Youth Leadership Golden
Revived for 2008

Class Session Schedule

The Leadership Golden Alumni Association Board of Directors is pleased to announce the continuation of the leadership program for high school students in 2008.  The program, known as Youth Leadership Golden (formerly Junior Leadership Golden), was first held in 2003.  There will be seven sessions, from January through April, 2008, each beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the evening and ending around 8:15 p.m.  There will also be a tour of City facilities lasting about 3 hours on the Saturday after the first session.

The program is an extension of the Adult Leadership Golden program which began in 1984 and has over 400 graduates.  The youth oriented program is designed to educate emerging young leaders and volunteers to the realities, opportunities and challenges in Golden.

The program is free of cost, but is limited to 20 (twenty) students.  Students must attend all sessions to complete the program.  Although most of the past graduates attended Golden High School, the program is open to any high school student who resides in Golden.

Youth Leadership Golden is coordinated through Golden High School, where applications can be picked up at the main office and returned to the same place no later than December 1, 2007, for processing.  Any inquiries about the program can be directed to Andrea Evans at 303/271-0890 (e-mail:  andreaevans2@gmail.com) or Mike Murphy, High School Principal.

In 2002, the LGAA Board decided to expand its leadership program to the youth of the community.  The program, originally named Junior Leadership Golden, but now called Youth Leadership Golden was first conducted in 2003 with 14 students and because of its success, the Board decided to make it an annual offering.  In 2005, there were 22 students and in 2006, 19 students.

The program is free of charge and open to all students of Golden High School and any other high school students who live in Golden.  Applications are made available at the High School office and also distributed during Back-To-School and Parent-Teacher conference nights. The program mimics the adult program, with respect to the topics covered (except for education).  It is held during the second semester of the school year from January through April at seven evening sessions that are 2 ½ hours in length. A City facilities tour is also held on a Saturday morning and the last session of the program is the traditional mock City Council session.  An appropriate recognition and celebration ceremony is held in May for the students and their parents.