Carson City’s Marcus Yeager represents Boys and Girls Club in Youth of the Year competition
The Boys and Girls Club statewide Youth of the Year competition was hosted Wednesday at the Brewery Arts Center by Carson City’s Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada.
Carson City’s representative is a 16-year-old Carson High School senior named Marcus Yeager, who is in the top tenth percentile in school and is a Commander in ROTC.
He has also been a member of the Boys and Girls Club for three years, and after graduation he intends to study medicine in Poland to become a doctor.
There were two categories of awards, one for Military Boys and Girls Clubs, and one for non-military, traditional clubs.
The Military Youth of the Year winner on the statewide level was Cory Johnson, who attends the Nellis Air Force Base Youth Program in Clark County.
The winner of the Traditional Youth of the Year on the statewide level was Monica Okopal, an 18-year-old Damonte Ranch High School with a 4.85 GPA, and wants to pursue a degree in nursing.
Okopal was awarded $5,000 for her win, and will continue on to the Regional Competition.
Mayor Bob Crowell was one of the judges, and was moved by the stories of the candidates.
“One of the questions I asked the kids was, ‘Do you feel lucky?’ and most of them answered yes,” said Mayor Crowell. “To me, feeling lucky means you take control of your life, you don’t let the events in your life dictate who you are. A lot of these kids have really overcome hardships and are wonderful representations of our community.”
This is Mayor Crowell’s first year as a judge, and he judged the local competition for Carson City’s Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada, in addition to the statewide competition held Wednesday.
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