The Youth Leadership Program gives students unparalleled access to county industries and leaders. In addition, a team of dedicated LPBC alumni coordinate each program day. Program coordinators encourage students to reflect on their future as community leaders and build necessary skills including public speaking and resume-writing.
The program accepts 45 high school juniors who represent the diversity of Palm Beach County’s school system. Recommended by school administrators and teachers, Youth Leadership class members meet one day per month over a period of nine months from September to May.
On-site session days bring students into the studios of Channel 25, the kitchen of the Breaker’s Hotel, down into the Kennedy Bunker, and aboard airboats in Grassy Waters Preserve.
Thank you to our 2013 Youth Program Sponsors
Michele DeLong (Class of 1999) - Name Badge Sponsor
Leigh Woodham (Class of 2012)
with Palm Beach State College/ Dolly Hand Arts Center - Polo Shirt Sponsor
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Participating schools recommend participants to the Youth Leadership program in August, and interested high school juniors should speak with their principal or guidance counselor.
Youth Leadership Class of 2012 Earned Eight College Scholarships
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2012 Youth Leadership Scholarship Recipients from left: Olivia Makepeace of Suncoast High School, Madison Shiver of Boca Raton High School, Danielle Harris of Palm Beach Gardens High School, Tijienene Gordon of Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Benjamin Horowitz of The Benjamin School, Akeela Williams of the Palm Beach Lakes High School, Nikhitha Bellam of the Suncoast High School, Julia McBee of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts |
Current Class Members
| Gabby Adesso | Palm Beach Central |
| Apearre Ao | Palm Beach Gardens Community |
| Cody Ballard | Wellington Christian |
| Zachary Barrett | Cardinal Newman High |
| Kristin Castilla | Seminole Ridge High |
| Paola Correia | Suncoast Community |
| Joey Danahy | Jupiter Christian |
| George Donaldson | The Benjamin School |
| Jordan Gableman | The King's Academy |
| Anabel Gonzalez | John I. Leonard |
| Keli Hodges | Dreyfoos School of the Arts |
| Alexandra Hopkins | Jupiter Community High |
| Daron Ingram | Glades Central |
| Garrett Johnson | Royal Palm Beach Community High |
| LorVens Jules | Boynton Beach High |
| Lore Khazen | FAU High |
| Courtney Knoblauch |
Wellington High |
| Garrett Larson | The King's Academy |
| Amy Littlejohn | Wellington Christian |
| Jack Longo | Wellington High |
| Shelby McCleary | Palm Beach Central |
| Jennifer McCrate | Jupiter Community High |
| Mikala Merey | William T. Dwyer |
| Mariah Morgenstern |
Boca Raton High |
| Maddie Notoris | Pope John Paul II |
| Mireya Orozco | Suncoast Community |
| Lila Rimez | The Benjamin School |
| Roberto Reyes | Glades Central |
| Hailey Robles- Holmes |
Boca Raton High |
| Rachel Romnosky | Boca Raton High |
| Savannah Sartory | Palm Beach Gardens Community |
| Talia Suskauer | Dreyfoos School of the Arts |
| Katie Tamoney | Jupiter Community High |
| Justin Tworek | Santaluces High |
| T.J. Walker | Seminole Ridge High |
| Alexander Wicks | Olympic Heights High |
