10 Oct · Shauna VanderLinden · No Comments
“College is so different than high school. You could be in a class, like a lab, with 15-20 people or in a lecture hall with a couple hundred people,” explains Sierra White, UW freshman and BGCCW alumnus. “And if I can give you one piece of advice, don’t wait to do your homework. You can’t …
READ MORE28 Aug · Shauna VanderLinden · No Comments
Contributed by: Sara Beth Lyon, Cowboy Ethics Outreach Coordinator Bright and early the morning of July 20th, Sierra White, 2016-2017 Youth of the Year, and her chaperone Cowboy Ethics Outreach Coordinator, Sara Beth Lyon, left Casper for an adventure down south in Atlanta, Georgia. Upon arrival, staff from Boys & Girls Clubs of America greeted …
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A recent Casper high school graduate and Boys & Girls Club member will head to college this fall with scholarships totaling more than $100,000.00. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America announced that Sierra White will receive $50,000.00 in scholarship money through the BGCA Southwest Region Youth of the Year program. She had already earned …
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“I felt shocked and proud because I never saw myself in this position!” Sierra White wiped tears from her cheeks and struggled to keep her emotions in check. On February 13, 2017, Sierra was named the Wyoming State Youth of the Year. With just one semester left in high school, this senior no longer has …
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For Amber Bennett, the Boys & Girls Club is part of her life’s landscape. It’s where she discovered and refined her love and talent for art. Over the more than 10 years she has been a member, you could often find her in the Club’s art room, either working on her latest painting or …
READ MORE27 Sep · Shauna VanderLinden · No Comments
A young lady who wishes to give back all the help and joy she has been given has been named the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming’s Youth of the Year for 2016-17. A senior at Natrona County High School, Sierra White won a $5,000 Ruth R. Ellbogen Education Award, along with the chance …
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Introducing the 2016-17 Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming Youth of the Year finalists, Catherine Williams, Kaitlin Hudson, and Sierra White. These three dynamic young ladies will compete on Sunday, August 28 in front of a panel of judges. These teen Club members have been preparing an extensive packet which includes personal essays and …
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by Amber Bennett, Wyoming Youth of the Year June 19, 2016 That morning, when boarding the plane, I did not know what to think. All of the emotion and feeling that had been filling me these past few months had found itself clumped up in a small place in my gut. Excitement, yes, but also ...
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For the third year in a row, a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming has won the State Youth of the Year Competition. Amber Bennett, 16, was awarded the state title Tuesday, February 16 at a Legislative Dinner in Cheyenne. As the State winner, Amber receives a full scholarship to the …
READ MORE2 Mar · Shauna VanderLinden · No Comments
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming is proud to announce that Danny Villalobos has been named the State Youth of the Year. The 15 year old Club member competed in the state competition Feb. 18 in Cheyenne. He will go on to represent Wyoming in the regional competition in Texas in June. Established …
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