{"id":46442,"date":"2025-04-29T16:51:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T20:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/?p=46442"},"modified":"2025-04-29T16:51:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T20:51:51","slug":"jelix-serrano-named-boys-girls-clubs-of-puerto-rico-youth-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/en\/jelix-serrano-named-boys-girls-clubs-of-puerto-rico-youth-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Jelix Serrano named Boys &#038; Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico Youth of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Jelix Serrano named Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico Youth of the Year&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:36px|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745959898487{margin-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The Arecibo Club member received a $9,000 scholarship and will represent the island at the Northeast regional competition.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico (BGCPR) has named Jelix M. Serrano as its 2025 Youth of the Year, recognizing her academic excellence, community service and future aspirations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Serrano, a longtime member of the Arecibo Club and a high school junior dually enrolled at the University of Puerto Rico\u2019s Arecibo campus, received a $9,000 scholarship to support her education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Club gave me the tools and experiences I needed to strengthen my self-esteem, excel academically and develop leadership skills with a focus on helping others,\u201d Serrano said during her acceptance speech.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read the complete article by NIMB: <a href=\"https:\/\/newsismybusiness.com\/jelix-serrano-named-boys-girls-clubs-of-puerto-rico-youth-of-the-year\/\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Jelix Serrano named Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico Youth of the Year&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:36px|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745959898487{margin-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] The Arecibo Club member received a $9,000 scholarship and will represent the island at the Northeast regional competition. Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico (BGCPR) has named Jelix M. Serrano as its 2025 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/en\/jelix-serrano-named-boys-girls-clubs-of-puerto-rico-youth-of-the-year\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jelix Serrano named Boys &#038; Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico Youth of the Year<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":46443,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[83,62],"tags":[87,74],"class_list":["post-46442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mediacoverage","category-news","tag-mediacoverage","tag-news"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jelix-M.-Serrano-Boys-Girls-Club-820x394-1.jpg",820,394,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jelix-M.-Serrano-Boys-Girls-Club-820x394-1.jpg",820,394,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jelix-M.-Serrano-Boys-Girls-Club-820x394-1.jpg",820,394,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jelix-M.-Serrano-Boys-Girls-Club-820x394-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jelix-M.-Serrano-Boys-Girls-Club-820x394-1-300x144.jpg",300,144,true],"large":["https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jelix-M.-Serrano-Boys-Girls-Club-820x394-1.jpg",660,317,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jelix-M.-Serrano-Boys-Girls-Club-820x394-1.jpg",820,394,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jelix-M.-Serrano-Boys-Girls-Club-820x394-1.jpg",820,394,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jelix-M.-Serrano-Boys-Girls-Club-820x394-1.jpg",820,394,false],"awb_sm":["https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jelix-M.-Serrano-Boys-Girls-Club-820x394-1-500x240.jpg",500,240,true],"awb_md":["https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jelix-M.-Serrano-Boys-Girls-Club-820x394-1-800x384.jpg",800,384,true],"awb_lg":["https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jelix-M.-Serrano-Boys-Girls-Club-820x394-1.jpg",820,394,false],"awb_xl":["https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jelix-M.-Serrano-Boys-Girls-Club-820x394-1.jpg",820,394,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Isael Vazquez","author_link":"https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/en\/author\/isael-vazquez\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/en\/category\/mediacoverage\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Media Coverage<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bgcpr.org\/en\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Jelix Serrano named Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico Youth of the Year&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:36px|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745959898487{margin-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] The Arecibo Club member received a $9,000 scholarship and will represent the island at the Northeast regional competition. 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