WEIS Radio | Local and regional news, sports and weather “2021/2022” Youth Leadership Cherokee “class learns about local tourism

The latest Cherokee Leadership class officially kicked off their year with a special Discovery Day (where they met local musician / speaker Chad Steed) at the Chamber of Commerce office on the Gadsden State Cherokee campus.

Juniors from each of the five public high schools located in the county are selected to participate. The program is designed to prepare and develop leadership resources throughout the county. This select group is made up of emerging young leaders from across the region, who will receive an intense vision of civic and government leadership through direct contact with a wide range of institutions that help keep Cherokee County solvent and move forward. ‘before. Youth Leadership Cherokee is a program of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce with Joy Perry as director.

After the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast on Thursday, it was time for students to spend the day learning about tourism in the area; they first visited Orbix Hot Glass, to participate in the “Blow your own Holiday Ornament” event which is hosted annually by Cal Breed and the staff.

Next, the class had lunch at Woody’s Family Steakhouse – from there to Little River Canyon and the JSU Center, for an entertaining and educational tour with Anna Lindsey, Beth Sewell, and Superintendent Steve Black.

2021/2022 Supporting Sponsors:

AL Shumaker Lawyer,

Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce,

Cherokee County Commission, Cherokee County IDA

Gadsden State Community College

People’s Bank of Alabama, State Farm Insurance

Alabama Teacher’s Credit Union, Buttram, Hawkins, Hopper, LLC,

Cherokee County Board of Education, Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation,

Cherokee Electric Cooperative, First State Bank of the South,

Floyd Cherokee Medical Center

Product KTH Leesburg, The Colbert Firm

YOUNG LEADERSHIP CHEROKEE 2021-2022 CLASS XIV

CEDAR BLUFF SCHOOL

Alexander Lavon Leek

Lacie Smith

Dixie Jones

Haley Allen

Reece patterson

Mattie Payne

CHEROKEE CO SECONDARY SCHOOL

Jada Kennon

Katie turner

Jackson neyman

Cade Hopper

Conner Harkins

Alexandre greenwood

Kaylee Green

Isabelle evans

GAYLESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Natalie Nichole Leonard

Brianna Green

Matthew cox

Sierra Holbrook

SAND ROCK SCHOOL

Ben dale

Briley Knight

Jacob Saint-Clair

Austin yoder

Ensley Callantine

Jadyn foster

SPRING GARDEN SCHOOL

Landon ragan

Cameron Welsh

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