Youth Excellence and Achievement Award, YEA! Award
Overview
The Youth Excellence and Achievement Award, or YEA! Award honors young people who are making a difference in their community and who have displayed initiative, innovation, a commitment to themselves and others, and pursuit of excellence in a leadership capacity.
YEA! Award Categories
- Leadership - demonstrated positive impact on others in an ongoing endeavor such as sports, academics, the arts, etc.
- Success Despite Difficult Odds - overcoming tremendous personal difficulty to attain success and a positive impact on others
- Volunteer or Community Service - allocated much discretionary time with helping others or completing a project that has added to the betterment of the community
The 2013 YEA! Winners are as follows:
Leadership
- Savannah Shaw - Middle School
- Nicholas Rodriguez - High School
Success Despite Difficult Odds
- Zachary Foyt - Middle School
- Ana Gomez - High School
Community Service
- Avalon Theisen - Middle School
- Zack Aldridge - High School
2012 Award Recipients
Leadership
- J'Nai Taylor - Middle School
- Jessica Scanlon - High School
Success Despite Difficult Odds
- Lauryn Thomas - Middle School
- Gabriella Fortney - High School
Community Service
- Katelyn Scott - Middle School
- Gwendolyn "Gwena" Pitt - High School
