ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 In honor of Women\u2019s History Month this March, News 6 met a young lady who\u2019s already making history in her community with plans to break even more barriers in the future.<\/p>\n
Princesska Benjamin was recently named 2026 Youth of the Year for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Florida. She received the prestigious award during a half-time presentation at the Kia center during a recent Orlando Magic game on February 26.<\/p>\n
The award is the Boys and Girls Clubs\u2019 highest honor recognizing leadership, academic excellence and service.<\/p>\n
Princesska is a senior at Cypress Creek High School where she has a 3.86 GPA and serves as captain of both her flag football and weightlifting teams. She also mentors younger students as part of the Boys and Girls Clubs\u2019 Keystone program.<\/p>\n
Princesska credits other female staff members at the club for guiding her path.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve instilled values like confidence and initiative,\u201d said Princesska. \u201cBecoming the Keystone president here at the Taft branch, I wouldn\u2019t have done that if they didn\u2019t put faith in me and inspired me to be like, \u2018oh, yeah, you can do this. I believe in you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Princesska plans to attend Valencia College before transferring to UCF, where she hopes to become an athletic trainer.<\/p>\n
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