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Alumni Blog

Conference on National Affairs

For over 50 years, students from across the country have been convening in the mountains of North Carolina each summer to debate national and international issues and form friendships that last a lifetime.

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CYV at the MN State Fair

Center For Youth Voice closed out the summer with the annual tradition of hosting a booth at the Minnesota State Fair.

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Center For Youth Voice State Steering Committee Retreat

In continuing tradition, YMCA Center for Youth Voice’s annual State Steering Committee Retreat took place on Saturday, August 9th, at the YMCA’s historic Camp Ihduhapi.

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Changemakers trip to Florida- a Recap

In late June, 6 students from the CYV network traveled to Orlando, Florida to compete at the 2025 YMCA of the USA National Changemakers Summit.

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Minnesota Center for Youth Voice was excited to host this year’s National Judicial Competition

The YMCA National Judicial Competition (NJC) is an annual competition for high school student participants to refine their advocacy skills and compete in Mock Trial and Appellate Court proceedings with students from across the country. 

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Celebrating CYV Alumni

Brady Sternberg, 2024 YIG Youth Governor was awarded the 2024 National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) John Lewis Youth Leadership Award for his civic engagement work. Secretary Simon will present the award to Brady at EHS (in the TV Studio) at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 23. 

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Center For Youth Voice Launches Blog

During the Youth in Government conference this past January, we hosted a “Senior Sendoff” to welcome graduating seniors into the Center For Youth Voice alumni community.

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