Jr. High Tri-Hi-Y/Student YMCAs
Cost:  $30 per year for Non-Members
          $20 per year for YMCA Members and Goodtimes Participants
         (All students will receive a club T-Shirt at no additional cost!)

Tri-Hi-Y clubs and Student YMCAs are a group of teens whose goal is to serve the community while building character and leadership in the students involved. Weekly or bi-weekly meetings provide an opportunity for students to meet others from across the city and gain a better understanding of the community in which they live. Clubs and Student YMCAs can meet with other groups on Monday nights at a local church or in their schools. Each group must have an adult sponsor who is approved by the YMCA.
For More Info: Travis Roques 334-269-4362

Youth in City Government
Montgomery’s Youth in City Program is the oldest in the state. In January or February, Montgomery’s Downtown Optimist Club, in cooperation with the Britton YMCA, sponsors Youth in City as a part of Optimist International Youth Appreciation Week. Students in grades 7-12 from all over the city gather in City Hall for a day to debate the city ordinances they prepared. This program is very similar to Youth Legislature, except it is on a citywide level rather than a statewide level. Officers are elected at the opening meeting, held the night before. A Youth Mayor and 8 City Councilmen preside over the day. The morning and early afternoon are spent debating. The late afternoon is filled with the Youth Mayor’s election and guest speakers. The election is held immediately after lunch, so those votes may be tallied during the guest speakers. Usual guest speakers are the Mayor and City Councilmen. Others just drop by to watch the youth in action. After the announcement of the Youth Mayor’s election, the new Youth Mayor adjourns. It is an important learning experience for all youth to have. There is no cost for this event, but seats are limited to 75.
Contact Travis Roques for more information.

YMCA Junior Youth Legislature
Like the Senior High Program, Junior Youth Legislature gives students the opportunity to learn how the Legislative Branch of state government operates, specifically, the House of Representatives. This program gives Junior High students the training they will need to successfully participate in Senior High Youth in Government programs.

When:       Friday, April 13, 2007
Where:      Alabama Statehouse
Grades:     7 – 8 (6th graders can serve as Pages)

Other Opportunities
We will have lots of other programs and events for Jr. High students throughout the year. Check back here for more info throughout the year. If you have something that your group would like to do, let us know and we will try to help you do it!