Students awarded at Teen Court awards dinner

The Teen Court of Sarasota provided scholarships and awards to its many student members during its annual dinner on March 8. 

Hundreds of the nonprofit's supporters filled Michael's On East for the annual Teen Scholarship Awards Dinner, which recognizes the young volunteers that compose the many Sarasota County programs.

COO Lori Moran welcomed the audience before Executive Director Heather Todd spoke about the impact funds raised had for Teen Court programs. Event chairwoman Megan Leaf then led the scholarship presentation for local students. 

The Jena Hellman Memorial Award was given to Alexandra James, The Katie Self Scholarship Award was presented to Gabriel Merman, the Dennis Wood Scholarship Award was presented to Jaden Probus and the Lynn Strong Scholarship Award was given to Shajeffsa Cribe.