Leadership Sandy Springs starts youth leadership group

Leadership Sandy Springs has launched a youth organization for high school students who will be sophomores and juniors in the 2011-2012 academic year.

Youth Leadership Sandy Springs is open to students who either live in Sandy Springs or attend a high school within the city limits. The students will begin exploring their community through six interactive half-day programs.

Applications for the charter class of the organization are available at www.leadershipsandysprings.org/ylss. The application deadline is April 15.

For more information about the program, please call Polly Warren at 404-252-2787, e-mail YLSSDirector@leadershipsandysprings.org or visit www.leadershipsandysprings.org/ylss.

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