YLIA 2021-22 Officers, Participants & Events

2021-22 YLIA Officers

Madison Wang, Executive Membership Chair, Maroa-Forsyth High School
Brandon Kondritz, Executive President, Mt. Zion High School
Beth Stacey, Executive Relations Leader, Sangamon Valley High School
Grace Buxton, Executive Secretary, St. Teresa High School
Madi Sapp, Executive Specialty Teams Co-Leader, Meridian High School
Izzy Cutler-Schelling, Executive Specialty Teams Leader, Maroa-Forsyth High School
Van Tran, Executive Treasurer, Maroa-Forsyth High School
Lexi Jones, Executive Vice President, Meridian High School
Caroline Flora, Executive Working Teams Co-Leader, Mt. Zion High School
Raleigh Allen, Executive Working Teams Leader, Mt. Zion High School
Emily Naber, Communications Chair, St. Teresa High School
Erika Flickinger, Fundraising Chair, St. Teresa High School
Grace Parker, Social Media Chair, Mt. Zion High School
Cadence Speagle, Social Media - Acting Chair, Argenta-Oreana High School
Kayla Smith, School Service Chair, St. Teresa High School
Rachel Wisner, Marketing Chair, Maroa-Forsyth High School
Weston Grohne, Outreach Chair, Mt. Zion High School

2021-22 YLIA Participants

Argenta-Oreana High School

  • Seth Cole, Cadence Speagle

Eisenhower High School

  • Isaiah Hayes, Alexandria Hickman, Alicia Mallernee, Gavin Noblitt, Clarissa Ramos, Zane Romano, Isabella Tate, Oakley Tate

Lutheran School Association

  • Isabella Stark

MacArthur High School

  • Sam Dion, Jayden Elliott, Zahra Haji, Dianne Hernandez-Bruno, Humaira Ibrahim, Isabella Karunas, Jami Keck, Symone Lee, Hannah Mannlein, Owen Raleigh

Maroa-Forsyth High School

  • Kassandra Bankson, Evan Foster, Lydia Gilson, Emilia Hubbard, lsabella Nilles, Hana Qidan, Hasan Qidan, Usman Qureshi, Izzy Cutler-Schelling, Grant Simmons, Abionna Tertocha, Reese Tirpak, Van Tran, Kristen Tuan, Serena Tuan, Madison Wang, Rachel Wisner

Meridian High School

  • Jacob Clapp, Lucas Clapp, Alli Hackert, Drew Hurelbrink, Delaney Jones, Lexi Jones, Keagan Kantor, Emma Pistorius, Maggie Pritts, Madison Sapp

Mt. Zion High School

  • Matthias Adams, Raleigh Allen, Caroline Cuddy, Caroline Flora, Eva Griffith, Weston Grohne, Eric Jia, Brandon Kondritz, Katie Oliger, Grace Parker, Morgan Perkins, Drew Petitt, Aidan Seitz, Will Shade

Sangamon Valley High School

  • Faith Buoy, Alex Mallory, Beth Stacey, Sara Stacey

St. Teresa High School

  • Grace Buxton, Ben Choodam, Ken Choodam, Katharine Combs, Erika Flickinger, Billy Guyse, Noah Hayes, Tyler Jackson, Jillian Krieger, Mary Kate Lehmann, Joella Livingston, Ella Morrell, Emily Naber, Madison Prasun, Alexis Rayhill, Claire Reidy, Kayla Smith, Carol Vargas

Warrensburg-Latham High School

  • Ema Dutcher, Mackenzie Franklin, Ava Hadfield, Zach Jalley, Morgan Jones, Taylor Lawson, Isaac Meadows, Brooke Oakley, Landen Pennypacker, Camden Schmoldt, Ella Sebeck, Linley Southern, Reese Vallandingham, Mallory Young, Kylie Zaske

2021-22 YLIA "Be the Change" Events

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Aug. 7 ─ Decatur Family YMCA "Backpack Attack"

Sept. 12 ─ General meeting at St. Teresa High School, 2 p.m.

Sept. 19 ─ Northeast Community Fund Farm to Fund event

Oct. 16 - "Decatur's Got Talent" at the Devon Amphitheatre

Oct. 17 ─ General meeting at Warrensburg-Latham High School, 2 p.m.

Oct. 30 ─ Food Prep and serving lunches at The Good Samaritan Inn, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.

Oct. 30 ─ Small Town Living's "Halloween Spooktacular!" at Argenta

Nov. 7 ─ General meeting at Macarthur High School, 2 p.m.

Nov. 13 ─ Rang bells for The Salvation Army of Decatur & Macon County at Rural King

Nov. 20 ─ Northeast Community Fund Thanksgiving, 9-1 p.m.

Dec. 4 ─ Macon County CASA Toy Drive above the Art Farm and Central Park

Dec. 5 ─ General meeting at Mt. Zion High School (tentative)

Dec. 11 ─ Rang bells for The Salvation Army of Decatur & Macon County at Hobby Lobby

Jan. 24 ─ Northeast Community Fund Homeless Blessing Bags event

Feb. 5 ─ Decatur Blaze Game

Feb. 18 ─ Decatur Public Library Story Time Live

Feb. 25-27 ─ Attended Cebrin Goodman Teen Institute in Normal, Ill.

Feb. 26 ─ Participated in Rotary Interact Illinois Convention

Feb. 27 ─ Volunteered at Good Samaritan Inn

Mar. 5 ─ Special Olympics Polar Plunge

March 17 ─ Delivered 100 Irish stew lunches to Decatur-area firefighters and dispatchers

June 5 ─ YLIA leaders awarded scholarships for fall 2022

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