Leadership

YOUTH LEADERSHIP GRADUATION

Congratulations to the Youth Leadership graduating class of 2021! Thirty-nine local high school students graduated from Youth Leadership on Tuesday, November 16. Our guest speaker was LaGrange community leader Jeff Lukken. Jeff is the Director of the Wilkinson Family Servant Scholar Program and an assistant professor in political science at LaGrange College. Part of Leadership Troup, which is an affiliate organization of the Chamber, the Youth Leadership program gives future leaders insight into how they can positively contribute to their communities and schools, reaching far into their adult lives. Both the adult and youth programs are governed by a volunteer board of Leadership Troup graduates. This year’s Youth Leadership class was led by board member and Youth Leadership Chairperson Tessia Wilder and CoChairperson Molly Fulghum, along with facilitators including Katie Brown, Gerald Wyatt, Debbie Burdette, Renae Willis, Monica Barber, Veronica Dowell, Ginger Booton, Rebecca Roth-Nicks, Karen Freeman, Sheri Cody, Mike Angstadt, and the Twin Cedars team. The Youth Leadership curriculum was revamped seven years ago by the J.W. Fanning Institute at the University of Georgia. Entitled “Youth Leadership in Action,” the goal of the curriculum is to embolden each of our youth participants to achieve more, to do more, to be more. During this year’s program, the students, from both local public and private schools, participated in nine sessions that covered a range of leadership-related topics and activities, including: • Building Teams • Ropes Course • Understanding Leadership • Communicating Effectively • Etiquette Dinner • Appreciating Differences • Managing Conflict • Substance Abuse and Suicide

Prevention • Setting Goals, Making Decisions, and

Mapping Your Community

Tessia Wilder and Molly Fulghum expressed their gratitude and honor to have the opportunity to work with the amazing young leaders of the class of 2021 and give a special thanks to all those who helped make the Youth Leadership 2021 program a success. Thanks to the community leaders facilitating the sessions, the Leadership Troup Board members, the sponsors, Twin Cedars, Camp G. Lumpkin, LaGrange College and the wonderful leaders at LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce.

Thanks to our Youth Leadership sponsors: Presenting Sponsor: Point University T-shirt Sponsor: National Management Resources Session Sponsors: JB Legacy Enterprises, MOBIS, Diverse Power

Bo Beall Maya Billingslea Alexis Burke Karsten Butler Joel Davidson Cadence Davis Morgan Doughman Catherine Claire French Faith Gipson Demetri Hatten Madison Hester Emmi Horlander Avery Hudson Jarrett Hyde Will Keeter Blake Kendrick Caroline Kersey Charlie Key Davis Knight Alisa Lee Kadyn Lewis Kamiya Lockhart Ryleigh McClanahan Landen Mims Christopher Moore Maddie Morman Holly Nelms Alyssa Parker Addison Paul Emma Paul Madison Petite Zoe Pike Emma Prestridge Charlsie Reed Candace Shoger Inness Silcox Lizabeth Simmons Leila Thomas Serenity Woodyard

2021 CLASS