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COMMENTARY: She showed up for 13 years and so did her community.

When I spoke with Ava Walkingstick, Youth of the Year Nominee, her Cherokee Youth Center Manager, and the chief executive officer of the Boys & Girls Club of the Tar Heel Region, I expected to hear a success story. What I heard was something deeper — a testament to what happens when a community refuses to leave its young people behind.
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The Cherokee One Feather broke the news on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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