'With all the development in this area, we need to protect what we have. This is my way of giving back to nature. I've seen what's happened when they built the RBC Center and the Edwards Mill Extension.'
STUDENT: Adam Meyer, senior
SCHOOL: Raleigh Charter High School
ACHIEVEMENT: Meyer, 18, received the Student Leadership Award from the N.C. Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center. He created
www.saverichland.org to bring attention to efforts to preserve Umstead State Park and other local natural areas.
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