January 7, 2021 • Volume 35, No. 17
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Outstanding Youth Awards announced By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star
The Orléans Star is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s Orléans Outstanding Youth Awards. The youngest recipient is just five years old and the oldest is 18. The list includes a gifted pianist, an environmental activist, a recipient of the Bernard Grandmaître Youth Laureate Award, and a record breaking ringette player. The Orléans Outstanding Youth Awards were first launched in 2005 as a way to recognize the many accomplishments and selfless endeavours undertaken by young people in Orléans and the surrounding area. They were suspended in 2016 for logistical reasons and are being reinstated after a fouryear hiatus.
The awards are open to anyone 18 and under as of Sept. 1. They are unique in that there are no specific categories, instead individuals can be nominated for their achievements in a given area in a combination of areas. For instance, they may be doing well academically while engaging in other pursuits such as volunteering, environmentalism or music. The Orléans Star received 36 nominations in total. Each submission was individually vetted by a panel of six judges who were each asked to select their top 10 candidates. The lists were then collated and the 20 nominees with the most judges’ selections were chosen to receive the award. This year’s judges were retired Citizenship Court judge and children’s entertainer Suzanne CONTINUED ON PAGE 2