Bolingbrook Sophomore Antoinette Martin Selected as HOBY Ambassador

Antoinette Martin, a sophomore at Bolingbrook High School, has been selected as a 2014 Hugh O’Brien Youth Foundation Ambassador. She will represent BHS at the June 20-22 conference at Loyola University in Chicago.

The Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) is the nation’s foremost youth leadership development organization. Its mission is to inspire and develop the global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service, and innovation. The conference focuses on providing outstanding high school students with an amazing opportunity to learn how to lead and make a difference. 

The trip is sponsored by the Bolingbrook High School Student Government.

Martin was one of 32 students nominated by members of the BHS staff to be considered for selection. Nominated students were then notified and offered the opportunity to be closely considered in the second round by completing a brief essay about being a student leader. 

She headed up the props and costumes crew for the BHS fall play and spring musical and hopes to be inducted into Thespians this year. Outside of school, Martin is a member of St. Scholastica Catholic Church’s youth group, a teacher’s aide for religious education classes, and a lector at parish mass. She hopes to study culinary arts and dreams of becoming an executive chef.

Other Students Nominated: Madison Aggio, Nursa Ahmed, Estevan Arteaga, Victor Bandera, Campbell Bovaird, Spencer Bovaird, Emma Chaffin, Gema Coria, Zachary Coronado, Jaycie Didomenico, Emily Douty, Christian Farmer, Augustin Garcia, Gabriella Gentile, Jason Gonzalez, Dania Harris, Emma Hoyt, Ashaunte Johnson, Jeremy Karevich, Ashby Martin, Maria Melo, Corey McNulty, Brianne Miller, Sarah Odeh, William Polenc-Busby, Alexander Schultz, Morgan Selep, Nicolle Sienko, Jordan Taylor, Ashley Valek, and Edgar Villasenor.