After applying for a scholarship, senior Makenzie Hill was named an exemplary volunteer by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards for her amount of service hours.

Hill did not initially apply for this award, but she was sent the award after she did not receive the scholarship. Hill recorded over 100 hours from service with her church and from a group that she is involved in called  “The Outrage.”

The Outrage is a group sponsored by SafeHome which is a domestic violence shelter. SafeHome is the only shelter located in the Kansas City area. There is an education and prevention branch that goes in to schools and teach.

The Outrage is made up of high school students in the Kansas City metro area. The group learned a skit about teenage violence and sexual assault. It is shown to community groups and schools around the Kansas City area. It is about a 20-minute presentation and then a question and answer session. Usually, Hill gained about an hour to an hour and a half of community service hours per performance.

“I heard about it through a friend who thought I would be interested because I’m in theater, but you don’t have to be in theater to be in the Outrage. It’s mostly about presenting information,” Hill said.

Hill started participating in the Outrage at the beginning of her junior year. Before her junior year started, there was a bootcamp to attend where we learned about the topics.

“They are pretty heavy topics and because we do a question and answer session. We need to be experts so when people ask us questions we can answer with real information,” Hill said. “And be informed about rape, sexual assault, victim blaming, domestic violence and abusive relationships.”

The Outrage is in many states and communities, but it was written and started in Kansas City.

After she graduates high school she plans to major in business and start a non-profit organization to fight violence against women and girls. Hill also plans to be involved in Amnesty International in college, which is a group who campaigns to end abusing human rights.

“This is my passion, this is my life. This is what I really care about, so I plan to be heavily involved for the rest of my life,” Hill said.