Amanda Markus, 16, holds the plaque presented to her by Gov. Matt Mead March 5 upon her being named Wyoming Military Youth of the Year by the Wyoming State Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs. Markus was honored during a luncheon in the Cheyenne Holiday Inn and now goes on to compete at the regional level against military youths from other states. Her father is Jeff Markus, a civilian with the 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron on F. E. Warren Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)