Youth of the Year has become America’s premier leadership and recognition program for teen Club Members. This nationally recognized program has a real impact on developing great futures for young people. Through an application and interview process, “Youth of the Year” candidates are selected by a local panel of esteemed judges based on leadership qualities, service to the community, academic achievement, letters of recommendation, obstacles overcome, written essays, poise, and public speaking.
Each of our six Clubhouses select Boy and Girl Youth of the Year Winners annually and we award scholarships to assist them in their academic pursuits. One candidate each year is identified by a panel of judges to represent the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson in the State of Arizona Competition in Phoenix in March. Our 2020 “Mark Irvin City of Tucson” Youth of the Year is Jasimiair Roebuck.
Jasimiair Roebuck
Steve Daru Clubhouse
Congratulations Jasimiair! Jasimiair is the 2020 “Mark Irvin City of Tucson” Youth of the Year winner from the Steve Daru Clubhouse.
Jasimiair, a senior at Tucson High School, has been a long-time member of Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson and a member of Steve Daru Clubhouse for the last three years. In addition to being Keystone Club president, Jasimiair has actively participated in numerous programs including Stay Smart, Cooking with Coach and Career Launch. She is also interning with her Clubhouse, through a partnership with Goodwill of Southern Arizona. Jasimiair is always willing to lend a hand at the Clubhouse, be a positive role model, mentor to her peers and younger youth, and represent BGCT at events throughout the community. She is on track to graduate with a 3.4 GPA and looks forward to attending Northern Arizona University in the fall of 2020 to pursue a career in Criminal Justice.
2019 Destiny Delgado
2018 Bahati Jackson
2017 Karla Figueroa Leon
2016 Paola Bustamante
2015 Goel Ellis
2014 David Johnson
2013 Goel Ellis
2012 Anthony Wimberly
2011 Arreana Robles
2010 Juliet Yardy
2009 Mark (TJ) Quijada
2008 Tessa Kozlowski
2007 Samantha Bossert
2006 Tessa Kozlowski
2005 Kevin Bennett
2004 Ramon Moran
2003 George Yslava
2002 Kristina Ruiz
2001 Leticia Moran
2000 Ramon Ahumada
1999 Ramon Ahumada
1998 Joseph “Nique” Guerrero
1997 Jaime Guerro
1996 Yvonne Rodriguez
1995 Vila Sisamout
1994 Vila Sisamout
1993 Maria Arevalo
1992 Julie Merten-Voskuil
1991 Maria Arevalo
1990 George Schmid
1989 Kurtisha Flannigan
1988 Keisha Flannigan
1987 Chieva Bush
1986 Jose Leon
1985 Albert Madril