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YMCA Youth and Government brings the workings of city government alive to students. Through this program, the YMCA creates a unique opportunity for students across the District of Columbia to discuss the issues relevant to them and their communities and work together to form a solution. Delegates in Youth and Government learn to listen to their peers to discover new ways of looking at complex problems.

There are many diverse ways to participate in Youth and Government. A majority of delegates will participate in the Legislative Branch, joining either the City Council or Board of Education. By application only, delegates also have the choice to participate in the Media or as a member of the Mayor’s Cabinet.

You can join a delegation at your high school or at the YMCA closest to you. For more information on the best delegation for you to join, contact our Program Director Lindsey Pullum.

Current High School Delegations

High
School
Delegation
Student
President
Delegation
Faculty
Advisor
BASIS Xander Sehgal, Aerin Hill, Matteo Zanini, and Ellen LurieEmma Niles
BannekerKayla BetheaChristopher Gazda
School
Without
Walls
Maya Maaloul and David SiposKerry Sylvia
Cardozo
Education
Campus
Amina HamadouKevin Fox
Friendship
Collegiate
Jordan RouseCarlos Richardson
Jackson-ReedJalyn HallNicole Felmus and Ashley Bryant
MacArthurAndrew Grover
Marion Barry Youth
Leadership Institute
Lourdes Robinson
Kemry Hughes
and Khadijah Nixon
RooseveltStephanie Beer and Julian Hipkins
Templeton AcademyEzekiel LuBobor Jones
Middle
School
Delegation
Faculty
Advisor
EL HaynesMadison Powell
Hart MiddleArun Paracken
Jefferson Middle School AcademyLangston Tingling-Clemmons
Kramer Middle SchoolJaleel Dyson and Paige Veliz-Gilbert