The Youth Leadership Steering Committee by Jennifer Voyles

Youth Leadership Steering Committee:  Kyle Harris, Christina Greene, Sara Franklin, Tad Young, Josh Smith, Abbey Smith, Sara Margaret Bush, Michael Jones, Jennifer Voyles, Ann Reynolds,Gabby Howard, Adam Anderson, Sam Slaughter, Taylor McDonald, Stephen Dunn

As a participant in the Decatur County Youth Leadership Class of 2010, I was chosen to be a part of the Steering Committee this year and have thoroughly enjoyed planning and coordinating events and activities for the Leadership Class of 2011.  As a member of the Steering Committee, it is my responsibility to ensure that things are running smoothly and without delay, assisting in any way that I can.  Though I am supposed to be helpful in all ways possible, Steering Committee members were not allowed to participate in games or to aid the students in any way while they strategized and worked together at the retreat.  It was difficult to refrain from giving the students my advice or input, but in doing so, I was able to see true teamwork and cooperation at its finest.  The Leadership Class of 2011 consists of a mixture of students—some more outspoken than others, some more reserved—but the students really seemed to have found a common ground and meshed well together.  They made me proud.