Academy of Holy Names 9th grader honored for community service

A ninth grader at the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany received a major honor.

Ella Schoenborn started a project that brings food to under-served communities. She calls it project Ella.

For that, she just won the Youth Virtues, Valor, and Vision award from the National Catholic Educational Association.

She was chosen from more than 1.6 million Catholic school students across the country.