Miller, Cabrera Named 50th BYC Girl, Boy of the Year
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Brooke Miller and Lucas Cabrera received Baker Youth Club’s 50th Girl and Boy of the Year awards Thursday. BYC Director Tracy Furnivall presented the awards at the annual awards dinner and carnival at the after-school center in Warsaw. The awards night was separated this year from the yearly fundraiser, which was held in March and brought in about $45,000, he noted. He said the two were split so the awards night could focus less attention on money and more on the kids. “Raising money is important, but most importantly is recognizing these kids and what they’ve accomplished at Baker Youth Club,” he said. One such accomplishment for the school year, he noted, is that 70 percent of Wawasee students maintained or improved academic standards and 94 percent of Warsaw students maintained or improved their reading scores. Besides Miller and Cabrera, Furnivall also recognized girl runner-up Reagan Stanton, boy runner-up Wesley Miller; the boy and girl of the month for each month since September; and kids who demonstrated the “pillar” values of BYC. Awards by month were: September: Carter McGilliam and Kendra Williams. October: Alex Letch and Sophia Seymour. November: Wesley Miller and Mara Clay. December: Diego Miguel and Angel Hobart. January: Ben Rodriquez and Calleen Eberly. February: Jesus Martinez and Fernanda Chavez. March: Bryce McNees and Grace Gardner. April: Nicholas Gonzalez and Teegan Hall. May: Zach Miller and Aleya Hunt. Awards for pillar values were: Trustworthy: Andrew Drake, Tommy Lancaster, Brooklyn Jackson and Ariana Seymor. Respect: Jesus Martinez, Isaac Messa, Abby Parcels and Brooklyn Shoemaker. Responsible: Jeremiah White, Dalton McNees, Lizette Martinez and Hannah Metzger. Fair: Madlyn Loftis, Sophia Guerra, Reese Bause and Max Miller. Caring: Evan Drake, Karter Shephard, Teegan Hall and Macy Bonifield. Citizenship: Parker Bonifield, Kendra Williams, Sawyer Darling and Mataya Shephard. Furnivall reminded the kids that, with more than 100 kids in BYC programs a night, not everybody is able to receive an award. “That doesn’t mean you don’t deserve it,” he told them. “What’s important is to strive to demonstrate the six pillars of character.”
