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Kannapolis Youth Council honors grads, elects new officers

From staff reports
May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026 Updated 11 hrs ago
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Kannapolis Youth Council Officers — The incoming 2026-27 Youth Council Officers are Ella Love (co-chair), Matias Guerra (co-chair), Anish Subramanian (secretary), Paisley Martinez (community service), Mia Torres (vice chair), Laura Castillo De La Cruz (social events), Ansika Sirigireddy (historian), Rishi Baggam (marketing), and Ben Vermeire (historian).
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The Kannapolis Youth Council recently celebrated its graduating seniors and recognized its new 2026-27 officers and members.

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Kannapolis Youth Council graduates — The 2026 graduating seniors for the Kannapolis Youth Council are: Top row, Brayden Burgess, Gavin Murfitt, Madison Wallace and Andrare Wallace, and bottom row, Ashley Vega, Emmy Watkins, Ella Ortiz, Amelia Caskey, Aiyana Rattliff and Zander Atwell. Not pictured are LeNay Turnage and Shrij Choski.
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Kannapolis Youth Council — The outgoing 2025-26 Youth Council officers are Emmy Watkins (co-chair), Ashley Vega (co-chair), Angel Ortiz (vice chair), Mia Torres (secretary), Aymar Alonzo (community service), Teesha Muldiar (marketing), Paisley Martinez (historian), Akshara Gurudu (historian), and Zander Atwell (social events).
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New member of Kannapolis Youth Council — The newly inducted 2026-27 Youth Council members are Aiden Wallace, Carter Stavenger, Erica Cedillos, Gabrielle Coleman, Justin Torres, Kimberly Rangel, Lohitya Vinnakota, Matthew Goodman, Piper Lawrence, Reva Dabade, Saanvi Renikunta, Sanaiah Wade, Sara Acosta and Yasmin Berrospe.
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