Office on Youth Recognizes Garvis Huff Award Winners
By: Alisha Vines, Director, Orange County Office on Youth
The annual Garvis Huff Memorial Outstanding Youth and Youth Advocate awards were held on May 4, 2022 in the Orange County High School Auditorium. This ceremony is held each year in honor and memory of Garvis Huff, a charter member of the Orange County Youth Commission and a very active youth supporter. The awards symbolize the Youth Commission ’ s commitment to our youth and the encouragement of citizen involvement to make our community a better place for our young people. Each person nominated received a certificate in recognition of their ongoing efforts. 2022 marked the inaugural year for the Sharon Mohrmann Outstanding Elementary Student award, named in honor of Mrs. Mohrmann ’ s tireless efforts to give back to her students and the youth in our community. Winners were selected from four (4) age categories: third grade through fifth grade, sixth grade through eighth grade, ninth grade through 12th grade, and adult advocate (19 years or older). The Office on Youth and the Youth Commission would like to thank everyone who submitted nominations. Thirty - seven nominees were recognized across all four (4) divisions. This year ’ s nominees were:
Grades 3 - 5: Kaid Altman MaryKenna Carmody Savannah Hanley Shirley Marr
Grades 6 - 8: Joseph Adriani, Jr. Skylar Carpenter Caitlin Clay Eila Doane Claire Gomez Elise Hall Isaiah Hartley Keondre Hudgens
Grades 9 - 12: Mary Lyn Aylor Raniyah Bright Jackson Hamilton Takirah Johnson Jude Melton
Adult Advocate: Tammy Graves Jackie Lewis Jo - Anne McCausland Dani Rivera Dorothy Shepherd Lura Wharton
Solo Mthethwa Lillian Robinson Nia Robinson Simonette Scipio Caitlin Shiflett John Mason Vines, III Thomas Wiles
Delilah Labrum Amanti Lindsay Alyssa Miller
Dillon Mills Kloe Rossi Ynadis Sanchez - Romero Jeremiah Stinnie
Recipients of the 2022 Awards were: Grades 3 - 5: Savannah Hanley – Locust Grove Primary School Grades 6 - 8: Kenodre Hudgens – Prospect Heights Middle School Grades 9 - 12: Nia Robinson – Orange County High School Adult Advocate: Dorothy Shepherd
High school nominees receive their certificates and recognition onstage at the awards ceremony on May 4, 2022.
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