My experience during the 2018 youth mentoring summit trip in Potomac, Maryland was fantastic. Being around people from different states was kind of awkward at first until I got to know almost everyone there. The Bolger Center, where we stayed,…
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Making a Difference
As the year progresses, more trips are in store for the members of Youth Leadership Council. The trips we went on last year were a lot of fun. Some of my favorite trips included the trip to Lakeland, Florida, and…
YLC Election Results
Last Friday, the Youth Leadership Council voted for its new officers. Before the vote, the positions and their respective obligations are were announced so everyone knew what they would be running and voting for. This year’s voting was different from…
Best Halloween Memories
My favorite memory of Halloween is the year Dunn PAL presented a haunted house for the students who attended the program. The plan was that each class would pick a halloween or scary movie theme and they have to set…
Life After PAL
As we go through the school year, my days at Triton High School are slowing dwindling down. Since this is my senior year, I have already started looking at different colleges to continue my education. What I plan on studying…
Our 2018 Fair Trip
Last week, Dunn PAL took a group of teenagers, including myself, to the NC State Fair. We left the PAL Main Office around 3:30 pm to make sure that we got there in time to find a good parking space.…
YLC Elections This Week
This Friday, October 26th, the Youth Leadership Council will be hosting their annual election meeting. At this meeting, the students who participate vote for YLC President, Vice President, Secretary, Sergeant in Arms, and grade-level representatives. After the elections are over,…
My PAL Experience
I came to PAL in 2013 after I found out about the program from a close friend. My first day went great because I met a lot of friends and usually I don’t like meeting other people. As time went…
YLC Visiting State Fair Thursday
The North Carolina State Fair started last Thursday, October 11. People from all across the state come to the Raleigh fairgrounds to have fun. There are plenty of rides and different foods there that have people coming back each and…
PAL Youth Leaders Lend Helping Hand
Recently, Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wilmington, NC and continued to move further inland from there. The impact from this hurricane was great. We experienced days of endless rain, power outages, and plenty of flooding. After the hurricane finally dissipated,…