Applications

Before you begin:

Talk with your parent or guardian to ensure you have support to participate. We will email your parent/guardian a permission form to learn more about the program and provide permission for you to participate. A registration fee is required, but financial assistance is available. As you talk with your parent/guardian, be sure to discuss the registration cost. If you are selected, it will be due before the first session.

Select two references (one from school and one from the community) to complete the reference form on your behalf. You may select teachers, administrators, coaches, or others who can speak on your behalf. You can ask your reference to visit the webpage to complete the online recommendation. We will also email those you list as your references, so be sure to have their email addresses. You will want to talk with your references before you apply, so they will expect the reference and complete it on time.

Think about your experiences. You will list 3-4 of the organizations or activities you are involved in and your role in those organizations. You may have to narrow your list to select the most meaningful to you. You will also share any awards and recognition you may have received, limited to 5. You can still apply if you don’t have the 3-4 organizations or 5 awards. List those that you do have. We are seeking a diverse group of young individuals with varied experiences.

Reflect on why you would like to be part of Youth Leadership Athens, what leadership skills you’d like to develop, and what in the Athens area you’d like to learn more about if you were a participant. You will be asked to include this information in your application.

Prepare to write a short essay on one of two topics. You may 1)identify a situation you observed and describe how leadership impacted the decisions made OR 2)identify someone you consider a leader and discuss the leadership traits you observed. You will want to consider this a short essay and include more than just a few sentences.

It may be helpful to first draft your responses in a Google Doc or Word Doc to ensure spelling, grammar, and punctuation are correct. You can copy and paste your responses to the application. You may even want someone to review your work for typographical errors and content. Remember, we want to learn about you. While you want your responses to be correct, you also want them to be authentically you.

Forms to Complete and Share

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