2015 Don't mess with Texas Scholarship Winner: Jaclyn Muniz

After learning that sea turtles die from ingesting plastic bags and debris littered by humans, Jaclyn organized a student group to pick up litter on Texas beaches. She started a chapter of Tidy up the Tides at her high school, adopted a mile of beach on South Padre Island, and brought together 95 volunteers to pick up 75 bags of trash. The organization continues to grow within her San Antonio community, reducing trash and inspiring new members to become lifelong conservationists.