Youth Leadership Greater Syracuse is a three-year program with entrance in the sophomore year of high school. All are college bound. Ninety-two sophomore, junior and senior high school students are currently enrolled in the youth program. Students are nominated in their freshman year by their high school principal or their counselors to begin the program in the fall of their sophomore year. Once nominated, the student must fill out an application and partake in an interview by a committee composed of adult volunteers from the community, many of whom are alumni of the adult program.
Students come from city and county schools that agree to participate.
Each school partially funds 1 to 4 students. Class size varies from 30 - 35. YLGS depends heavily on local businesses and organizations for financial and in-kind support. This individual is selected based on their field of expertise. This design model was established in an effort to keep our curriculum on target with current issues and ever-changing concerns.