Exchange Club of Fresno's YOUTH OF THE YEAR AWARD

One of the most popular of Exchange's youth projects, the Youth of the Year Award, recognizes industrious high school students who attain high levels of scholastic achievement, community involvement and leadership. This proven program not only rewards outstanding young people, but also provides an incentive for other youngsters to strive for equally high levels of achievement.

In the Fresno Area, the Exchange Club of Fresno is responsible for recognizing the outstanding young ladies from the various high schools in the immediate Fresno area, while the North Fresno Exchange Club recognizes the young men from the various high schools. The Clovis Exchange Club recognizes both male and female senior students from the high schools in the Clovis school district.

The Exchange Club of Fresno honors each of the selected girls from each high school on a weekly basis at the start of each year. From amongst the participants, and based on a scoring system provided by the National Exchange Club, a Youth of the Year is selected and honored, along with the other honorees, at the Youth of the Year Banquet. Please see the schedule that follows. Then, the club's Youth of the Year advances to district competition, and ultimately, an opportunity to vie for the prestigious National Youth of the Year Award.

While the recipients are selected by faculty, the Exchange Club is responsible for providing the awards and promoting the program in the community.

Date	School	Host	Sponsor	Honoree
Jan 10	Edison Hoover	Pete Hauck Dick Arnold	Chelsea Wilson Greg Boden	Jenny Rempel Rocio Flores
Jan 17	Bullard S.J. Memorial	Karen Griffin Ron Johnson	Susen Swensen Lisa Cameron	Selena Farnesi Carly Cameron
Jan 24	Fresno Christian Sunnyside	Marvin Arnold Dave Brown	John Endicott Dianna Rodriquez	Brittany Lauber Evelyn Moua
Jan 31	Duncan Poly McLane	Dr. Phil Walker Barbara Mendes	Jonie Di Filippo Ann Woods	Seng Vang Vanessa Vasquez
Feb 7	University High Fresno High Roosevelt	Dick Arnold Dr. Malcolm Masten Tom Wright	Kim Patterson Shiela Uriarte Mike Heinz	Caitlin Carroll Martha Tsutysui Katherine Davis
Feb 14	BANQUET-7:00 pm	Dr. Bill Booth

Keynote speaker Dr. Luz Gonzales, Division Dean at California State University, Fresno, and host Dr. Harold Best.
Master of Ceremonies Bob Armer and Youth of the Year winner Selena Farnesi.
Front row left to right: Evelyn Moua, Vanessa Vasquez and Seng Vang. Back row left to right: Katherine Davis, Rocio Flores, Jenny Rempel, Selena Farnesi, Carly Cameron, Brittany Lauber, Martha Tsutsui, and Caitlin Carroll.

Youth of the Year 2008

Banquet Highlights