The Youth Government Club is available to ALL Middle and High School Students in Cherokee County.

Cherokee County Youth Government students recently attended the 75th Alabama Youth Legislature.   Each year the best and brightest students from across Alabama gather to debate the issues that are vitally important to everyone across the state.

Each conference is entirely student-led, from the Youth Governor and his Cabinet, to Bill Authors, Senators, Congressmen, Supreme Court Justices, Media Team, Lobbyists and more.   Students spend months preparing for the conference, researching all the issues and formulating arguments for debate.

CHEROKEE YOUTH GOVERNMENT 2024 BILLS

First Year Bill Author Ava Hammett: “An Act to Legalize Physician Assisted Suicide.”

House Bill Author Jozalyn Woodall: “An Act to eliminate tenure in Alabama public schools.”

House Bill Author Abby Garmany: “An Act to fund the care of indigent patients in Alabama public hospitals.”

House Bill Author Reagan Tallent: “Ready or not! An act to improve the lives of Alabama’s children by changing the mandatory school age from 6 years old to 5 years old.”

Senate Bill Author Cara Brooks: “An Act to improve recycling efforts in all of Alabama’s cities.”

Cara Brooks, Senate Assistant Floor Leader – Named 25th Alternate to the Conference on National Affairs

Abby Garmany, Governors’ Cabinet Member

Precious Clanton, Served as the 2024 Media Chief and Re-elected to serve as the 2025 Media Chief

Makenzie Mertel
Received the Media Award for her article “A Glimpse into the First Year Chamber”

Mackenzie Mayo, Media Team

Angeline Welsh, Supreme Court Justice

Madeliene Morgan, Supreme Court Justice

Reagan Tallent, House Assistant Clerk

Kaitlyn Mertel, Selected as the First Year Top Participant

Isabella Segura, First Year Clerk