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Sarasota News Leader November 2, 2012 However, CYD offers a variety of events open to all Sarasota County youth [in middle and high schools] that students can join at any time! A list of these events can be found on our website … under the "What's Happening" tab. News Leader: If students are interested, can they join now? Roehr: We offer three sessions of the STAR Leadership Training per year: fall, spring and summer. Currently, we are in the middle of the fall training session, so if a student is interest- ed, they can apply now and be considered for the following spring or summer sessions. Youth in grades 9, 10 and 11 are invited to ap- ply for the STAR Leadership Training. It's free! … [They also] may be eligible for academic credit for completing [it]. Upon successful- ly completing the training, students will be placed on committees/boards as full voting Page 59 members. Serving on these boards counts to- ward community service hour requirements. Each student will be matched with an adult partner, who will provide technical assistance and support as the youth serves a one-year term on a committee. Ongoing support and training will be provided for [program] grad- uates throughout the year. The board service is truly an opportunity for students to express their points of view and take an active role in their community. The training benefits not only the student but the community as a whole. CYD currently partners with more than 75 different boards throughout Sarasota County, and that number continues to grow. News Leader: How long has the organization been doing this? Roehr: CYD began in 1996 ... STAR began in 2000 as a model for reconnecting young peo- Students in the fall STAR Leadership Training program gather after the Oct. 16 School Board meeting.