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Alumni in Action Update
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Aneka Billings Wins State Award
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 Aneka Billings, a member of the TSF National Youth Advisory Council, has been named the Youth of the Year for Mississippi by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA).
She received this honor recently at the Mississippi Area Council in Jackson. In addition to winning this title, Billings also will receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Reader’s Digest Foundation. She is among hundreds of Youth of the Year winners across the country recognized by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) for her sound character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to the community.
Being named Youth of the Year is the highest honor a Boys & Girls Club of the Gulf Coast youth can receive. The title recognizes outstanding contributions to a youth’s family, school, community and Boys & Girls Club, as well as personal challenges and obstacles overcome. This program was founded more than 60 years ago through the generosity of the Reader’s Digest Foundation.
“Over the years I have watched Aneka become a confident, giving young lady who is an exemplary role model for all youth. She willingly gives of her time, talents and abilities to her community, her church, her club and her family,” Greg Gipson, director of operations for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast, said in a press release. “We are proud of her and her accomplishments and are excited about her future.”
Billings is a senior at Ocean Springs High School, where she is a member of the National Honor Society, an honor student and a member of the band. She carries a 3.912 grade point average and plans to attend Alabama A & M upon her graduation. She aspires to be a magazine editor. Billings is one of four students selected to the Gulf Coast Youth Leadership Council.
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