Last night, City Scholars hosted its annual Youth Hero Awards dinner at the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles. Youth Hero Awards nominees are selected based on academic achievement, community service, and youth leadership by various after-school youth development organizations in LA. City Scholars then selects one winner in each of three age groups: 10-12, 13-15, and 16-18. America SCORES LA nominated senior Mireya for the 16-18 age group. Being chosen as a finalist over the summer, Mireya attended the awards ceremony with family members and Dre, David, Alex and Dana from America SCORES LA. And out of the 6,323 students participating in after-school programs in Los Angeles, she was chosen as the winner from her age group.
Mireya has been an active participant in America SCORES LA since she was in fourth grade. She continues to participate in alumni events, and has given back over 100 hours as a volunteer to the new generation of poet-athletes. In addition to her dedication to the SCORES program, she has run in four marathons through the organization Students Run LA, plays for her high school varsity soccer team, is a youth leader in the Neighborhood Youth Association, and was a Yahoo! Junior Journalist.
Congratulations to Mireya for all of her achievements!
About City Scholars: 'Established in 1993, City Scholars Foundation trains, coaches and inspires non-profit neighborhood after-school program leaders to transform the lives of thousands of inner-city youth, helping them become inner-"City Scholars," prepared for college, career and community leadership.'
from www.cityscholars.org
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