Boys & Girls Club of Flagstaff
Youth of the YearEach year, one exceptional Club member is selected to be the Flagstaff Youth of the Year, serving as an ambassador for Boys & Girls Club of Flagstaff youth as well as a voice for all young people. Since 2015, these individuals have exemplified the Boys & Girls Club mission and are proof to the impact the Club makes in transforming and saving kids’ lives. The winner of the local are competition will then compete at the Arizona State Level with the potential of moving on to Regionals and eventually Nationals. BGCF has gifted over $28,000 in scholarships since the program’s inception.
2020 Winner
Shianne Archuleta
School Of Choice: Dine College
2019 Winner
Aurora Smith
School of Choice: Northern Arizona University
2018 Winner
LeAndria Gene
School of Choice: Northern Arizona University
Becoming National Youth of the Year is an exciting and inspiring journey. Each year, thousands of Club teens participate in local, state and regional Youth of the Year events. Six teens, including five regional winners and a national military youth winner, advance to Washington, D.C., for the National Youth of the Year Gala & Celebration Dinner, where one outstanding young person is named Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s national teen spokesperson. The National Youth of the Year is a role model, leader and advocate for the nearly 4 million youth served by Boys & Girls Clubs each year, and all of America’s young people.