Applications for the 2015-16 Hancock Youth Leadership Academy (HYLA), an initiative of the Hancock Resource Center, will be available to interested junior high and high school students who show leadership potential beginning on September 28, 2015. The HYLA director and program staff will be visiting all four area schools during that week to provide informational sessions for prospective eighth grade and eleventh grade leaders.
Two separate programs will be offered again this upcoming year. The ideal candidate for the junior high program is an eighth grade student from one of the four middle schools in Hancock County (or homeschooled equivalent) that has leadership potential, but has not yet had the opportunity to discover it. Four sessions are scheduled throughout the spring semester, with a retreat and graduation in May 2016. The cost of the program is $150 per student; applicants may request scholarships through the school that they attend. The HYLA high school program is based on the six building blocks of community development: Business Development; Workforce Development; Physical Infrastructure; Social Infrastructure; Cultural and Environmental Stewardship; and Civic Infrastructure. This program targets eleventh grade students from all Hancock County schools (as well as their home-schooled equivalents) who aspire to sharpen leadership skills and to embed those skills in civic commitment. The successful applicant will be the student who is able to: 1) balance academics and multiple activities while prioritizing this program; 2) plan and complete both individual and group projects; 3) be open-minded, have a positive attitude, and the capacity to enhance leadership skills; and 4) demonstrate a commitment to the community. Focused sessions include such topics as: How to Affect Change; Civic Engagement; Career Planning and Budgeting; Economic Development and Entrepreneurship; College Planning (overnight "College Cruise"); and Community Assets. The cost of the program is $250; applicants may request scholarships through the school that they attend. Applications will be available beginning September 28 through all area schools, on the Hancock Resource Center website, www.hancockhrc.org, or by visiting the HRC offices in Waveland. The deadline for submission of both junior high and high school applications is October 26, 2015. HYLA staff will hold a workshop for interested high school applicants on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 7:00pm at the Hancock Resource Center office, located at 308 Highway 90, Suite D in Waveland (behind McDonald’s, across from the movie theater). This workshop will cover in detail the application and interview process as well as expectations for essay submission. Contact Rhonda Rhodes or Paige Lundgren for more information, 228-463-8887. |
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