Teen Leadership Institute
The Teen Leadership Institute is a citywide organization that gives students experience in governance. The Institute brings together high school students from across the city to engage in Service Learning Projects, Bill Writing, Mock Jury Trials, Parliamentary Procedures, Fundraising, Michigan Youth in Government Conferences and other activities that strengthen their leadership and communication skills, and prepare them for college and beyond.
The TLI provides a practice forum for parliamentary procedures and offers opportunities for students to critically dialogue on various issues that affect the lives of those within their schools and communities. Ultimately, this experience will prepare them to become knowledgeable and active citizens and leaders within our community.
Teachers serve as advisors, chaperones and facilitators as the students work on bill writing and mock jury trials. During the Michigan Youth In Government Spring Conference, the students interact with attorneys and state legislators and some of the top-ranked bills are submitted for actual consideration.
Meetings
The Teen Leadership Institute meets monthly during the school year.
| Date |
Location |
Time |
Event |
| October 18, 2011 |
Causeway Bay Hotel,Lansing |
TBA |
MYIG Fall Conference/TLI Monthly Meeting |
| ** October 21, 2011 |
HopeU.M. Church,Southfield |
8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Youth Diversity Symposium |
| ** November 10, 2011 |
TBA |
TBA |
Follow the Leader/Leadership Conference |
| November 15, 2011 |
Gross Pointe War Memorial |
8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
MASC Fall Training Institute |
| December 20, 2011 |
TBA |
9:00 a.m.–12 noon |
Monthly Meeting |
| January 17, 2012 |
TBA |
9:00 a.m.–12 noon |
Monthly Meeting |
| February (date TBA) |
TBA |
TBA |
MASC Regional Conference |
| March 14-18, 2012 |
Lansing |
TBA |
MYIG Conference |
| **March 24-26, 2012 |
Traverse City |
TBA |
MASCStateConference |
| March 27, 2012 |
TBA |
9:00 a.m.– 12 noon |
Monthly Meeting |
| April 17, 2012 |
TBA |
9:00 a.m.–12 noon |
Monthly Meeting |
| May 15, 2012 |
TBA |
9:00 a.m.–12 noon |
End of the Year Luncheon |
Who can participate
- Each member of the Teen Leadership Institute must be:
- A full-time high school student
- A local school student council member
- Demonstrate good character
- Must have a 2.0 grade point average or higher
- High schools are represented by two permanent students, and each high school has two alternate representatives.
Elected Officers for the 2011-2012 School Year
President: James Murray, Davis Aerospace
President Elect: Stepha’N Quicksey, Osborn Math, Science and Technology
Vice President: Antashe Howard, Renaissance High
Recording Secretary: Iresha Spears, DetroitInternationalAcademy for Young Women
Corresponding Secretary: Desare Merritt, Detroit School of Arts
Treasurer: Juwan Eakins, Davis Aerospace
Parliamentarian: Denzel Washington, Central Collegiate Academy
Participating Schools 2011-2012
- Carson, Dr. Benjamin School of Science/Medicine (at Crockett Voc/Tech
- Cass Technical High
- Central High
- Cody Academy of Public Leadership
- Cody College Preparatory
- Cody Detroit Institute of Technology
- Cody Medicine & Community Health
- Cody Academy of Critical Thinkers
- Communication & Media Arts High
- Crockett Technical High
- Davis Aerospace
- Denby High
- Detroit City High
- Detroit Collegiate Prep High (at Northwestern)
- Detroit International Academy
- Detroit School of Arts High
- Finney High
- Ford High
- Kettering High
- Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High
- Mumford High
- Northwestern High
- Osborn Academyof Math, Science & Technology
- Osborn EvergreenAcademy
- Osborn Upper School of Global Communications
- Osborn College Preparatory
- Pershing High
- Renaissance High
- Southeastern High
- Southwestern High
- Westside Alternative Academy
- Western International High
Resources
Contact
Sheryl Jones
Director
(313) 873-1795
Office of History, Society and Culture
Third Floor Albert Kahn Bldg.
7430 Second Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202
