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Commission approves $3,000 for Robert C. Byrd High School youth delegation, routed through school board
Summary
A student-led chapter requested $5,000 to send up to 12 students to a West Virginia youth-government program; the commission approved $3,000 to be routed through the Harrison County School Board and asked the board to match the funds.
Juliana Jules Haddix, representing the Robert C. Byrd High School Youth Leadership Association, asked the commission for $5,000 in funding to send students to a three-day youth-government program at the West Virginia State Capitol. She said costs are roughly $400 per student and the requested funding would allow up to 12 students to participate regardless of ability to pay.
Commissioners noted the group is not a 501(c)(3) and discussed routing any county contribution through the Harrison County School Board. A motion was made to provide $3,000 through the school board and to request that the school board match the $3,000; the motion carried by voice vote. The commission asked staff to coordinate with the school board and offered to help publicize forthcoming application windows and federal community-project opportunities mentioned earlier by a congressional staffer.
The transcript does not show a formal commitment from the school board to match the funds; commissioners framed the action as contingent on school-board cooperation.
