Mayor's Youth Council

The Mayor's Youth Leadership Council is the result of a partnership between the Smith County School District, Taylorsville High School, and the Town of Taylorsville. The program is open to any aspiring high-school student enrolled at Taylorsville High School, and Taylorsville High School alumni under the age of 21 enrolled at a Mississippi junior college or university.

The goal of the program is to promote youth involvement in government and teach students the process of how local government works, promote good citizenship through community improvement projects, and instill good moral values of patriotism and character. Students who are a part of the program are granted community service credits that they can use to meet the requirement for the Mississippi Scholars endorsement on their high-school diploma.

Program Requirements

Be in grades 7-12 at Taylorsville Attendance Center or a resident of Taylorsville
Maintain a 2.5 GPA
Turn in all required application material

Be under the age of 21
Be enrolled in a Mississippi junior college or university
Be available for at least two (2) projects in a three-month period
Parents/legal guardian resides in Taylorsville during your college career

2019-2020 Mayor's Youth Council Officers

Seniors	Juniors	Sophomores	Freshman
Kolten Blakeney	Macy Ainsworth	Ava Heckler	Ayden Hawkins
Taikya Ducksworth	Destiny Brown	Zakiya McGill	Merigrace Hawkins
Kywanna Johnson	Brooke Hayes	Weston Phipps	Sadie Jones
Hunter Lee	Brenton Jones	Abby Pittman	Gracie Jordan
Victoria McGill	Trinedy Keyes	Emma Rankin	Kadence Rogers
Keelyn Rodgers	Montanna Sanderford	N/A	N/A
Austin Stringer	Gage Walters	N/A	N/A
Matthew Upchurch	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dylan Williams	N/A	N/A	N/A

"I started the Mayor's Youth Leadership Council initiative because I realize that there is so much potential in our youth to lead, and I wanted to give them a chance to put their ideas to work for their town and their community.”

Mayor's Youth Leadership Council