Krista Frazier of Essex has been named Youth of the Year for 1994 by the Gateway Regional Council of Parents Without Partners.
Her mother, Dottie Frazier, is a member of the Cape SEMO Chapter of Parents Without Partners.
The award honors the recipient as the most successful in adjusting to life in a single parent family. The region includes St. Louis, Southeast Missouri and parts of Illinois.
Frazier, 16, is a junior on the honor roll at Richland High School. She is a member of the National Beta Club and the Quiz Bowl team.
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