The 15th annual SHYNE Awards

THE SHYNE AWARDS—NOW IN ITS 15TH YEAR. THIS YEAR’S EVENT WAS HELD AT THE PITTSBURGH PLAYHOUSE. (PHOTOS BY MARLON MARTIN) Time flies when you’re working hard and having fun. It’s now year 15 for the SHYNE Awards, which celebrates the positive accomplishments of young people ages 13-24 in Pittsburgh. This year’s event was held, Aug. 4, at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Among the awardees were Alyse Fowlks (Illumination Business), Kayla Bowser (Academics Honoree), Maurice Trent (Entrepreneurship Honoree), Anton Smith (Service in Ministry Honoree), Jordan Gamret, Aaron Marts, Kaitlin Hall, Elizabeth Presson and MaKayla Drye (Young Adult Group Honorees with teacher Laura Thomson), Cecil Price III (Leadership Honoree), Jason Garland III (Financial Literacy Honoree), Raymond Porter III (Performing Arts Honoree), and Cornell Jones III (STEM Honoree). Judge Kim Berkeley Clark received the Gwendolyn J. Elliott Lifetime Achievement Award, Josh Fleitman of CeaseFire PA won The Movement Award, and Ellen Eyth was Teacher of the Year. ALYSE FOWLKS (SEE MORE PHOTOS AT NEWPITTSBURGHCOURIER.COM, SEARCH “TOP STORIES”) KAYLA BOWSER JASON GARLAND III The post The 15th annual SHYNE Awards appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.