Limestone LEAD Application2025-2026

The Athens-Limestone Youth Leadership Program was developed by the Athens-Limestone County Chamber of Commerce Education Committee. The program is designed to build leadership skills with outstanding tenth and eleventh grade students. Students are chosen through an application and interview process and participation is based on academic performance, school activities, and community involvement.

We are just completing our twenty-fifth year and we feel that the program was again very successful. Using a combination of presentations, workshops, and field trips, subjects may include but are not limited to Team Building, Community Services, Health Care, Local & State Government, Cultural Arts, Business & Industry, Education, and Agriculture. We plan to follow a similar schedule for the upcoming year. To help cover some of the costs incurred in the program there is a $150.00 participation fee. If this fee is a problem, please call the Chamber. This information will be held in the strictest of confidence.

*Students interested in participating in the Youth Leadership program must turn in a completed application, essay, and 2 personal references to be eligible to interview for the Youth Leadership program by May 9, 2025. *

If you have any questions, please contact Brooke Pettus at brooke@alcchamber.org or 256-232-2600.

Full Name*

First NameLast Name

School:

Home Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Phone Number*

E-mail*

example@example.com

Male/Female*

Date of Birth*

Grade for the 2025-2026 School Year:*

10th Grade11th Grade

Are you of age 16 years or older?*

YesNo

If not, will you have a form of transportation to and from Limestone LEAD meetings?*

YesNo

Please list, in order of importance, up to five school, volunteer, religious, social, athletic, or other activities or organizations in which you have participated during the last four years.*

List any part-time job experience, paid or volunteer, and briefly tell what it involved.*

Do you currently have a part-time job?*

YesNo

If so, how many hours to do work per week?

Using a few phrases and adjectives, describe yourself:*

What three things concern you most about life in Limestone County:*

100% attendance is expected of each participant. School attendance credit will be granted for each school-day session attended. If selected, do you commit to attending each of the eight sessions?*

YesNo

Signature of Applicant*

Please upload an essay responding to the following question in 250 words or less: If you had the power and money to do ONE thing for your community, what would it be and why? Be specific. *

Reference Letter #1 *

Reference Letter #2*

2025-2026 Limestone LEAD Application

Application MUST BE submitted by May 9, 2025. Applicant will receive a letter in the mail stating date and time for an interview. If you have any questions, please contact Brooke Pettus at brooke@alcchamber.org or 256-232-2600.