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Home | Unified Champion Schools | Youth Activation Council (YAC)

Youth Activation Council (YAC)

The Youth Activation Council (YAC) is a group of young people both with and without intellectual disabilities from across North Carolina that work as agents of change to create more inclusive environments in their schools and communities.  The YAC students demonstrate and develop their leadership skills, and play important roles in furthering the mission of Special Olympics and Project UNIFY throughout the state.

The YAC work together, both in person and electronically, to educate, motivate, and activate youth to make a difference in their communities and to advocate for the respect, inclusion, and acceptance of all people.

North Carolina is proud to have two students (Isabella Smith of Lincoln County and Monayzia Taylor of Stanley County) serve on the National Youth Activation Committee.

The National YAC is made up of young people from across the country who provide advice and counsel on strategies designed to reach other youth, engage in and promote Special Olympics activities in their home environments, communicate the initiatives of Special Olympics Project UNIFY, and network with other youth and U.S. Programs on a local, national, and global basis.

2015-2016 YAC


The 2015-2016 YAC is comprised of 23 students from across the state and five of them are Special Olympics NC athletes.

Isabella Smith
Gaston County Community College
Lincoln County
 Terran Jordan
Robbinsville High School
Graham County
 Ireland Silvers
Robbinsville High School
Graham County
Harrison Mantooth
Stuart W. Cramer High School
Gaston County
Jacob Garrison
Stuart W. Cramer High School
Gaston County
Erika Crowder
Lincolnton High School
Lincoln County
Andi Parker
Lincolnton High School 
Lincoln County
Laurel Shakespeare
Concord High School
Cabarrus County
Avanish Madhavaram
Marvin Ridge High School
Union County
Josh Bernadel
Lake Norman High School
Iredell County
Korina Kempthorn
Lake Norman High School
Iredell County
Grace Baldauf
Chapel Hill High School
Orange County
Abigail Walker
Swansborro High School
Onslow County
Avrie Melbourn
Swansborro High School
Onslow County
Caroline Patton
Cary High School
Wake County
Rachel Lamm
Cary High School
Wake County
Cody Dixon
Alexander Central High School
Alexander County
Stewart Brown
Alexander Central High School
Alexander County
Jennie Madden
Heide Trask High School
Pender County
Lauren Jurgensen
Heide Trask High School
Pender County
Monayzia Taylor
Pfeiffer University
Stanley County
Rachel Splawn
North Wilkes High School
Wilkes County
Anna Fink
Northwest Cabarrus High School
Cabarrus County
 

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