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Welcome to
Rotary District 7730 RYLA!
Contact:
Phil Panzarella
District 7730 RYLA Chair
252-241-4326
What is RYLA?
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a leadership development program run by Rotary Clubs. RYLA focuses on high school juniors that are rising seniors in September. Students come from the 15 southeastern counties (Hoke, Scotland, Robeson, Columbus, Brunswick, Cumberland, New Hanover, Pender, Bladen, Sampson, Duplin, Onslow, Lenoir, Jones, Carteret).
The RYLA Conference includes a variety of topics. It is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and district leadership where you will develop your skills as a leader while having fun and making connections with other students your age.
What are the benefits?
Connect with leaders in your community and around the world to:
- Build communication and problem-solving skills
- Discover strategies for becoming a dynamic leader in your school or community
- Learn from community leaders, inspirational speakers, and peer mentors
- Unlock your potential to turn motivation into action
- Have fun and form lasting friendships
What’s involved?
- RYLA events are organized locally by Rotary clubs and districts for participants who are high school juniors that are rising seniors in September. RYLA is a 3-day, 2-night retreat that includes icebreakers, interactive group activities, teambuilding, and leadership sessions covering a variety of current topics.
- Your counselors are educators that are trained to hone in on a students leadership potential, help students develop creative problem-solving strategies, and learn ethical business practices through…
- Communication skills
- Problem solving and conflict management and resolution
- Community and global citizenship
- and so much more!
For juniors in High School only. Our RYLA 2025 Conference will be held in January 24-26, 2025. We know many students and Rotary Clubs have been looking forward to this conference, with many students anticipating this since freshman year and maybe even before that.
We have an awesome program planned with exciting activities and events.
Our RYLA paperwork, applications, and deadlines to keep you on track, and our mandatory meetings will set parents/guardians at ease. Most importantly our conferees will be energized and excited to attend.
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RYLA 2025 FORMS for Rotary Clubs are available NOW.
ROTARY CLUBS:
- We will have a Zoom meeting to familiarize you with the RYLA Application process.
- If you have not designated a RYLA Chair or Youth Services Chair in DACdb, please identify these individuals so they will receive all correspondence and will have access to approve the students. You will not have access to the RYLA module unless your name is on the security list.
- The code of Conduct is part of the application and all students, student counselors, staff and volunteers have to sign their application and accept the Code of Conduct.
- After a student, student counselor, staff and volunteer are accepted, they will receive other documents that need to be completed and returned.
- Medical Release form for students
- Photo and Video release form
- Option of adding other forms after all the attendees are approved
- All forms will be sent after the student, staff, volunteer or student counselor are changed to a candidate, and they are registered.
FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS & STUDENTS:
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2025 STUDENT ONLINE APPLICATION
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STUDENT MEDICAL RELEASE FORM
(Download before entering information - must be signed by Doctor and Parent/ Guardian, and submitted at Mandatory Parent/Student Meeting)) -
STUDENT WAIVER AND RELEASE FORM
(Submitted at Mandatory Parent/Guardian/ Student Meeting - must be signed) - The CODE OF CONDUCT is part of the application and all students, student counselors, staff and volunteers have to sign their application and accept the Code of Conduct.
ADDITIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION
- Location is Trinity Center, 618 Salter Path, Pine Knoll Shores, NC 28512
- Dates: January 24-26, 2025
- Deadline to apply: December 31, 2024
- The application will be for students, Student Counselors, staff and volunteers.
- Student counselors, staff and volunteers will be subject to a background check, and you will need to complete an additional form.
- Check-in time is January 24th between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm
- Check-out time is noon on Sunday.
- Other than sickness, any student attending must attend the conference in its entirety (cannot leave for sports practices, competitions, etc.)
- All meals, breaks, snacks and pizza in the evening will be provided, but if they wish to bring their own snacks, they may do so.
- This is a leadership conference and professional dress (shirt and tie for gentlemen and equal dress for ladies) will be required throughout the conference except for the social time in the evenings when they will be allowed to dress down.
- Sanitized sheets and towels will be provided, but they can bring their own pillow and blanket if they wish.
