2025-2026 Youth Reference Form - Leadership Franklin County Youth

Youth Application Reference Form

Leadership Franklin County Youth (LFCY) is a selective leadership program providing learning opportunities to Franklin County high school sophomores (public, private or home school) with the goal of creating youth leaders who are actively engaged in responsible, ethical, and effective leadership. This program is offered free due to the generous financial support of Wilson College.

Students apply in their Freshman year and once accepted the program will begin in May 2025. Sessions are during the school day from September thru April. They engage in a summer retreat and are required to complete a school community team project as well as volunteer at one of two community LFC events.

This program is geared for students with leadership potential who may or may not be currently serving in any student leadership roles. Your help in providing a reference for a student will allow us to select students with potential to develop/grow in their leadership journey.

This reference should completed by an applicant's teacher, coach, school administrator or any other adult (20yo or older) that has served as a mentor to the student and is not a relative.

All applicants go through an interview process with our steering committee members in February/March 2025. Students chosen for the new class will be notified by April 2025.

Students must be in good school status (grades/attendance and behavior) for them to participate.

Application and reference deadline is Monday February 3, 2025. The application packet is not complete without two references.

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* 1. Please fill in the following information.

Student Name

Student's High School

Your Full Name

What capacity do you know student? (teacher, coach, pastor, employer)

How many years have you known the student?

Your email address

Your phone number

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* 2. What potential leadership qualities do you believe this student possesses? Examples: Self-awareness (understands own strengths and areas that need improvement), self-confidence, creativity, original thought, motivation, desire to learn, social engagement (peer interactions, engages in discussions), independence, initiative, academic ability, potential for growth.

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* 3. What leadership qualities do you believe this student needs to develop?

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* 4. How do you see this student applying leadership skills from this program?

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* 5. LFCY has a highly competitive selection process. Tell us why you believe this student should be selected by the recruitment committee.

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* 6. Please feel free to add any additional comments that you feel will support this student’s application to Franklin County Youth Leadership.

Thank you for providing a reference for this student for Leadership Franklin County Youth. The committee will contact you if further information is needed. We appreciate your time to assist in the selection process for this program.

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Leadership Franklin County Youth is sponsored by Wilson College - Click here for more information about Wilson.

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