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Thank you for your interest in applying for the Youth Council. In order to complete this application, you must be:
  • A high school student who is a resident of Alexandria (City of Alexandria or Fairfax County)
  • Currently in grades 9, 10, or 11

INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING

All applicants are required to complete questions #1-7 of this application, regardless of which option you choose. For questions #8-13, students will choose one of two options:
  • video submission
  • written submission
If you are choosing the written option, you will fill out questions #8-13 on this application. Each response should be a five-sentence maximum.

If you are choosing the video option, you will first fill out questions #1-7 of this written application. You will then answer questions #8-13 in video format and send the video or link to the video to shelley.miller@actforalexandria.org.

The deadline to complete and submit your application is October 28 at 11:59PM. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Shelley Spacek Miller at shelley.miller@actforalexandria.org.

Youth Council members will have follow-up conversations (virtual) with select applicants beginning October 26th and anticipates decisions the first week of November.

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* 1. Please enter the following information:

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* 2. School Information

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* 3. How would you best describe yourself? (may select more than one option)

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* 4. What are your preferred pronouns?

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* 5. How did you hear about this opportunity?

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* 6. Are you able to commit to 10 hours per month for this program? This would include 2 hour monthly in person meetings, working on assignments between meetings, Zoom or meet ups related to the Discovery Project, community engagement, and learning?

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* 7. For the remainder of the application, you can either choose the written option or the video option. Which one would you like to choose?

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