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Cobb Youth Leadership is a leadership program for rising high school juniors that focuses on developing leadership skills through interactive participation.
This program was created in 1989, under the umbrella of the Leadership Cobb Alumni Association, to provide students a unique opportunity to learn about their community as well as meet and interact with students from other high schools.
Applications are reviewed by the CYL Steering Committee and approximately 55 students are chosen for the class. Students participate in the program during their junior year of high school.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2024-2025 Cobb Youth Leadership Class! Program dates are provided below for your reference. Please consider all dates before applying.
All applications must be submitted by Friday, April 26, 2024.
770-859-2334
Through six evening programs during the course of the school year participants in the CYL program are introduced to local, state, and national leaders. They also receive information on the responsibility, ethics, and tools for effective leadership, as well as potential career paths for after graduation. The monthly programs run from August through April. They cover topics such as community service, arts & culture, armed forces, and business. Students also participate in one overnight retreat where they focus on team building and personality inventories.
An evening orientation takes place in August along with a Fall Retreat in September. Following the retreat, evening programs are held monthly October through March. The year concludes with an evening graduation in April.
Current tuition for selected students is $800.
CYL is governed by a steering committee comprised of Leadership Cobb Alumni and high school seniors as recent graduates of CYL
Contact the Leadership Cobb Alumni Association through the Cobb Chamber, or contact Katie Guice at 770-859-2334 or kguice@cobbchamber.org.
By serving on the CYL Steering Committee, providing financial assistance to a candidate who is unable to pay the tuition, or by sponsoring a program for CYL. For more information on providing assistance to the CYL program, contact Katie Guice at 770-859-2334 or kguice@cobbchamber.org.
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