Youth Advisory Board
Buffalo County Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is a program and a philosophy that recognizes youth as valuable resources in their community and empowers them as equal community partners to bring about positive community change. Buffalo County YAB, governed by a board of youth and adults and supported by local funders, provide grants for youth-initiated and youth-led community projects. Youth tackle a range of social problems that concern them from our economy and environment to safety, tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs.
The Buffalo County Youth Advisory Board began in 2000 with over 50 Buffalo County youth engaged in building a model youth board that would encompass all Buffalo County communities. Youth in 7th-12th grade, from the following communities can serve on the board: Amherst, Pleasanton, Elm Creek, Ravenna, Gibbon, Shelton, Kearney, Kearney Catholic, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller.
Check out their web site here!
The Big Tent Conference – 2012
The Buffalo County Youth Advisory Board is raising funds for The Big Tent Conference, to be held in Omaha in 2012. The conference focuses on building the 40 Developmental Assets in youth, and encourages youth to become leaders in their schools and communities.
2011-2012 Youth Advisory Board Members
| Amherst High School Maranda Kegley Zane Peterson Brian Wietjes |
Pleasanton High School Jenna Martin Adam Ripp Armando Tapia Kaden Zwiener |
| Gibbon High School Saul Aguilar Olivia Hyde Maddison Hyde |
Elm Creek High School Justine Bauer Trenton Hoffman Dalton Meier |
| Kearney High School Jack Anderson Hannah Loseke Isabel Thalken Rosamond Thalken Griffin Mims |
Ravenna High School Michael Steele Katie Schambach Sarah Teichmeier |
| Kearney Catholic High School Molly Klinginsmith Spencer Lowe Alex Lowe Garrison Lowe |
Shelton High School Mariah Henninger David Mueller Clayton Stoppkotte |
| Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Lance English Chase Erwin Andrew Gallegos |
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