About the Adams-Columbia Youth Leadership Congress
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Two generations of high school students have learned about cooperatives and challenged their leadership potential at Youth Leadership Congress. The three-day program promises to be a fun experience and a great opportunity to sample life on a college campus.
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The Youth Leadership Congress, offered to high school students from around the state by Wisconsin's rural electric cooperatives, is an excellent opportunity for students to learn about cooperatives and then apply these time-tested principles in their own lives.
Through a mix of seminar sessions and hands-on activities, participants are exposed to real-life issues and are given the opportunity to identify and explore their leadership potential. Top-notch professional speakers and college professors provide students with information and tools to deal with the weighty issues teenagers face every day.
Above all, the YLC is a fun and unique educational event that is planned by and for teenagers. Just like a real cooperative, six students are elected by their peers to serve on the Youth Board. This board then plans and conducts the next year's YLC. In addition, it's an opportunity to sample life on a college campus. There is no charge for delegates attending YLC.
To qualify as a delegate to the YLC, students must be a:
- Sophomore or junior in high school
- Child of an Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative member family
- First-time YLC attendee
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