YOUTH RECOGNITION
Recognizing Youth Who Make a Difference
Clarkston Area Youth Assistance's Youth Recognition Program is known for its beloved April event, the Youth Recognition Ceremony and Dessert Reception!
Clarkston area children and adolescents, Young Fives to grade 12, are recognized and celebrated for working on their personal well-being and/or for demonstrating their concern for the well-being of others. The honorees contribute to the well-being of their classroom, school, and community.
2026 Youth Recognition Ceremony
The 2026 ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28, 2026
in the Clarkston High School Performing Arts Center.
Honoree families, nominators and special guests,
please RSVP here:
https://forms.gle/Zibdc7eD64SeDEK16
or you may use the QR code.
2026 Youth Recognition Ceremony
The 2026 ceremony was a wonderful evening of celebrating and recognizing 70 remarkable Clarkston youth! Thank you to the many nominators who nominated honorees and for the dignitaries who attended and offered congratulations to these special youth! And most of all, thank you to the families who came out for this inspiring event!
2026 Honorees:
Jackson Baillie
Eleanor Blenkle
Easton Buiting
Emery Buiting
Nate Carter III
Zachary Christensen
Nora Colegrove
Michael Cox
Mariana Cruz
Kade Eaton
William Edwards
Imanee Elmer
Nash Feneley
Claudia Forrester
Brea Gibbs
Abigail Griffith
Harper Grohoski
Isla Haley
Scarlett Hall
Maliyah Harris
Lola Higgerson
Khloe Hines
Delia Hoffman
Alba Hogarth
Charlotte Holcombe
Reid Hummel
Kendall Jones
Kingston Kimball
Lucas Makki
Eleanor Mathiak
Madelynn Maxwell
Hudson McCann
Milo McGowen
Eliza McKnight
Aiden Mickley
Genesis Mireles Arizmendi
Brooks Money
Jackson Newbury-Woessner
Madison Nichols
Isla North
Eloise O'Kane
Maggie Ouellette
Ginalyn Palazzola
Emily Plinski
Kenneth Potter
Manuel Prieto
Mac Reis
Kennedy Reyes
Charlotte Riddock
Hadley Ritchison
Grayson Ritzenhein
Christopher Rivera
Braden Rykse
Lucy Savoie
Lukas Schmidt
Kennith Selenich
Riley Smith
Hunter Snow
Sawyer Solomon
Alexis Taylor
Gray Timms
Hunter Trammel
Ryker Traynor
Elizabeth Vazquez
Mia Verkennes
Juliana Vettraino
Karley Whetstone
Betty Wyman
Reese Zaloga
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Families, dignitaries and nominators come together to listen as positive affirmations of each honoree are read.
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Honorees are greeted and congratulated individually by local dignitaries.
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A festive Dessert Reception follows the ceremony.
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Each honoree receives personalized certificates from CAYA sponsors and local dignitaries.
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