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Kaysville honors youth All-Star teams; swears in 2025–26 youth court judges
Summary
At the Sept. 4 council meeting Kaysville recognized local All-Star tournament winners and sworn in 21 youth court judges; longtime youth court adviser Kim Smith announced her retirement and introduced new advisers.
Kaysville City Council on Sept. 4 presented trophies to local participants in the Northern Utah All-Star Tournament and administered the membership oath to new Kaysville Youth Court judges for the 2025–26 term.
Council members and staff recognized teams that played most tournament games in Kaysville in July, including divisions that finished first after pool play and double-elimination brackets. Parks and recreation staff and tournament volunteers said the event ran games at Barnes Park, Ellison, Oak Forest and in neighboring Farmington; staff reported more than 42 teams competed across boys’ and girls’ age divisions. Coach Zach Olsen and the coaches of the city’s third- and fourth-grade and fifth- and sixth-grade teams were acknowledged; one Kaysville team advanced through the losers bracket and won two games on the final night to claim its division title.
Later in the meeting the council introduced Kim Smith, the Kaysville Youth Court adviser, who said she is stepping down after roughly 25 years with the program. Smith told the council the program has generated substantial community service and participation: she cited more than 13,000 community service hours, more than 1,045 cases and roughly 440 youth judges over her tenure.
Kim Smith introduced Natalie Clemons and Randy Von Bozzi as the incoming program leads. Clemons, who said she served on Kaysville Youth Court as a high-school student, described youth court as a restorative program through which young people who have committed minor offenses can receive a second chance by completing community-service and mentoring-based remedies administered by youth peers. Clemons said the program not only helps participants avoid more formal consequences but also teaches leadership skills to the youth who serve on the bench.
Randy Von Bozzi read the names of 21 youth court judges who completed the application process. The mayor administered the Kaysville Youth Court membership oath and formally appointed the youths as official members for the 2025–26 term; the council and mayor posed for photographs with the judges and the All-Star teams.
Council members thanked the volunteers, coaches and police liaisons who support the program, and encouraged the newly sworn judges to uphold confidentiality and model ethical conduct in their duties.
