Lee County Young Leaders

Modeled after Leadership Lee County, the Lee County Young Leaders program (LCYL) is an exciting program of the Opelika Chamber of Commerce that focuses on the youth of Lee County. The chamber strives to help cultivate and grow leaders in our community that can one day meet future challenges that arise in our city, county and state. The LCYL program helps us accomplish that by serving as a vehicle for fostering the potential in our young people and exposing them to important aspects of our community.  

This prestigious program upholds a standard of excellence by picking the top 27 juniors from ten high schools, home schools and private schools in Lee County through an application process. The nine-month program runs from August to April with a graduation ceremony at the end. The students get several amazing opportunities including: meeting leaders all over Lee County, touring Southern Union and Auburn University, serving the Food Bank of East Alabama, visiting Montgomery to learn about state government, and so much more! The program requires one full day out of school which is an excused absence. The student also receives a 1 hour Leadership credit to Southern Union.