Youth of the Year
Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s highest honor and a signature national youth recognition program that celebrates the recipient’s contributions to their family, school, community, and their Boys & Girls Club.

Youth of the Year
2023-2024 Winners

2023-2024 1st Place Youth of the Year, Ismail B.
Ishmail from Teen Center of Excellence Club received a $5000 scholarship & car courtesy of Frank Leta Honda!
Ismail’s Speech

2023-2024 2nd Place Youth of the Year, Jiyu Z.
Jiyu from Teen Center of Excellence Club received a $2500 scholarship!
Jiyu’s Speech

2023-2024 3rd Place Youth of the Year, Lailah G.
Lailah from O’Fallon Park Club received a $1000 scholarship!
Lailah’s Speech

2023-2024 4th Place Youth of the Year, Lai' Jeon W.
Lai’ Jeon from Mathews-Dickey Boys’ & Girls’ Club received a $500 scholarship!
Lai’ Jeon’s Speech
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Recent Youth of the Year Winners

2023 Youth of the Year & Gala Recap
YOUTH OF THE YEAR WINNER ANNOUNCED AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ST. LOUIS GREAT FUTURES GALA Zhariah Davis Wins Youth of the Year, $5,000 in Scholarships & A NEW CAR Over 500 guests and $660,000 raised for Club kids and teens! St. Louis, MO, November 28, 2022 – Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) is proud to announce the 2023 Youth of the Year winner is O’Fallon Park Club member Zhariah Davis! Being named Youth of the Year is the highest honor a Boys & Girls Club member can receive and a signature national youth recognition program that celebrates the...

Lailah Green Wins 2022 Youth of the Year
YOUTH OF THE YEAR WINNER ANNOUNCED AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ST. LOUIS GREAT FUTURES GALA Lailah Green Wins Youth of the Year, $5,000 in Scholarships & A NEW CAR Over 330 guests and $700,000 raised for Club kids and teens! St. Louis, MO, October 22, 2021 – Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) is proud to announce the 2022 Youth of the Year winner is O’Fallon Park Club member Lailah Green! Being named Youth of the Year is the highest honor a Boys & Girls Club member can receive and a signature national youth recognition program that celebrates the...

YOUTH OF THE YEAR WINNER ANNOUNCED AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ST. LOUIS GREAT FUTURES GALA
YOUTH OF THE YEAR WINNER ANNOUNCED AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ST. LOUIS GREAT FUTURES GALA Ja’Niyah Banks-Ewing Wins Youth of the Year, $9,000 in Scholarships & A NEW CAR Nearly 250 guests and $450,000 raised for Club kids! St. Louis, MO, November 9, 2020 – Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) is proud to announce the 2021 Youth of the Year winner is Ja’Niyah Banks-Ewing! Being named Youth of the Year is the highest honor a Boys & Girls Club member can receive and a signature national youth recognition program that celebrates the recipient's contributions...

2020 Youth of the Year, Danielle Kain!
YOUTH OF THE YEAR WINNER ANNOUNCED AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ST. LOUIS GREAT FUTURES GALA Danielle Kain Wins Youth of the Year, $9,000 in Scholarships & A NEW CAR Nearly 700 guests and $525,000 raised for Club kids! Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) is proud to announce the 2020 Youth of the Year winner is Danielle Kain! Being named Youth of the Year is the highest honor a Boys & Girls Club member can receive and a signature national youth recognition program that celebrates the recipient's contributions to their family, school, community, and their Boys...
2018 Youth of the Year Candidates
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis is proud to announce our 2018 Youth of the Year Candidates Meet our 2018 Youth of the Year (YOY) candidates! Fourteen teens are being recognized for demonstrating outstanding leadership in their schools,...
JaLisa Wines is the 2017 Youth of the Year
EXCEPTIONAL ST. LOUIS TEEN WINS YOUTH OF THE YEAR HONOR FOR BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ST. LOUIS JaLisa Wines Wins Youth of the Year Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) is proud to announce the 2017 Youth of the Year winner...
Shaila Jones is the 2016 Youth of the Year
GREAT FUTURES START HERE: EXCEPTIONAL ST. LOUIS TEEN WINS YOUTH OF THE YEAR HONOR FOR BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ST. LOUIS Shaila Jones Wins Youth of the Year St. Louis, MO, November 16, 2015 – Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis is...
Youth of the Year Videos
2024 Youth of the Year
1st Place
Ismail Botchway
Teen Center of Excellence
2024 Youth of the Year
2nd Place
Jiyu Zhang
Teen Center of Excellence
2024 Youth of the Year
3rd Place
Lailah Green
O’Fallon Park Club member
2024 Youth of the Year
4th Place
Lai’ Jeon Williams
Mathews-Dickey Club member
2023 Youth of the Year
1st Place
Zhariah Davis
O’Fallon Park Club member
2023 Youth of the Year
2nd Place
Lai’ Jeon Williams
Mathews-Dickey Club member
2023 Youth of the Year
3rd Place
Lailah Green
O’Fallon Park Club member
2023 Youth of the Year
4th Place
Nikell Smith
Herbert Hoover Club member
2022 Youth of the Year
1st Place
Lailah Green
O’Fallon Park Club member
2022 Youth of the Year
2nd Place
Nikell Smith
Herbert Hoover Club member
2022 Youth of the Year
3rd Place
Hannah Wallace
Hazelwood East High Member
2022 Youth of the Year
4th Place, Be Great Graduate
Da’Nija Jones
Normandy High School
2021 Youth of the Year
1st Place
Ja’Niyah Banks-Ewing
2021 Youth of the Year
2nd Place
Triniti Groves
2021 Youth of the Year
3rd Place
Diondre Fulton
2021 Youth of the Year
4th Place
Troy Staten
2020 Youth of the Year
1st Place
Danielle K.
2020 Youth of the Year
2nd Place
Kahalia A.
2020 Youth of the Year
3rd Place
Alex M.
2020 Youth of the Year
4th Place
Fatuma E.
2019 Youth of the Year
1st Place
Kahalia A.
2019 Youth of the Year
2nd Place
Danielle K.
2019 Youth of the Year
3rd Place
Fatuma E.
2019 Youth of the Year
4th Place
Jennifer S.
2018 Youth of the Year
1st Place
Michael Monique Mayo
2018 Youth of the Year
2nd Place
Jennifer Sandford
2018 Youth of the Year
3rd Place
Danielle Kain
2018 Youth of the Year
4th Place
Daija Glover
2017 Youth of the Year
1st Place
JaLisa Wines
2017 Youth of the Year
2nd Place
Michael Monique Mayo
2017 Youth of the Year
3rd Place
Aaryn Gardner
2016 Great Futures Gala
Youth of the Year Video
Imagine a Better STL
featuring Youth of the Year
Shaila Jones
2016 Youth of the Year
1st Place
Shaila Jones
2016 Youth of the Year
2nd Place
Demetrious Sims
2016 Youth of the Year
3rd Place
Jennifer Sandford
2016 Youth of the Year
4th Place
Maya Jones
2016 Youth of the Year
Finalist
Kayvion Calvert
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