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Teen uses painful past as a motivation to win Youth of the Year

East Hall High senior Charisma Cheeks, 18, reacts to winning the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hall County Youth of the Year award Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, during their annual banquet at the Fair Street Neighborhood Center. - photo by Scott Rogers

02072019 YOUTH 3.jpg — East Hall High senior Charisma Cheeks, 18, reacts to winning the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hall County Youth of the Year award Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, during their annual banquet at the Fair Street Neighborhood Center. - photo by Scott Rogers

On Wednesday, Feb. 6, Cheeks was announced as the 2019 Youth of the Year for the Boys & Girls Club of Lanier at the Fair Street Neighborhood Center in Gainesville.