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Columbia County F.L.A.G. Initiative

02. Feb, 2011

FLAG Logo1st 2011-2012 F.L.A.G. Session is Tuesday, 11/11/11
8:00 am to 2:30 pm, CC Law Enforcement Center, 711 E. Cook St, Portage

 See full schedule below

Contacts: 
Kathleen Haas, 608-742-9680, kathleen.haas@ces.uwex.edu
Karen Nelson, 608-742-9680, karen.nelson@ces.uwex.edu

What is F.L.A.G.?
As a student in F.L.A.G., you will have the opportunity to explore Columbia County’s decision-making process through participation in committees and departments with youth from other Columbia County high schools.

The purpose of the Columbia County F.L.A.G. Initiative is to:

  • Increase youths’ understanding of local government roles, responsibility and decision-making.
  • Teach youth how citizens work within government to meet community needs.
  • Promote learning between youth, county board members and county department staff.
  • Build civic capacity and leadership.
  • Increase youth capacity to voice their opinions in the public arena.Participants:
  • Students — Columbia County high school juniors recruited in fall 2010 for 2011 session.
  • Sponsor — Columbia County Board of   Supervisors will provide scholarships to all selected student candidates.  Students will need to provide their own transportation.
  • Coordinating Agency — UW-Extension Columbia County

Students participating this year come from Columbus, Lodi, Portage and Poynette schools with four returning students from the 2010-2011 program.

Partners — County Board Committees,  County Departments & Area High Schools

Session Date and Focus:

10/11/11 – F.L.A.G. Kick-Off, Orientation & Capstone Team Projects
                       (F.L.A.G. Leadership Personal Profile due today)

11/15/11 – Hometown Simulation & County Department Tour

12/14/11 – Inside Our Justice System & Primetime

01/25/12 – A Day at the Office

02/21/12 – Going to the Capitol: Communicating with our Legislators

03/13/12 – Communicating your message

04/10/12 – Make-up for inclement weather, if necessary

04/17/12 – County Board Breakfast & On the Floor: Taking Action

Yes We Can (PowerPoint, 18 pages, 38,162 KB) (will take a while to download .ppsx extension)
2011-2012 Brochure (PDF, 4 pages, 356 KB)

2010-2011 Evaluation Results (PDF, 9 pages, 350 KB)
This is what they have to say about flag document (PDF, 4 pages, 1,788 KB)

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