The St. Maarten Youth Council Association would like to congratulate the 11 awardees
who were nominated for the Sint Maarten Outstanding Youth Awards (SMOYA) which
took place on Saturday May 24 th at 7:00 pm at the Rupert I Maynard Community Center
in St. Peters.
The 11 finalist were nominated in five categories. The nominees were Ferley Valerio,
Rishi Pokhriyal, and Lenny Lara for the category of Academics, Azareah Bontiff, Anne
Kingma, and Jaylyn Martiens for the category of Sports, Joshua Alexander and Jeananena
Joseph for the category of Personal Improvement, Savannah Ortega for the category of
Culture, and Laneisha Webster and Dorian Pascal for the category of Music.
The five awardees who received top honors are Rishi Pokhriyal, Jaylyn Martiens,
Jeananena Joseph, Savannah Ortega and Dorian Pascal. The program included special
performances by Rishi Pokhriyal, Lenny Lara and Savannah Ortega.
The St. Maarten Youth Council Association wants to thank the finalists, their families
and supporters and the community for coming out to this esteemed event.
Our application for SMOYA Awards reopens on November 17 th 2025 and closes on
February 6 th 2026. If you wish to have more information, feel free to contact us by email
sxmyouthcouncil@gmail.com or symcaprojects@gmail.com.
