The Mayor's Office has announced that its application process
for the Mayor's Youth Council 2007-2008 is now available online. 

Please read the following letter for all the details and the link for the application form.
 

Dear School Administrator:

I am pleased to announce that the Mayor's Youth Council 2007-2008 is now
accepting applications on-line! 

The mission of the Mayor's Youth Council provides high school students
the opportunity to develop leadership and citizenship skills while
learning about city government.  Youth Council members develop a sense
of personal growth and achievement, a profound understanding of city
departments and a rapport with community leaders, citizens and elected
officials.  Members are called upon to help make decisions affecting
Houston's youth as well as participate in numerous activities throughout
the year.  They plan town hall meetings covering topics of interest and
concern to them and their peers; participate in community service
projects both sponsored by the City of Houston and by other community
organizations, and gather important input from other students through
the annual Houston Youth Survey, of which the results are presented to
City Council annually.  The Mayor's Youth Council emulates the Houston
City Council with a chairperson (mayor), city secretary, nine district
and five at-large council positions and their accompanying aides.

We are requesting your help in locating potential applicants for the
program.  Applicants must be a high school student that resides or
attends school in the City of Houston, generally between the ages of
fourteen (14) and eighteen (18) years of age, demonstrates strong
interests in gaining knowledge about city government and promoting
discussion on youth-related issues, shows excellent abilities in
organizing and presenting information, and works well with young people
from a variety of diverse cultures and backgrounds.  We are looking for
individuals who will regard this appointment as one of their most
important commitments.  Therefore, we hope you will help us find
individuals who may not be at the top of the class or necessarily
outstanding among their peers but who have an interest in government and
a commitment of time and effort that this appointment requires.  We are
looking for students who would use this opportunity to discover a new
passion or let a new passion discover them and develop personally, as a
result.

Please share this information with students that you feel would fit our
profile. Applications can be submitted on-line at
www.houstontx.gov/houstonyouth.  Applications must be submitted no later
than midnight, Wednesday, September 5, 2007.  Incomplete applications
will not be considered for review.

I appreciate your time and look forward to receiving applications from
your students.  If you need additional information please feel free to
contact me or my assistant, Leilany Vazquez, at 713-437-6165.

Sincerely,

Rogene Gee Calvert
Director, Mayor's Volunteer Initiatives Program