2016 Teen Leadership Cherokee Gets Underway

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Canton, GA -- Participants for the 15th Annual Teen Leadership Cherokee have been chosen, and this year’s installment of the class is already underway.

Of the 53 high school sophomores that applied for the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce’s program, 20 students were chosen. Applicants were asked to submit a formal application and participated in a personal interview with local business leaders.

The class has already attended an orientation session with their parents and an all-day retreat, which was held Jan. 9 at the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce.

Over the next three months, students will participate in four class sessions and complete an individual project, all of which will address topics such as community involvement, economic and educational responsibility, personal development and team building.

A graduation ceremony and dinner will be held in late March to honor the students. The mission of Teen Leadership Cherokee is to develop the knowledge and leadership skills of young people in Cherokee County so they may confidently become our leaders of tomorrow, the Chamber said. 

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Photo: Front row, left to right, Sasha Stogniy, Woodstock; Katherine Relick, Woodstock; Rebekah Carnes, Sequoyah; Katie Pitner, Sequoyah; Middle row l-r: TLC Co-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; and Chase Harris, Cherokee. Back row, left to right: 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; and TLC Chair Will Goodwin, Oak Leaf Church.
Photo credit: Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce