2026 Alabama Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year- Evie Ragan-Scott
Please join us in celebrating the 2026 Alabama Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year, Evie Ragan-Scott!
For the past ten years, Evie has been an incredible part of our Club, growing into a confident leader, mentor, and role model. She has enthusiastically participated in STEM as both a mentee and mentor, competed in Jr. Chef, and found a true passion for performing through show choir and theater.
Evie’s love for the arts has earned her impressive recognition, including the Alabama Youth Theatre Experience All-Star Award and the National Youth Theatre Experience All-Star Award. She has also placed in multiple competitive categories, showcasing her talent, creativity, and dedication to performance.
Now a sophomore at Ariton High School, Evie continues to lead by example. She has served as a Chapter Officer for four years and currently holds the role of 2025–2026 Alabama FFA South District Sentinel. Combining her leadership skills with her passion for agriculture, Evie created and taught her own class, Supervised Agricultural Experience, where she guided younger members through hands-on activities like making homemade butter and invited local farmers to share real-world insights about the importance of agriculture.
Evie aspires to become an agricultural lobbyist, motivated by her passion for advocacy and inspired by leaders who work to create meaningful change. In every space she enters, whether academic, artistic, or leadership-focused, Evie consistently strives to give her very best.
We are incredibly proud of Evie and honored to celebrate her achievements. Congratulations, Evie!
A HUGE shoutout to All In Credit Union for sponsoring Evie! Their generous sponsorship helped send Evie to Atlanta to represent Alabama at the Southeast Regional Youth of the Year competition. Thank you for believing in our youth and helping make opportunities like this possible. Your investment in our young people is making a difference, and we are incredibly grateful for your continued partnership and support.
Hear her interview on WTVY here: https://www.wtvy.com/video/2026/03/30/talking-boys-girls-club-alabama-state-youth-year/
THANK YOU!
A huge THANK YOU to the Southeast Alabama Community Foundation for investing in the future of our youth through your generous support of our Early Explorers Learning Lab!
We were able to create a vibrant, hands-on learning environment designed specifically for our youngest members. The Lab features spaces for imaginative play, building and problem-solving, sensory exploration, dramatic play, and quiet learning opportunities that encourage creativity, curiosity, and growth. Launched as part of our summer programming, the Early Explorers Learning Lab has quickly become one of the most popular spaces in the Club!!
THANK YOU!
We were honored to receive a donation this morning from Jay Jackson with the Southern Outlaw Dragboat Association from the Thunder on Tholocco Gary Tibbetts Memorial held on May 23rd.
Gary Tibbetts spent many years serving on the Boys & Girls Club Board and cared deeply about this Club and the kids here. Seeing people continue to honor his name and legacy in this way means a lot to all of us.
Thank you to everyone who helped make the event happen and supported the cause:
Ozark Health & Fitness – Mike Brauer
Hughes Construction Services
Road Mart Tire
Southern Installations Cabinets
Jay & Caroline Jackson
We truly appreciate your support of our Club and the kids we serve each day.
THANK YOU Wiregrass Foundation & United Way
We were completely SURPRISED at Rotary by the Wiregrass United Way Prize Patrol!
We were awarded funds to help repave the Teen Center parking lot AND provided funds for cafeteria tables for our food program so our kids have a place to eat when weather keeps us indoors.
We are so incredibly grateful to the Wiregrass Foundation & Wiregrass United Way! Great futures don’t happen by accident… they happen because of community partners like YOU!
THANK YOU for believing in our kids and in our mission!
We love SHORT!
Ms. Savannah and SHORT spent time with our members reading a story about one of SHORT's exciting adventures and reminding everyone just how fun reading can be. We hope to inspire our members to keep turning pages all summer long!
To encourage a love of literacy, reading logs will be handed out each week. Members can turn their completed logs in to Ms. Taivia or Ms. Stacy. At the end of the summer, the member who turns in the most reading logs will receive a HUGE prize basket from SHORT to celebrate all of their hard work and dedication to reading!
We can't wait to see our members make this a summer full of fun, learning, and literacy. Happy reading!
Steve Trash Visits Again!
Our members had a blast with PBS's Steve Trash as he combined magic, science, and environmental education into one unforgettable show. Through laughter, amazing tricks, and hands-on learning, members discovered the importance of recycling and how small actions can make a big difference for our planet.
A huge thank you to Steve Trash for inspiring curiosity, creativity, and environmental responsibility in such a fun and engaging way.
Youth of the Month
Congratulations to our May Youth of the Month, Aurora and Ezekiel!
Both have shown outstanding behavior and kindness towards others, setting a wonderful example for their peers. We are so proud of them and the positive impact they bring to our Club.
Keep up the great work, Aurora and Ezekiel!
Produce & Honey Coming Your Way!
BEE-ware this summer for fresh produce and honey. A couple of students in the Beekeeping program got the chance to finally explore their Bees. They gave this hive a much needed upgrade into its new hive box! Thank you Wiregrass Foundation for making this possible!
Big dreams. Big impact. Big story.
Our Club members created and published A Little Love, a book that follows Savannah’s journey from growing up in the Boys & Girls Club to becoming the 2025 Alabama Youth of the Year and using her platform to inspire others across the state.
This book is more than a story...it’s a reminder of what happens when kids are given a place to belong, grow, and lead.
Here Savannah Share about her story here: https://www.wtvy.com/video/2026/04/16/news4-morning-mingle-boys-girls-club/
Support our young authors and grab your copy here: https://portal.studentreasures.com/shopping/ordercopies
Use Code: 8511335
Upcoming Dates
Friday, June 19- CLUB CLOSED
Week of June 22-26 BGC Week (Be on the look out for more information)
Week of June 22-26- Pleasant Grove VBS
Thursday, July 2- Red, White & Blue Day
(more info coming)
Please visit the Summer Tab for more Summer information.