CAFB youth named state’s MYoY

COLUMBUS AFB, Miss. - Columbus AFB’s own Youth of the Year, NaTerika Shellman, has also been selected as Mississippi's Military Youth of the Year (MYoY) during competition March 8. The three-day state MYoY competition pitted youth from Keesler AFB and Naval Air Station Meridian. Shellman received more than $5,000 in scholarships and will go to compete at the Boys and Girls Club of America’s Southeast Regional in Atlanta on June 18. She is the daughter of Stanley and Natarsha Shellman, and a student at Caledonia (Miss.) High School. “She loves to give service before others,” said her mother, the chief of resource management for the 14th Force Support Squadron. Established in 1947, Youth of the Year is the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s premier recognition program for youth ages of 14-18. MYoY is a distinct component of the BGCA’s YoY program and introduced in 2013 to recognize outstanding teens served by BGCA-affiliated youth centers on military installations. (Source: CAFB 04/12/19)