Being a good community citizen comes naturally to Nico Ridley. He helps friends in the hallways at school, he cleans up after himself in the cafeteria, and he always has a cheerful greeting for the cooks after breakfast.

Recently, the fourth grader at ASU Prep Pilgrim Rest Elementary was invited to join The Collective, a special group at SOUNDS Academy, an organization his mom knows well since she used to be co-chair of the group’s board of directors.