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
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
