19 Students Graduate From Teen Leadership Cherokee

CANTON, GA -- The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the graduation of the participants in the 15th Annual Teen Leadership Cherokee Class.

Of the 53 Cherokee County high school sophomores who applied, 19 students graduated from the program. Applicants were asked to submit a formal application and participated in a personal interview with local business leaders.

Over the past three months, the class attended an orientation with their parents, an all-day retreat, and several class sessions which were planned by local business leaders all of whom are graduates of the Chamber’s adult Leadership Cherokee program.

Classes addressed topics such as community involvement, economic and educational responsibility, personal development and team building. Students had the opportunity to integrate the skills and information they learned throughout the program into a final class project.

Participants were asked to create a business concept, individualized business plan and commercial to promote their company or organization. Businesses could provide a product or service and function as either a for profit or non-profit business or organization.

Teen Leadership Cherokee seeks to develop the knowledge and leadership skills of young people in Cherokee County so they may confidently become our leaders of tomorrow.

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Photo: Front row l-r: Sasha Stogniy, Woodstock; Katherine Relick, Woodstock; Rebekah Carnes, Sequoyah; Katie Pitner, Sequoyah; Middle row l-r: TLC Vice-Chair Hanna Pintozzi, American Book Company; Emily Nelson, Etowah; Tori Turk, Sequoyah; Leah Garrison, Cherokee; Zack Forrester, Sequoyah; Kennedy Looper, The King’s Academy; Christian Adams, Woodstock; Chase Harris, Cherokee; Back row l-r: Julia Litrel, Woodstock; Abigale Montgomery, Etowah; Bri Randall, Cherokee; Emma Taylor, River Ridge; Chandler McCloud, Sequoyah; Patrick Ballance, Sequoyah; Griffin Pizzano, Sequoyah; Noah Shever, Sequoyah; TLC Chair Will Goodwin, Oak Leaf Church. Credit: Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce