FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: April 24, 2014

The 35 members of the Savannah Youth Council Class of 2013-14 will graduate during a ceremony 5:30 p.m. today, April 24 in the Savannah Civic Center Ballroom.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Savannah Youth Council program which was created in 2004. Students, all of them Chatham County 8th graders, have spent the past year learning about government, and undergoing leadership and public speaking training. The program is organized by the City of Savannah as part of an effort to engage our young citizens with their City Government and create a more involved public. Members of the media are invited to attend.
The following are members of the Savannah Youth Council Class of 2013-14:
Aniah Daniels, President; Elija Coles, Vice President; D’Shauna Gordon, Secretary; Caroline Lohn, Assistant Secretary; Ndey Niang, Parliamentarian; Jeanelle Benefield;
Imani Blackshear; Melvin L. Boyd IV; Crystal Bride; Kabrel Brown; Michaela Bryant; Henry Crossley; Kennedy Culver; LaNaya El-Amin; Charisma Edwards; Gabrielle Fontaine; Diajion Foxworth; Emonie Gordon; Emanie Groover; Christien Harris; Khalilah Hunter; Ashley N. Johnson; Walter Johnson; Aly Keys; Morgan Leggett; Jacob Mercer; Veana Price; Ja’Diyah Shamsiddin; Ashante M. Smith; Caryzma Sams; Zaniyah V. Sealey; Kayla Stone; Irkeam Tanner; Keionte Wade; Amaya Williams; Sierra A. Williams