By: Paulding FFA Reporter, Carter Manz
Paulding FFA members, Jalyn Klopfenstein and Brooke Kilgore have been selected delegates for the Youth Capital Challenge. The Ohio Youth Capital Challenge (OYCC) was designed to get students to make necessary changes in their communities by making new public policies and teaching the delegates about legislation. The OYCC is an interactive civil education program that comprises 4 total phases, with the first phase starting March 5th where delegates traveled to Columbus to gather at the Ohio 4-H Center for an all-day workshop. During the workshop the students meet their team for the project and then have time to brainstorm. To choose their project team members recognize a problem in their community, propose a public policy to fix it, and then develop a detailed plan on how to get government officials to adopt the proposal. They also hear from several speakers throughout the day including last year’s Ohio Youth Capital Challenge (OYCC) winner. The second part of the day members learned more about legislative policy. Phase two of the challenge then begins in April-May, where teams work to make their plans come true with their teams. In phase three, teams meet back in Columbus on May 21st to present their OYCC plan and how successful their plan was. From these presentations, 2 teams are chosen to move on to the Ohio State Fair to present one last time for a chance to win a scholarship. The Paulding FFA is excited for Jalyn Klopfenstein and Brooke Kilgore to go and make positive changes to Paulding County!
