Youth Leadership Edmond
Download the 2012-2013 Youth Leadership Application here!
Program Sponsor –
The Youth Leadership Edmond program was created seven years ago by the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce to motivate and equip High School Juniors with leadership skills through activities and interaction with community leaders.
What is Youth Leadership Edmond?
Youth Leadership Edmond is designed to enable high school juniors the opportunity to enhance their leadership skills, gain a broader perspective of the issues in their city and take an active role in improving their community by introducing them to volunteer opportunities.
Objectives for Youth Leadership Edmond:
- Present action-oriented, in-depth programs to acquaint students with community issues, needs, and resources.
- Provide and encourage interaction between students, business and community leaders and decision makers.
- Build awareness of the community’s positive aspects as well as issues the community faces to encourage voluntary participation in community affairs and activities.
- Create the opportunity for students to make a difference in their schools and their community by using and sharing their leadership skills.
- Provide opportunities for students from different areas to get to know one another.
- Class participants learn from a wide variety of speakers who are experts in their fields, as well as take tours of a wide variety of community, government, business and non-profit organizations. Topics of learning and discussion focus on important issues relevant to the Edmond area. The program is not just learning by listening to experts, students receive first-hand experience by interacting with local leaders.
How can students become involved
High School Juniors who reside in the Edmond city limits and/or the Edmond Public School District and attend Edmond Public Schools, Deer Creek (Edmond residents only), private schools, or who are home schooled, and possess at least a 3.0 G.P.A. are eligible to apply.
Interested students should:
- Demonstrate leadership or leadership potential in family, community, and/or school activities and show desire to develop additional leadership skills.
- Express an interest in furthering their knowledge of the Edmond community.
- Commit to full participation in Youth Leadership Edmond.
Program Requirements
Before applying, please note that full participation is required
in order to benefit fully from this experience. Please make sure that you do not have unavoidable conflicts by comparing your schedule with the session dates before you apply. If you find that you will be unable to make ALL sessions, please do not apply.
Selected students will be responsible for their own transportation needs to and from each session. Transportation during the sessions will be provided by the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce and Edmond Public Schools.
Application and Selection Process
Eligibility
High School Juniors who:
- Attend Edmond public or private schools, are home schooled or attend Deer Creek Schools and/or live within either the Edmond city limits or the Edmond Public School District
- Hold a minimum GPA of 3.0 (Students with a GPA lower than 3.0 need not apply.)
- Demonstrate leadership or leadership potential in family, community or school activities and show a desire to develop additional leadership skills.
- Express an interest in furthering their knowledge of the Edmond community.
- Commit to full participation in Youth Leadership Edmond.
Selection is a two step process. The first step is a written
application reviewed by the Youth Leadership Edmond selection panel. The second step is an in-person interview. Final selection is based upon the information provided on the written application and the interview.
Applications are available for pick-up in your counselor’s office on the first day of the fall class.
NOTE: Because of limited class size and our commitment to participant diversity, it will not be possible to accept all qualified applicants
Contact Sarah Landrum – slandrum@edmondchamber.com for more information.
