YLIA 2023-24 Officers, Participants & Events

2023-24 YLIA Officers

President: Cadence Speagle, Argenta-Oreana High School
Vice President: Lexi Marion, Meridian High School
Treasurer: Will Shade, Mt. Zion High School
Secretary: Mackenzi Sargeant, Argenta-Oreana High School
Membership Chair: Usman Quereshi, Maroa-Forsyth High School
Outreach Chair: Jesnoor Dhonora, St. Teresa High School
Action Team Chair: Anya Ireland, Meridian High School and Devyn Slater, St. Teresa High School
Social Media Chair: Victoria Gui, Warrensburg High School
Engagement Chair: Caroline Cuddy, Mt. Zion High School

2023-24 YLIA Participants

Argenta-Oreana High School

Abby Garcia, Bynlee Jones, Gracie Manning, Mackenzi Sargeant, Cadence Speagle

MacArthur High School

Allison Allgeier, Asanti Anderson, Isabel Bethard, Nate Bivens, Rose Creighton, Zoe Creighton, Nolan Evans, Adrianna Hammons, Chelsea Hammons, Wendy Hernandez-Bruno, Grace Raleigh, Mitchell Roark

Maroa-Forsyth High School

Grace Allsup, Ian Fawley, Isabella Nilles, Parth Pandey, Hana Qidan, Hasan Qidan, Malek Qidan, Usman Qureshi, Jackson Schmahl, Avri Tertocha, Kristen Tuan, Wills Wang

Meridian High School

Alayna Bickel, Sean Cowick, Anya Ireland, Lexi Marion, Alexa Oliver, Emma Parks, Wyatt Weybright

Mt. Zion High School

Makaylah Adams, Makobi Adams, Caroline Cuddy, Ellie Fritzsche, Kaylee Garner, Will Grohne, Aralynn Johnson, Madilyn (Madi) Moore, Will Moore, Joao Oliveira, Kylee Roberts, Naomi Schmahl, Will Shade, Eleanor Short, Caroline Tanner, Alyssa Thompson

St. Teresa High School

Jesnoor Dhonoa, Addison Eades, Joella Livingston, Claire Parrish, Alyssa Porter, Nola Redden, Sheileona Singleton, Devyn Slater, Mia Wenneker

Warrensburg-Latham High School

Faith Bennett, Isabella Griffiths, Victoria Gui, Sophia Letterly, Shelby Oakley, Olivia Parrish, Ava Schilawski

Events

May 13: Special Olympics at Warrensburg-Latham High School

June 12: Decatur Rotary Luncheon

July 12: Mt. Zion Chamber of Commerce Luncheon

July 16-20: CGTI Summer Youth Leadership Conference at Eastern Illinois University

July 31 - August 4: USTA Ursula Beck Tennis Tournament

Aug 1: Executive Team Planning Meeting

Aug 5: Jumpstart Free Clinic/Backpack Attack

Oct. 8: Alzheimer's Walk

Oct. 8: Good Samaritan Inn serve meals

Oct. 22: Halloween event for Children's Museum of Illinois

October 26: Halloween event for American Dreamer STEM Academy

November: Diaper Drive for BabyTalk

Nov. 21: Northeast Community Fund Thanksgiving Project

December multiple weekends: Ring bells for Salvation Army

January 5: Student art showcase

February 9: Night to Shine

February 13-14: CGTI Mid-year conference

February 21: Northeast Community Fund Food Drive

March 2: Polar plunge

March 23: YLIA Annual youth leadership conference @ Millikin University

March 27: Warrensburg Latham School Board Meeting YLIA Spotlight

Last week in March - announce grant recipients