Make your voice heard on issues important to you
Mecklenburg Youth Voice is looking for you! All high school students are invited to join Mecklenburg Youth Voice, a growing coalition of high school students providing a youth voice to government leaders.
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2009-2010 Schedule (subject to change)
MYV meets 6:30-8PM at the CMS Education Center, 701 E MLK Blvd, 28202
- Sept 2
- Sept 9
- Sept 16
- Next meeting: Sept 23 (5:30-7:30PM) with Dr Gorman
- Sept 29 - 6-8PM Mayoral Candidate Debate
- October 7 - meet in room 414, Ed Center
- October 14 - meet in room 414, Ed Center
- October 20 (6-8PM) - School Board Candidate Forum at ImaginOn
- Nov 4
- Nov 18 (5:30-7:30PM)
- Dec 2
- Dec 16
- Jan 6
- Jan 20
- Jan 27 (5:30-7:30PM)
- Feb 3
- Feb 17
- Feb 24
- March 3 (5:30-7:30PM - meeting with Peter Gorman)
- March 17 (6-8PM at Imaginon) meeting with city officials about 2020 Center City Plan
- March 31
- April 14
- April 28 (5:30-7:30PM)
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If you are on Twitter, follow MYV: @MeckYouthVoice and Kids Voting: @KidsVotingClt
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MYV's 2008-2009 projects included:
- Encouraging student voice
- Co-hosting October 2008 Candidate Forum for Youth and May 2009 Mecklenburg Student Leadership Summit
- Meeting with CMS Superintendent Peter Gorman and other leaders to discuss and provide input about issues relevant to students (including: school discipline, budgets, 4x4 schedule, athletic eligibility, etc.)
- Attending and speaking at school board meetings
- Advising Kids Voting's programs and participating in community service efforts
MYV is sponsored by Kids Voting and CMS, and is funded in part through a Front Porch Grant (a project of Crossroads Charlotte and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Foundation).
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