Parker County Today March 2018 | Page 26

our people: TOP GenZers IN PC Young Parker County — Top 10 U 20 nder ~ The Horizon Awards ~ By MARSHA BROWN, MISTY BROWNING, CRYSTAL BROWN, SHANNON MARTINDALE, MELISSA MOORMAN AND MEL RHODES 24 Are you getting tired of hearing the constant bashing of the Millennial Generation? Sure, they’re not a horde of perfection, but compare them to Gen Ys, or the Babyboomers, and they’re a pretty impressive group. PCT set out to recognize the most impressive 10 young people in our county, under the age of 20. To do this, we sent out query letters to area schools (both public and private), charities and other organizations that work with young people and asked them to tell us about the best of the best. Similar to our experience last year, we received an overwhelming response and like last year, narrowing the top “Under 20s” was no small task. We had hundreds of extraordinary young people nominated. With much anguish, we and our community partners managed to pinpoint 10 truly remarkable Parker County young people, all under the age of 20.  We know you will enjoy meeting them. We certainly did.