1. Future Leaders Active in Government
Youth Leadership Program
Columbia County
Presented by Karen Nelson/4-H &YD and
Kathleen Haas/CNRED
F.L.A.G.

2. Conceptual Mapping = What is Government

3. VirtualTour: Learning about Columbia Co.

4. Colors: Blue, Green,
Gold or Orange

5. Day with the Justice System:
Justice committee, sheriff, D.A., Judges,
& Clerk of Courts

6. A Day with Health & Human Services

7. A Day with Highway

8. A Day with UWEX LGC & Sherriff

9. Job Shadowing with County Dept.
Sheriff
Planning & Zoning
MIS Land Information

10. Updates to the County Board

11. Celebrating…

12. Breakfast with the Supervisors

13. On the Floor…

14. F.L.A.G. Students 2009-2010 from
Columbus, Lodi, Portage & WI Dells

15. Creating & Passing a F.L.A.G. Resolution

16. Youth’s PublicVoice

17. Going to Madison to meet with
Legislators, WCA & WI Eye

18. Creating a Press Release

19. Team Building

20. Opinion Line

21. Working on Capstone Projects

22. Capstone Project: PrimeTime
with Local Officials
Town of Lodi
Chair
Kim Lodi H.S.
City of Lodi
Alderman

23. Saluting FLAG: County Board's youth effort starts
By Lyn Jerde, Portage Daily Register | Posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 11:50 pm |
“Just above the word "government," Antonio Naxi drew a spider
and spray can of pesticide.
The drawings, said Antonio, symbolize one vital function of
government - protection of people from anything that might
harm or threaten them.
For Antonio, a junior at Portage High School, the drawings were
just the start of his yearlong journey into the depths of Columbia
County government as part of a new program called Future
Leaders Active in Government, or FLAG.
FLAG began Wednesday with 12 juniors from three Columbia
County high schools - Portage, Cambria-Friesland and Lodi -
who spent most of the day discussing what government is and
how it affects everyday life.
To get the students thinking about this, UW-Extension Local
Government Specialist Phillip Freeburg invited the students to
ponder this question: If your neighbor's house catches fire, who
would you call…”
In the News…

24. Creating Networking Opportunities…
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F.L.A.G. Communication,
Now & in the Future
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