Build a life-long commitment to the role and responsibility of community citizenship. Provide students with a greater understanding of key issues through interaction and problem-solving with peers and community leaders. Each year, five students, sophomores and juniors, from each LaPorte County high school are selected to participate. The program takes place the last two weeks in February and the first two weeks in March of every year. At the end of the program, five students are selected to help plan, coordinate and implement the following year's program as a way of reinforcing the leadership skills they learned.
Participation is free of charge.
All costs are underwritten by LaPorte County business and industry dedicated to youth as the future of LaPorte County. Programs are presented in partnership by the LaPorte County Purdue Extension Office and Leadership LaPorte County. Contact your school s principal or counselor for more information or to receive an application.