Moving Along!

Date for YLA....check, it's March 14, 2011

Theme for YLA...check, it's XPRSS URSLF...The Right Way

School participation for YLA...check, right now we have 22 schools signed up to participate for our 4th Annual Youth Leadership Academy.

This year we are upping the number of students that can attend from each school to 15. We have all new break outs, speakers and activities planned for the day. AND we have a new website coming your way!

Check back soon for our new site and new details!

YLA 2011 Theme and Date Announced

The 2011 Youth Leadership Academy date has been set and theme has been chosen. The annual event will take place on March 14, 2011 at Coastal Carolina University. This year the theme focuses on "XPRSS URSLF...The Right Way." In this past year there has been a large focus on cyber bullying, social media and people not being accepted for who they are. YLA decided these issues would pave the way for what YLA would cover in 2011.

Again high school sophomores from over 40 high schools and nine counties will participate in this one day leadership conference. Students will hear from keynote speakers and take part in hands on activities focusing on team building, self- awareness, values, communication and ways to step up in their respective communities. Letters have been mailed out to eligible schools and the deadline for schools to submit their participation is December 6, 2010.

Please check back frequently for updates. We are in the middle of redoing the YLA website in hopes to provide visitors with more information and instructions.