Young Leaders Institute students participate in day-long, monthly field trips during their sophomore year in high school to local businesses and organizations to learn more about Shelby County, interact with community and business leaders and their peers, and develop the skills needed to become the leaders of the future. Each month their field trip will focus on a different sector of Shelby County such as tourism, healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture – to name a few. Students will meet leaders in those sectors and learn how each area contributes to life in Shelby County. Participants the end of them program, students will have acquired a broad overview of Shelby County. Participation is open to public, private and homeschool students. A group 24 students were selected through a competitive application process that evaluates academic achievement, community service and contributions, understanding of a desire to participate in the program and letters of recommendation.
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    This year students will be going on field trips learning about the following local topics: history, agriculture, tourism, health and social services, industry, government and justice, education, arts and media and environment. The Young Leaders will have a graduation at the end of the year to help show all their accomplishments with the program and what they have learned.
2023-2024 Young Leaders Class
Ally Brown, MLCHS
Kendall Carnes, SCHS
Katherine Church, MLCHS
Will Coursey, SCHS
Lucas Courtney, SCHS
Maddie Cunningham, MLCHS
Paityn Hellinger, MLCHS
Molly Kate Higgins, MLCHS
Hannah Hogg, MLCHS
Molli Hutchins, MLCHS
Sophia Hurst, SCHS
Lincoln Laubach, MLCHS
Owen Laubach, MLCHS
Emma Moreno, MLCHS
Hadley Nicolas, MLCHS
Katie Phalen, MLCHS
Lily Sego, MLCHS
Delaney Sponel, MLCHS
Jonny Stover, MLCHS
Mary Grace Terhune, MLCHS
Gavin Trandell, MLCHS
Waylen White, Cornerstone
Chase William, Cornerstone
Kendra Zipse, MLCHS























