Apply to Attend the 2025 Youth Leadership Summit and Enter the Young Artist Contest
February 11, 2025
The City of Thousand Oaks Youth Commission is accepting applications for the 2025 Youth Leadership Summit. Students in 7th-12th grades are encouraged to apply.
CONTACT:
Sarah Mailes, Community Services Analyst, smailes@toaks.gov,
805-449-2118
Alexandra South, Director of Strategic Communications and Public Affairs, asouth@toaks.gov; 805-449-2120
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., February 11, 2025 -The City of Thousand Oaks Youth Commission is accepting applications for the 2025 Youth Leadership Summit. Students in 7th-12thgrades are encouraged to apply. The online application will be available through March 16, 2025, at toaks.gov/youth.
The Youth Leadership Summit provides a unique opportunity for community youth to join round table discussions with Community Leaders such as the Mayor, City Council, Conejo Recreation and Park District Board Members, Conejo Valley Unified School District Board members, and others to share concerns and ideas to keep Thousand Oaks youth friendly.
The application process is competitive. The Committee will notify applicants of acceptance around April 1, 2025. The event is by invitation only and will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Kavli Founders Room.
2025 Young Artist Contest
The City of Thousand Oaks Youth Commission is accepting submissions of original works of art inspired by the idea of the Youth Leadership Summit’s theme: “Be a Leader.” Students in 7th-12thgrades who plan to attend the Youth Leadership Summit are encouraged to apply. The online submission portal will be available through March 16, 2025, at toaks.gov/youth.
One winner will be selected from five categories: 3D, 2D, Digital Art, Photography, and Mixed Media. The top winners in each of the five categories will be invited to drop off their artwork for display at the 2025 Youth Leadership Summit on April 9, 2025, at the Kavli Theater. Winning artwork may also be published on toaks.gov/youth. Pictures of each submission will be presented in a slideshow that will be played during the Youth Leadership Summit.
Additional information about the Youth Leadership Summit and application, as well as the Young Artist Contest and submission portal can be found at toaks.gov/youth.
For questions regarding the Youth Leadership Summit, email youthcommission@toaks.gov or call Sarah Mailes at 805-449-2118.
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