OLCHS Sophomore Honored As Boys And Girls Club 'Youth Of The Year'

OAK LAWN, IL — Oak Lawn Community High School sophomore Sammantha Carmolinga was named The Youth of the Year for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago. Sammantha is a club member from the True Value Boys & Girls Club which is in the heart of the Little Village Community.

The Youth of the Year is a premier leadership and recognition effort to foster a new generation of leaders, fully prepared to live and lead in a diverse, global and integrated world economy. Sammantha now heads (virtually) to the State level competition which is on the road map to get to the National competition.

“I am honored to represent the Boys And Girls Club of Chicago," Samantha said. “Use your struggles as motivation to be better and not as an excuse to be less.”

Dr. Jeana Lietz, principal of Oak Lawn Community High School also expressed her Spartan pride in the sophomore.

“Sammantha’s work in the community and in her academics is a perfect example of what we talk about with our Spartan PRIDE' acronym: Personal Responsibility, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence," Lietz said. "We are amazed by her accomplishments and proud to call her a Spartan.”

This press release was produced by Oak Lawn Community High School. The views expressed here are the author’s own.