Junior Leadership Aiken County

The Board of Directors of Leadership Aiken County initiated the Junior Leadership Aiken (JLA) program in 1995 as a way to reach out to and challenge members of Aiken's future leaders.  Consisting of partnerships with both public and private schools throughout the county, JLA consists of approximately 25 8th and 9th graders who complete a shorter version of the LAC curriculum. Session dates for JLA coincide with the closed dates for Aiken public schools. The program kicks off with an opening reception, followed by a retreat/ropes course and four class sessions. The year concludes with a graduation ceremony. Participants also work together to complete a class project.

2010 Participating Schools:
Aiken High School
Aiken Middle School
Aiken Performing Arts Academy
Aiken Preparatory School
Kennedy Middle School
Lloyd-Kennedy Charter School
Midland Valley High School
Schofield Middle School
South Aiken High School

2010 Calendar:
Opening Reception – Tuesday, January 5
Retreat/Ropes Course – Friday, January 15
History, Culture, and Horse Industry – Monday, January 18
Industry and Economic Development – Monday, February 15
Law Enforcement and Government – Friday, March 5
Health Care and Education –Friday, March 26
Graduation – TBA
JLA’s Class of 2010 class project will be the Aiken Special Olympics

Class of 2009 Graduates:
Madison Anderson
Cody Barron
Kenya Brown
Andrea Esselman
Rebecca Fanning
Zach Harrington
Tavaris Jones
Caroline Ladd
Aubrey “Trey” Marshall
Maya Mason
Stuart Prettel II
Fernando Rodriguez
Taylor Shelley
Summer Shuford
Tyler Smith
Brendan Smith-Brown
Alexis Trumble
London Vickers
Will Victor
Julie Wallace