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Teya Shearer, a junior at Ben-
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11-year member of the Regence
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been named Boys & Girls Clubs
of Portland Metro’s Youth of the
Year.
During the selection process,
a panel of judges heard speeches
from each of five Metro area youth
candidates, conducted one-on-one
interviews, and then announced
the winner last week at the Youth
of the Year Luncheon at Veteran’s
Memorial Coliseum.
“The Club has positively
shaped my life in so many ways.
They have always been a family
to me and the whole community,”
Shearer said.
Teya grew up in the New Co-
lumbia neighborhood and is ded-
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School, Charles Jordan Commu-
nity Center, and for her club. She
is also a member of the Women’s
Empowerment Club at Benson
High School. After high school,
Teya plans to attend Occidental
College to become a doctor.
Along with the title, Teya re-
ceived a $1,000 scholarship and
will continue on to represent the
Portland Metro Clubs at the Or-
egon State Boys & Girls Clubs
Youth of the Year competition in
March to be held in Portland.
Throughout the year, Port-
land-Area Clubs select a Youth of
the Month. From those selections,
a young person is chosen to rep-
resent their local club as Youth of
the Year.All four runners-up re-
ceived a $500 college scholarship.