Nominate A Brookline Teen For the 11th Brookline Youth Awards

The Brookline Youth Awards will be celebrating its eleventh year this April. For the last 10 years, the event has honored more than 600 students, screening approximately 145 student video interviews at the Coolidge. The Youth Awards have also recognized 26 adults over the years who have inspired young people, as well as their community, either in their roles as parents, business leaders, or social justice advocates.

The Brookline Youth Awards is an opportunity for Brookline residents to hear about the character, challenges, and dreams of its young people and adults dedicated to their success through the power and intimacy of video interviews. The Brookline Youth Awards is open to all students between the ages of 13 and 19 who live in or go to school in Brookline. This awards event recognizes that each of us is embarked on our own journey, and we must hurdle our own unique set of challenges.

Anyone in the community who would like to submit a nomination is asked to write an essay about a student who is worthy of emulation. There is no specific set of criteria for receiving an award. There are also no barriers to be eligible for an award other than the recipient must either live in or go to school in Brookline.

Past recipients have been recognized for their outstanding in-school and out-of-school achievements, courage overcoming adversity or helping others do the same, displaying exceptional kindness, character, and generosity of spirit.

Click here for the Youth Awards Nomination Form.

Last June, the event recognized 84 students and six outstanding adults. Saya Ameli Hajebi became the 2020 Brookline Youth of the Year. At the event, Misti and Sean Jaynes received the fourth Suriel Guerrero Parent of the Year Awar. The women of the Studio were honored with the 7th Ethel Weill Service Award, and Bobbie Knable became the 9th recipient of the Roger Grande Social Justice Award.

Due to the pandemic, the 2020 Brookline Youth Awards video was published on BrooklineHub.com, and the 2020 Brookline Youth of the Year Show was seen on all Brookline Interactive Group Channels and BrooklineHub.com. We hope to be back at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, the true home of this event as soon as possible.

The Brookline Youth Awards is founded and hosted by BrooklineHub.com. Principal Sponsors include The Town of Brookline, Brookline Community Foundation, Brookline Bank, Foundation To Be Named Later, The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation, ADW Video Productions, and the Coolidge Corner Theatre.

BrooklineHub.com is a 501C3 non-profit dedicated to reporting and commenting on life, culture, and community in Brookline. As part of our mission, we advocate for non-profits vital in making this a better place to live, and by sponsoring and supporting events that promote community-building. We hold the belief that as a community, we should foster the well-being of all, remaining mindful of our young people, seniors, and underprivileged.