LaGrange Youth Council

10/06/2026

Over the weekend, we had the pleasure of attending GMA Youth Symposium in Statesboro! Thank you Statesboro Youth Council for hosting such an awesome event. We had soo much fun! 🤩🤩🤩🎉

09/25/2026

We are proud of our Chairperson Lucy Hart! Troup County High School Troup County School System

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐭 - 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝑵𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝐆𝐌𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫

Lucy Marie is a student at Troup County High School in LaGrange, representing GMA District 4. She applied for the Statewide Youth Council for a chance to voice her opinion as youth and provide a way for others to do the same.

Three words that describe Lucy Marie: Passionate, Leader, and Integrity.

Her dream career is to become a paleontologist, and she's passionate about drug awareness and gun and school violence in her community.

Fun fact: Lucy Marie has been playing tennis since she was 4 years old 🎾

Someone Lucy Marie looks up to is her mom. She strives for her mom's confidence and social skills, and hopes to grow in her faith as much as she has, raise her own kids the way her mom raised her, morally, and to have no limits. Her favorite place in Georgia is Newnan, her favorite movie is Michael (the 2026 Michael Jackson movie), and her favorite TV show is The Vampire Diaries.

Welcome to the council, Lucy Marie! We can't wait to see the change you help create!

09/23/2026

LaGrange Youth Council member & LaGrange High School Junior Lauren Copeland participated in last night’s (9/22) LaGrange City Council meeting by reading the Good News. LYC Members provide Good News at the conclusion of each city council meeting.

📣📣📣 We are proud of you Lauren! Great job tonight!

Troup County School System

09/17/2026

Say hello to our 2026-2027 leadership team! We are so excited to for what this team has in store!

Left to right: Bre’Elle Wilson, Amatullah Fiddahussein, Izzie Frazier, Lucy Hart, Katelin Walker and Laila Childs.

09/17/2026

This week during our monthly Youth Council meeting we got to hear from the LaGrange Fire Department and had elections for our leadership team!

Thank you Fire Chief Willie Bradfield for being a speaker at our meeting. This year is off to a great start! ❤️

09/09/2026

LaGrange Youth Council member & LaGrange High School Senior Ashley Rodas Lopez participated in tonight’s (9/9) LaGrange City Council meeting by reading the Good News. Ashley is also a member of the GMA Statewide Youth Council. LYC Members now provide Good News at the conclusion of each meeting.

📣📣📣 We are proud of you Ashley! Great job tonight!

Troup County School System

09/08/2026

Proud of you Ashley!

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐳 - 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝑵𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝐆𝐌𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫

Ashley is a student at LaGrange High School in LaGrange, representing GMA District 4. She applied for the Statewide Youth Council to make a change and enhance youth input in her community.

Three words that describe Ashley: Confident, Motivated, and Caring.

Her dream career is to become a corporate lawyer, focusing on banking, finance, and estate law. She's passionate about getting youth involved in her community.

Fun fact: Ashley prefers to work as a group and loves animals 🐾

Someone Ashley looks up to is her mom, who always encourages her to try new and foreign things. Her favorite place in Georgia is Helen, GA, her favorite book is The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks, and her favorite movie is The Sandlot.

Welcome to the council, Ashley! We can't wait to see the change you help create!

08/26/2026

*CONGRATULATIONS to the 2026-2027 LaGrange Youth Council*

The City of LaGrange inducted the new 2026-2027 LaGrange Youth Council members into office at the LaGrange City Council meeting Tuesday (8/25) evening.

The new members took their oath and introduced themselves before the Mayor and Council. Before the city council meeting, the youth council heard from Mayor Jim Arrington and City Manager Patrick Bowie.

The LaGrange Youth Council is an advisory board composed of 32 junior and senior high school students from local area schools. This youth council gives local youth a more formal role in the decision-making process, offering real-world experience with elected bodies.

Thirty-two students from LaGrange High School, Troup High School, Callaway High, LaGrange Academy, Lafayette Christian School, and Springwood School are participating in the LaGrange Youth Council for the 2026-2027 school year.

Members include Amatullah Fiddahussein, Ashley Rodas Lopez, Cullen Adams, Erin Young, Herra Thurman, Katelin Walker, Katherine Stogner, Lila Knight, Lucy Hart, Martin Zachry, Millan Solomon, Rose Saju, Leanna Lee, Laila Childs, Londyn Fryer, Christian Fannin, Izzie Frazier, Finn Eiland, Mary Frances Kersey, Addyson Shaw, Bre’Elle Wilson, Gardner Cain, Talia Sparks, Lauren Copeland, Landon Martiny, Kholie Sims, Helen Veal, Molly Haralson, Sowon Kim, Bailey Heflin, Hudson Cauble, Hannah Clifton, & Inman Huffman.

For more information on the LaGrange Youth Council, go to https://www.lagrangega.gov/government/lagrange_youth_council.

Troup County School System LaGrange High School Troup County High School Callaway High School Lafayette Christian School LaGrange Academy Springwood School

08/26/2026

LaGrange Youth Council member & Troup County High School Senior Lucy Hart participated in tonight’s LaGrange City Council meeting by reading the Good News. Lucy is also a member of the GMA Statewide Youth Council. LYC Members now provide Good News at the conclusion of each meeting.

📣📣📣 We are proud of you Lucy! Great job tonight!

06/02/2026

It is going to be an amazing year! We are so excited!