Oakville Youth Awards nominees announced: Celebrating Oakville’s inspiring youth
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Over 100 youth change-makers to be honoured May 7 for leadership, creativity and community impact
The Town of Oakville, in partnership with the Oakville Youth Action Committee (OYAC) and the Halton Muslim Youth Association, is proud to announce the nominees for the 2025 Oakville Youth Awards. More than 100 exceptional youth will be recognized for their meaningful and lasting contributions to the Oakville community.
This year’s celebration will take place on Wednesday, May 7, at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. Featuring live music, engaging presentations and inspiring stories, the event promises to be an unforgettable evening.
The awards ceremony will be live streamed for friends and family who are unable to attend in person. Each nominee will receive a certificate of recognition, and category winners—two in each age group across the six award categories—will be honoured on stage.
Congratulations to all of this year’s nominees:
Youth Emerging Leader Award
- Akshaj Kshirasagar
- Alan Peng
- Amia Fischer
- Catherine Ann Cindric
- Crawford Carson
- Haniyah Anver Sathic
- Hruday Chalumuri
- Ishaan Grotra
- Jawad Qourshah
- Juman Qourshah
- Kaitlyn Hou
- Leyan Elsayed
- Menna Gebril
- Meryana Al Mobayed
- Olivia Hunt
- Omar Elnably
- Rishi Kaul
- Sahithi Yalamanchli
- Samhita Pallapothu
- Sarina Wu
- Serena Khoury
- Seth Rafuse
- Silvana Garcia-Otero
- Teresa Tong
- Vihaan Chaudhary
- Vinisha Nangia
Youth Artist Award
- Adam Assaad
- Alen Fazlic
- Anvay Sanil
- Bella Luo
- Bonnie Luo
- Calvin Lee
- Cheng Sun
- Daniela Jarava
- Elina Yang
- Ishaan Grotra
- Joel Ortisi
- Kelly Bharrien
- Meicheng Wang
- Mia Faith Hanan
- Naomika Rohra
- Oliver (Zihuan) Xu
- Shelby Sajko
- Shuyan Chen
- Sophia Ran
- Taelyn Kaknevicius
- Victoria Lee
- Wendy Zheng
- Xiaoxuan (Elsa) Ren
Youth Involvement Award
- Aahaan Jain
- Alina Zhu
- Annie Li
- Christopher Waltho
- Elliott Dixon
- Faizan Mian
- Fares Elhelali
- Fiona Li
- Haniyah Anver Sathic
- Ibrahim Darwish
- Jacob Lei
- Jay Xu
- Joseph (Joey) Skupnik
- Joshan Chopra
- Joshua Waltho
- Kolina Kakan
- Leen Elbarasi
- Leo Saran
- Marcus Moschella
- Kayla Strike
- Omar Elnably
- Poppy King
- Qianying Li
- Rachel Liu
- Samhita Pallapothu
- Shaye Pickett
- Taelum Vergara
- Teresa (Zixuan) Tong
- Vama Mishra
- Vinisha Nangia
- Vivian Hill
- Youssef Elkady
Youth Sports Award
- Abigail Arnold
- Boyun Deng
- Caleb Zhang
- Charis Dooley
- Christian khoury
- Colin Delevante
- Hongze Shan
- Jason Liu
- Jessie XU
- Katherine Lu
- Keehani Singh
- Lucas Bi
- Maariyah Salahuddin
- Owen Pickett
- Ryan Dong
- Zichen Jia
Youth Environment Award
- Colin Delevante
- Dawn Li
- Suvi Kakan
- Taylor Denton
- Paige Denton
- Maggie Lentine
- Ellen Lentine
- Emelie Leclerqc
Youth STEM Award
- Anthony Efthimiadis
- Diya Shodhan
- Jacob Lei
- Saanvi Ganesh
- Saksham Goel
- Shiven Taneja
This event will cap off the town’s National Youth Week, celebrated annually from May 1-7. During this week, Oakville youth can participate in free activities, events, and learning opportunities.
For more information on the awards, visit the Oakville Youth Awards page or email oakvilleyouth@oakville.ca, and to learn more about Youth Week visit the Youth Week page.