By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Sadye Patterson, the Hutchinson Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year, is preparing for this week's state competition.
"It will be again this year by Zoom," said Skip Wilson with the Boys and Girls Club. "Tuesday, they are going to have all the candidates around the state get together for a trivia contest. Then on Wednesday, they'll actually have the competition of the interview and the speech."
Patterson is looking forward to the opportunity.
"I'm really excited," Patterson said. "I'm glad I will have this opportunity to share my story of how the Boys and Girls Club has helped me and just what the Boys and Girls Club is all about."
Patterson has helped the Boys and Girls Club figure out how best to serve older kids during the pandemic.
"When we were talking about going full online, a lot of kids were worried about not having wifi at home and how they were going to get on their classes and Zooms and everything," Patterson said. "I voiced those needs to my dad and then the teen director Miss Gray and we came up with Stronger Together Power Hour just for high school."
Students were able to go to The Mine at 111 North Walnut, Suite B and work on homework or join Zoom meetings for class. The winner of the state competition will go on to the regional level and have a chance to become the National Youth of the Year if they continue to advance.