Students To Host Johns Creek Candidate Debate

JOHNS CREEK, GA -- The horse race to fill the Mayor and City Council seats up for re-election in Johns Creek is underway, and an organization that exposes youth to various aspects of life in the city wants to help you make an informed decision on Election Day.

Student Leadership Johns Creek will host a candidate debate from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 at Chattahoochee High School. The Student Leadership Johns Creek Secretary of State Ambassadors are organizing the debate, which will be coordinated solely by students. The ambassadors are made up of nine students who work with the Georgia Secretary of State's Office to encourage citizens to get involved in local politics.

The students will select a moderator, timekeeper, and will come up with questions for the candidates. Questions will be placed into a container, and the moderator will draw questions at random to ask participants. A 30-minute meet and greet will also be held before the debate gets underway (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

A program of Leadership Johns Creek, Student Leadership Johns Creek has been a valued part of the city for more than 10 years. The competitive program includes students from all four high schools, and have 92 students taking part in the two-year initiative.

During the program's first year, students work with either a local feeder school on mentoring youngsters in
leadership skills or a nonprofit group on a specific project. In the second year, the students visit the
Department of Revenue, the Fulton County Jail, the Fulton County government building and judicial
department and the Georgia State Capitol.

In addition, the students spend a day with Johns Creek officials learning more about how our city functions on a day-to-day basis. During the second year students also work more independently by creating an online portfolio that includes a resume, mission and vision statement and LinkedIn profiles. They also shadow an individual in a field of study they are interested in pursuing in their future.

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Chattahoochee High School is located at 5230 Taylor Road in Johns Creek. For more information, please contact Student Leadership Johns Creek Executive Director Irene Sanders at sanders@leadershipjohnscreek.com or 404-406-0480. You can also visit the organization's website.

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