Mayor Rosalynn Bliss introduced the 2021-22 Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC) to the City Commission and community during a recent Commission meeting. MYC gives high schoolers a voice in local government. Members have direct access to the Mayor and City Commissioners by meeting monthly to discuss city policies and procedures and issues that are important to teens. MYC members also participate in community service projects and facilitate the annual youth forum KidSpeak®.

This year’s MYC includes 9th through 12th graders who live in the city’s three wards. They are:

Charlotte Beresford, 9^th grade, City High/Middle School, 1^st Ward

Megan Carpenter, 11^th grade, City High/Middle School, 1^st Ward

Ethan Covey, 10^th grade, CA Frost Middle/High School Environmental Science, 1^st Ward

Darcey Dorris, 12^th grade, East Kentwood High School, 1^st Ward

Claudia Duimstra, 10^th grade, City High/Middle School, 1^st Ward

Domingo Fransisco, 11^th grade, Innovation Central High School, 1^st Ward

Britney Garcia, 12^th grade, City High/Middle School, 1^st Ward

Miguel Hernandez-Ramirez, 11^th grade, City High/Middle School, 1^st Ward

Amelia Kuhn, 11^th grade, Catholic Central High School, 1^st Ward

Navaeh Mancha, 12^th grade, City High/Middle School, 1^st Ward

Aisha Mohamed, 11^th grade, Union High School, 1^st Ward

Sauda Mohamed, 12^th grade, Union High School, 1^st Ward

Joshua Morales, 12^th grade, Union High School, 1^st Ward

Maleka Sheikh, 12^th grade, Ottawa Hills High School, 1^st Ward

Miller Broughton, 10^th grade, City High/Middle School, 2^nd Ward

Syiriniti Cain, 9^th grade, City High Middle School, 2^nd Ward

Jaylynne Calderon, 11^th grade, Grand Rapids University Prep. Academy, 2^nd Ward

Abigail Haan, 12^th grade, City High/Middle School, 2^nd Ward

Margaret Pinter, 11^th grade, Catholic Central High School, 2^nd Ward

Lena Reeves, 10^th grade, City High/Middle School, 2^nd Ward

Sarah Robinette, 11^th grade, City High/Middle School, 2^nd Ward

Madeline Uren, 12^th grade, City High/Middle School, 2^nd Ward

Alexander Byrnes, 9^th grade, City High Middle School, 3^rd Ward

Jaiden Cook, 12^th grade, Ottawa Hills High School, 3^rd Ward

Laura DeBoer, 10^th grade, City High/Middle School, 3^rd Ward

Evelinn Duncan, 9^th grade, Grand Rapids Public Museum High School, 3^rd Ward

Liam Duncan, 10^th grade, Grand Rapids Montessori High School, 3^rd Ward

Sophia Ferenczi, 10^th grade, Grand Rapids Public Museum High School, 3^rd Ward

Ariana Grant, 12^th grade, Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy, 3^rd Ward

Aaron Howard, 9^th grade, Southwest Middle High School – Academia Bilingue, 3^rd Ward

Annie Norman, 11^th grade, City High/Middle School, 3^rd Ward

Lloyd Nygaard-Tap, 11^th grade, City High/Middle School, 3^rd Ward

Maria Puente-Solorios, 10^th grade, Southwest Middle High School – Academia Bilingue, 3^rd Ward

Katherine Schurig, 9^th grade, Catholic Central High School, 3^rd Ward

Ivan Schury, 10^th grade, Grand Rapids Public Museum High School, 3^rd Ward

Reilly Stay, 11^th grade, Catholic Central High School, 3^rd Ward