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Submitted by ana@civiccanopy.org on Tue, 2013-01-15 22:21

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COYAC strives to reflect the diversity of youth across Colorado, and actively recruits students from all parts of the state and from all racial and ethnic backgrounds. By providing this information, you will assist the Council in reaching this goal. If you feel uncomfortable providing this information, you may simply choose not to answer.

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Enter information on your current place of residence.

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Enter the number of the state senate district you live in. To find your state senate district, follow this link: http://gis.drcog.org/datacatalog/content/colorado-state-senate-districts.... Zoom in on the location on the map where your house is and click on the location of your house on the map. A small window should open that will display your state senate district's number. If you are having trouble with this, please email coyac.information@gmail.com.

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Enter information on your schooling, and provide contact information for a teacher or school faculty member who knows you well, if possible. (Otherwise, leave that information blank.)

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Enter information on a parent or guardian.

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Below are four short essay prompts. We will use these to get an idea of the attributes and ideas you will be able to contribute to our council. We recommend you complete these essays in a separate program where you can save them regularly, such as Microsoft Word, before pasting them into the text boxes provided.
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Essay 1: We seek to have the Council be as diverse as the people of Colorado. Please share some of your characteristics that would contribute to the Council’s diversity. Please limit your response to 150 words.

COYAC does not discriminate against any member or potential member on the basis of race, family income, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.

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Essay 2: What activities are you involved with both in and out of school? What groups or networks of youth do you feel you connect to most? Please limit your response to 250 words.

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Essay 3: Why do you want to serve as a member of the Colorado Youth Advisory Council? What skills, talents and/or unique perspectives will you bring to the Council? Please limit your response to 250 words.

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Essay 4: What issues do young people face in your community - and how are you defining community to answer this question? What would you change about your community if you had the power to do so? Please limit your response to 250 words.

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Please enter your full name to confirm that...
1) All work on this application is your own.
2) You have reviewed your application to ensure everythings looks as intended.

Enter today's date.