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Hillsborough County recognizes six students with Youth Excellence and Achievement Awards
Summary
At its Oct. 15 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners honored six middle- and high-school students with the 15th annual Youth Excellence and Achievement (YEA) Awards for leadership, community service and perseverance.
The Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 15 recognized six students with the Board of County Commissioners Youth Excellence and Achievement Awards, known as the YEA Awards. Katie, with Hillsborough County Communications and Digital Media, summarized the recognition and said this is the program's fifteenth year.
The awards honored students across categories including leadership, volunteer or community service, performing arts and success despite difficult odds. The program was described as intended to spotlight young people’s positive contributions to academics and community service.
The recognition took place as part of the board’s regular meeting agenda; no formal vote or funding action for the awards was reported in the meeting recap. The county's communications office said the presentation is part of its ongoing youth-engagement efforts.
