top of page

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.

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! 

2025 Youth Recognition
YR Recognition Criteria.jpg
  • Families, dignitaries and nominators come together to listen as positive affirmations of each honoree are read.​

​

  • Honorees are greeted and congratulated individually by local dignitaries.

​

  • A festive Dessert Reception follows the ceremony.

​

  • Each honoree receives personalized certificates from CAYA sponsors and local dignitaries.

​​

​

2025 Nominees:

​

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

Copy of BSP_1900.jpg
Copy of BSP_1883.jpg
Copy of BSP_1866.jpg
Copy of BSP_1991.jpg
Copy of BSP_1905.jpg
Copy of BSP_1913.jpg

© 2024 Clarkston Area Youth Assistance – All Rights Reserved

Oakland County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission or access to its programs, activities or services as required by Title II of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. Oakland County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Clarkston Area Youth Assistance logo
bottom of page