Shayne Berg sings the Mariah Carey song “Emotions” on Wednesday as Oren Stevens cheers prior to the start of the Celebratory March at Tree Street Youth in Lewiston. Berg, a 9-year-old fifth grader at Montello Elementary School, has been coming to Tree Street Youth since he was 4. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

usuf Abdi, center, and Chad Gray, right, lead the Tree Street Youth Celebratory March on Wednesday through downtown Lewiston. The celebration marks the end of school for the youth who visit the center, Tree Street Youth Executive Director Julia Sleeper-Whiting said. The annual march started when the pandemic prevented gatherings. “We had so much fun that we now do it every year,” she said. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Flor Amaya-Soto, right, serves food Wednesday before the Celebratory March at Tree Street Youth in Lewiston. “We have food from all over the world,” Tree Street Youth Executive Director Julia Sleeper-Whiting. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

aula Marcus Platz hands out a Fusion shirt Wednesday before the start of the Celebratory March at Tree Street Youth in Lewiston. Tree Street Youth picks a theme each year and Fusion is the theme for 2024. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Tree Street Youth Executive Director Julia Sleeper-Whiting welcomes guests to the end of the school year celebration Wednesday at the center in Lewiston. Sleeper-Whiting began Tree Street Youth after working with downtown youth while she was a student at Bates College in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

The Tree Street Youth Celebratory March makes its way Wednesday through downtown Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Youth listen to 9-year-old Shayne Berg sing the Mariah Carey song “Emotions” on Wednesday before the start of the Celebratory March at Tree Street Youth in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Miguel Pacheco crosses Lisbon Street on stilts Wednesday during the Tree Street Youth Celebratory March through downtown Lewiston. The celebration marks the end of school for the youth who visit the center, Executive Director Julia Sleeper-Whiting said. The annual march started when the pandemic prevented gatherings. “We had so much fun that we now do it every year,” Sleeper-Whiting said. Pacheco graduated from Bates College in Lewiston earlier this spring. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal