Student Leadership Johns Creek Seeking Applications Until Jan. 31

JOHNS CREEK, GA — The Student Leadership Johns Creek program equips students with chances to acquire and implement leadership skills in their school and community. The mission of Student Leadership Johns Creek is to foster the development of student leadership skills through various experiences. Applicants are now available for the upcoming class of 2022. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31. Applications are available at www.studentleadershipjohnscreek.com or through the Schools Sponsors at each of the four Johns Creek schools.

This is a two-year program that involves student leaders from Johns Creek high schools. Participants in the first year learn valuable leadership skills at the various program dates they attend and also are required to do a community service project as a school team. Some projects students have taken on are rebranding the Johns Creek Police Department’s Billy Badge program and a book drive for Girls, Inc.

Students in the second year work more independently, they are charged with two multimedia projects; one is to build an online personal portfolio including resume, personal mission and vision, and a LinkedIn profile. Graduates report that this project has helped them with college scholarship applications as well as finding internships in college. The second project is to shadow a business professional in a field they are considering pursuing. The business leaders in Johns Creek have been extremely receptive to the students being their shadow for a day, these presentations are due in March prior to the graduation ceremony at Johns Creek High School in April.

In addition, nine of the student leaders represent Student Leadership Johns Creek in the Secretary of State Ambassadors program. In 2018 and 2019, the group competed with nearly 200 other schools and organization statewide and won the entire competition both years. This year the Secretary of State Ambassadors hosted a debate between the ten city council candidates at Northview High School.

Graduates from the program will receive graduation cords that they wear during their high school graduation ceremony to signify their participation in the program, as well as leadership skills including:

• Have an increased awareness of the community outside of school and personal activities
• Have an increased sense of self-worth, enhanced critical thinking and problem-solving abilities fostered through real-life application
• Be better equipped to take on leadership roles at college and in careers
• Become future leaders of the city and beyond
• Have strong connections to, and become an integral part of, the future success of Johns Creek

More information about Student Leadership Johns Creek can be found online or by contacting Irene Sanders at sanders@leadershipjohnscreek.com.