Suwanee Youth Leaders, an eight-month leadership and community development program, will be offered again in 2015. Fifty students in the inaugural 2014 program met with a variety of community leaders, developed individual leadership philosophies and skills, and logged more than 700 community volunteer hours.
“SYL has given me a chance to work deeper within my community on a level I had never experienced before. I have a better understanding of how complicated and structured our city really is,” said Mimi Zhang, a senior at North Gwinnett High School.
The 2015 program will begin in March with a mandatory two-day retreat and continue monthly through September with programming and hands-on opportunities designed to enhance students’ team-building, communication, and leadership skills. SYL is open to current sophomores and juniors who attend public, private, and home-based schools in the North Gwinnett and Peachtree Ridge clusters.
Application deadline: Dec. 5. Information: www.suwanee.com.
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