Wheat Ridge 102 students propose school-year youth council to boost civic engagement
Participants in Wheat Ridge 102 recommended creating a student-led youth council (high-school members with middle-school constituents), pilot it at Wheat Ridge High and Everett Middle, and build mentor support, a school-year term, and small operating budgets for recognition and refreshments.
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Wheat Ridge City Council heard a proposal Dec. 1 from students in the Wheat Ridge 102 Civic Academy to create a student-led youth council that would connect high-school representatives with middle-school constituents to amplify youth voices and produce tangible projects for the city.
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