Class Notes: San Mateo County high school students participate in at Youth of the Year
San Mateo County high school students participated and were honored in at Youth of the Year, an annual Boys & Girls Clubs leadership program. This year’s finalist was Jesus, pictured with a raised fist, who earned the Youth of the Year title. Jesus stands with, photographed left to right, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula CEO Jenny Obiaya, selection panelists Dylan Field and Stacy Brown-Philpot; fellow Youth of the Year finalists Samantha, Chris, Sileih and Dimas; and selection panelists Sarah Guo, Mekhi Blackmon and Bret Taylor.
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