Teen of the Week: Teneika Williams

Teneika Williams, 16, is known as a leader at Arundel High School.

She is captain of Arundel High's Step Squad. And she helped math teacher Katara Starkey found "Pearls of Wisdom," a girls group at the school that now has about 30 members.

The group, Ms. Starkey said, "helps our female students value themselves, their education and their community."

Teneika has a "positive attitude," Ms. Starkey said. "(With) her diligence to succeed, and strong leadership skills, Teneika Williams is not only an outstanding student but she is a promising leader. She has a natural ability to analyze...