Wyoming Council honors high school students serving on city boards and commissions

The Wyoming City Council on May 20 unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing 21 high school students who participated in the city’s high school student volunteer boards and commission program during the 2024–25 term.

Council members cited the students’ civic engagement and described the program as an opportunity for experiential learning that brings youth perspectives to city decision-making.

The students spoke briefly about what each commission does and what they learned. Students representing the Wyoming Community Foundation said they worked on fundraising and community outreach; students on the Environmental Stewardship (ESE) commission explained long-range event planning; the Historic Preservation volunteers described balancing requests to change sites with maintaining historic qualities; recreation and planning commission students discussed parks, rec programming and expected traffic impacts from school projects. Several students emphasized collaboration, planning and communication as core skills they developed.

The council read and adopted a formal proclamation listing participants and the boards they served on. The resolution was moved and seconded and carried by unanimous voice vote.

Council members and staff thanked the students and urged them to continue participating in civic life; Vice Mayor Robles introduced the students and a city staff member read the proclamation listing each participant and their assigned board. The city presented copies of the proclamation to each student as a token of appreciation.

The council did not take further action beyond adopting the recognition resolution and receiving the students’ presentations.