导和行动主义。她目前在 科罗拉多青年咨询委员会（COYAC） 任职，并有意从事医学职业。

Ranye作为青少年大使参与 全球Co Lab网络 的环境倡导工作，专注于 目标15——陆地生命 ，以及如何有效利用地球资源和可持续性来减轻人类影响。她关于生物塑料的视频灵感来自于她与Global Co Lab Network的工作以及AP化学课上一次生物塑料实验的结合。Ranye对平面设计和动画非常感兴趣，每年都提升自己的技能，制作视频。Ranye分享说，制作视频最难的部分是让视频简洁、易于大众理解，并且在短时间内涵盖你想表达的所有内容。她给未来参与者的建议是“去解决你真正热爱并渴望深入了解的问题。通过这项竞赛，你有自由选择一个你感兴趣的问题，并成为积极解决问题的代理人。”

On top of being a leader in COYAC and the Global Co Lab Network, Ranye plays the clarinet and is a state champion tennis player. She is also the president of the Black Student Union, head coach of the Science Olympiad, and president of the environmental club at her school. Her 9th grade innovations teacher, Ms. Letter, inspired her to get involved in competitions where she has the opportunity to think about solutions to real world challenges. Ranye is also one of ten global winners in the Teens Dream Video Challenge, a Pete Conrad Scholar in the Conrad Challenge, and received highest honors in the SDG Metaverse Prize Competition. Ranye encourages teens to use their voices and become engaged in opportunities and to not be deterred by the requirements or acceptance rate. She hopes that teens will “get involved in their community and reach out to senators to make change about issues that need to be solved.”