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The Anniston City Youth Council is a group of concerned, active teens who live within the City. Members of the Youth Council have a strong interest in local issues and civic responsibilities. The Youth Council helps to give back to the community through learning activities and service projects.
Youth Council members have the opportunity to participate in the planning and implementation of citywide events. Involvement fosters a greater appreciation for our community and helps bestow many skills that will be helpful throughout life. It also is a platform to interact and connect with likeminded peers and foster new friendships.
The purpose of the Anniston City Youth Council is to:
· Serve as liaisons to the Anniston City Council
· Implement and participate in community initiatives
· Prepare youth to be future civic leaders
· Develop leadership skill and demonstrate leadership abilities by working with and in city government
To be eligible to participate on the Anniston City Youth Council, students must be of high school age (9th – 12th grades) and attend one of the four schools in Anniston:
Prospective members are nominated by school faculty and peers to serve on the Youth Council.
CLASSIFICATION: Junior
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Anniston Varsity Boys Basketball Team; Youth Leadership of Calhoun County
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: Anniston City Soup Bowl; YMCA of Calhoun County; Anniston Community Education Foundation; Anniston Changers
INTERESTS: Basketball; Spending time with family
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION: Attend college and medical school to pursue his dream of becoming an orthopedic doctor
CLASSIFICATION: Senior
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: National Honor Society; Chess Club
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: Pet adoptions; Knox; Volunteer races; Anniston Changers
INTERESTS: Reading; Writing; Listening to music; Eating good food
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION: Attend Berea College in Kentucky where he will study Psychology or Pre-medicine
CLASSIFICATION: Junior
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVTIES: Football; Basketball
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: Youth Basketball Trainer; Church volunteer; Food drives; Anniston Changers
INTERESTS: Sports; Yard work; Video games
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION: Attend college
CLASSIFICATION: Freshman
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Soccer; Sign Language Interpretation; Choir; Beta Club
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: Community Clean-up; Senior Citizen Interaction; Childcare at Fort McClellan; Anniston Changers
INTERESTS: Learning languages; Reading; International travel
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION: Attend Troy University, Double Major in American Sign Language and Spanish, become an International Translator/Interpreter
CLASSIFICATION: Junior
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Soccer; Sign Language Interpretation; Choir; Beta Club
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: Community Clean-up; Senior Citizen Interaction; Childcare at Fort McClellan; Anniston Changers
INTERESTS: Learning languages; Reading; International travel
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION: Attend Troy University, Double Major in American Sign Language and Spanish, become an International Translator/Interpreter
CLASSIFICATION: Sophomore
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Tennis; Beta Club; SGA
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: Volunteer work with the Beta Club; Anniston Changers
INTERESTS: Travel; History; Old music and books; Driving his truck he and his father restored
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION: Major in engineering
CLASSIFICATION: Senior
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Choir; SGA Chaplain; Drama; Beta Club
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: Volunteer at Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; Volunteer at the Sable Center; Beta Club; Anniston Changers
INTERESTS: Animals/Insects; Music; Reading; Drawing
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION: Attend Jacksonville Statue University for two years and transfer to Auburn University. Plans to earn a pre-vet degree to become an artificial inseminator for cattle.
CLASSIFICATION: Junior
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Venture Crew Scouts; Youth Leadership of Calhoun County; International Club; Beta Club; Order of the Arrow; Chess Club; Art Club; Rotary Youth Leadership Awakening (RYLA); Anniston Changers
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: Outside volunteer work for Honda
INTERESTS: Camping; Traveling; Swimming
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION: Attend a university outside the country or a university in Washington D.C. to study politics
CLASSIFICATION: Junior
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Beta Club; International Club; Art Club; Youth Leadership of Calhoun County; SHC TV; Mu Alpha Theta; Chess Club; Rotary Youth Leadership Awakening (RYLA); Anniston Changers
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: School Clean-up; Senior Citizen Center; Pantry Drive; Tutor
INTERESTS: Traveling; Painting
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION: Attend college to earn BSN to become a travel nurse
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Beta Club; International Club; Art Club; SHC TV; Mu Alpha Theta, Rotary Youth Leadership Awakening (RYLA)
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: School Clean-up; Anniston City Soup Bowl; All Saints Interfaith Center of Concern; Pantry Drive, Anniston Changers; Painting windows for the elderly; Ornament making for the elderly; Anniston Changers
INTERESTS: Helping others; Walking; Hanging out with friends; Watching movies/TV shows; Exploring Alabama; Listening to music
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION: Attend Gadsden State Community College and transfer to Jacksonville State University. While in college she plans on returning to Sacred Heart to help students
CLASSIFICATION: Freshman
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVTIES: Beta; International Club, Choir
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: Anniston Changers
INTERESTS: Singing; Dancing; Public Speaking
PLANS AFTER GRADUATION: Attend Howard University and become a pediatrician
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