MOULTRIE, Ga. — The Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce’s Workforce Development Committee is now accepting applications for youth and adults for the 2017-2018 Leadership Colquitt County Program.  

This program identifies potential community leaders, both adults and high school students, and provides them opportunities to study various community and governmental agencies.  Participants will gain leadership and problem solving skills and will explore local community issues through hands-on learning and through a mentor/student relationship. Youth participants selected for the program will be students who will be enrolled as a junior or senior as of August 2017.

Youth participants are accepted into the program through a selection committee composed of chamber board members, Workforce Development Committee members, and Leadership Colquitt County alumni. Applicants are required to submit a detailed application and provide two recommendation forms.

The deadline for student applications to be submitted to Todd Hall at CCHS or to the Chamber of Commerce is this Friday, April 14, at noon. Interviews for all student applicants will be held between Tuesday, April 18, and Wednesday, April 19, at CCHS. Students will be notified by mail of acceptance into the program by May 1, 2017. Adult applications will be accepted through June 30, 2017.