{"id":417268,"date":"2026-10-03T00:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T00:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/417268\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T00:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T00:14:07","slug":"port-st-lucie-teen-named-national-youth-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/417268\/","title":{"rendered":"Port St. Lucie teen named National Youth of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 A Port St. Lucie teenager has earned the highest honor awarded by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.<\/p>\n

Enrique Rosario Liz has been named the organization\u2019s 2026-27 National Youth of the Year, a recognition that celebrates outstanding leadership, academic achievement and service to others.<\/p>\n

The honor marks the latest milestone in a remarkable year for Rosario Liz. In April, he was named Florida Youth of the Year. Two months later,<\/a> he earned the title of Southeast Youth of the Year, advancing to the national level of competition.<\/p>\n

In July, Rosario Liz received another surprise when the Boys & Girls Clubs of America selected him to attend the FIFA World Cup final as a flag bearer. WPTV reporter Tyler Hatfield helped deliver<\/a> the exciting news during a special presentation.<\/p>\n

Now, Rosario Liz is being recognized on the national stage as a standout young leader who exemplifies dedication in the classroom, strong personal values and a commitment to serving his community.<\/p>\n

The National Youth of the Year program honors exceptional teens from Boys & Girls Clubs across the country who inspire others through their leadership, character and achievements.<\/p>\n

Rosario Liz’s journey from local club member to national honoree highlights the impact of mentorship, perseverance and community involvement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 A Port St. Lucie teenager has earned the highest honor awarded by the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":417269,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[165182,165183,165184,171,173,172,1402],"class_list":["post-417268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-boys-and-girls-clubs-of-america","tag-enrique-rosario-liz-of-port-st-lucie","tag-national-youth-of-the-year","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news","tag-st-lucie-county"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/417269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}