not sure about the law where u are, but i know here in australia, and i assume it should be the same for where you are, if you are under 18, you will not have a criminal record as you are juvenile, and the slate is wiped clean when you turn 18 so to speak, unless it was something hard like murder, haha, but for criminal damage (and i assume it wasnt anything too bad), you should be right. i can almost defenitley say that you will have no record of this crime at all if there were no charges and you were 16,a nd the crime was nothing too serious. so i think you wont have to worry bout it!
good luck!
KMH