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Orange County, FL<\/strong> \u2013 As part of her initiative to connect students with their local government, Mayor Teresa Jacobs hosted her third annual Youth Leadership Conference at Rollins College on Friday, February 28.<\/p>\n

More than 200 student leaders from 21 Orange County Public high schools were in attendance. The students learned more on how their county government functions and how to strengthen their leadership skills.<\/p>\n

“When I came into office as your Mayor, I wanted to host a fun learning experience for Orange County\u2019s future leaders and community partners,\u201d said Mayor Jacobs. \u201cWe can make Orange County even better if we harness our collective talents, our energy and our passion for a better future.”<\/p>\n

Students who attended the conference had the opportunity to meet and interact with other students from county high schools who are also in leadership roles. Attendees said they aspired to become community leaders in the future and plan to become more engaged in their local government after the conference.<\/p>\n

“The Youth Leadership Conference was interesting and fun. I got to meet a lot of new people,\u201d said Josh Louis, a student from Acceleration Academy West in Orlando. \u201cIt made me feel like I was a part of Orange County Government.”<\/p>\n

This year, students were once again given the challenge to post videos on Facebook, recapping what they learned at the conference, and a chance to \u201cjob shadow\u201d their Mayor for a day. Each high school will collaborate on their video and, on March 18, one school will be selected as the winner of the Mayor for a Day Challenge.<\/p>\n

“The Youth Leadership Conference was very informative for my future in politics,” said Kelly Casanova, a Colonial High School student.<\/p>\n

Joining Mayor Teresa Jacobs in the conference were Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles, Chairman of the Orange County School Board Bill Sublette, Superintendent of Orange County Public Schools Dr. Barbara Jenkins, City Year Orlando Vice President and Executive Director Jordan Plante, as well as members of Orange County\u2019s Board of County Commissioners and school board members.<\/p>\n

Special guests from the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Superstars and WWE Divas also made a surprise visit and spoke to students.<\/p>\n

A variety of photos from the conference are available for use by the media and are located on Flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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