The Mason G. Smoak Foundation is announcing the members of Youth Leadership Highlands Class II. The program is a year-long leadership program for high school students in Highlands County. The group also recently conducted an orientation meeting for the class that allowed them to meet the rest of the class and learn more about the program.

This program is designed to expose participants to interpersonal leadership abilities, build leadership competencies like public speaking and decision-making; while simultaneously creating awareness for the need of philanthropy, community service, and civic participation in the lives of Highlands County citizens.

The following students are in Class II of Youth Leadership Highlands Class:

Avon Park High School: Briana Cox, Hannah Farr, Toryana Jones, Logan Lowery, Koy McGrath, Jerrian Perry, Ashlee Robitaille

Florida Virtual School: Traci Reschke

Highlands University Preparatory School: Tanya Carlisle

Lake Placid High School: Lance Feagley, Thomas Henderson, Ashley Royce, Robbye Teal

Sebring High School: Ariel Bauer, Ben Collins, Kaylon Johnson, Hunter Livingston, Katie Stoll, Hannah Tucker

The program is sponsored by the Mason G. Smoak Foundation and hopes to instill in these students a greater appreciation for Highlands County, while encouraging the students to grow personally and academically toward their goals.