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!
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​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.
2025 Youth Recognition Ceremony
The 2025 ceremony was a wonderful evening of celebrating and recognizing 72 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 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.
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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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2025 Honorees:
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Abel Abernathy
Olivia Abrams
Blake Adams
Penelope Alty
Toby Babcock
Levi Baldwin
Finn Berard
Quinn Bessert
Dakota Breen
Floyd Brown
Ollie Brown
Anna Carrick
Aubrey Caruso
Bianca Cavallini
Roselyn Chappell
Baila Chavez
Amelia Clay
Reese Dallman
Zahra Doolen
Bennett Engel
Collin Fields
Cairo Franklin
Rosie Geiger-Drumm
Aurora Gonzalvo
Edward Graves
Goldie Green
Benjamin Guzal
Sandra Hampton
Marissa Herkowitz
Mariel Herring
Zachary Hess
Olivia Hester
Eva Hines
Lauren Hood
Paige Hummel
Charlie Jones
Gavin Keiser
Edison Keith
Vienna Latorre
Drew Lozzi
Evan Luth
Alex Martin
Zayret Martinez-Zarrabal
Arrow Matzelle
Benjamin Mayo-Moyle
Aleena Miok
Noah Mudge
Ally Nguyen
Mark O'Daniel
Norah Okonewski
Kamden Olevenick
Stella Packard
Alyson Pardington
Christopher Pavlanto
Grayson Pentecost
Kennedi Pesko
Anna Marie Phillips
Sophia Pickens
Jason Powers
Dean Purdy
Hannah Quigley
Jaclyn Richardson
Lucas Roesner
Lilly Stambaugh
Jackson Stevens
Mason Strate
Austin Taylor
Thomas Vargas
Benjamin Vaughn
Sam Yerian
Yasmeen Yousef
Leyton Zerba
