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ACMCYA 2018 Recognition of Commerce City Youth
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Summary and Background Information: The Adams County Mayors and Commissioners Youth Awards (ACMCYA) is a program that recognizes youth in grades 6 through 12 who have overcome personal adversity to create positive change in their lives. The award program provides business, community, and civic leaders an opportunity to actively demonstrate their belief in and support for the young people in our communities.
Award recipients are determined through a nomination and selection process. All nominees are recognized at the local level by individual jurisdictions. A selection committee comprised of representatives from the county and local jurisdictions screens all nominations and selects approximately 22 nominees to be recognized at a county-wide celebration in the spring each year.
Locally, all Commerce City nominees were recognized at a banquet on March 22, from 6-8 p.m. at Buffalo Run. Information about each nominee, along with recognition of those selected as finalists will be read at the 4/2/18 Council meeting. Because the City hosted the banquet on March 22, the nominees will not be required to attend the Council meeting (they will not be receiving certificates at the meeting). Finalists will be recognized at the county-wide celebration on Thursday, April 19, from 6-9 p.m.
This year's Commerce City nominees are:
Sophia DeFiore • (Sophia D-Fi-Or-E)
Sophia is a Sophomore at Prairie View High School where she is on the varsity cheerleading team and is in honors classes. Last year as a freshman she found herself in an awkward social situation with a majority of her peers at school that led to individuals targeting Sophia and her family. Through all of this she kept her head high, continued to get good grades, and made the varsity cheer team again. When you talk to Sophia you would never know this is something that she went through and is still going through. She always has a beautiful sm...
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