Hi there!
This year the Olathe Teen Council experienced some changes in its structure. We decided it would be a great idea to revise and refine a couple of concepts and try something different, with an attempt to engage more youth than ever before along the way. There are four senior high schools in the Olathe area, and this year we set a goal to have equal representation from each of the high schools in the Teen Council, including junior high, private, and home-school students. This way we hear from all types and levels of youth and gain a different perspective on the challenges we face in our hometown and ways in which to combat these. Together, in unity, we can resolve the worst of problems and come up with innovative solutions.
Friday, October 23, 2009
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That sounds like a great idea Karla! What are you doing to try to involve equal representation from each high school? The Youth Core in Tampa is very diverse; however, more equal representation from each high school is one of our goals as well.
Thanks for commenting Daniel! To answer your question, in order to have equal representation from each high school in the Olathe Teen Council, we have or City Advisor contact other public, private and home schools. She gets to talk to several of the students, and see if Teen Council is something they might be interested in. For us, the members, we are helping bring diversity to the Council by simply talking to our friends and being advocates of the program.
Hey Karla!
I think its a great idea to incorporate a more diverse group of youth on your council! In Burleson, we still only have one high school until next year, but we could definitely step it up and seek more outside of our high school and junior high walls!
Great inspiration!
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