The governor and officers for the 2025 Alabama YMCA Youth Legislature were sworn into office Feb. 25, 2024. These elected officials will work for the next year to plan and lead the 2025 session. Gov. AnnMarie McDaniel, Hoover High School Lt. Gov. Julia Daigle, Spain Park High School, Hoover Senate Pro Temp Tyra Davis, Ramsay … [Read More]
Meet your 2024 Youth Legislature Officers
The officers for the 2024 Alabama YMCA Youth Legislature have been preparing for this weekend since their elections last year. During Officers’ Training in January and in the days leading up to the conference, your media staff has interviewed the officers in an effort to help you get to know them better. House Officers – … [Read More]
2018 Youth Legislature Officers Take Oath
Governor Claudia Hubbard, Saint James School, Montgomery Lt. Gov. Anne Mitchell Welch, Mountain Brook High School Speaker of the House Luckett Robinson, St. Paul’s Episcopal School, Mobile Senate President Pro Tempore Libba Lamberth, St. Paul’s Episcopal School, Mobile Senate Floor Leader Joey Compton, Vestavia Hills High School House President Pro Tempore Nik Dworek, Mountain Brook … [Read More]
Media director welcomes delegates to Youth Legislature
Hello! My name is Meagan Holloway-Ragland and I’m honored to serve as this year’s media director for the Alabama YMCA Youth in Government program. I am a senior at LAMP High School in Montgomery. I’ve been involved with Youth in Government since I was a freshman. I love this program, what it teaches us, and … [Read More]
2017 Youth Legislature officers take oath
Governor – Ford Cleveland, The Montgomery Academy Lt. Governor – Ellen Park, The Montgomery Academy Speaker of the House – Emma Taylor, Mountain Brook High School First Year Presiding Officer – Katie McIntyre, Saint James School, Montgomery Secretary of State – Harrison Carter, Saint James School, Montgomery Senate Pro-Temp – Claudia Hubbard, Saint James School, Montgomery House Pro-Temp – Luckett Robinson, St. Paul’s … [Read More]
Connect, raise your placard and let your voice be heard, governor says
By Noah McNelley 2016 Youth Governor Welcome to Alabama’s 68th Youth Legislature! I ran for youth governor with the goal to inspire. I wanted to see change. I wanted to connect with people in the age of disconnection. I wanted people to understand that this privilege should not be wasted. Delegates, this weekend we, as … [Read More]
Get to know the youth justices
Name: Betsy Byrne Grade: Senior School: Trinity Presbyterian School, Montgomery Years in Judicial: Three Previous roles in Judicial: Served as the captain of my trial team, a judge last year and was re-elected as a judge this year. Years in Youth in Government: Three YIG positions and programs: Elected as a Supreme Court Justice at … [Read More]
Chief Justice: Keep trying to ensure a great 2015 Youth Judicial program
By Jim Schillaci 2015 Youth Alabama Chief Justice Welcome to the 2015 Youth Judicial competition. Every year, people come together from all over Alabama to compete, meet new people and make new memories. However, it is u p to you as the participants to ensure that we have a great 2015 year. I would like … [Read More]
2016 Youth Legislature Officers
Youth Governor Noah McNelley Secretary of State Bailey Hope Lieutenant Governor William S. Chandler Senate Pro-Temp Skandan Ananthasekar Senate Floor Leader James Courtney House Speaker Henry Hamlett House Pro Temp Brian Anderson House Floor Leader Aubrey Grant First Year Presiding Officer Claudia Hubbard Above: Youth Chief Justice Jim Schillaci swears in the 2016 Youth Legislature officers. … [Read More]
Q & A with 2016 gubernatorial candidates
The TomorrowTODAY staff asked each candidate the same three questions. Read their responses below: Alabama’s prisons are overcrowded. Would you advocate releasing prisoners early, sending fewer to prison or another solution? William Chandler: Alabama’s prison system is by far overcrowded and operating at a 200 percent maximum capacity. The question is how do we deal … [Read More]