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Teen Leadership Waco

Teen Leadership Waco (TLW) builds on the leadership skills of today’s youth to help develop them into future leaders throughout the Greater Waco community. Research shows that youth who begin volunteering and engaging in the community will continue this trend into adulthood.

Program objectives:

  • To identify and recruit emerging leaders as participants
  • To prepare and allow students to participate in the group process
  • To inform students about community history, government, economic and social issues that are a part of the environment that makes our community function
  • To encourage participants to undertake leadership roles to improve their own environment

About the Program

Teen Leadership Waco runs from February through December, with a graduation ceremony in January. The program consists of an orientation retreat and eight workshop days where students will be excused from school to visit and hear from various leaders in the community. Each program day has a particular theme, and all workshops run from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Applications

In late summer/early fall, sophomores and juniors from any McLennan County high school can apply to Teen Leadership Waco (TLW).

Waco Chamber volunteers representing diverse sectors of the community will review completed applications. Volunteers will score applications and the top 25 applicants will have final approval by the Chamber's Executive Committee prior to being accepted. Please note that the committee gives the most weight to the Reflection Questions.

Applications are currently closed.

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